In addition to showcasing the UK’s best fine jewellery and contemporary silver, this year Goldsmiths’ Fair has partnered with the The Scottish Gallery to mount a special exhibition featuring the pioneering jewellery of Wendy Ramshaw, CBE, RDI. Acclaimed globally as one of the key figures in the British Contemporary Jewellery movement from 1960 onwards, Ramshaw’s work is instantly recognisable for its signature geometry and skilfully executed design. We hold a collection of available works from key periods in Wendy Ramshaw’s career including; Picasso’s Ladies,Room of Dreams and a Journey Through Glass. This exhibition provides a glimpse into Ramshaw’s spectacular career and will include her signature ‘ringsets’. The Scottish Gallery will be producing a new publication to accompany the exhibition.

Christina Jansen will be giving a talk at Goldsmiths’ Fair on Saturday 6 October, 10:30 – 12 noon, where she will discuss this special collection of Wendy Ramshaw’s work, which includes significant examples from her remarkable career spanning over six decades. Tickets for the talk can be purchased here. Please note you will also need a valid ticket for Goldsmiths’ Fair to attend the talk.

Click here for further information and to plan your visit.

Week one: 25 – 30 September 2018
Week two: 2 – 7 October 2018
11am – 6pm (Thursdays late till 8pm)
11am – 4pm Sunday

A new publication is now available to purchase here to coincide with this exhibition.

Wendy Ramshaw

Photography by David Watkins

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.

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.

In August 2023 we presented Wendy Ramshaw – The Early Years as part of our Festival Presentation – Wonder Women. You can discover more about Wendy Ramshaw’s life and work in her words in our special blog series here.

Wendy Ramshaw at Goldsmiths’ Fair

Wendy Ramshaw

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