INTIMATELY
CONNECTED
Wearable Art
16 September – 26 October
37 Ocean Street
Woollahra, Sydney, NSW 2025
(02) 9328 0922
mcontemp.com
ZOE BRAND, australia
NATALIE DISSEL, bali
ELENA ESTAUN, spain
KARIN FINDEIS, australia
REKA GOTTLIEB, hungary
BENJA HARNEY, australia
INARI KIURU, australia
JOYCE MAKITALO, phillipines
CLAIRE MCARDLE, australia
VINCENT PONTILLO-VERRASTRO, usa
ZOE ROBERTSON, england
OLGA ROK, slovenia
NATALIE ROSIN, australia
DANIELLA SARAYA, israel
LIAUNG CHUNG YEN, taiwan
MELINDA YOUNG, australia
VACIDE ERDA ZIMIC, peru
INTIMATELY CONNECTED
INTIMATELY CONNECTED aims to reveal the exploration of design and creativeness in
contemporary jewellery making today; from applied, decorative, commercial or industrialized
designs, the selection of works will help novice and collectors alike explore this unique and
highly skilled art genre. The exhibition seeks to educate, inform and encourage the public to
see a cross-section of emerging and established artists from Australia and around the world.
Jewellery art like many other forms of fine art has the intention to express a sophisticated
and well-developed concept or narrative through its display and materials. Artists investigate
different topics to create individual pieces covering a broad spectrum of ideas and motivations;
a piece of contemporary jewellery has the ability to take on the role of adornment with
charisma, class and presence.
INTIMATELY CONNECTED will showcase new and existing works by contemporary artists
from around the world and Australia. Australian artists include; Benja Harney (Sydney),
Claire McArdle (Melbourne), Inari Kiuru (Melbourne), Karin Findeis (Sydney), Melinda Young
(Sydney), Natalie Rosin (Sydney), Zoe Brand (Canberra). Our international artists include;
Zoe Robertson (Birmingham), Natalie Dissel (Bali), Daniella Saraya (Israel), Vincent PontilloVerrastro (Indiana,USA), Reka Gottilieb (Budapest, Hungary), Vacide Erda Zimic (Lima, Peru)
Olga Rok (Slovenia), Elena Estaun (Madrid and NYC), Liaung Chung Yen (NYC) and Joyce
Makitalo (Manilia, Phillipines).
There are many types of Jewellery art that resonate with each of us. Whether it is passed down
from generations, received as a gift or bought for yourself, it is something that becomes selfreflective and transformative. Jewellery is often used as a form of self-expression it can draw
attention to sexuality or enhance beauty, show off wealth, signal status and project power
but wearing a work of art can also have an emotional meaning as well. The way the object is
touched, worn or experienced in a sense becomes part of the conversation, unique in design
and beautifully created.
The street is the home of popular culture; it is a place where people can shape and display their
identity, attributes and personality while developing their own character. This can be done
through piercings, tattoos, luxury jewellery or braided friendship bracelets. It has always had
an immense capacity to interact with audiences and becomes a part of our cultural existence.
Our body and the world also represent a fundamental quest for originality. The body has
addressed adornment since the beginning of time, and the focus for contemporary jewellery
has lead into the exploration of new parts of the body on a new platform that is challenging
and artistically appropriate. Our bodies become the display of contemporary representation,
whether it is the glittering commodities of gold, silver, diamonds, jewels or pearls it can also
be the everyday materials of metal, rope, leather, bones and chains.
Fully Sustainable
The gallery installation is fully sustainable with all
materials sourced from Reverse Garbage or other
recycled sources. Creative direction by Natalie Coulter
for Belle Flaneur with special credit to Contributing
Installation Artists Joshua Lunney and Sam Winters.
ZOE BRAND
Zoe Brand started her professional career selling rather expensive
writing instruments and occasionally the odd pencil in her hometown
of Brisbane. Needless to say this wasn’t awe inspiring stuff, so in 2005
she moved to Sydney and it was there that she found her calling, the
making, wearing and viewing of contemporary art jewellery. Since then
she has graduated with an Advanced Diploma in Jewellery and Object
Design, worked in galleries, made some jewellery, curated shows,
written words and drunk plenty of beer. Zoe is currently studying a
Bachelor of Visual Arts majoring in Gold and Silver smithing at the
Australian National University in Canberra.
Zoe Brand
A Failure to Communicate, More or Less– an ongoing series of signs, 2014
Powdercoated aluminum, cord
140 x 0.5 mm (cord length 50mm)
Each sign is in an edition of 3 - $290 each
ZOE BRAND
Education
2013-2014 Bachelor of Visual Arts (Gold and Silversmithing), Australian National University, ACT
2006-2008 Advanced Diploma in Jewellery and Object Design Centre, Enmore, TAFE NSW
2005 Short Course in Jewellery Making, COFA, Sydney
Selected Group Exhibitions
2014 Encounter, Bilk Gallery,Canberra ACT
2013 Words and Works from a World Away, RMIT Gallery, Melbourne
VIC
2012 Once More, With Love, Studio 20/17, Sydney NSW
2012 Once More, With Love, Bilk Gallery, Canberra ACT
2012 Very Simple Proofs, The Trivial Ring, Studio 20/17, Sydney NSW
2011 Places and Spaces, Cudgegong Gallery, Gulgong NSW
2011 Touch, Pause, Engage, Objectspace, Auckland, New Zealand
2011 The Company We Keep, Object Gallery, Sydney NSW
2010 The Box Project, Keeper Gallery @ Gaffa Gallery, Sydney NSW
2010 Winter Brooches, Studio 20/17, Sydney NSW
2010 Fidelity, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney NSW
2010 Emerging Sydney Jewellers Showcase, Jam Factory, Adelaide SA
2008 PinUp, Danks Street Depot I and II, Sydney NSW
2007 The Metalab Collective, Metalab Gallery, Sydney NSW
Selected Curatorial Projects
2012 2006, Studio 20/17, Sydney NSW
2010 First & Last, Keeper Gallery @ Gaffa Gallery Sydney, NSW
2010 re:production, Keeper Gallery @ Gaffa Gallery Sydney NSW
2010 Precious Material, Keeper Gallery @ Gaffa Gallery Sydney NSW
2010 Homework – Mark Vaarwerk, Keeper Gallery @ Gaffa Gallery, Sydney NSW
2009 FEAST – hosted by Studio 20/17, The Depot Gallery, Sydney NSW
2009 Alter Ego – The Other I, Gaffa Gallery Surry Hills, Sydney NSW
Selected Writing
2013 Just help yourself why don’tch, Catalogue essay for Bridget Kennedy
2013
Gilty, Catalogue essay for Claire McArdle
2013
Conduit, Catalogue essay for Mary Hackett
2012-present Brandlandia, regular column in Overview a New Zealand jewellery newsletter
2011 452 to Paradise, Catalogue essay for unnatural Acts, Velvet de Vinci, San Francisco USA
2010 The Box Project, Reflections, wall text for The Box Project travelling exhibition
2009 The Brooch, Catalogue essay for Winter Brooches, Studio 20/17, Sydney NSW
Selected Publications
2010 The Box Project (catalogue), Jasmine Matus (ed.)
2009 Frankie Bits, Frankie Magazine, Issue 29, 2009. Pg 18
2009 SHORT STORY #1: An Artist-Run Initiative (book), Gaffa Gallery, NSW
2008PinUp (catalogue), Design Center Enmore, TAFE NSW – Sydney Institute
Selected Professional Development
2013-present Director - Personal Space Project
2011-present Internship with Eva Czernis-Ryl, Curator, Arts and Design, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
2010 Director/Curator - Keeper Gallery
NATALIE DISSEL
Natalie’s philosophy is simple – travel and absorb. This translates
into a range of work drawn from a growing source of inspiration and
experience. Pieced together from original sources, her collection is
cleverly fused to highlight the natural qualities of the materials with
complimentary and wearable designs.
Like a trip around the world translated into the most fascinating
accessories, Natalie Dissel has created an unforgettable collection,
that has already enchanted a growing band of accessory lovers. Rare
stones, exceptional trinkets and playful ideas transform into musthave accessories, both fashionable and timeless.
Natalie Dissel designs exclusive pieces for a select clientele. She
finds her inspiration during her travels through the Far East Asia and
Africa. Every item is original, real and handmade. Natalie Dissel is a
socially conscious company. All materials come from a honest source.
She is committed to sourcing the finest materials from developing
countries using local artisans.
Natalie Dissel
Gypsy Diamond
Necklace ‘Moldavite’ Mineral from Bohemia Czech Republic, set in 22K goldvermeil
$430
ELENA ESTAUN
Elena Estaun started designing jewelry since her youth in Barcelona.
She began by experimenting with diverse and unusual materials
to create distinctive shapes and silhouettes. Over time, her pieces
developed into natural, organic and extravagant designs. Mixing the
same materials of costume jewellery with silver gave the pieces a
high-end look and an open path to jewellery stores. She enrolled at
St. Martin’s School of Design in London to learn more on experimental
jewellery and to develop her technique…
From London to Barcelona she discovered that what started as a
hobby became her passion. She began to work in a prestigious jewelry
workshop, where she learned from the highly experienced jewelers.
She learned to give a personal twist to usual materials… Driven by the
impatience for success she decided to move to New York to pursue
her studies in Fashion Marketing and Design at Parsons School of
Design. She continued traveling for inspiration and researching for
new materials such as bone, rubber, coconut shell and mixing them
with silver, creating every time a different design. Each piece is hand
made, and thus unique to any other piece she produces.
