curriculum vitae
Born Sydney Australia, 1977
EDUCATION
2010 Master of Philosophy - Visual Art (Gold and Silversmithing) - The Australian National University
2001 Bachelor of Visual Arts with First Class Honours (Gold and Silversmithing) – Canberra School of Art (ANU)
1996 Associate Diploma of Arts (Jewellery & Object Design) - The Sydney Institute of Technology Design Centre
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Present Private Studio Practice - Wollongong on Dharawal Land
2010-15 Artist in Residence - Metalab Studio, Surry Hills on Gadigal Land
2010-11 Honours Assessor - Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney
2007 National Facilitator for ANAT ReSkin project, Laboratory for wearable technology - ANU School of Art
2003-09 Lecturer, Gold and Silversmithing Workshop - Australian National University School of Art
2003 Lecturer, Jewellery and Object Design - University of New South Wales College of Fine Art
2002 Lecturer, Jewellery and Object Design - Sydney Institute of Technology Design Centre
AWARDS/GRANTS
2013 NAVA Australian Artists’ Grant
2012 Australia Council for the Arts – new work grant
2012 Shortlist - IDEA 2012 Interior Design Excellence Awards
2012 NAVA Australian Artists’ Grant
2012 NAVA NSW Artists’ Grant
2011 Shortlist - IDEA 2011 Interior Design Excellence Awards
2011 Finalist - Launch Pad 2011
2009 artsACT Project Funding Grant for new work
2009 e.g.etal Design and Development Award – Buda Silver Exhibition
2002 Australia Council for the Arts Mentorship Grant with Korban/Flaubert
2002 Object Award for Design for Manufacture - New Design 2002
2001 The University Medal - The Australian National University
2000 The Australian National University Honours Scholarship
1996 The TAFE NSW State Medal - The Sydney Institute of Technology Design Centre
PUBLIC COLLECTION ACQUISITIONS
2001, 2003, 2005, 2010, 2015 The National Gallery of Australia
2011 The Art Gallery of Western Australia
AUTHORED PUBLICATIONS
2008 ‘ReSkin: Reconsidering the Body as a Site for Technology’ 2008 Jewellers and Metalsmith’s Group of Australia Conference
2007 ‘ReSkinning the Body’ Co-authored with Alexandra Gillespie - Electronic publication, Craft Australia Website
2005 ‘New Technologies, New Tools: The Application of Rapid Prototyping to the Silversmith’ 2004 JMGA Conference
SELECTED ARTICLES/PUBLICATIONS
2016 [article] ‘Hidden Treasure’ by Frances Mocnik, Australian Financial Review Magazine, Dec 2016
2016 [book] ‘Out of Hand: Materialising the Digital’ Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, MAAS Media
2016 [book] ‘New Rings: 500+ designs’ by Nicolas Estrada, Thames & Hudson Ltd
2015 [book] ‘Digital Handmade: Craftsmanship in the New Industrial Revolution’ by Lucy Johnston, Thames & Hudson Ltd
2015 [article] ‘The creative genius of 3D printing’ by Sally Rose, Australian Financial Review, 16-17 August 2014
2014 [catalogue essay] ‘Tough Love’ by Grace Cochrane AM, to accompany the Tough Love exhibition
2014 [article] ‘Precision and surprise’ by Julie Gibbons, https://tractorgirl.com.au/crafted-object-cinnamon-lee-jewellery
2013 [article] ‘Promises we keep’ by Kerry-Anne Cousins, The Canberra Times, 2 September 2013
2013 [article] ‘All that glitters isn’t gold’ by Sally Pryor, The Canberra Times, 28 August 2013
2012 [article] ‘Bright Spark’ by Indesignlive, https://www.indesignlive.com/people/bright-spark-cinnamon-lee
2010 [article] ‘Precious Light’ by Andrew Mackenzie, (Inside) Interior Design Review, Issue 62, 2010, p. 32, 34
SELECTED RECENT EXHIBITIONS
2023 [solo] Lux Nocturna - Seven Marks Gallery, Kiama NSW Australia
2022 [group] Circle - Seven Marks Gallery, Kiama NSW Australia
2021 [solo] Coalescence – Courtesy of the Artist Gallery, The Strand Arcade, Sydney NSW Australia
[group] Everything is Dual – e.g.etal Gallery, Melbourne VIC Australia
[group] The Perfect Brooch - Bilk Gallery, Carwoola NSW Australia
2020 [group] Full Circle - Bilk Gallery, Canberra ACT Australia
2019 [group] Ring Masters – Bilk Gallery, Canberra ACT Australia
[group] Rare Earth: Australian Made 4 – Courtesy of the Artist Loft, The Strand Arcade, Sydney NSW Australia
2018 [group] Underground Movement – e.g.etal Gallery, Melbourne VIC Australia
2017 [group] Ring Master - Bilk Gallery, Canberra ACT Australia
[group] Talismans for Travel – Adelphi Hotel, Melbourne Australia (Part of the Radiant Pavillion Jewellery Biennale)
[group] Rare Earth: Australian Made 3 - Courtesy of the Artist Loft, The Strand Arcade, Sydney NSW Australia
2016 [group] CITY – 25th Legnica International Jewellery Competition - The Gallery of Art in Legnica, Poland
[group] Contemporary Printmaking in Art and Design – Adelaide Perry Gallery, Croydon NSW Australia
[group] Out of Hand: Materialising the Digital – Powerhouse Museum, Sydney NSW Australia
