Born:
1956 rotterdam Holland
Training / Education:
- 1974-1978 technical school for jewelry schoonhoven holland
- 1978-1983 rietveld academy Amsterdam holland
- 1981 working period at giampaolo babetto's studio ( 7 months )italy
Work Experience:
- 2004 guestlecturer at the royal college of art in london uk
- a one-week project
Exhibitions (Solo & Group Shows):
personal exhibitions (selection)
- since 1984 at:
- gallery nouvelles images-studio ton berends-the hague-holland
- gallery marzee-nijmegen-holland
- gallery ra-amsterdam-holland
- gallery slavik-vienna-austria
- museum het kruithuis-den bosch-holland
- gallery helene poree-paris-france
- gallery villa de bondt-gent-belgium
group exhibitions (selection) ( *=book or catalogue )
- since 1982 at:
- 1982 visions on jewelry-stedelijk museum-amsterdam-holland
- 1983 *the jewelry project-london-uk
- 1985 *new traditions-great britain-uk
- *attitudes-nl-gb-be-de
- 1987 *prospectiva-barcelona-spain
- *concepts,comments,process-montreal-canada
- 1989 *ornamenta-pforzheim-germany
- *combs-marzee-nijmegen-museum boymans van beuningen-rotterdam-holland
- 1990 *news from the netherlands-gulbenkian museum-lisbon-portugal
- *triennale europeen du bijou-musee du luxembourg-paris-france
- 1991 *europaisches kunsthandwerk-stuttgart-germany
- 1992 *bijou triennale-musee des arts decoratifs-paris-france
- 1993 *designprize-kunsthal-rotterdam-holland
- 1994 *signs and chains-Gemeentemuseum-arnhem-holland
- 1995 *handwerksmesse-munich germany ( also in 1980/82/83/2002 )
- 1996 *repetitions-travelling exhibition in the u.s.a. curated by Charon Kransen Arts
- 1997 *passion and profession-gallery ra-amsterdam-holland
- 1998 *jewellery moves-scottish museum-edinburgh-uk
- 1999 *the ring-sylvie lambert-paris-france ( book and travelling exhibition in the u.s.a. )
- *jewellery-david watkins-london-uk ( book )
- 2000 *the ego adorned-antwerp-belgium
- *jewels of mind and mentality-museum het kruithuis-den bosch-holland
- 2002 *21 tiaras for maxima-museum het kruithuis-den bosch-holland
- 2003 *roermond's choise-stedelijk museum roermond/marzee-roermond-holland
- SOFA New York, repr.by Charon Kransen Arts USA
- SOFA Chicago, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts USA
- Int. Art + Design Fair NY, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts USA
- ArtForm Palm Beach, Florida, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts USA
- Gallery Materia, Scottsdale AZ.curated by Charon Kransen Arts USA
- 2004 studio marijke-padova-italy
- SOFA New York, repr.by Charon Kransen Arts USA
- SOFA Chicago, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts USA
- Int. Art + Design Fair NY, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts USA
- PalmBeachContemporary, Florida, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts USA
Awards / Grants:
awards:
- 1990-emmy van leersum prize-fonds voor de kunsten-amsterdam-holland
- 1993-nomination designprize-rotterdam-holland
- 1996-nomination ra-award-gallery ra-amsterdam-holland
- 2000-feja-vienna-austria (first european jewellery award)
- 2004-marzee prize-galerie marzee-nijmegen-holland
grants:
- thanks to the netherlands foundation for visual arts,design and architecture ( fonds bkvb )
Collections (Private & Museum):
in the collection of:
- stedelijk museum-amsterdam-holland
- museum boymans van beuningen-rotterdam-holland
- gemeentemuseum-the hague-holland
- gemeentemuseum-arnhem-holland
- apeldoorns museum-apeldoorn-holland
- textielmuseum-tilburg-holland
- museum het kruithuis-den bosch-holland
- zeeuws museum-middelburg-holland
- knapp collection-new york-u.s.a.
- slovak national gallery-bratislava-slovak republic
- musee des arts decoratifs-paris-france
- and several private collections
Publications:
see exhibitions: * = book or catalogue
- 1985 the new jewelry-peter dormer+ralph turner-thames and hudson publ.
- 2004 het nederlandse sieraad in de 20e eeuw-marjan unger-thoth publ.
Artist Statement:
from 2000 i am working on the 'beautiful city' collection. lying flat each piece is a groundplan of places or rooms. when worn the geometrical work changes into a flowing jewel, part of a beautiful, living city.
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