She has settled down in the big apple where she is making a name
and developing her personal brand. At the moment, she lives between
Madrid and NYC.
KARIN FINDEIS
Karin Findeis is a producer of ‘bijoux’, jewellery that plays in the
spaces between our understanding of the body and the object.
She is interested in the way jewellery, and other objects, link us as
individuals with the rest of the world. The intimacy and portability of
jewellery play an important role in this connection. Her ideas explore
the philosophical presence of jewellery through addressing the
notions of transience, perception, memory and collecting. Many of
these ideas have their origins in her early studies in photography, and
more recently a major source of interest has been the Enlightenment,
where the acquisition of knowledge lay in the objects that were
collected.
Karin has been exhibiting in Australia and internationally since
1988. Alongside making she also curates and occasionally writes
about jewellery. In 2006 she was the curator and coordinator of
on Location: making stories the 12th biennial conference of the
Jewellers & Metalsmiths Group of Australia held in Sydney. She is
currently curating By Example: contemporary Australian jewellery,
to be presented at the Museum of Arts and Crafts Itami in Japan in
March 2010.
Karin completed her doctorate at the University of Western Sydney
in 2008, with the exhibition, samples, and a thesis entitled Locating
Author Jewellery: a taxonomy of objects. She has previously received
a Master Visual Arts from Sydney College of the Arts, University
of Sydney and has also studied at the Gerrit Rietveld Academie,
Amsterdam.
Born in Newcastle, Karin is a first-generation Australian. After living
in Europe for several years she is now based in Sydney where she
holds the position of Senior Lecturer in the Jewellery and Object
Studio at Sydney College of the Arts.
Karin Findeis
Sunrise 008
Sterling silver, enamel, fine silver, wax,
7 x 5 x .5 cm L. 60 cm
$1,320
KARIN FINDEIS
Education
2004-2008 Doctorate of Creative Arts, University of Western Sydney
2000-2003 Graduate Diploma of Art Administration, University of New South Wales
1997-1999 Master of Visual Arts, Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney
1989-1991 Postgraduate Studies, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
1986-1989 Bachelor of Fine Arts, COFA, University of New South Wales
Solo Exhibitions
2009 sampler, Craft Victoria, Melbourne
2008 samples: A Taxonomy of Objects, Macleay Museum, Sydney
2005 soft bits, e.g.etal, Melbourne
2000 Shadows, Hipotesi, Barcelona, Spain
1996 Pretty as a Picture, Galerie Kathareze, Tilburg, NL
1995 recent work, Pluimage Sieraden, Groningen, NL
1995 Grenzeloze Mode, R95, Rotterdam, NL
1988 Trinity, Camera Lucida, Sydney
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013 Jewellery for the New World, studio 20/17, Sydney
2013 Profile 2012, Percolator Gallery, Brisbane
2012 Profile 2012, Gaffa, Sydney
2012 Once More, with Love, national tour
2012 The Trivial Ring, studio 20/17, Sydney
2011 Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor, artisan, Brisbane, + national tour until 2014
2011 souvenir: matter & memory, SCA Galleries, Sydney
2011 Our House: something old something new, something borrowed, SCA Galleries, Sydney
2011 words and things, (with Margaret West), studio 20/17, Sydney
2010 Winter Brooches, studio 20/17, Sydney
2010 By example: Australian Jewellery, Museum of Arts and Crafts, Itami, Japan
2007 Once upon a time, SCA Gallery, Sydney
2007 Once upon a time, CAFA Gallery, Beijing
2006 Maiden Voyage, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney
2005 Confluence, Pyrmont Studios Gallery, Sydney
2005 (some)Place in Place, Object Galleries, Sydney
2004 Something to write home about..., Blacktown Arts Centre, Sydney
2004 Something to write home about..., Tweed River Regional Gallery, Murwullimbah
2004 Something to write home about..., Cowra Regional Art Gallery, Cowra
2004 for(4)m, gallery 156, Sydney
2004 Souvenir, with e.g.etal, Melbourne
2003 Contemporary Wearables, Toowoomba Regional Gallery, + national tour
2003 Metal Element VI, Quadrivium, Sydney
2003 Something to write home about..., Sir Hermann Black Gallery, Sydney, touring NSW
2003 sample, with e.g.etal, Melbourne
1999 seven easy pieces, Kudos Gallery, Sydney
1999 Carried by the Body, Sherman Galleries – Hargrave, Sydney
1999 atopos & the consumable, The Masters Show SCA Gallery, Sydney
1998 Undercurrents, Itami & Tokyo, Japan
1997 Contemporary Wearables, Toowoomba Regional Gallery, + national tour
1997 Memento, Makers Mark Gallery, Sydney
1997 Art in Case, travelling exhibition, NL
1996 The Treasure of Aisha, Centrum voor Beeldende Kunst, Groningen, NL
1996 Designers on Location, Amsterdam, NL
1996 Culi-Dis performance, Netherlands Design Institute, Amsterdam, NL
1996 VES, Wilhelminagasthuis, Amsterdam, NL
1995 Kunst Rai, Amsterdam, NL
1995 SBK Kunstuitleen, ‘t Gooi, NL
1990 Amsterdam/Tokyo Exchange, Rietveld Pavilion, NL
1990 Amsterdam/Tokyo Exchange, Hiko Mizuno College, Japan
1990 Telecom Fine Arts Scholarship, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney
1989 Bespoke, Arthaus, Sydney
1988 Made in Sydney, The Works, Sydney
1988 Endangered Spaces, Artspace, Sydney
Awards
2009 Australia-Japan Foundation, Project Grant
2008 Australia Council for the Arts, Presentation and Promotion
2008 NAVA Marketing Grant
2007 Research Support Grant, University of Sydney
2007 Australia China Council Residency Project Grant
2006 Australia China Council Residency
2006 Visions of Australia, Department of Communications, Training & the Arts
2005 Australia Council for the Arts, New Work Grant
2005 Special Studies Project, University of Sydney
2005 Australian Postgraduate Award, UWS
2005 University of Western Sydney Post-Graduate Top-Up Award
2005 Arts NSW
2005 Mondriaan Foundation, the Netherlands, International Presentation Fund
2004 Australia Council for the Arts, Presentation & Promotion Grant
2003 Australia Council for the Arts, Skills & Arts Development Grant
2003 University of Sydney Postgraduate Research Support Scholarship
2002 Museums & Galleries Foundation NETS, Exhibition Development Grant
2000 NAVA Marketing Grant
1989 Graduate Jewellery Award, COFA, Sydney
Conferences
2004 The Curiosity of Peter, St George Regional Museum, Hurstville
2004 Consuming the object: jewellery as cultural marker, Challenging Craft, Robert Gordon University, Scotland
2004 We are what we eat, Inherited Futures, JMGA International Conference, Melbourne
2003 Collecting the peripheries, Uncover 2003, University of Sydney
1995 atopos & the consumable, The Body Politic, University of Northumbria, UK
1993 Are you ready?, Cultural Diversity: JMGA International Conference, Melbourne
Publications and Reviews
2010Editor; By Example: Australian jewellery, Findeis, K. Sydney: 2010, ISBN 978-0-646-52755-0
2008Author; samples: & other collections, Findeis, K. Sydney: 2008, ISBN 978-0-646-49233-9
2008 West, M. A Poetics of Taxonomy, www.craftaustralia.org.au, 30 October 2008
2008 profile, Kernebone, F. Taxonomy, Sunday Arts, ABC TV, Sunday 22 June 2008
2007 Author/ Editor; Introduction, ‘on Location: making stories’, Findeis, K (ed.), Sydney: 2007, JMGA-NSW
Inc. (conference proceedings)
2007 Author/ Editor; Hidden Cities: Beijing Sydney, Findeis, K. Sydney: 2007. University of Sydney. (book)
2007 Co-Author/ Editor; Once upon a time, Findeis, K & Teng Fei. Sydney 2007: University of Sydney. (cat.)
2005 Author/ Refereed Paper; Consuming the Object, in ‘Inherited Futures: technologies to trap ideas’, Baines, R & Errey, S. (eds.), Melbourne: 2005, RMIT University Press. p. 127 – 130
2004 Author/ exhibition review; Something in the water, Object, Issue 45 p. 77
2004 Author/ exhibition review; 3way and the space between, Object, Issue 44 p. 77
2004 Author/ Refereed Paper; We are what we eat, in Challenging Craft, Burnett G. (ed), Gray’s School of Art, Robert Gordon University (CD-rom of conference proceedings)
2003 Metal Element, - review Bob Thompson, Object, Issue 43 p. 87
2000 Author/ Chapter; “Atopos & the consumable” in, The Body Politic, Stair J (ed), London: 2000, Crafts Council, p.141 - 153. (conference proceedings)
1999 Carried by the Body - review Ingrid Mills, Object 4/99, p. 39
1999 Utility? - review John McPhee, Object 1/99, p. 26/7
1998 Image; Object 4/98, p. 12
1997 Author; VES Brief 1/1997, NL
1996 Author; VES Brief 3/1996, NL
1996 Pretty as a Picture - review, Van der Burgt, A., Brabants Dagblad 24-06-96, NL
1996 The Treasure of Aisha, - review, Nieuwsblad van het Noorden 12-03-96, NL
1995 Image, Bijvoorbeeld, nr 2 1995, NL
1995 Image, Bijvoorbeeld, nr 3 1995, NL
1995Author; Snapshot, Artwrite, 1/95 UNSW
1995 Author; Lemel Magazine, Summer 94/95
1994 Author; An Australian in Amsterdam, Lemel Magazine, Summer 93/94
Professional Experience and Memberships
2006 Chair, Jewellers & Metalsmiths Group of Australia-NSW Inc.
2006 Management of Sophia St Studios
2005-2006 Secretary, Jewellers & Metalsmiths Group of Australia-NSW Inc.
