BIO
Caiyang Yin (also know as Curtis Yin) is a contemporary jewellery artist based in the U.K, currently working as an artist in residence in School of Jewellery, Birmingham City University.
His work is not limited by any specific craft, format or material. Normally these elements are decided and composed by the needs of the artist’s core concept. Most of his work has a sense of sculptural aesthetics, in which both traditional and modern techniques are adopted to express the author’s ideas and feelings, especially the view of people’s statement of mind in this fast-paced society.
He insists contemporary jewellery should be the physical projection of the author’s idea, emotion or attitude. Therefore, contemporary jewellery pieces are created with very different motivations, they do not have to be aesthetically pleasing in general value if it makes enough sense.
Education Background:
2011-2015 Bachelor of Art in China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
2016-2018 Master of Fine Art in University of Edinburgh (Edinburgh College of Art)
2015-2019 Master of Fine Art in China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
Highlights:
2012 National Scholaship, Wuhan, China
2012-2015 Chow Tai Fook Scholarship, Wuhan, China
2015 Excellent Graduate(UG), China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
2017-2018 Highly Commended in GEMSET Jewellery Design Competition, Edinurgh
2018 Scottish Goldsmiths Trust Precious Metals Grant, Edinburgh
2019 GC&DC Awards, the Podolsky Award, London
2019 GC&DC Awards, Gold Award in Precious Jewellery(silver), Lnodon
2019 GC&DC Awards, Silver Award in Fashion Jewellery, London
2019 GC&DC Awards, Craft Section, Silver Award in Chasers Junior, London
2019 Goldsmiths' Fair Graduate Bursary, London
2019 Excellent Graduate(PG), China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
Exhibitions and Fairs:
2017 Hon Kong International Jewellery Exhibition, Hong Kong
2018 Best of Graduates, Glasgow
2018 Edinburgh College of Art Fraduate Exhibition, Edinburgh
2018 NewDesigner, London
2018 Elements, Edinurgh
2019 NewDesigner One Year In, London
2019 GC&DC Award Winner Exhibiton, London
2019 International Jewellery London, London
2019 Atistar Jewels(invited), Milan
2019 Cluster Jewellery Edition, London
2019 Goldsmiths' Fair, London
2019 Beijing International Jewellery Art Exhiition, Beijing
2019 China International Jewelry Fair, Beijing
2020 GC&DC 2019 Award Winners Retrospective Exhibiton, London
2020 Growth & Evolution International Jewellery Exhibition(invited), Beijing
2020 DBC International Art Jewelry Expo(invited), Beijing
2020 Goldsmiths' Fair(invited), London
2020 Goldsmith North(invited), Sheffield
