Kevin Coates
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Kevin Coates is a British Artist Goldsmith
. He is also a musician who specialises in Baroque
and early classical music.
. His Ph.D from the Royal College of Art
was published by Oxford University Press
as 'Geometry, Proportion and the Art of Lutherie' in 1985.
. In 1977 he was awarded the first Norman-Butler Award from the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths
. Coates's work appears in private and public collections worldwide including the Victoria and Albert Museum
, the National Museums of Scotland
, the British Museum
. the Museum of Fine Arts
, Boston, the Silver Trust for No. 10 Downing Street and the Goldsmiths' Company, London. He has had solo shows at the Goldsmiths' Hall, the Victoria and Albert Museum
. the Royal Museum of Scotland, the Museo Correr
in Venice, Kennedy Galleries
, New York, Mobilia Gallery and the Ruthin Craft Centre. He is a Fellow
of the Royal College of Art
and a Liveryman
of the Goldsmiths' Company.
, Edinburgh and Kennedy Galleries
, New York
2001 Supermodels, The Goldsmiths Hall, London; Slices of Silver, Partridge's, London
2006 Kevin Coates - The 'Mozart' Jewels, Mobili Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
2007 A Notebook of Pins, Mobili Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts and Wallace Collection
and 2010, at Collect, Saatchi Gallery
, London.
2011 Time Regained, Works by Artist-Goldsmith Kevin Coates, Wallace Collection
Goldsmith
A goldsmith is a metalworker who specializes in working with gold and other precious metals. Since ancient times the techniques of a goldsmith have evolved very little in order to produce items of jewelry of quality standards. In modern times actual goldsmiths are rare...
. He is also a musician who specialises in Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
and early classical music.
Early life
Kevin Coates was born in Kingston, Surrey, but grew up in West Sussex. In 1966 his family travelled to Australia for two years where he studied with violin teacher Antonio de Palma. On return to the U.K. he took a Foundation course followed by a degree course at Central School of Art and an M.A in Jewellery Design at the Royal College of ArtRoyal College of Art
The Royal College of Art is an art school located in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy...
. His Ph.D from the Royal College of Art
Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art is an art school located in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy...
was published by Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
as 'Geometry, Proportion and the Art of Lutherie' in 1985.
Career
Coates was awarded the first Marlow Award by the Society of Designer Craftsmen in 1972 followed by their Medal of Excellence in 1973. In 1976 he was awarded the Anstruther Award for goldsmithing by the Royal College of ArtRoyal College of Art
The Royal College of Art is an art school located in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy...
. In 1977 he was awarded the first Norman-Butler Award from the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths
Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths
The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London. The Company, which has origins in the twelfth century, received a Royal Charter in 1327. It ranks fifth in the order of precedence of Livery Companies. Its motto is Justitia Virtutum Regina, Latin for Justice...
. Coates's work appears in private and public collections worldwide including the Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum , set in the Brompton district of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects...
, the National Museums of Scotland
National Museums of Scotland
National Museums Scotland is the organization that runs several national museums of Scotland. It is one of the country's National Collections, and holds internationally important collections of natural sciences, decorative arts, world cultures, science and technology, and Scottish history and...
, the British Museum
British Museum
The British Museum is a museum of human history and culture in London. Its collections, which number more than seven million objects, are amongst the largest and most comprehensive in the world and originate from all continents, illustrating and documenting the story of human culture from its...
. the Museum of Fine Arts
Museum of Fine Arts
The Museum of Fine Arts may refer to:* Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts, United States** Museum of Fine Arts , which is near the museum* Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, United States...
, Boston, the Silver Trust for No. 10 Downing Street and the Goldsmiths' Company, London. He has had solo shows at the Goldsmiths' Hall, the Victoria and Albert Museum
Victoria and Albert Museum
The Victoria and Albert Museum , set in the Brompton district of The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, England, is the world's largest museum of decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 4.5 million objects...
. the Royal Museum of Scotland, the Museo Correr
Museo Correr
The Museo Correr is the civic museum of Venice, located in the Piazza San Marco, and is entered by the ceremonial stairway in the Ala Napoleonica at the western end of the Piazza opposite the church of San Marco at the other end...
in Venice, Kennedy Galleries
Kennedy Galleries
Kennedy Galleries is one of the oldest art galleries in the United States. It was founded by Hermann Wunderlich in 1874 under the name of Hermann Wunderlich & Co. When Wunderlich died in 1892, Edward G. Kennedy took over the gallery, whose name was changed in 1912 to Kennedy & Co...
, New York, Mobilia Gallery and the Ruthin Craft Centre. He is a Fellow
Fellow
A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
of the Royal College of Art
Royal College of Art
The Royal College of Art is an art school located in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s only wholly postgraduate university of art and design, offering the degrees of Master of Arts , Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy...
and a Liveryman
Liveryman
For Livery Companies in the City of London, a Liveryman is a full member of their respective Company.Livery Company members fall into two basic categories: Freemen and Liverymen. One may join as a Freeman, and thereby acquire the "Freedom of the Company", upon fulfilling the Company's criteria...
of the Goldsmiths' Company.
Solo Exhibitions
1999-2001 Fragments: Pages Stolen from a Book of Time, Royal Museum, National Museums of ScotlandNational Museums of Scotland
National Museums Scotland is the organization that runs several national museums of Scotland. It is one of the country's National Collections, and holds internationally important collections of natural sciences, decorative arts, world cultures, science and technology, and Scottish history and...
, Edinburgh and Kennedy Galleries
Kennedy Galleries
Kennedy Galleries is one of the oldest art galleries in the United States. It was founded by Hermann Wunderlich in 1874 under the name of Hermann Wunderlich & Co. When Wunderlich died in 1892, Edward G. Kennedy took over the gallery, whose name was changed in 1912 to Kennedy & Co...
, New York
2001 Supermodels, The Goldsmiths Hall, London; Slices of Silver, Partridge's, London
2006 Kevin Coates - The 'Mozart' Jewels, Mobili Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
2007 A Notebook of Pins, Mobili Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts and Wallace Collection
Wallace Collection
The Wallace Collection is a museum in London, with a world-famous range of fine and decorative arts from the 15th to the 19th centuries with large holdings of French 18th-century paintings, furniture, arms & armour, porcelain and Old Master paintings arranged into 25 galleries.It was established in...
and 2010, at Collect, Saatchi Gallery
Saatchi Gallery
The Saatchi Gallery is a London gallery for contemporary art, opened by Charles Saatchi in 1985 in order to exhibit his collection to the public. It has occupied different premises, first in North London, then the South Bank by the River Thames and currently in Chelsea. Saatchi's collection, and...
, London.
2011 Time Regained, Works by Artist-Goldsmith Kevin Coates, Wallace Collection
Wallace Collection
The Wallace Collection is a museum in London, with a world-famous range of fine and decorative arts from the 15th to the 19th centuries with large holdings of French 18th-century paintings, furniture, arms & armour, porcelain and Old Master paintings arranged into 25 galleries.It was established in...
External links
- http://www.thegoldsmiths.co.uk/exhibitions-promotions/who's-who-in-gold-silver/designer-makers/kevin-coates/
- http://www.wallacecollection.org/collections/exhibition/91
- http://mobilia-gallery.com/artists/kcoates/