2004-2007 Member, Object Advisory Forum, Object: Australian Centre for Craft & Design
2001 Curriculum Consultant, TAFE NSW
1997 professional member of National Association of the Visual Arts (NAVA)
1991 Jewellery Artist, Self-employed
1991-1996 Establishment and management of Atelier 4OOG, Amsterdam
1988 member of Jewellers & Metalsmiths Group of Australia
Relevant Professional Experience
2013 Senior Lecturer, Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney
2008-2012 Studio Chair/ Lecturer, Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney
2001 Lecturer, Sydney College of the Arts, University of Sydney
2000-2001 Senior Assesments Officer, Universities Admissions Centre, Auburn
1999-2001 Teacher, Design Centre, Enmore Sydney Institute, TAFE NSW
1997-1998 Teacher, Northern Sydney Institute, TAFE NSW
1995-1997 Gallery Assistant, Amsterdam Centre for Photography
REKA GOTTLIEB
Currently I’m studying Fashion and Accessory Design in the School of
Arts at the University of Applied Sciences in Budapest. Within my work
I’m mixing inspiring modern, fresh forms with traditional hand crafting
however experimenting with cutting edge technologies has become my
key focus over recent years. Flexibility, variability and constructability
are the three main components of my design philosophy.
Throughout my projects I’m often interested in creating multi functional
designs therefore customers can create their own unique product
according to their taste. Both the consumer and the designer can
continuously expand the collection this way. In addition to variability
the changeable components return on the tricky surface that would
change form according to the taste, creativity and body shape of its
wearer. According to my creative aesthetics structure defines shape,
yet shape doesn’t define structure.
Reka Gottlieb
CHANGE-WAVE form variation 1
Polyester, polypropylene, cotton, viscose, pvc
Dimensions variable
$980
REKA GOTTLIEB
Education
2014-Present Fashion and Textile Design, Master, University of Applied Sciences, Budapest Hungary
2011-2014 Fashion and Accessories Design, Bachelor, University of Applied Sciences,Budapest Hungary
2008-2010 Fashion and styling assistant, Novus School of Arts, Budapest Hungary
2008-2010 Ferenczy István Visual Art School, Budapest Hungary
2007 Graphic Design, University Of West Hungary, Szombathely Hungary
Selected Group Exhibitions
2014 London Fashion Week, London UK
2013 Design Week, Budapest Hungary
2013 Central European Fashion Days, Millenáris, Budapest Hungary
2013 Vivart Festival, Budapest Hungary
Selected Residencies
2013 Art & Fashion Residency, Khoj International Artists’ Association, Delhi India
BENJA HARNEY
Benja Harney is one of the world’s leading paper engineers. His studio,
Paperform, is based in Surry Hills. Through his passion for paper he
has been dedicated to raising the profile of this medium both here in
Australia and abroad. Over the past 9 years he has applied his skills
across a wide range of creative fields. Notable recent collaborations
include Google, Samsung, Hermès, Kylie Minogue, Romance Was Born,
Lego, Artbank and Kaldor Public Art Projects. In 2012 he was awarded
Best Visual Artist at the FBI Sydney Music, Art and Culture Awards and
his work is currently on show in South Korea and China as part of the
World Pop-Up Exhibition.
Benja Harney
Diana, 2014
300gsm laser cut card
Dimensions variable
NFS
INARI KIURU
Inari Kiuru is a Finnish-born artist, silversmith and graphic designer
who lives in Melbourne, Australia, with her daughter and husband.
Having recently graduated with Honours from Object Based Practice
(Fine Art) at RMIT University, her work is evolving to include objects,
jewellery, images and mixed-media installation. Inari reflects on
the magic within the mundane, observing and portraying seemingly
unimportant, everyday subjects with a sense of their often hidden
extraordinariness, or marrying them with unexpected elements.
For her, it’s important to share a personal experience of a place,
form, or an atmosphere in a way that evokes questions and opens
up possibilities for the imagination. Inari is inspired by industrial
landscapes, forests, dreamed far futures, cities, clouds and changing
skies; loves photographing rubbish on the roadside, houses in the
dark, and colliding with random strangers. She has exhibited her work
in group exhibitions since 2008 in Australia, USA, Germany, Estonia
and The Netherlands, and is planning her first solo show for 2015.
Inari Kiuru
Winter, 2014
Stainless steel, brass, sterling silver, 9c gold, enamel, enamel paint, varnish
30 x 15 x 8 cm
$1,430
INARI KIURU
Education
2008-2013 BA Honours in Fine Arts: Gold & Silversmithing, RMIT University, Melbourne
2002 First Class Honours in Visual Communication: Graphic Design, Curtin University of Technology, Perth WA
1992-1995 Studies in Visual Communication: Graphic Design, Aalto University, Helsinki, Finland
1990 Rotary Exchange Student from Finland to Australia
Selected Group Exhibitions
2014 Mari Funaki Award for Contemporary Jewellery, Gallery Funaki, Melbourne
2013 Words and Works from a World Away, Melbourne and Tallinn, Estonia
2013 Oomph! OBD Honours graduate exhibition, First Site, RMIT, Melbourne
2013 Good as Gold, RMIT OBD graduate exhibition, 45 Downstairs, Melbourne
2013 Wondernamel, First Site, RMIT, Melbourne
2012 Heat Exchange, Shemer Art Gallery & Museum, Arizona, USA and Germany
2012 The Trivial Ring, Studio 20/17, Waterloo, Sydney
2012 Oh Opal!, Redox Gallery, Geelong & Studio 20/17, Waterloo, Sydney
2011 International Graduate Exhibition, Galerie Marzee, Netherlands
2011 CRÈME, School of Art Gallery, RMIT, Melbourne
2011 Art Melbourne, Royal Exhibition Buildings, Melbourne
2011 Australian Silver & Metalwork Exhibition, Buda Contemporary, Castlemaine VIC
Selected Awards
2014 Judges’ Commendation, Mari Funaki Award for Contemporary Jewellery
2013 Emily Hope Prize for Figurative Work (Acquisitive), RMIT
2011 Koodak Enamelling Prize in Wondernamel 2011, RMIT
2011 Design Institute of Australia: ASDA student competition, first place in Jewellery
2011 Children’s Book Council of Australia Awards: Notable Book, Magpie: Illustrator
2010 Don Begbie Award for Excellence in Gold & Silversmithing (Acquisitive), RMIT
2010 Craft Victoria: FRESH! TAIT Mentorship-award and Studio Round Identity-package
Employment, Professional Practice and Development
2010-2014 Emerging contemporary object designer and photographer,
Tenant at Northcity4 jewellery collective, Brunswick
1996-2014 Graphic Design Studio Inari Kiuru
2010-2012 Masterclasses with Linda Darty, Doris Betz and David Bielander, RMIT Professor Elizabeth Turrell, Perth
2001-2003 Sessional lecturer in Visual communication, Typography, Design technology, Curtin University, WA
JOYCE MAKITALO
Joyce Makitalo’s pieces are handmade by third-generation artisans
from a community of goldsmiths, following time-honored methods
of production. The interesting combination of rough stones and
polished metal indicates the influence of past eras and the concept
of futurism. Her bold, raw and almost talismanic pieces reflect her
passion for art and her fondness for fashion.
Her works have been featured in international publications such as
Vogue US, WWD, Oprah, Marie Claire US, Paper Magazine, JCK and
Genlux, among others. They have also been seen on celebrities such
as Katy Perry, Paris Hilton and Liv Tyler.
Joyce Makitalo
VALKYR NECKLACE
Amethyst, rubelite and chrysocola, handmade brass coated in
18k yellow & white gold
120 cm chain, 9 x 7 cm pendants
$2,900
JOYCE MAKITALO
Education
2014 Graduate Gemology, Gemological Institute of America
1996 Short Courses on Graphic Design
1993-1996 University of Sto. Tomas Fine Arts
Solo Exhibitions
2014 Guerlian x J Makitalo, Rouge G Jewelry Exhibition, MLA
2011 Non Saint, Jewelry Exhibition, MLA
2009 Valentina as Venus, Jewelry Exhibition, MLA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012 London-Phillipines Fashion Show, Victoria House, London UK
2010 Inno Sotto: Thirty at Twenty Ten Gala, Fashion and Jewelry Show, Cultural Center of the Phillipines, MLA
2010 Modern Mythologies, Jewelry Exhibition, MLA
2006 A Night of India, Painting Exhibition, Indian Embassy, MLA
2005 Sibelius– Oceanides, Painting Exhibition, Finnish Embassy MLA
2001 Culture and Agriculture, Art Exhibition, Landbank, MLA
2000 Television Painting Exhibition, Phillipine Heart Center, MLA
1999 Collective: Kasilay Painting Exhibition, Le Souffle, MLA
Awards and Recognition
2009 Top Ten Designers, Preview Magazine
2008 Jewelry Design Award (Non-Traditional Category), Guild of Phillipine Jewelers
Work Features
US Vogue
WWD
Oprah Magazine
Marie Claire US
JCK
Harpers Baazar Singapore
Paper Magazine US
Genlux US
Haute Living US
HerWorld Singapore
Selected Professional Experience
2009-2014 Creative Director at Maison Makitalo
1997-2001 Senior Graphic Designer at Luxor Outdoor Advertising
CLAIRE MCARDLE
Claire McArdle has held six solo exhibitions. She curated an exhibition
of Australian and Estonian jewellery and objects that was exhibited
in Melbourne last year and will be shown in Tallinn, Estonia at the end
of this year. This included an exhibition publication. Last year she won
first place in Contemporary Wearables ‘13 and undertook a residency
in Oaxaca, Mexico. Her work has been exhibited in Australia, Thailand,
Hong Kong, USA, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Austria and The
Netherlands.
