Sarah Amos

Sarah Amos

Sarah Amos

Sarah Amos was born in Llantwit Major, South Wales in 1949. While in Wales, she studied art at Newport College of Art; studied design and silversmithing at High Wycombe College of Art and taught silversmithing at Bath Technical College. In 1973, Amos moved to New York, where she studied ancient techniques of goldsmithing at Kulicke-Stark Academy of Jewelry and for 10 years taught goldsmithing at the school, which is now called Jewelry Art Institute.

During her time in New York, Amos designed and made jewelry for an antiquities gallery and made jewelry models for Metropolitan Museum of Art. Today, she lives in Charleston, South Carolina and designs one of a kind, handcrafted 22 karat gold jewelry. She uses ancient coins, precious and semi precious stones to create her wearable contemporary art pieces.

  • The designer/goldsmith was born in Wales, 1949.
  • Studied art at Newport College of Art.
  • Studied design/silversmithing at High Wycombe college of Art.
  • Taught silversmithing at Bath Technical College.
  • Moved to New York in 1973.
  • Studied ancient techniques of goldsmithing at Kulicke-Stark, Academy of Jewelry under Robert Kulicke and Jean Stark.
  • Taught goldsmithing for 10 years, at Kulicke-Stark which later became Jewelry Arts Institute.
  • Designed and made the jewelry for the antiquities gallery, Ariadne Galleries, New York.1984-1990.
  • Moved to Charleston, South Carolina in1991.
  • Designs and creates commission jewelry for established client base in New York, Charleston, Japan and Europe.

EXHIBITION LIST

  • Design Center, London, 1972
  • Craft Center, London, 1972
  • National Craft Show, Philadelphia, 1981
  • Circe Gallery, St Thomas, U.S.V.I.,  1985
  • The Ariadne Collection, Ariadne Gallery, New York, 1987
  • Links with the Past, Ariadne Gallery, New York, 1989
  • Jeweller’s Werk Galerie, Washington, D.C., 1993
  • Fraser & Co. Gallery, Charleston, 1996
  • A Night with Sarah Amos, Helena Fox Fine Art, Charleston, SC, December, 2008
  • International Glamour, Helena Fox Fine Art, July, 2009

PUBLICATIONS

  • The Ariadne Collection, Ariadne Gallery, New York, 1987
  • Links with the Past, Ariadne Gallery, New York, 1989
  • Sarah Amos – Emerging Artist, Art & Antiques, Summer, 2006
  • Hands on Luxury, Charleston Magazine, September, 2007

WORKSHOPS

  • Jewelry Arts Institute, New York