ANNE MORGAN
Cluster Contemporary Jewellery Exhibitor | December 2024
In 2015, Anne was able to forge her dream to open a permanent gallery display, championing and showcasing the best of contemporary jewellery in the UK. The Anne Morgan Jewellery Gallery was born. Anne Morgan Jewellery is a multi award-winning contemporary gallery that embodies a commitment to artistry, craftsmanship, and sustainability. Its ethos revolves around the celebration of unique, handcrafted pieces that tell a story, emphasising the importance of individuality in a world dominated by mass production.
Anne Morgan is a celebrated figure in the world of contemporary jewellery. She enjoys silver’s potential for texture and her practice explores the relationship between 'look and feel' in the materials she uses.
Anne was born in Keynsham, brought up in Somerset and Warwickshire and has always had a passion for jewellery. After gaining a BA (Hons) in Designed Metalwork and Jewellery at Buckinghamshire College, High Wycombe she moved to Cardiff to continue developing her signature style. Anne has always loved the imperfect elements of her discipline. Anne’s specialism is to use a technique called reticulation, and her creations proudly show off their origins through workshop experimentation.
Anne enjoys silver’s potential for texture and her practice explores the relationship between 'look and feel' in the materials she uses. Anne’s specialism is to use a technique called reticulation, and her creations proudly show off their origins through workshop experimentation.
This is what makes her reticulated silver surfaces particularly unique: each marks a precise moment in which she withdraws her flame from part-liquefied silver. The form as well as the technique have always taken inspiration from nature, and the contrasts of texture and shape that can be found there. Particularly in her latest Athena collection, where the juxtaposition of the textured white pearls’ placement highlights the silver shapes that Anne creates.