C.R.E.D - Felicity Peters 5th - 27th February 2009
An exciting new range of work by award wining Australian jeweller Felicity Peters inspired by recent trips to Poland and Italy.
Christmas CollectionsThroughout December 2009
Lesley Craze Gallery's Christmas Collections of jewellery, metalwork and textiles are now in. London's foremost jewellery gallery is filled to the brim with an array of gift choices for the discerning shopper! Lesley Craze Gallery is open Monday to Saturday from 10am until 5,30pm closing at 3pm on Christmas Eve. Free Parking ALL DAY on Saturdays in the run up to Christmas.
La Creme4th - 21st November 2009
La Creme: 25 artists have each created one unique piece to celebrate Lesley Craze Gallery's 25th anniversary. Featuring:
Michael Becker, Helen Carnac, Sonia Cheadle, Angela Cork, Joel Degen, Gerda Flockinger, Nora Fok, Daphne Krinos, Jo Hayes-Ward, Herman Hermsen, Yasuki Hiramatsu, Dorothy Hogg, Yoko Izawa, Ben Lignel, Salome Lippuner, Jane Macintosh, Grant McCaig, Jacqueline Mina, Angela O'Kelly, Kamilla Ruberg, Michihiro Sato, Wendy Ramshaw, Etsuko Sonobe, David Watkins, Arek Wolski.
Glass2nd - 31st October 2009
Glass: An exhibition of international contemporary jewellery and objects made from glass. Featuring Karl Fritsch (Germany), Jed Green (UK), Evert Nijland (The Netherlands), Alex Ramsay (UK), Wendy Ramshaw (UK), Maud Traon (France/ UK), Andrea Wagner (The Netherlands).
COLLECT Collections5th - 27th June 2009
Collect Collections: Collections previewed at COLLECT, the international art fair for contemporary objects are exhibited at the gallery. Featuring: Michael Becker, Shimara Carlow, Angela Cork, Jacqueline Cullen, Jenny Deans, Nora Fok, Nahoko Fujimoto, Loekie Heintzberger, Yasuki Hiramatsu, Grant McCaig, Alex Ramsay, Mary Anne Simmons, Karola Torkos, Esther Lord, Jo Hayes-Ward, Eelco Veenman, Mette Ravn, Maud Traon.
Thirtysomething5th - 27th June 2009
Thirtysomething: For Coutts London Jewellery Week 2009 we are pleased to present two celebrated contemporary jewellers, Sonia Cheadle and Jo Hayes-Ward, both thirtysomething. For this exhibition these two jewellers are creating very special collections of sparkling yet sophisticated jewels for the discerning thirtysomething collector.
COLLECT 200915 - 17 May 2009
COLLECT 2009: Lesley Craze Gallery will be exhibiting at COLLECT the international art fair for contemporary objects held at the new Saatchi Gallery. Selected galleries from around the world will take over all three floors of this stunning new space, showing work by over 300 artists and represeting the finest in traditional contemporary craft.
Wendy Ramshaw: Drawings in Gold11th 29th November 2008
Wendy Ramshaw: Drawings in Gold: Lesley Craze Gallery is pleased to present Drawings in Gold, a touring exhibition of new work and the accompanying pencil drawings by Wendy Ramshaw (CBE RDI). In the course of a prolific 40 year career, Wendy Ramshaw has consistently challenged her interpretation of jewellery, from her early work in paper to her experiments with different media; including ceramics, enamel and glass, as well as her recent move into larger scale work in public art. This new exhibition is a collection of over 30 works created by Ramshaw between 2006 and 2008. These new jewels are restrained, three dimensional drawings in richly coloured matt gold. The final pieces will be displayed alongside Ramshaws original sketches, allowing us to comprehend something of her thought processes and inspiration. This is a touring exhibition and a full colour catalogue is available to accompany the exhibition.
Liz Clay - 'Wool Papers'6th November - 24th December 2008
Liz Clay - 'Wool Papers': Lesley Craze Gallery is pleased to present a new collection of 'Wool Papers' by textile artist Liz Clay. Since 2003 Liz has been researching wool fibres and exploring the textural space it offers the feltmaker. The 'Wool Paper' Collection is made using 100% lambs wool fleece most of which has been sourced from local farms near the artist's studio in Somerset. The different qualities and characteristics of these papers exploit the beauty and versatility of this raw material.
Group Six: Contemporary Jewellery from Poland26th September 25th October 2008
Group Six: Contemporary Jewellery from Poland: Lesley Craze Gallery is pleased to present 'Group Six: Contemporary Jewellery from Poland', a stimulating exhibition of cutting edge contemporary Polish jewellery. This exhibition features work produced in the last three years by Polish jewellery collective 'Group Six' who each year create an original body of work in response to a specific theme. Group Six consists of five members: Bogumil Bytomski, Pawel Kaczynski, Krzysztof Roszkiewicz, Marcin Tyminski, Arek Wolski. This exhibition also contains works by five guests who produced work for the exhibition Group Six and Guests in 2008. They are: Andrzej Boss, Slawomir Fijalkowski, Jan Suchodolski, Jaroslaw Westermark and Antek Zaremski. This is the first time the group have shown their work in the UK.
COLLECT 200825th 29th January 2008
Lesley Craze Gallery will be exhibiting at 'Collect' the international art fair for contemporary objects, held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, presented by the British Crafts Council. Featuring Michael Becker, Nora Fok, Jo Hayes-Ward, Yasuki Hiramatsu, Magie Hollingworth, Yoko Izawa, Daphne Krinos, Salome Lippuner, David Goodwin, David Poston, Hanneke Pauman, Angela OKelly, Michihiro Sato, Sachiyo Sharma, Georgia Wiseman.
Spotlight on Salome Lippuner19th January 16th February 2008
To coincide with London COLLECTion Lesley Craze Gallery is pleased to present the work of Swiss jewellery artist Salome Lippuner. Salome creates luscious contemporary jewellery from traditional Japanese Urushi lacquer.
COLLECT Collections7th 29th March 2008
Collections previewed at COLLECT, the international art fair for contemporary objects are exhibited at the gallery.
Fresh Forms10th June - 19th July 2008
Lesley Craze Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of contemporary silverware and silver jewellery by eleven leading British makers all working at the cutting edge of design practice. This exhibition is in association with British Silver Week, Coutts Jewellery Week and The London Architectural Festival. Featuring: Shimara Carlow, Alan Craxford, Ane Christenson,
Angela Cork, Jenny Deans, Daphne Krinos, Esther Lord, Grant McCraig, Don Porrit, Martyn Pugh and Mary Ann Simmons.
