Misha McLean is a jeweller based in Glasgow, Scotland. She graduated in 2024 from the Glasgow School of Art with a BA (Hons) in Silversmithing and Jewellery, having completed an exchange semester at New York's Pratt Institute in 2022, which introduced her to the jewellery industry on an international level. Since then, she has completed two years as an Artist in Residence at the Glasgow School of Art. Misha was awarded the Goldsmiths' Company Recognition Award for Jewellery at Shine 2025, received two awards at the FORGE Graduate Awards, was invited to exhibit at Galerie Marzee's International Degree Show, and was runner-up in the Guild of Enamellers Bursary Award. She has exhibited internationally, participating in both Munich and New York Jewellery Weeks. In 2026, she exhibited for the first time at Goldsmiths' Fair, after receiving an Emerging Business Bursary. With a background in hairdressing, working as a salon stylist and as a session stylist within art teams, Misha is deeply interested in the ways we adorn our bodies and how this can be a powerful tool for self-expression.
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‘Meet The Maker’
Shine 2025, The Goldsmiths’ Centre
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2021-2024: The Glasgow School of Art, BA(Hons) Silversmithing and Jewellery Design
2022: Pratt Institute, Exchange Placement - Jewellery and Photography
2020-2021: Glasgow Clyde College, HNC Art and Design - A
2014-2017: Rainbow Room International Academy, NVQ Level 3 – Hairdressing (Modern Apprenticeship), NVQ Level 2 – Hairdressing (Modern Apprenticeship)
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2026: Getting Started 2026, Goldsmiths’ Centre
2025: Gem ID For Life, Gemmology Rocks
2025: Shine 2025, Goldsmiths’ Centre
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2024-2026: Glasgow School of Art, Artist in Residence
2024-2026: Jan Allan Jewellers, Repairs Bench Jeweller, Social Media Assistant and Sales Assistant
2023: Ernest Jones, Jewellery Repair Consultant and Sales Assistant
2020-2021: MM1 Models, Model Making Assistant
2013-2019: Rainbow Room International, Hairdresser, Hairstylist and Colourist
2018: Schwarzkopf Professional, Young Artistic Team Member
2013-2019: Rainbow Room International, Artistic Team Member
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2024: ‘Sound and Texture’ Workshop, Delivered to GSA Associate Students, The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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2026: Goldsmiths’ Fair, Goldsmiths’ Hall, London, England
2026: AGCpunto26, Oratorio di San Rocco, Padova, Italy
2026: Great Expectations: FORGING Futures Graduate Showcase, FORGE, London, England
2026: Eight, Window on Heritage, The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
2025: Alliages: Shining DESPAIR, Lalabeyou Gallery, Madrid,Spain
2025: Alliages: Shining DESPAIR for Contemporania Barcelona OFF, Cercle Artistic de Sant Lluc, Barcelona, Spain
2025: Shine 2025, The Goldsmiths’ Centre, London, England
2025: Secondary Function for London Design Festival, AlsoLike Gallery, London, England
2025: SEVEN, New Glasgow Society, Glasgow, Scotland
2025: Fertile Ground for Munich Jewellery Week, Donner Wie Blitz, Munich, Germany
2025: Alliages: Shining DESPAIR for Munich Jewellery Week, Werkstatt Galerie, Munich, Germany
2024: Sorry, can you say that again?, New Glasgow Society, Glasgow, Scotland
2024: A Wearable Poem, Gallery JINJING, Shanghai, China
2024: Digital Jewelry Week 2024, Online Event, Garden Senato, Milan, Italy
2024: V Biennale dei Licei Artistici, Civilisation Museum, Rome, Italy
2024: The Marzee International Graduate Show, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, Netherlands
2024: Vices & Virtues, Gill Wing, London, England
2024: New Designers, Business Design Centre, London, England
2024: The Glasgow School of Art Degree Show, The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
2024: Salons des Inclusions, The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
2024: Open Day Showcase, The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
2023: Family Jewels, The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
2022: Anonymous Brooklyn for NYC Jewelry Week, Brooklyn Metalworks, New York, USA
2022: Touch, The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
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2026: Winner, Additional Industry Award from Liz Olver Consulting, FORGE Graduate Award 2026
2026: Winner, Additional Industry Award from Mastermelt, FORGE Graduate Award 2026
2025: Winner, Goldsmiths’ Company Recognition Award for Jewellery, Shine 2025
2024: Runner Up, Guild of Enamellers Bursary Award
2024: One to Watch, Bright New Gems, Hammond PR
2016: Junior of the Year, British Hairdressing Business Awards
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2026-Present: AGC Associazione Gioiello Contemporaneo
2026-Present: Precious Collective
2024-2025: British Society of Enamellers
2024-2025: Guild of Enamellers
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2025-Present: Goldsmiths’ Centre Online Shop
2024: Gill Wing Jewellery, London
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2024-Present: Repeat Prescription: 8mg, AlsoLike, London, England. AlsoLike gallery in London acquired a piece from my degree collection, ‘Repeat Prescription: 8mg.’ It now sits in their permanent collection.