Claire McArdle
Purple Neckpiece, 2011
Hand dyed silk
46 x 44 x 6 cm
$2,600
CLAIRE MCARDLE
Education
2010-2011 Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) Honours First Class, Gold & Silversmithing, RMIT University
2011 Exchange at the Estonian Academy of Arts, Tallinn, Estonia
2007-2009 Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) with Distinction, Gold and Silversmithing, RMIT University
Solo Exhibitions
2014 Identity Fair, D11 at Docklands, Melbourne
2014 Sunscreen, Personal Space Project, Canberra
2013 Gilty, No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne
2013 Worn Translations, Craft, Melbourne
2012 Public Displays of Attention, Studio 20/17, Sydney
2011 Public Displays of Attention, First Site Gallery, Melbourne
2010 Tokens of Place, Guildford Lane Gallery, Melbourne & A&E Metal, Sydney
Selected Group Exhibitions
2014 The Poetics of Place, ATTA Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
2014 Silver, D11, Melbourne
2014 100 Sleepers, Kings ARI, Melbourne
2013 Words & Works from a World Away, Project Space/Spare Room, Melbourne
2013 Contemporary Wearables ‘13, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Toowoomba QLD
2013 Suspended in Pink, The Atrium, Birmingham, Studio Gabi Green
2013 Suspended in Pink, Munich & Heide Lowe Gallery, Delaware
2013 mmmmm...exhibition, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney
2012 mmmmm...exhibition, Hong Kong Visual Arts Centre, Hong Kong
2012 Its Got Legs, School of Art Gallery RMIT, Melbourne
2012 Coming Up From the South, Crafthaus, online exhibition
2012 Oh Opal:reimagining Australia’s National Gemstone, Redox Gallery, Geelong VIC
2012 Oh Opal:reimagining Australia’s National Gemstone, Studio 20/17, Sydney
2012 Art Melbourne Fair, Royal Exhibition Building, Melbourne
2011 It Was Like A Fever, No Vacancy Gallery, Melbourne
2011 11th Biennial Leviny Commemorative Silver Exhibition, Buda, Castlemaine VIC
2010 Siemen - RMIT Fine Art Scholarship Exhibition, RMIT Gallery, Melbourne
2010 Annual Marzee Selection of Graduate Work Jewellery
2010 International Academies and Colleges, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
2009 Explorations 09, A&E Metal Award, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney
2009 Explorations 09, A&E Metal Award, Guildford Lane Gallery, Melbourne
Selected Awards and Grants
2013 First Prize, Contemporary Wearables ‘13, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery
2013 Australian Artists’ Grant, National Association for the Visual Arts
2013 Art Start Grant, Australia Council for the Arts
2011 Gold & Silversmithing Maggie Fairweather Residency Award
2011 Emily Hope Award for Figurative Jewellery
2009 Klepner’s Award for Best Limited Production Series Jewellery
2009 Explorations 09, Guildford Gallery Prize
2008 Koodak Award for Top Student Second Year
2007 Koodak Award for Top Student First Year
Residencies
2013 Arquetopia, Oaxaca, Mexico
2012 Gold & Silversmithing Maggie Fairweather Residency, RMIT University, Melbourne
Selected Curatorial Projects
2014 Words & Works from a World Away, Estonian Museum of Applied Art & Design, Tallinn
2013 The Matter at Hand (curatorium), First Site Gallery, Melbourne
2013 Words & Works from a World Away, Project Space/Spare Room, Melbourne
Selected Professional Experience
2013 Technical Assistant, Object Based Practice, RMIT University, Melbourne
2013 Worn Translations Workshop, Craft, Melbourne
Collections
Toowoomba City Collection, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Toowoomba W.E McMillan Collection, RMIT University
VINCENT PONTILLO-VERRASTRO
Vincent Pontillo-Verrastro is currently a graduate student at Indiana
University, Bloomington, completing his MFA in Metalsmithing
and Jewelry Design in May 2015, and received his BFA in Metal/
Jewelry Design from SUNY Buffalo State College in 2012. His work
has been shown in various national and international exhibitions,
including venues such as Galerie Marzee (Nijmegen, NL), World
Art Museum China Millennium Monument (Beijing, CN), Walker Art
Center (Minneapolis, MN), and the Cole Art Center (Nacogdoches, TX).
Recently he has been a recipient of the prestigious Society of North
American Goldsmiths Educational Endowment Scholarship, ranking
First Place amongst North American applicants. His work can be
seen in publications such as 500 Plastic Jewelry Designs published
by Lark Books, and Canvas, a creative arts magazine published and
distributed throughout southern Indiana.
Vincent Pontillo-Verrastro
side to side, 2014
PLA, ebony, fox fur, leather, thread
53 x 19 x 10 cm
$1,500
VINCENT PONTILLO-VERRASTRO
Education
2015 Master of Fine Arts Candidate in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2012 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Metal/Jewelry Design, State University of New York College at Buffalo
Solo Exhibitions
2012 Here Me, Dr. Margaret Eschner Bacon Student Gallery, Buffalo State College USA
2012 Untitled, Ashker’s Gallery, Buffalo NY USA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2014 The Kinsey Institute Juried Art Show, Grunwald Gallery, Bloomington USA
2014 Resolutely Ambiguous, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis USA
2014 Open Field Running: SNAG Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Hilton, Minneapolis USA
2014 Refined VIII: Maker’s Choice, Reavley Gallery, Cole Art Center, Nacogdoches TX USA
2014 National Society of Arts & Letters: 2014 Visual Arts Competition and Exhibition, Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts
Center, Bloomington IN USA
2014 Material Matters: Making Connections, Art Avenue, Greenville NC USA
2013 Marzee International Graduation Show 2013, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen The Netherlands
2013 Beijing International Jewelry Exhibition, World Art Museum China Millennium Monument Beijing China
2013 newNormal, The Fuller Projects, Bloomington IN, Ivy Tech John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington IN USA
2013 Topeka Competition 31, Sabatini Gallery, Topeka KS USA
2013 10x10x10xTieton, Tieton Arts and Humanities, Tieton WA USA
2013 I Do...do I?, The Fuller Projects, Bloomington IN, Appalachian Center for Craft, Cookeville TN
2013 Two Point Perspective, Marsh Gallery, Indianapolis IN USA
2013 Beyond Borders, SNAG’s Annual Presentation of Student Work, Toronto ON Canada
2013OBJECT(ive), The Fuller Projects, Bloomington IN USA
2013 MFA Group Show, Grunwald Gallery, Bloomington IN USA
2013Fabricated, Target Gallery, Alexandria VA USA
2012 Bling, The Fuller Projects, Bloomington IN USA
2012 Design Student Exhibition, Czurles-Nelson Gallery, Buffalo State College
2011 Art in Craft Media 2011, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo NY USA
2010 METAL Inclinations2, Luke & Eloy Gallery, Pittsburgh PA USA
2010 Refined VI: Back to Basics, Reavley Gallery, Cole Art Center, Nacogdoches TX USA
2010 A Presence of Thought: SNAG Digital Student Exhibition, Houston TX USA
2010 Across the Visual Arts II, Czurles-Nelson Gallery, Buffalo State College USA
2010Charmed, Society for Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh PA USA
2009 CraftForms 2009, Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA USA
2009 Present/Represent, Loews Hotel, Philadelphia PA USA
2009 Metal Evolution, Loews Hotel, Philadelphia PA USA
2009 Art in Craft Media 2009, Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo NY USA
2009 Across the Visual Arts, Czurles-Nelson Gallery, Buffalo State College USA
2009 New Buffalo Artists, Center for Inquiry/Transnational, Buffalo NY USA
2009 Dean of Arts and Humanities Exhibition, Dean’s Gallery, Buffalo State College USA
2008 ArtExpo Las Vegas, Mandalay Bay Hotel, Las Vegas NV USA
2008 The Circular Exhibition: New York/Seoul, Hun Gallery New York, NY USA
2008 The Circular Exhibition: New York/Seoul, Gallery Ho, Seoul, South Korea
2008Cresting, SNAG Digital Student Exhibition, Savannah GA USA
2008 5x5x(5), Target Gallery, Alexandria VA USA
2008 Cross Pollination, Erie County Botanical Gardens, Buffalo NY USA
2008 Art of the Martini 7, Zaruba and Zaruba, Frederick MD USA
2008 Visual Arts Faculty/Staff Exhibition, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen MI USA
Selected Fellowships, Grants and Awards
2014 Society of North American Goldsmiths Educational Endowment Scholarship
2014 College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Travel Grant, Indiana University
2014 College of Arts and Humanities Institute Graduate Travel Grant, Indiana University
2013 Tanner Fellowship, Indiana University
2013 Friends of Art Award in Studio Art, Indiana University
2012 College of Arts and Sciences Fellowship, Indiana University
2012 Dean of Arts and Humanities Award for Excellence in Design, Buffalo State College
2011 Undergraduate Research Foundation Grant, Kinetics: Partnering Sculpture
2010 James Lombardo, Sr. Award, Buffalo State College
2010 Barbara and Donald Nelson Scholarship, Buffalo State College
2010 Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG) Conference Scholarship
2010 Undergraduate Research Foundation Grant, Handcrafted CAD
2009 SNAG Educational Endowment Scholarship
2009 Undergraduate Summer Research Fellowship, A Cut of Culture
2009 MAGrant Honorary Mention, Metal Arts Guild, San Francisco CA
2009 Niche Awards Finalist, Student, Metals/Non-Wearable/Sculptural
2009 SNAG Metal Evolution Viewer’s Choice Award
2009 7th Annual John J. Jauquet Award for Creative Excellence in Metal/Jewelry Design, Buffalo State College
