Man Hei Michael, Lin
BA(Hons) FGA
Michael Lin is an award-winning jewellery designer who graduated from Birmingham City University, School of Jewellery, and is currently exploring the different experiences that jewellery offers to the wearer and audience. Interested in creating narrative and fine jewellery, he is also experimenting with the boundaries between narrative art jewellery and fine commercial jewellery.
Born and raised in Hong Kong, he is familiar with both eastern and western values, which enables him to merge different cultures in his work. Greatly inspired by the Japanese, he is currently learning Japanese and has a huge Japanese influence on his work. He is open to commissions and collaborations, feel free to contact him for further details.
Roles and Positions
2024 - 2025 – Association for Contemporary Jewellery Early Career Representative
2023 - 2025 – Birmingham City University School of Jewellery Artist in Residence
2023 - 2024 – Birmingham City University School of Jewellery Studio Assistant
2021 - 2024 – Birmingham City University Student Ambassador
1/2022-6/2022 – Birmingham City University ADM Archive Assistant work placement
Education
School of Jewellery, Birmingham City University
2019 - 2023 – BA (Hons) Jewellery and Objects - First Class Honour
2022 -2023 – Gem-A Gemmology Diploma
2021 - 2022 – Gem-A Gemmology Foundation
School of Continuing Education, Hong Kong Baptist University
2018 – Elementary Jewellery Design course with performance classified as Good
Interviews, Events, and Exhibitions
2024- Panel Speaker of "Making Headway: Progressing on your Jewellery Journey - The Jewellery Collective"
2024- Exhibitor of “Great Northern Craft Fair”
2024- Exhibitor of “Forging Futures 2024”
2024- Exhibitor of “New Designers 2024”
2024- Exhibitor of “Slovenian Jewellery Week 2024”
2023- Exhibitor of “Great Northern Craft Fair”
2023- Exhibitor of “New Designers 2023”
2023- Exhibitor of “Inspired Festival 2023”
2023- Guest of podcast “Jewellery Study Discussion – How different are education cultures in The UK vs
other Countries?” by ALIEN NATION BCU, available on Spotify
2022- Guest Exhibitor of “ACJ/BCU Creative Careers Symposium - What is Jewellery?”
2022- Co-curator of “BCU School of Jewellery Medals Collection” cross-campus exhibition
2019- Co-curator of “藝術人 St. Joe仔 Graduation Exhibition” (Form six graduates visual arts
exhibition)
2018- Student assistant of Artist Simon Ma in “Simon Ma 2018 Silk Cavallo exhibition world tour – Shang Hai”
Awards and Recognitions
2024- William Dudley Artist in Residence Bursary Award - William Dudley Trust
2023- Mark Fenn Award - Association for Contemporary Jewellery
2023- Talent Spot 2023 - Association for Contemporary Jewellery
2023- Sara Preisler Award
2023- Lakeside Art Award
2023- Association for Contemporary Jewellery College Award – Highly Commended
2017- Hong Kong Red Cross Youth of the Year
2014- Hong Kong Red Cross Voluntary Service Gold Award