Michael McCrory
Michael McCrory studied silversmithing at the Belfast College of Art and jewellery at the City of London Polytechnic. He went on to teach silversmithing and jewellery at the University of Ulster, his last post being Head of School of Fine and Applied Art.
In 1996 Michael took early retirement and since then he has been producing silverware mainly for commissions and exhibitions. His work can be found in many public and private collections
“Silverware to me has to be aesthetically pleasing with a sculptural visual strength. My designs are founded on a balance of line, form and proportion. My inspiration comes from looking and seeing natural and manmade objects, visiting museums and archaeology sites. I am particularly interested in the growth, surfaces and textures of plants; this has led to the development of forms and the prickly pear surface decoration used in my latest work.”
Michael’s work can be found in many public and private collections and he produces work mainly for exhibition and to commission.
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Professional Experience
2011 ‘Irish Craft Port Folio 2011’, Farmleigh Gallery,Dublin
2011 ‘Irish Craft Port Folio 2011’, NCG, Kilkenny, Ireland
2010 ‘C3 Collecting Contempory Craft’, Craft NI, Ulster Museum
2010 ‘Objects of Light’, Danish Museum of Art & Design, Copenhagen
2010 ‘Irish Craft Portfolio 2010’, NCG, Kilkenny, Ireland
2010 ‘Irish Craft Portfolio 2010’, Farmleigh Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
2009 ‘Designers & Makers 2009’, F.E. McWilliam Gallery, Banbridge
2009 ‘White Christmas’, Naughton Gallery, QUB, Belfast
2009 ‘Design Collection 2009’, Roger Billcliffe Gallery, Glasgow
2009 ‘Silver with a Pinch of Salt’, Goldsmiths’ Hall, London
2008 ‘Portfolio’, Bluecoat Display Centre, Liverpool
2008 ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’, National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny
2007 Making Changes: Contemporary Craft in Northern Ireland, Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast and Millennium Court Arts Centre, Portadown
2007 Made In Northern Ireland (MINI): A Dynamic of Change Exhibition, Smithsonian Institutes, Washington
2006 Silver Connections, Crafts Council of Ireland touring exhibition
2005 ‘Art of Dining’, Ireland Fund of Japan, Tokyo
2005 ‘Silver Cake Slice’, V&A Museum, London
2011 The British Embassy, Dublin – a gift from Queen Elizabeth II to the President Mary McAleese
2008 – 2009 Commissioned to make a silver and gold Ciborium for the Parish of Limavady
1998 Silver cake slice, Professor Benton Seymour Rabinovitch from USA, V&A Museum, London
1997 Steel, copper and enamel Presidential Heraldic Shield of Mary Robinson, Dublin Castle, Ireland
1996 Two silver and enamel staves, University of Ulster
1991 Silver, gold and enamel Mace. University of Ulster
2008 Support for the Individual Artist Programme Award, Arts Council of Northern Ireland
2002 Development Award, Arts Council of Northern Ireland
2000 Visual and Creative Arts Award for equipment purchasing, Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Winter 2007, Portfolio, Irish Craft 2007, Irish Arts Review
May/June 2007, features about Michael McCrory, Perspective, Royal Society of Ulster Architects
Spring 2007, Standard Setters, Michael McCrory Prizing Craft, Irish Arts Review
Spring 2007, Portfolio 2007, Irish Arts Review
Nov 2006, Home Truths, Northern Ireland Homes and Lifestyle
April 2006, Silver Connections, Crafts Council of Ireland
Contact Details
Blessington Cottage
22 Ballynahinch Street
Hillsborough
Co. Down,
BT26 6AW
