The Gold and Silversmithing Workshop is staffed by practising professional artists who bring to the Workshop a contemporary approach to design and an expert level of skill based on the highest standards demanded by the traditions of the craft.

Johannes Kuhnen (Head of Workshop)
Johannes Kuhnen is one of Australia's most well recognised silversmiths and has had a close relationship with the School of Art for more than twenty years. Johannes' practice has remained at the forefront of innovation, in particular his pioneering use of anodised alumnium. A fascination with the colour options of the aluminium continue to provide inspiration for his work and have also inspired many others to explore such potential.

Johannes has exhibited widely throughout Australia and overseas in both group and solo exhibitions. His work is held in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Museum fur Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Museum Boymans-van-Beunigen, Rotterdam, Staatliche Museen Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, and the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh.

A major survey exhibition of Johannes Kuhnen's work spanning thirty years of silversmithing practice opened at the School of Art Gallery on 30 April 2009 and is currenty touring nationally.

Cinnamon Lee (Lecturer)
Cinnamon Lee is an Australian jeweller and metalsmith and has been teaching at the School of Art since 2003. She has an Associate Diploma in Jewellery and Object Design from the Sydney Institute of Technology and a First Class Honours Degree in Gold and Silversmithing from the ANU. Cinnamon’s artistic practice encompasses jewellery and lighting objects where her research has focussed on the use of computer aided processes in combination with traditional hand skills in the production of precious objects. Cinnamon’s work with 3D modelling and rapid prototyping has led to the development of a distinct style displaying an intricate intersection between digital design and tangible object. Cinnamon is currently a candidate for a Master of Philosophy Degree, which explores the relationship between technology, interactivity and aesthetics, with a particular focus on new lighting technologies. Cinnamon’s experience as a practicing artist spans more than 12 years, during which time she has continued to exhibit both nationally and internationally and has work in the National Gallery of Australia Collection.

Roger Hutchinson (Technical Officer)
The academic staff of the Workshop is graciously supported by longstanding practitioner Roger Hutchinson. Roger has exhibited both nationally and internationally over the past twenty years and is a valuable source of information to both students and staff.