Education/Qualifications:

2018 – MA in Design, University of the West of England, Bristol – distinction
2002 – 2007 – Enamelling, Bristol School of Art and Design, Filton College
1995 – MA in Museum Studies, Leicester University
1991 – BA (Hons) in History of Art, Design and Film, Sheffield City Polytechnic – 2:1

Memberships:

The Devon Guild of Craftsmen (elected Full Member 2007, Trustee 2014-2018)
Crafts Council Directory of Makers (2016-)
Guild of Enamellers (elected Associate Member 2011)
British Society of Enamellers (elected Full Member 2009)
Design Nation (2020-)
Crafts Council Hothouse Alumni 2020 cohort (2020-)
Future Icons (2020-22)

Awards:

Best in Show 2017, Made by Hand Wales, Cardiff, UK
Llantarnam Grange Arts Centre Showcase Award 2018, Made by Hand Wales, Cardiff, UK
The Design Trust Most Promising Craft Business Award 2019, Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, Manchester, UK

A selection of Past Exhibitions and Displays

(most recent first):

2023

Open Studios, BV Studios, Bristol – 14-16 April

2022

The Winter Show: Connecting Lines, Makers Guild in Wales, Cardiff
Messages and Meanings – ACJ touring exhibition – various venues including Mission Gallery, Swansea, New Brewery Arts, Cirencester and Goldsmiths, London into 2023 – group exhibition
Janine Partington: Leather, Enamels, Paintings, New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham
Collect (with Design Nation), Somerset House, London – group exhibition
Our Journey, Hub, Sleaford – group exhibition

2021

Future Icons Presents… Burlington Arcade, London
Collect Online (with Design Nation)

2020

20 Makers, 20 Objects, Design-Nation online exhibition
Digital Craft Festival, online craft festival
Body and Soul: Seen and Unseen, National Centre for Craft and Design, Sleaford, UK

2019

Made by Hand, Cardiff
Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, Manchester
Maker in Focus, New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham
One Year In at New Designers, London
Craft Showcase, Llantarnam Grange, Wales
Collect Open at Collect, Saatchi Gallery, London

2018

Made by Hand, Cardiff
Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, Sheffield
Maker in Focus, New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham
Members Showcase, Devon Guild of Craftsmen
MA Degree Show, University of the West of England, Bristol – leather only
Made by Hand, Cheltenham

2017

Made in Bristol Fair, Bristol City Museum
Made by Hand Wales, Cardiff
165 Annual Open exhibition, Royal West of England Academy, Bristol
Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair, Manchester
Summer Show, Devon Guild of Craftsmen
Contemporary Craft Festival, Bovey Tracey
West Dean Craft and Design Fair, West Dean