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Namreem

Kanwal

Namreem Kanwal is a jeweller and silversmith who specialises in the traditional technique of chasing and repoussé. Having spent most of her life in Scotland, Namreem is passionate about discovering and connecting with her Pakistani roots. Her work ‘Simultaneous Bilingualism’ was exhibited by the British Art Medal Society and in the ‘Roots and Threads’ exhibition in Canvas, Dundee (2025). She also exhibited in ‘Designs for Living: The Domestic Object’ at V&A, Dundee (2025). Additionally, she has undertaken chasing workshops with renowned silversmith Katie Watson at the Marchmont Silversmithing Workshop to develop her chasing knowledge and skills. Namreem’s approach to jewellery and silversmithing is grounded in her drawing and painting practice, receiving a highly commended award from the Royal Scottish Academy in 2021. This foundation informs her work, allowing detailed observation and exploration of line and pattern. She graduated in June 2026 from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design with a First Class Honours in Jewellery and Metal Design.

Disciplines: Silversmithing

Location: Fife

Namreem Kanwal is a jeweller and silversmith who specialises in the traditional technique of chasing and repoussé. Having spent most of her life in Scotland, Namreem is passionate about discovering and connecting with her Pakistani roots. Her work ‘Simultaneous Bilingualism’ was exhibited by the British Art Medal Society and in the ‘Roots and Threads’ exhibition in Canvas, Dundee (2025). She also exhibited in ‘Designs for Living: The Domestic Object’ at V&A, Dundee (2025). Additionally, she has undertaken chasing workshops with renowned silversmith Katie Watson at the Marchmont Silversmithing Workshop to develop her chasing knowledge and skills. Namreem’s approach to jewellery and silversmithing is grounded in her drawing and painting practice, receiving a highly commended award from the Royal Scottish Academy in 2021. This foundation informs her work, allowing detailed observation and exploration of line and pattern. She graduated in June 2026 from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design with a First Class Honours in Jewellery and Metal Design.

Previous Experience

Exhibitions 2022 – Fife College / Art & Design Exhibition / Kirkcaldy 2023 – Exoskeletons Zine / Issue 1 2024 – Christmas Pop Up Sale / Kist, Dundee 2025 – V&A Dundee / Designs for Living Exhibition 2025 – DJCAD capsoc X Scottish Working Class Network Exhibition / Strange Field, Glasgow 2025 – BAMS / Student Medal Project 2025 Exhibition / Hereford 2025 – Roots & Threads Exhibition / Canvas, Dundee 2025 – Christmas Pop Up Sale / DJCAD, Dundee 2026 – DJCAD Degree Show 2026 – New Designers Collections 2026 – DJCAD / Jewellery & Metal Design Teaching Collection Awards 2021 – Royal Scottish Academy / Schools Arts Award 2021 / Senior Category / Highly Commended 2026 – The DJCAD Jewellery and Metal Design Purchase Award 2026 – The Fife Contemporary Prize 2026 – Visual Arts Scotland Graduate Prize 2026 – The Forge Graduate Award of Merit

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