2009 Undergraduate Research Foundation Travel Grant, Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA
2009 Undergraduate Research Foundation Travel Grant, SNAG Conference, Philadelphia PA
2009 Undergraduate Research Foundation Travel Grant, BMAC Niche Awards, Philadelphia PA
2009 Arts and Humanities Creative Associate, Buffalo State College
2008 Undergraduate Research Foundation Grant, Matryoshka, Meet Filigree
2008 Undergraduate Research Foundation Travel Grant, Art of the Martini 7, Frederick MD
2008 Undergraduate Research Foundation Grant, Armenian Artifacts and Ornamentation
2008 Undergraduate Research Foundation Travel Grant, SNAG Conference, Savannah GA
2008 Arts and Humanities Travel Grant, SNAG Conference, Savannah GA
2008 Metal/Jewelry Design Mentorship Program, Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington DC
2007 Undergraduate Research Foundation Grant, Hindu Cultural Symbols in Modern Design
Publications and Interviews
2014 Canvas, Creative Arts Magazine, vol. 17, Issue 1, pp.66-67
2013 Canvas, Creative Arts Magazine, vol. 17, Issue 1, pp.54-55
2013 Zooming Toward The Future Of Craft, Indiana Public Media/WFIU interview by Yaël Ksander.
posted 10.16.13 http://indianapublicmedia.org/arts/zooming-future-craft/
2013 Beyond The Plain Gold Band: An Artistic Proposal, Indiana Public Media/WFIU interview by Yaël Ksander.
posted 3.26.13 http://indianapublicmedia.org/arts/plain-gold-band-artistic-proposal/
2011 Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo NY, Art in Craft Media 2011
2010 American Craft, American Craft Council, vol. 70, No. 2, P.16
2009 500 Plastic Jewelry Designs, Ashville NC, Lark Books
2009 Wayne Art Center, Wayne PA, CraftForms 2009
2009 Burchfield Penney Art Center, Buffalo NY, Art in Craft Media 2009
2009 SNAG News, SNAG, vol. 17, No. 3, P.4
2009 Buffalo Spree, Buffalo NY, December 2009, P.31
2009 Elm Leaves, Buffalo NY, A Magazine of the Arts
2009 Niche Magazine, Philadelphia PA, Niche Awards 2009 Finalists
Extended Education
2014 Ideation with Sondra Sherman, Indiana University, Bloomington IN
2014 Open it, Close it with Cappy Counard, East Carolina University, Greenville NC
2014 Powerhouse Techniques with Alison Pack, East Carolina University, Greenville NC
2014 Chasing Relief with Avery Lucas, East Carolina University, Greenville NC
2014 Sketching in Clay with Brett Freund, East Carolina University, Greenville NC
2013 New Resin Surface Techniques with Jillian Moore, East Carolina University, Greenville NC
2013 Color, Texture and Form with Kathryn Osgood, East Carolina University, Greenville NC
2013 Making a Small Toy with Gary Schott, East Carolina University, Greenville NC
2013 Marriage of Metalsmiths with Dianne Rielly and Joost Durin, East Carolina University, Greenville NC
2012 Casting with Rubber with Yevgenia Kaganovich, Indiana University, Bloomington IN
2011 CAD/CAM with Nicole Jaquard, Buffalo State College, Buffalo NY
2010 Mesh is the Medium with Dennis Nahabetian, Buffalo State College, Buffalo NY
2009 Color on Metal with Darlys Ewoldt, Buffalo State College, Buffalo NY
2008 Hinges and Mechanisms with Tom Muir, Buffalo State College, Buffalo NY
Related Professional Experience
2013-Present Associate Instructor, Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design, Indiana University, Bloomington IN
2014 Vice President, Master of Fine Arts Organization (MFAO), Indiana University, Bloomington IN
2014 Exhibition Coordinator, Post-It, Room 1936, Hilton Hotel, Minneapolis MN
2014 Collaboration Coordinator, Indiana University (IU) / University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (UWW)
2013 Zoom, assisted organizing and operation of symposium, Indiana University, Bloomington IN
2013 Exhibition Coordinator, Shift: Contemporary Makers That Define, Expand, And Contradict The
Field of Art Jewelry
2013 Exhibition Coordinator, Collect, Indiana University, Bloomington IN
2013 Assistant, Zoom symposium, Indiana University, Bloomington IN
2013 Exhibition Coordinator, OBJECT(ive), The Fuller Projects, Bloomington IN
2013 Treasurer, Indiana University Metalsmithing and Jewelry Guild, Bloomington IN
2013 Assistant, Science Olympiad, Indiana University, Bloomington IN
2013 Assistant, SUCCESSorize, Ivy Tech, Bloomington IN
2008-2011 Chair, Annual Student Sale Committee, Buffalo State College, Buffalo NY
2010 Secretary, Students Involved in the Art of Metalsmithing (SIAM), Buffalo State College
2010 Teaching Assistant, DES330 Applied Jewelry Design, Buffalo State College, Buffalo NY
2008-2009 President, Students Involved in the Art of Metalsmithing, Buffalo State College, Buffalo NY
2008-2009 Metal/Jewelry Department Work-Study/Studio Monitor, Buffalo State College, Buffalo NY
2008 Visual Art Assistant, Metal/Jewelry, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen MI
2008 Lecturer, Cultural Anthropology/Metal, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Interlochen MI
2007 Metal/Jewelry Representative, Annual Student Sale, Buffalo State College, Buffalo NY
ZOE ROBERTSON
An open-minded approach to challenging the boundaries of jewellery
coupled with an intuitive relationship with materials is the driving
force and motivation behind her practice based research.
Design ideas arise by experimenting with a breadth of unconventional
materials; often industrial in nature she redirects these manufacturing
processes to offer a new direction to the discipline. These processes
continually serve to initiate a visual language that is capitalised upon
to create her work.
Her work is exhibited within an international arena and recent
accolades include being awarded an Honorable Mention at the
Cominelli Foundation’s International Competition for Contemporary
Jewellery (Italy). As well as being selected for the European Prize for
Applied Arts (Belgium) and the ITAMI International Contemporary
Jewellery Exhibition (Japan). Alongside her practice she is Course
Director for BA (Hons) Jewellery Design and Related Products at the
world-renowned School of Jewellery, Birmingham City University, UK.
