Monica is a Silversmith and Jeweller from Glasgow. 

Her sense of identity stems from her connection to the material world. A curiosity about how we use objects to anchor memory—and what the objects of the past reveal about forgotten histories—drives her practice. Blending both Scottish archeology with personal narratives, Monica creates contemporary artefacts that feel distant, yet somewhat familiar, evoking feelings of nostalgia from the viewer.  

 The material presence of the past continues to influence her artist practice both conceptually and through her commitment to the preservation of ancient techniques. Since graduating from the Glasgow School of Art with a First Class Honours (2021) she has undergone training residencies to deepen her skills with The Glasgow School of Art (2021/2023), Craft Scotland COMPASS (2025) and most recently an apprenticeship with Master Silversmith, Rod Kelly in Shetland (2024/2025).

 

 

Image taken by Alex Robson at Elements Festival of Silver

 

 

EXPERIENCE

 

2025 - The King's Trust, Business Enterprise Programme

2024/2025 - Silversmithing Apprenticeship with Rod Kelly, South House Silver Trust, Shetland

2025 - Hinge Making Course, Contemporary British Silversmiths

2024 - Chasing and Dish forming, Marchmont Silversmithing Workshop, Hugo Burge Foundation

2024 - Silversmithing Apprenticeship with Rod Kelly, South House Silver Trust, Shetland

2023/2024 - Bench Jeweller / Polisher at Chisholm and Hunter, Glasgow

2021/2023 - Artist in Residence at The Glasgow School of Art

2022 - Artist Workshop: Looking Ahead, Reid Building, The Glasgow School of Art

2022 - Artist Lecture: The Material Past, Reid Building, The Glasgow School of Art

 

EDUCATION

 

2021 - First Class BA (Hons) Silversmithing and Jewellery Design: Glasgow School of Art

2017 - Multidisciplinary portfolio course: Tramway Visual Arts Studio

2016 - HNC Fine Art Portfolio: Grade A: West College Scotland

 

AWARDS

 

2025 - Silversmithing Scholarship, South House Silver Trust

2025 - Shortlisted Emerging Retail Jeweller of the Year, Retail Jeweller Awards

2025 - Goldsmiths 'Fair Emerging Business Bursary Award Winner

2025 - COMPASS Emerging Maker Programme, Craft Scotland

2024 - Inches Carr Emerging Maker Bursary, Craft Scotland

2024 - Graduate Scholarship, South House Silver Trust

2023 - Artist Spotlighting, Getting Started, The Goldsmiths Centre

2023 - Getting Started Business Course, Goldsmiths Centre

2023 - Elements Fair Emerging Maker Bursary Winner, The Scottish Goldsmiths Trust

2023 - VACMA Emerging Maker, Creative Scotland

2023 - Junior Award for Wire Innovation, Goldsmiths Craft and Design Council

2023 - COMPASS, Education Interruption Bursary, Craft Scotland

2022 - Funding Granted, Creative Scotland

2021 - Incorporation of the Hammerman Prize, The Glasgow School of Art

 

EXHIBITIONS 

 

2025 - HARVEST, Craft Scotland, Edinburgh City Art Centre

2025 - Secondary Function, Also Like London, London Design Festival 

2025 - Goldsmiths Fair, Goldsmiths Hall, London

2024 - Rising Stars, New Ashgate Gallery, Surrey

2024 - Artist Spotlighting, Getting Started, The Goldsmiths Centre, London

2023 - Elements Fair, Edinburgh

2023 - Awe and Alchemy, Association of Contemporary Jewellers, Armagh, NI

2023 - Arcadia, Artist in Residence GSA, Glasgow

2023 - GSA DELIGHTS, Munich Jewellery Week, Munich

2022 - NORTH, Visual Arts Scotland, Inverness Creative Academy

2022 - Sentient, Cluster Jewellery Fair, The Koppel Project, Piccadilly Circus, London

2022 - Return, Remake, React, The Artist in Residence, The Alchemy Experiment, Glasgow

2021 - Elements Graduate Showcase, Lyon and Turnbull, The Scottish Goldsmiths Trust