Birmingham Institute of Art and Design - Research

Terry Hunt

Biography:

Deputy Head of School of Jewellery
Currently Director of BA (Hons) Jewellery & Silversmithing course.

A generic research interest for several years has been the use of computer based technologies to generate decorative patterns and textures onto metal forms. Typically this has resulted in the design and production of vessels, in various sizes, made from precious and non precious metals, utilizing computer engraving hardware.

Publications:

Exhibitions, etc.
2006 - Reflection and Refraction , the development of titanium as a decorative metal www.reflectionandrefraction.co.uk
2005 - praxis , group exhibition, Appalachian Centre for Craft, Tennessee, USA. 18 January - 27 February, with catalogue 0 90435495 4.
2004 - exempli gratia , group exhibition (Jewellery Research Group), Facere Gallery, Seattle, USA. 7-23 October, with catalogue 0 9516583 9 5.
2004 - Object Lesson , group exhibition, curator & exhibitor, School of Jewellery, UCE Birmingham. November - December. Part of the wider activities of Brilliantly Birmingham.
2002 - B1 3PA , Group Show, Metallum Galleri, Sweden. 2-20 November. Catalogue accompanied. ISBN 0 9516583 8 7.
2001 - Beyond Materials , The Gallery of Art and Design, Faculty of Decorative Arts, Silpakorn University, Bangkok, 1-15 November. Catalogue accompanied. ISBN 0 9516583 7 9.

Activities:
2007 Co-ordinator, Dear Jewellery Pal , student projects/exhibitions linking Birmingham City University with Fachhochschule Trier.
2006-present Selector and Mentor, Next Move , graduate placement scheme; Crafts Council.
2005 Co-ordinator/curator, Chroma , travelling exhibition of work from six European universities.
2004 Article, ‘Birmingham’, in Forum fur Schmuck .
2004 Reviews, Findings , issues 14 & 20

Memberships:

2005-present Member, Brilliantly Birmingham
2005-present Member, New Graduate Arts working group
2003 Regional co-ordinator, HAT Australian Jewellers Exchange
2002 Education Consultant, University of Bahrain
2001-4 External Examiner, Kent Institute of Art & Design
1997-present Member, Association for Contemporary Jewellery
1997-2005 Research Award, University of Central England
1997-2003 Executive, National Association of Silver & Jewellery Design Education