Wendy Ramshaw

CBE, RDI Born: 1939
Died: 2018

Wendy Ramshaw, CBE, RDI, was an international champion of modern jewellery. Her signature ringsets are represented in over 70 public collections worldwide. Ramshaw's work also encompassed designs for textiles, screens, gateways and sculpture. The Scottish Gallery has exhibited some of her most ambitious ideas through exhibitions such as Picasso's Ladies (1989), Rooms of Dreams (2002), Prospero's Table (2004) and a Journey Through Glass (2007). Exhibitions such as Room of Dreams, which was designed and created as a theatrical stage set for the jewellery, have become embedded not only in Ramshaw's spectacular career but also illustrate the commitment by The Gallery to truly original ideas.

Wendy Ramshaw died on the 9th December 2018. She was one of The Scottish Gallery's favourite contemporary jewellers and will be missed. We will be opening 2019 with a pre-planned exhibition celebrating her work, including her signature ringsets.

Public Collections include:

Victoria & Albert Museum, London; National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA; National Gallery of Western Australia, Canberra; British Museum, London; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; and The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto.

Click the following links to view and purchase publications about this artist:

Wendy Ramshaw: The Scottish Gallery Collection

David Watkins and Wendy Ramshaw: A Life's Partnership

Wendy Ramshaw: Rooms of Dreams