Lynn Kelly

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Lynn Kelly
Born1957
Wellington
OccupationJewellery designer

Lynn Kelly (born 1957) is a New Zealand jewellery designer. Her work is in the permanent collection of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, the Dowse Art Museum and Auckland War Memorial Museum. [1] [2]

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Early life and family

Kelly was born in the Wellington suburb of Tawa, the daughter of Jim Kelly, a geriatric specialist, and Evelyn Kelly, a noted ceramic artist. [3] The family moved to Whanganui, which helped to nurture Kelly's love of nature. She originally worked as a gardener, and studied for a certificate in craft design at Wanganui Regional Community College when she worked for the college's groundskeeping team. [4]

Career

Kelly began making jewellery in 1988 using precious metals, organic materials and sometimes fossilised plants. [2] Her work is distinctive for recreating the forms of ferns, seed pods and flowers in metals. [5]

In 2004, Kelly won the Molly Morpeth Canaday Wear Aotearoa Award. [5] She had work represented in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Jewellery Biennale exhibitions, and in 2007 she won the Dowse Foundation Gold Award. [2] [4] In 2012, Kelly received a Wild Creations residency from Creative New Zealand and the Department of Conservation. [6] In 2014 she was artist-in-residence for Auckland City Council at Scandrett Regional Park. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Lynn Kelly". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Artist to make 'park jewels'". The Big Idea. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Nature inspires show's work". Wanganui Chronicle. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Kelly wins Dowse Foundation Gold Award". Dowse Art Museum. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Lynn Kelly". Form Gallery. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "Wild Creations 2012 residency winners". Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
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