[group] Rare Earth: Australian Made 2 – Courtesy of the Artist Loft, The Strand Arcade, Sydney NSW Australia
[group] The Australian Pearl Jewellery Design Competition – Cygnet Bay Pearls, Broome WA
[group] Incandescence – Grace Cossington Smith Gallery, Abbotsleigh, Wahroonga NSW Australia
2015 [group] Precious – AME Gallery, Hong Kong
[group] Rare Earth: Australian Made 1 – Courtesy of the Artist Custom, The Strand Arcade, Sydney NSW Australia
[group] For Love – Bilk Gallery, Canberra, ACT Australia
2014 [solo] Tough Love – COTA Gallery, Sydney NSW Australia
[group] A Fine Possession: Jewellery and Identity – Powerhouse Museum, Sydney NSW Australia
[group] Sharing Light (presented by Fink&Co. for Design Canberra Festival 2014) - Shop 32A Baileys Cnr. ACT, Australia
[group] Hack the Collection (for Sydney Design 2014) – Powerhouse Museum, Sydney NSW Australia
2013 [solo] Promises – Bilk Gallery, Canberra ACT Australia
[group] [CTRL] [P] Objects on Demand – Object Galleries, Sydney, NSW Australia
[group] But Mostly Air – School of Art Gallery, Canberra ACT Australia
[group] Embracing Innovation Volume 3 – Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre, Canberra ACT Australia
[group] Young Hot Canberra – Gallery of Australian Design (GAD), Canberra ACT Australia
[group] Breathe Into – Metalab Gallery, Sydney NSW Australia
2012 [group] LOOT - MAD about Jewelry – Museum of Arts and Design (MAD), New York NY USA
[group] Stories in Form – Object Gallery, Sydney NSW Australia
[group] Technique: Australian Contemporary Jewellery – Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW Australia
2011 [solo] Covert Jewels – Craft ACT: Craft and Design Centre, ACT Australia (Travelled to Metalab, NSW and eg etal, VIC)
[group] Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor: 100 Women 100 Brooches 100 Stories – Gallery Artisan, Fortitude Valley QLD
[group] Launch Pad 2011 – Living Edge Showroom, Sydney NSW Australia
[group] Metalab Collective 6: Mirror – Metalab Gallery, Sydney NSW Australia
[group] Pieces of Fate – Pieces of Eight Gallery, Melbourne VIC Australia
[group] Sexy: 20th Legnica International Jewellery Competition – The Gallery of Art in Legnica, Legnica Poland
[group] In Good Company - Object Gallery, Sydney NSW Australia
2010 [solo] Twilight – Metalab Gallery, Surry Hills, NSW Australia
[group] By Example – Museum of Arts & Crafts, Itami Japan
[group] Metalab Collective 5: Wood – Metalab Gallery, Sydney NSW Australia
2009 [group] Dark Space Light Work – M16 Artspace, Canberra ACT Australia
[group] Light Cycle 2009 (Part of The State of Design Festival) – Guildford Lane Gallery, Melbourne VIC Australia
[group] Contemporary Australian Silver & Metalwork Exhibition 2009 - Buda Historic Home & Garden, Castlemaine VIC
[group] ALUMINA – ANU Gold and Silversmithing Workshop Alumni Exhibition 2009, School of Art Gallery, ANU, ACT
[group] Artwork – ANU School of Art Staff, School of Art Gallery, ANU, ACT Australia
2008 [group] Fossik: Australian Made – Product launch at 2008 Designersblock, Covent Garden, London, United Kingdom
[group] National Contemporary Jewellery Award 2008 – Griffith Regional Art Gallery, NSW Australia
2007 [two person] Generation+ – Metalab Gallery, Sydney NSW Australia
[group] Diverse Metal – Workshop Bilk, Queanbeyan, NSW Australia
[group] Contemporary Wearables ’07 – Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, QLD Australia
[group] Phoenix Prize for Spiritual Art - School of Art Gallery, ANU, ACT Australia
2006 [group] 65 Roses (for Cystic Fibrosis Week) – School of Art Foyer Gallery, ANU, ACT Australia
2005 [group] Belle/Evian Lighting Event – Space Furniture, Alexandria, Sydney, NSW Australia
[group] De/sign/ed – School of Art Gallery, ANU, ACT Australia
[group] Candela ‘05 New works in Lighting - Metalab Gallery, Sydney, NSW Australia (also exhibited at Bilk, ACT)
2004 [group] Forty – Object Galleries, Sydney, NSW Australia
[group] In Stored – Part of 24:7 II Art in public places in the year of the built environment. Woden Plaza, ACT, Australia
2003 [group] Talente 2003 – Handwerksmesse, Munich Germany
[group] New Directions – Object Galleries, Customs House, Sydney Australia
[group] Approaches to Making – New Contemporaries Gallery, Queen Victoria Building, Sydney Australia
2002 [group] Metal Element V – Quadrivium Gallery, Queen Victoria Building, Sydney Australia
[group] New Design 2002 – Object Galleries, Customs House, Sydney Australia
2001 [group] 31@20 – Deutsche Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau Germany (toured Taiwan and Australia)
[group] Glow - Body of Light – Object Galleries, Customs House, Sydney Australia
[group] Metal Movement - New Curator’s Project – Jam Factory, Adelaide, SA Australia