Zoe Robertson
Subscribe Series, 2014
Hand drawn sublimation, free spun and thermo formed plastic,
stainless steel, aluminium, flock, silicone rubber
Dimensions variable
$3,780
ZOE ROBERTSON
Education
2006-2007 Postgraduate Certificate (Education), UCE Birmingham
1995-1997 BA (Hons) Silversmithing, Jewellery and Allied Crafts, London Guildhall University
1993-1995 HND Design Metals, Plymouth College of Art and Design
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2015 Flock O mania, Lanchester Gallery, Coventry UK
Selected Group Exhibitions
2014 30 years in the Making, Lesley Craze Gallery, London UK
2014 Collect, Saatchi Gallery, London UK
2014 Suspended in Green, V&V gallery, Vienna Austria
2014 Suspended in Green, Studio Gabi Green, Munich Germany
2014 Suspended in Green, Lesley Craze Gallery, London UK
2014 Schmuck Show, Muffathalle, Munich Germany
2013 Beijing International Jewelry Art Biennial, World Art Museum, Beijing China
2013 Ho Ho Ho, Friends of Carlotta, Zurich Switzerland
2013 Play for Display, Gallery Four, Gothenburg Sweden
2013 Enchanted Dialogues, Church of San Pietro, Verona Italy
2013 Brooching Verona, Church of San Pietro, Verona Italy
2013 L219 Performance Installation, Lanchester Gallery, Coventry UK
2013 22nd International Flock Symposium, Grand Hotel, Como Italy
2013 Stainless, Sheffield Institute of Arts Gallery, Sheffield UK
2013 Craftsense, Bilston Gallery, Bilston UK
2013 Suspended in Pink, School of Jewellery, Birmingham UK
2013 Suspended in Pink, Studio Gabi Green, Munich Germany
2013 Suspended in Pink, Heidi Lowe Gallery, Rehoboth Beach DE USA
2013 Suspended in Pink, Cicuits Bijoux, Paris France
2013 Suspended in Pink, V&V gallery, Vienna Austria
2012 International Competition for Contemporary Jewellery, Cominelli Foundation, Torri del Benaco Italy
2012 Sex, Drugs & Rock ’n’ Roll, Werkschau Simone Winkler, Kempten Germany
2012 Sex, Drugs & Rock ’n’ Roll, Galleria 42 Contemporaneo, Modena Italy
2012 Sex, Drugs & Rock ’n’ Roll, Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau Germany
2012 European Prize for Applied Arts, Les Anciens Abattoirs, Mons Belgium
2012 Diamond Jubilee Touring, School of Jewellery, Birmingham UK
2012 Diamond Jubilee Touring, Llantrisant Gallery, Llantrisant UK
2012 Diamond Jubilee Touring, Goldsmiths’ Centre, London UK
2012 Diamond Jubilee Touring, SH Gallery, Edinburgh UK
2012 Diamond Jubilee Touring, North Glasgow College, Glasgow UK
2012 Craftsmanship and Design Awards, Goldsmiths’ Hall, London UK
2012 Target the Heart, Electrum Gallery, London UK
2011 Obessionistas, School of Jewellery, Birmingham UK
2011 ITAMI International Contemporary Jewellery Exhibition, Itami Museum of Arts & Crafts, Itami Japan
2011 20th Legnica International Jewellery Competition, The Gallery of Art in Legnica, Legnica Poland
2011 Spring Bling, Platform Gallery, London UK
2011Alchemists, New Brewery Arts, Cirencester UK
2010 Portage: Textiles, Extremes of Scale, Bonhoga Gallery, Shetland Scotland
2010 Paradigm 2, Fei Liu Gallery, Beijing China
2010 Clerkenwell Design Week, Lesley Craze Gallery, London UK
2010 London Jewellery Week, Lesley Craze Gallery, London UK
2010 Craftsmanship and Design Awards, Goldsmiths’ Hall, London UK
2010 Paradigma, Escola Massana, Barcelona Spain
2010 SOFA Expo, SOFA New York, New York USA
2010 Miami International Art Fair, Art Miami Pavilion Miami USA
2010 Art Palm Beach, Palm Beach County Convention Center, Palm Beach USA
2009 ITAMI International Craft Exhibition, Itami Museum of Arts & Crafts, Itami Japan
2009 European Prize for Applied Arts, Les Anciens Abattoirs, Mons Belgium
2009 Paradigma, School of Jewellery, Birmingham UK
2009 In Their Own Words, Bank St Arts, Sheffield UK
2009 SOFA Chicago, Chicago Navy Pier, Chicago USA
Awards
2012 Honourable Mention at the International Competition for Contemporary Jewellery 2012
2012 Selected for European Prize for Applied Arts
2011 Selected for the 20th Legnica International Jewellery Competition, The Gallery of Art in Legnicia
2011 Selected for Itami International Craft Exhibition
2010 Silver Award for Gallery Jewellery, Goldsmiths Craft and Design Awards, London UK
2009 Selected for Itami International Craft Exhibition
2009 Selected for European Prize for Applied Arts
2002 Finalist craftsperson of the year, The Erotic Awards 2002
2002 1st Prize Jewellery/Fashion, 100% Rubber Design
1997 1st Prize for Fashion Jewellery Design The Jerwood Foundation
Selected Publications
2014 Collect 2014 - exhibition catalogue
2014 The London Magazine May Issue
2014 The Editor at Large May Issue
2014 Kensington & Chelsea Magazine May Issue
2014 Sloane Square Magazine April Issue 2014
2014 Time Out online Magazine March Issue
2014 I love you - Design Jewelry & Accessories ISBN: 978-988-12231-4-2
2013 Beijing International Jewellery Art Exhibition ISBN: 978-7-5180-0050-0
2013 Vogue – August 2013 Issue
2013 Professional Jeweller - “Jewellery Girls Rule” and online interview
2013 Urban Coco - The Power Issue Aug 2013 and online Interview for the Designer Spotlight
2013 Stain - less Members Exhibition Catalogue 2013
2013 Suspended in Pink ISBN: 987-1-904839-64-4
2012 Jewelbook. International Annual of Contemporary Jewel Art 12|13 ISBN: 978-90-5856-410-8
2012 European Prize for Applied Arts ISBN 978-2-87536-011-3
2012 Premio Fondazione Cominelle per il Gioiello Conteporaneo - exhibition catalogue
2012 Diamond Jubilee ISBN:978 – 1-904839-57-6
2011 Contemporary Jewellery Art: Innovative Materials ISBN: 978-1-908175-04-5
2011 20th Legnica International Jewellery Competition Exhibition Catalogue ISBN 978-83-62534-07-4
2011 Birmingham, Big City Culture
2010 Perception to be stretched at textile show – Shetland Times article
2010 Portage: Textiles, Extremes of Scale - exhibition catalogue
2010 Craftsmanship and Design Awards - exhibition catalogue
2010 Paradigma 2 ISBN 978-1-904839-39-2
2009 Paradigma ISBN 978-1-904839-36-1
2009 Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Jewellery Making Techniques ISBN 978-1-84448-490-4
2009 2009 ITAMI International Craft -exhibition catalogue
2009 European Prize for Applied Arts ISBN 978 – 2 – 87536-000-7
2009 In Their Own Words - exhibition catalogue
2009 The Compendium Finale of Contemporary Jewellery ISBN 9783939130956
2008 I.D. The international Design Magazine
2008 Textile Magazine No 32 pg 29
2008www.klimt02.net/exhibitions/index.php?item_id=10389
2008 Flock News Issue#1/1008 www.flock.de
2007 Jewellers Directory by Association for Contemporary Jewellery ISBN 9780713684094
2007 Silver Schools by The Gallery of Art in Legnica ISBN 83-87304-81-6
Related Professional Experience
Present Course Director, BA (Hons) Jewellery Design and Related Products, The School of Jewellery
2006-2010 Full time Lecturer, BA (Hons) Jewellery and Silversmithing, The School of Jewellery
2001-2007 Jewellery Designer, The Design Diva
2005-2006 Education coordinator, The Design Museum, London
2001-2005 0.5 Lecturer, 3D Design and Applied Arts Specialist Study Leader, Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art
and Design), Thames Valley University
2001-2003 Part-time Lecturer - 3D Design, Diploma in Foundation Studies (Art and Design), Somerset College of
Arts and Technology
1997-2001 Part-time Lecturer - 3D Design, Diploma in Foundation studies (Art and Design), The Arts Institute at
Bournemouth
1998-2000 0.6 Small Scale Metals Lecturer, BA (Hons) Applied Arts: Ceramics, Glass, Metals HND Design Metals,
Plymouth College of Art and Design
OLGAFACESROK
Slovenian jewellery designer Olga Košica and graphic designer Rok
Marinšek are the creative pair behind the Ljubljana based jewellery
label, olgafacesrok. Košica has a masters degree at the Royal College
of Art in London, while Marinšek completed visual communication
studies at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design. Inspired by
contemporary art, sculpture, painting and nature, their work is often
created by combining materials, techniques and latest technology
like 3D printing.
Complimenting each other as individuals with contrasting
backgrounds and ideas has helped them bring passion to their
daily design practice and can be seen translated into their stunning
creations. olgafacesrok have been behind several high-profile
projects including the exhibition “Inside Out” in the gallery Squat and
others in Berlin, a collaboration with menswear brand Wooyoungmi,
womenwear designer Masha Ma and various fashion editorials.
They presented their jewelry collections “Winter Garden” and “Lucid
Dream” with China based designer Masha Ma in the official Paris
Fashion Week schedule.
OLGAFACESROK
Winter Garden Necklace, 2014
3D printed polyamide powder, brass coated in copper
230 x 210x 30 cm
$1,820
OLGAFACESROK
Solo Exhibitions
2013Heart, olgafacesrok mixed show exhibition, Vetrinjski Dvor, Maribor, Slovenia
2013 Heart, olgafacesrok mixed show exhibition, Milk Gallery & Design Store, Istanbul, Turkey
2012 Inside out, olgafacesrok jewellery exhibition, Squat, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2012 Inside out, olgafacesrok jewellery exhibition, Villain concept store, Berlin, Germany
2010 Assembly, olgafacesrok jewellery exhibition, fashion festival, Graz, Austria
Selected Group Exhibitions
2014 International Talent Support, competition, jewelry finalist, Trieste, Italy
2014 Origin Passion and Beliefs, top 100 designers from NJAL platform; group fair presentation. Vicenza, Italy
2013 Masha Ma, Paris Fashion Week, 3D printed jewellery, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
2012 Masha Ma, Paris Fashion Week, 3D printed jewellery, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, France
2012 Maribor, Europian Capital of Culture, group jewellery exhibition, Maribor, Slovenia
2011 ILUSTRARIE, contribution for book of Independent illustrators, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2010 Wooyoungmi, Paris Fashion Week, jewelry line, Paris, France
NATALIE ROSIN
Natalie Rosin practices architecture and ceramics in Sydney,
Australia. She holds a Master of Architecture from the University of
New South Wales in addition to studying in the United States and
China as part
of her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.
Natalie is currently a member of Claypool at SQ1 Studios in Erskineville,
designing and producing jewellery for the brand Taupe Klein in addition
to creating tableware, architectural models and sculptural surfaces.
More recently her focus is toward the intersection between traditional
ceramic practices, digital fabrication and architecture, combining
hand-building methods with digital laser etching techniques. Natalie
has exhibited at various Australian galleries including Damien Minton
and Brand X in Sydney as well as Federation Square in Melbourne.
