Amy Lees-Doherty’s CV
Profile
Amy Lees-Doherty is a contemporary gold and silversmith, artist, and craftsperson based in Melbourne. With a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Art: Object-Based Practice (Gold and Silversmithing) with Distinction and a postgraduate Honours degree in Contemporary Art from RMIT, her work blends narrative and identity through wearable art. Drawing on local mythology and folklore, Lees-Doherty is dedicated to quality, environmental sustainability, and continuous innovation. Her evolving practice showcases a love for exploration and learning, incorporating new techniques and methods with each project.
Curation
2022
150mm Challenge [Exhibition] Footscray Warf, Footscray Melbourne, Australia. 2022.
2021
150mm Challenge [Exhibition] Gabriel Gallery, Footscray Melbourne, Australia. 2021.
Exhibitions
2024
Re-PLAY [Exhibition] Mycelium Studios, Melbourne, Australia. September 2024.
Sunset Galaxy (2024) [Mural] private residence, Melbourne, Australia.
Freeform (2024) [Mural] private residence, Melbourne, Australia.
2023
Big Draw: 5 Senses - postcards [Exhibition] Wangi Creative Hub, Wangi Wangi, New South Wales. December 2023 – January 2024.
2020
9 by 5 Exhibition (2020) [Exhibition] Walker Street Gallery and Arts Centre, Dandenong. 3 December 2020 – 23 January 2021.
The Meaning of Things (2020) [Online Exhibition]. Craft Victoria, Virtual. 31 March 2020 – 18 July 2020. https://www.craft.org.au/themeaningofthings
2019
Radiant Pavilion 2019: 'Jewellery Alert' (2019) [Exhibition] Rey Area Cabinets, Melbourne.
Craft Cubed 2019: 'Creative Spaces: Assembly Point – Jewellery, Object, Place and Space' (2019) [Exhibition] Assembly Point, Melbourne
2017
Disco Pearl (2017) [Exhibition] Project Space/Spare Room, Melbourne
Shadows (2017) [Exhibition] Rey Area Cabinets, Melbourne
Residencies
2024
October Magnify: Artists in Residence Programme; Mordiallic, VIC, Australia
April MERZ Stained Glass Course with Residency; Sanquhar, Scotland
2023
October The Lake House Artist Residency; Lake Macquarie, NSW, Australia
2022
July Kakslauttanen Arctic Resort Art Residency; Saariselkä, Finland
Publications
Rmitart.com. (2019). RMIT School of Art | Amy Lees-Doherty. [online] Available at: https://rmitart.com/projects/amy-lees-doherty [Accessed 10 Dec. 2019].
Goddard, J. (2017). 2017 RMIT School of Art Graduating 3rd Year & honours BAFA Exhibition. Melbourne: RMIT University, p.88. (exhibition catalogue)
Together – RMIT Gold and Silversmithing 2017 Graduates. (2017). Melbourne: RMIT.
Education
2019
Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts) (Honours)
2015-2017
Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts) with Distinction
Volunteering and Experience
2021–current
Project Facilitator in the Blacksmiths Festival Association, Melbourne
2016–current
Donate to the annual RMIT Gold & Silversmithing auction
2016–2019
Annual Educational Demonstrations of Gold & Silversmithing in the Victorian Highlands
2019
First Site Student Marketplace, First Site Gallery, Melbourne
2017
On the organising committee for the annual RMIT Gold & Silversmithing auction
RMIT Emerging Designers Market, Melbourne
2015-2017
Volunteered at the annual RMIT Gold & Silversmithing auction
Collections
Private Collections – Melbourne, Australia
Private Collections – Highlands, Australia
Private Collections – London, England