Born: 1976 Pembrokeshire
Education:
1996 - 00 Middlesex University - BA (Hons first class) jewellery
Arts work experience:
2006 -2010 Senior Research Associate & lecturer Swansea Metropolitan University
Selected Exhibitions:
- 2009 Origin – Somerset House week 2
- 2009 Solo showcase – Llantarnam Grange
- 2008 Origin - Somerset House
- 2008 British Jewellers – Dan Ginza gallery – Tokyo
- 2008 Brilliance - Craft Central - Coutts London Jewellery Week
- 2008 Solo show at Gallery Si - Kobe, Japan
- 2008 New Traditional Jewellery ‘faith’ competition finalist - Sieradd - Amsterdam
- 2007 Anna Lewis - Cathexis - Mission Gallery, Swansea & Catalogue
- 2006 Crafts Council Showcase at V&A Shop, London
- 2006 Jewellers in summer – gallery Arai – Tokyo
- 2006 SOFA - Chicago with Ruthin Crafts Centre - Navy Pier, Chicago
- 2005 Brilliantly Birmingham In Milan - Triennale Museum - Milan
- 2004 Jewellery Unlimited - Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery
- 2004 The Body Conscious - Crafts Council Shop at the V&A Museum
- 2004 Mergings - National Gallery Of The Cayman Islands
- 2003 Wales in New South Wales - Museum of Contemporary Art - Sydney
- 2003 Jewellery meets textiles - Contemporary Applied Arts - London
- 2003 New wave - Wales / Scotland II - Ruthin Craft Centre & The Scottish Gallery
- 2003 30 / 30 vision - The Crafts Council - London - touring with Catalogue
- 2002 Dazzle - Royal National Theatre - London
- 2002 Solo exhibition - The Harley Gallery - Nottinghamshire
- 02/03/04 Chelsea Crafts Fair - London - Shortlisted for Janet Fitch Jewellery Award
- 2002 Schmuck - Munich, with catalogue
- 2001 One Year On - Crafts Council at New Designers, London
- 2001 ‘Destination Unknown’- Ruthin Craft Centre, with catalogue
Selected current stockists:
- Tate Gallery shop - London
- Contemporary Applied Arts - London
- Mission Gallery - Swansea
- Open Eye Gallery – Edinburgh
Awards:
- 2008 - WAI & ACJ Travel award to Japan
- 2005 - Creative Wales award - Arts Council Of Wales
- 2001 - Setting up grant awarded from the Arts Council of Wales - with the Crafts Council
Notable commissions, publications and press:
- 2009 - Installation and signage at Liberty Lingerie department – London
- 2009 - The Compendium Finale of Contemporary Jewellers 2008 (Darling Publications)
- 2009 - ‘Mixed Media Jewellery’ – Publication by Joanne Haywood A&C Black
- 2008 - ‘Adorn: New Jewellery’ publication by Amanda Mansell
- 2008 - ‘Jewellery from Natural Materials’ publication by Beth Legg
- 2008 - ‘Sign & Symbols: communicating with pattern’ by Keith Stephenson & Mark Hampshire (Roto Vision)
- 2008 - 5 page interiors feature (The Saturday Times Magazine, July)
- 2008 - Design & Casa magazine – China – feature
- 2007 - Full page feature in ‘Elle Decor Italia’ - Oct issue
- 2007 - Work featured in ‘Living Etc’ - Sept issue
- 2007 - Anna Lewis - Cathexis book published - essay by Caroline Broadhead
- 2007 - Cover of Artists Newsletter - May
- 2006 - 4-page article in ‘Embroidery’ by Liz Hoggard (March/April)
- 2005 - Work Included in book ‘ New Directions In Jewellery ‘ - Black Dog
- 2005 - Work featured in ‘Selvedge’ – 08 (Nov/Dec)
- 2005 - Work Chosen For Photostore Selected Makers - Crafts Council
- 2003/4 - Work featured in ‘ Living Etc ‘ (Dec, Jan, & April issues)
- 2003 - Article featured in ‘ Object ‘ - Australian Design Magazine (no 43 - Oct)
- 2003 - Membership to Contemporary Applied Arts - London (July)
- 2003 - Work featured in ‘ Elle Decoration ‘ (Aug)
- 2003 - Work featured in ‘ In Style ‘ Magazine (Feb)
- 2003 - ‘Lookout’ Article in ‘ Crafts ‘ by Liz Hoggard (No: 180 Jan/Feb)
- 2002 - Work featured in ‘ Elle Decoration ‘ (Dec)
- 2002 - Jewellery commission for Elle McPherson
- 2002 - Feature in ‘ You ‘ Magazine (March)
- 2001 - Selected to be included on the Design Nation web site and catalogue www.designnation.co.uk
- 1999 - ‘Ail’ - Dai Rees Spring / summer 2000 show. Two wooden body pieces. Resulting press: Tank, Collections.
- 1999 - ‘Aon’ - Dai Rees Autumn/Winter 99/00 show. - Leather button sleeve and Leather button dress.Resulting press: The Face, Hair flair, The Observer, The Sunday Times
- 1999 - Dai Rees commission to design a visor for 50 waiters at Vissionnaire party at Harvey Nichols, London.