Natalie Rosin
Necklace 1
Porcelain, chord
30 x 24 cm
$395
NATALIE ROSIN
Education
2014 Masters of Architecture, University of New South Wales
2011 Bachelor of Architectural Studies, University of New South Wales
2011 Student Exchange Program, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY USA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2014 Art In Threads, Brand X Central Park, Sydney NSW
2013 Claypool group exhibition, Damien Minton Gallery, Redfern NSW
2013 Sydney Architecture Festival: Model Practice, Lumière Regent Place, Sydney NSW
2013 Etsy Interactive, Federation Square, Melbourne VIC
Groups and Associations
2014 Claypool Studio Member
2013 Professionals Australia Student Member
2012 Architecture United Magazine Contributor
2011 Cornell University Sustainable Design (CUSD)
2010 Student Organised Network for Architecture (SONA)
Selected Awards
2011 UNSW Student Exchange Scholarship
2010 UNSW FBE Research Link Scholarship
2008 NSW High School Certificate Premier’s Award
Professional Experience
2014-Present Architectural Graduate, McCullum Ashby Architects, Sydney
2013-Present Designer/production, TaupeKlein Ceramic Jewellery, Sydney
2013 Student Architectural Assistant, PTW Architects, Sydney
2012 Student Architectural Assistant, Architect Marshall, Sydney
2012 Architectural workshop instructor, ASPIRE Architecture Workshops, Sydney
2012 Site Volunteer, Sydney Open 2012, Sydney
2012 Student Architectural Intern, Zurita Architects, New York City
DANIELLA SARAYA
My name is Daniella Saraya and I am a new graduate of the Jewellery
Department -Shenkar College of engineering and design.
The world of jewellery for me is a place where I can ask, explore and
find new ways to create and work with materials, experiment and
learn how function composition and emotion come together in the
process of creation.
Making jewellery allows me to play and discover all kinds of materials
and colors, to connect them in different ways with reference to the
small details. It also gives me an option to study about 3 dimensional
structures and about the different ways to connect an object to the
human body.
Daniella Saraya
Neckpiece
$1,710
DANIELLA SARAYA
Education
2009-2013 BA Jewelry Design , Shankar College of Engineering and Design
2002-2006 Dror high school diploma -majoring in art and graphic design
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013 The Netherlands-Annual Marzee Graduate Work Jewelry 2013, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen Netherlands
2013 Shankar Jewelry Department Graduate Project Exhibition, Ramat-Gan at the Harry Oppenheimer Diamond Museum, Israel
2012 Fashion Jewelry Exhibition, Shankar School of Engineering and Design, Tel-Aviv Israel
Awards
2013 Diamond trade center excellence award of achievements at third year of studies
2012 Henri and Miriam Solan excellence award of achievements at second year of studies
Workshops
2012 Jewelry design workshop with Manuel Vilhena
2011 Jewelry design workshop with Nedda El- Asmar and Gisbert Stach
LIAUNG CHUNG YEN
Liaung-Chung Yen was born and raised in Taiwan, his jewellery and
artistic aesthetic is influenced by both Chinese culture and art. By
using metaphors in his designs, he thinks of his jewellery as small
expressions of art, desire, wit or sensuality, documenting time and
emotion. The work is not meant to isolate specific meanings, rather
suggest a moment of thought where stillness, beauty and illumination
can peacefully coexist.
Liaung Chung Yen
02209025
Brooch, one of a kind, sterling silver frame, oxidized pierce pattern plate, sterling 22k
yellow gold flourishing elements, 18k yellow gold plate w/21 dias (0.11 cttw)
6 x 5 cm
$2,900
LIAUNG CHUNG YEN
Awards and Recognitions
2013 NICHE Awards, Jewelry, Gold with Stone
2012 2nd place, Gold Distinction, MJSA Vision Award
2012 NICHE Award finalist, Jewelry Gold and Silver with Stones
2011 Finalist, New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship”, Craft/Sculpture
2009 NICHE Award Finalist, Recycle
2007 Second Place, Natural Color Diamond Distinction, Manufacturing Jewelers & Suppliers of America (MJSA)
Vision Award Design Competition
2007 NICHE Award Finalist, Jewelry Gold
2005 Fellowship, New York Foundation for the Arts
2005 Honorable Mention, Wearable Expressions 2005-2006, The Fifth Biennial International Juried Exhibition,
Palos Verdes Art Center, Rancho Palos Verdes, California USA
2005 First Place, Secret Identities, juried exhibition, Gallery MIM, Baltimore, Maryland USA
2005 Honorable Mention, Containers/Contained, Target Gallery, Alexandria, Virginia USA
1995 Good Design Award,1995 Furniture Design Selection and Competition, Taiwan
1995 Excellent Design Award,1995 Contest of New Design and Development of Jewelry and Accessories
in Taiwan, Taiwan
Publications
2012 Showcase 500 Rings
2011 21st Century Jewelry: The Best of 500 Series
2011 Chains Chains Chains
2011 New Rings
2010 500 Gemstone Jewels: A Sparkling Collection of Dazzling Designs
2009 500 Plastic Jewelry Designs
2008 Adorn: New Jewelry
2008 500 Wedding Rings: Celebrating a Classic Symbol of Commitment
2008 Art Jewelry Today 2
2007 500 Earrings: New Directions in Contemporary Jewelry
2007 The Best of America – Jewelry Artists & Artisans, Volume 1
2007 Metalsmith Exhibition in print
2005 500 Brooches: Inspiring Adornments for the Body
2004 1000 Rings: Inspiring Adornments for the Hand
2003 Art Jewelry Today
Permanent Collections
National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Olso, Norway
Museum of Contemporary Craft Teaching Collection, Portland, OR USA
MELINDA YOUNG
Melinda Young has a Master of Visual Arts from Sydney College of the
Arts, University of Sydney. She has participated in over 130 exhibitions
in Australia and overseas since 1997 with recent solo exhibitions in
Sydney, Adelaide and Melbourne.
Melinda has had extensive professional involvement with
contemporary craft and design since 1999 through employment
in galleries and as a teacher, writer and curator; her most recent
curatorial project was The Poetics of Place, an exhibition of
contemporary Australian jewellery shown at Atta Gallery in Bangkok,
Thailand. Melinda is currently a Sessional Lecturer in jewellery at the
University of NSW Faculty of Art & Design (formerly COFA).
Melinda Young
The Arborist’s Pearls
Freshwater pearls, coral, jade, 925 silver,
gold plated 925 silver, artificial plant foliage
60 cm chain
$385
MELINDA YOUNG
Education
2000-2002 Master of Visual Arts, (Jewellery and Object Design), Sydney College of the Arts
1995-1999 Bachelor of Visual Arts, Honours, (Jewellery and Object Design), Sydney College of the Arts
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2014 Washaway, Personal Space Project, Canberra, ACT
2013 the world is a pearl… Studio 20/17, Sydney, NSW
2013 Fruitopian Dreams, Curio Cabinet @ gaffa Gallery, Sydney
2010 threadworks, Pablo Fanque at the Sherman Art Foundation, Sydney
2009 Take a ball of thread... Craft Victoria, Melbourne
2009 Take a ball of thread... Vic & Zu Design, Adelaide, SA
2008 Take a ball of thread... Pablo Fanque, Sydney
Selected Group Exhibitions Since 2008
2015 A fine possession: Jewellery and Identity, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney (upcoming)
2014 Over your head, Stanley Street Gallery, Sydney
2014 Feast, Studio 20/17, Sydney
2014 Artisans in the Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
2014 Fingers Annual Group Show, Fingers, Auckland, New Zealand
2013 unnatural Tendencies, The National, Christchurch, NZ
2013 unnatural Tendencies, Studio 20/17, Sydney
2013 unnatural Tendencies, Craft, Melbourne
2013 Artisans in the Gardens, Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney
2013 Fingers Annual Group Show, Fingers, Auckland, NZ
2013 Earth to Earth, Ashes to Ashes, Studio 20/17, Sydney
2013 The year of the snake, The National, Christchurch, NZ
2013 Unsettled: Recent Acquisitions of Australian Art, Art Gallery of South Australia
2013 Life in your hands, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, Booragul, NSW & national tour
2013 Once More with Love, Studio 20/17, Waterloo, NSW
2013 Once More with Love, Bilk Gallery, Canberra, ACT
2013 Once More with Love, NorthCity4, Melbourne, Vic
2012 20 Years: Rhianon Vernon-Roberts Collection, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
2012 Fingers Annual Group Show, Fingers, Auckland, New Zealand
2012 Unnatural Acts, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco
2012 Unnatural Acts, craft, Melbourne, VIC
2012 Unnatural Acts, The National, Christchurch, NZ
2012 Unnatural Acts, Artisan, Brisbane
2012 Unnatural Acts, Studio 20/17, Sydney
2011 Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor, Artisan, QLD & National Tour
2011 unnatural, Naturally, JamFactory, Adelaide
2011 unnatural Tendencies, Fingers, Auckland, New Zealand
2011 New Australian Contemporary Decorative Arts, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
2011 Woohooh! Contemporary Jewellery, Touring to galleries in Hong Kong, Sydney, Taipei & Bangkok
2011 Pieces of Fate, Pieces of Eight, Melbourne
2011 The Art of Engagement, Objectspace, Auckland, NZ
2011 Made in the World, Norwegian Museum of Art, Architecture & Design, Oslo, Norway
2010 unnatural, Naturally, Quoil, Wellington NZ
2010 unnatural, Naturally, Masterworks, Auckland NZ
2010 unnatural, Naturally, Pieces of Eight, Melbourne
2010 The Box Project, gaffa Gallery, Sydney
2010 The Box Project, The See Here, Wellington NZ
2010 The Box Project, Masterworks, Auckland, NZ
2010 Blue, Object Gallery, Sydney;
2010 By Example, The Museum of Arts and Crafts, Itami, Japan
2009 unnatural, Naturally, metalab, Sydney
2009 Precious Pendants, Object Gallery, Sydney
2009 Crafting Landscape, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, NSW
2008 refashioning the fashion, Object Gallery, Sydney
2008 recycled, renewed, reborn, Pablo Fanque, Sydney
Selected Grants, Awards and Residencies
2014 Artist in Residence, Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery, Broken Hill, NSW
2014 Recipient of Country Arts Support Program Grant, Regional Arts NSW
2008 Profile Award 2008 - Established Artist, Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Australia NSW
Public Collections
The Art Gallery of South Australia,Norwegian Museum of Art Architecture & Design
Selected Publications
Audio Design Museum: Accessible online at:
http://www.audiodesignmuseum.com/#/sydney/surry_hills_&_darlinghurst/
Zoe Walker, ‘Sisterhood of the Travelling Sketchbook’, Viva – The New Zealand Herald, 17 February 2010, p.21
Susan Kasson Sloan, 500 Plastic Jewellery Designs, Lark Books, Asheville NC, USA, 2009
Alice Blackwood, ‘Getting Hands On’, DQ (Design Quarterly), June/July 2009
Damien Skinner, The Icky and the Crappy – Considering Jewellery by Lisa Walker & Melinda Young, March 2009
http://pauadreams.co.nz/texts/the-icky-and-the-crappy/
Andy Lim (ed), The Compendium Finale of Contemporary
Selected Professional Experience
2011-Present Sessional Design Lecturer, Jewellery, University of NSW Faculty of Art & Design
2013 Workshops presented at: Royal Botanic Gardens, Sydney & Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery
2014 Curator: Poetics of Place – Contemporary Jewellery from Australia, Atta Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
2013 Gallery Assistant, Brenda May Gallery, Sydney
2013 Art Forum Talk, ANU, Canberra
2013 Workshops presented at: Powerhouse Museum, Studio 20/17 & Object Gallery Sydney, Pocket Studios Queanbeyan NSW
2013 Conference Paper presented at: JMGA Conference, Brisbane
2013 Casual Lecturer, Sydney College of the Arts
2012 Artist Talks at Object Gallery, Sydney & Craft, Melbourne.
2012 Workshops presented at: Object Gallery & Powerhouse Museum, Sydney
2012 ObjectLab workshop tutor, Sydney College of the Arts
2011-2013 Co-curator: unnatural acts, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, USA (exhibition toured to 4 venues in
New Zealand & Australia) with Lauren Simeoni
2011 unnatural, Naturally Workshop presented at: JamFactory, Adelaide with Lauren Simeoni
2010 Gallery Assistant, Studio 20/17
2010 Workshop Coordinator & Jewellery Tutor, metalab, Sydney
2010 Workshops presented at: Pieces of Eight, Melbourne, Vic & Manukau School of Visual Art, Auckland, NZ
2010 Speaker, Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery Craft Forum
2010 Guest Tutor, Whitireia Polytechnic, Porirua, New Zealand
2006-2010 Full Time Teacher, Jewellery and Object Design, Design Centre, Enmore, TAFE NSW
2009 Artist talk & workshops, Craft Victoria, Melbourne
2009 Artist talks: Pecha Kucha, metalab & JamFactory, Adelaide, SA
2009 Workshops presented at: metalab, Sydney & Lake Macquarie City Art Gallery, NSW
2004 Curator: metal element seven, Quadrivium, Sydney
2004 Curator: Forty, Object gallery, Sydney
2002-2004 Sessional Design Lecturer, Jewellery, College of Fine Arts, University of NSW
2003 Curator: metal element six, Quadrivium, Sydney
2003 Otto Kunzli Master Class Participant, SCA
2001 Casual Tutor, Object Art and Design Studio, Sydney College of the Arts
VACIDE ERDA ZIMIC
Vacide started her own studio and workshop with local artisans since
1999. She has designed her own textile collection and designs objects
out of recycled and reclaimed scrap fabrics like felt, cotton, alpaca,
carpet and other materials, combining different processes such as
sewing, rolling, sticking and cutting.
Her current collection includes handbags, necklaces, brooches,
earrings and many other fashion accessories. Some pieces of her
collections can be found exhibited in the New York MOMA store,
San Francisco MOMA, MOLAA (Museum of Latin American Art), The
Cooper Hewitt, The Art Institute of Chicago, MAD (Museum of Arts and
Design) in NYC.
She was chosen to participate in the 2008 and 2010 BID (Bienal
Iberoamericana de Diseño, Madrid, Spain). Her design of a
chrisanthemun brooche was on the cover of the Latin American VOGUE,
and she has designed a bag for the ABSOLUT VODKA trademark.
Vacide Erda Zimic
CARTERA IRA
Felt, carpet, silicon
30 x 31 cm
$200
VACIDE ERDA ZIMIC
Education
2013 Apprenticeship at Grimanesa Neuhaus ceramic Studio, Lima Perú
2013 Workshops Dagmar binder (berlin) lima, Perú
2012 Workshop Lotta Handsdotter printmaking, New York USA
2012 Workshop papelera Palermo suminagashi, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2012 Workshop Ceramics, Nanay Valdivia, Lima Perú
2006 Apprenticeship at Olga Flores silkscreen printing studio, lima Perú
1999 Contemporary photograph, Spanish Cultural Center, Lima Perú
1996 Ebrú, Turkish Art, Orval Institute, Lima Perú
1994-199 Fine Arts, Pontificia Universidad católica del Perú
Solo Exhibitions
2013 La Cena, Dédalo Gallery, Lima, Perú
2013 Designed by Culture, Treak Boutique, Kuwait
Selected Group Exhibitions
2014 Latin American Biennial of Design, Matadero, Madrid, Spain
2013 Exponatale, Dédalo Gallery, Lima, Perú
2013 American Express-Rita del Arte, Lima Perú
2013 7 visiones sobre diseño peruano, Galeria Nacional, Sao Paulo, Brasil
2013 the gold of the inkas, National Gallery of Australia, store exhibition, Canberra, Australia
2013 mammamia, Dédalo Gallery Lima Perú
2013 THE SOUND OF SILENCE, Brooches Virtual Exhibition, Beautiful People Live Art 2013
2013 Paper Jewelry – New Heights & Endless Combinations, virtual exhibition
2012 Exponatale, Dédalo Gallery Lima Perú
2012 VI Concurso de Diseño, Antropofagia Cultural Embassy of Brazil, Lima Perú
2012 MAPI museo de arte precolombino e indigena, Montevideo Uruguay
2012 mammamia, Dédalo Gallery Lima Perú
2012 1ra Subasta silenciosa Ankay, Lima, Perú
2012 Multipolar, Dédalo Gallery Lima, Perú
2011 seleccionados del “I Concurso Nacional de Excelencia en Artesanía UNESCO
2010 Latin American Biennial of Design, Matadero, Madrid Spain
2010 Vodka Absolut, Absolut Rock Edition Collection, Lima, Perú
2008 Latin American Biennial of Design, Matadero, Madrid Spain
Fairs
2014 Maison & Object - LOOKSUR, Paris, France
2014 International Gift & Home Furnishings Market, LOOKSUR, Atlanta, USA
2013 Maison & Object - LOOKSUR, Paris, France
2013 International Gift & Home Furnishings Market, LOOKSUR, Atlanta, USA
2012 New York Gift Fair, DIGS, New York, USA
2011 New York Gift Fair, DIGS, New York, USA
2010 New York Gift Fair, DIGS, New York, USA
2009 New York Gift Fair, DIGS, New York, USA
Conferences
2014 Lima Creativa, Museo Metropolitano de Lima, Lima, Perú
2013 Escuela São Paulo, Sao Paulo Brasil
2012 Pontificia Universidad Bolivariana (Colombia), Taller Latinoamérica, PUC
Exhibitions at Museum Stores
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, USA
The Art Instite of Chicago, USA
American Folk Art Museum, USA
The Textile Museum shop, USA
MOMA, Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA
MOMA, retail, JAPAN
MAD, Museum of Modern Arts, New York, USA
The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, USA
MOLAA, Museum of Latin American Art, USA
National Museum of Women, USA
Neuberger Museum of Art, USA
Cooper – Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, USA
Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA
SF MOMA Corey & Co, Maine, USA
Seattle Museum of Art, USA
Phoenix Art museum, USA
Relevant Professional Experience
1998 Stage Design Assistant “ Panamericana Televisión” Lima, Perú
1997 Stage Design Assistant “Andina de Radiodifusión ATV” Lima, Perú
Contemporary is a gallery space that aims to create
a cross cultural conversation through showing
and supporting emerging and established artists
from around the world. We aim to foster a strong
appreciation in Australian audiences for a new generation of foreign and
domestic artists and to expose both novice and established collectors to
these works.
By curating interactive exhibitions .M Contemporary aims to serve as a
platform that introduces all mediums of art ranging from traditional to
digital video art, interactive and immersive installations, showcasing
the skill, creativity and concepts of artists within these mediums
from around the world. .M Contemporary has a strong focus on
supporting these artists ongoing presence through regular exhibitions,
complemented by industry expert panel discussions, artist talks, social
events and more.
Recognising the need for broader participation and exposure to art,
.M Contemporary is also opening up itself to schools, universities and
other parties as a platform for education where an appreciation for
global and local contemporary art is inspired and nourished.
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Woollahra, Sydney, NSW 2025
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