| Born:
Delémont in Switzerland
Training / Education:
- 1987-1988 School of Decorative Arts in Geneva, Switzerland
- 1988-1991 School of Applied Arts in Geneva, branch :Jewellery and Objects
- Professor : Esther Brinkmann. Switzerland
Work Experience:
- Since 1991 independent Workshop
- 2001- Opening of Gallery ZIN in Delémont, Swizerland
Exhibitions (Group Shows):
- 1989 « The comb », Gallery Marzee,Nijmegen, Holland
- « Utopie 89 » , Grand Palais, Paris, France
- 1990 «3e Triennale du bijou contemporain » Musée du Luxembourg, Paris, France
- « Studies Jewels“ , Gallery NO Lausanne, Switzerland
- 1991 «Studies Jewels», Gallery Michèle Zeller, Bern, Switzerland
- «Unikat Schmuck», International Exhibition, Frankfurt, Germany
- 1992 « Les Grandes Epoques de la Bague »,Museum of Decorative Art Paris France
- « Les Grandes Epoques de la Bague »Liberty, London, England
- 1993 «Schmuckszene `93 »Munich, Germany
- « 3 jewelers » Gallery NO , Lausanne, Switzerland
- «3 jewelers» Gallery Equinox, Carouge, Switzerland
- «Fétiches et Talismans», Gallery Michèle Zeller, Bern, Switzerland
- °1994 «Schmuck aus der Romandie», Gallery Schmuck Forum, Zürich, Switzerland
- «Internationale Jewelry exh.», Gallery Michèle Zeller, Berne, Switzerland
- «Federal Award of Applied Arts», Museum für Gestaltung, Basel, Switzerland
- 1995 «Talente `95», Munich, Germany
- «Or et Médailles» World Gold Council, Salon Bijorhca, Porte de Versailles, Paris, France
- « Artistes de la Galerie », Gallery Hélène Porée, Paris, France
- 1997 « Fashion and Jewelry », Museum of Applied Arts in Lausanne, Switzerland
- 1998 «Nine Jewelers», Gallery Vice Versa, Lausanne, Switzerland
- 2001 « Parures d’ailleurs, parures d’ici, incidences, coïncidences » Museum of Design (MUDAC),Lausanne, Switzerland
- «Exhibition”»Contemporary Art Centre, Utrecht, Holland
- « Parures d’ailleurs, parures d’ici, incidences, coïncidences », Gewerbe Museum, Winterthur, Switzerland
- 2002 « The Swiss Jewel in the 20th century », Museum of Art and History, Geneva,Switzerland / National Museum, Zürich Switzerland,
- «Pièces à conviction», Gallery Tactile, Geneva, Switzerland
- 2003 «Recyclage», Gallery Annick Zufferey, Carouge, Switzerland
- «Nuits blanches», Gallery Caractère, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
- 2004 « Body Extensions »,Museum of Design (MUDAC),Lausanne, Switzerland
2005 «Recent Acquisitions», Museum of Design (MUDAC), Lausanne, Switzerland
- 2007 «Palm Beach3 Art Fair, repr.by Charon Kransen Arts,USA
- SOFA New York, represented by Charon Kransen Arts USA
Exhibitions (Solo Shows):
- 1993 Gallery Michèle Zeller, Berne, Switzerland
- 1997 Gallery Herta Zaunschirm ,Zürich,Switzerland with S. Morel
- 1999 Gallery Paul Bovée, Delémont, Switzerland with Kim Bachmann
- 2001 Art Basel 01 ,Fair Basel, Switzerland
- 2006 Gallery Vice Versa, Lausanne Switzerland
- 2006 Gallery Paul Bovée, Delémont, Switzerland with John Greppin
Awards / Grants:
- 1991 «Unikat Schmuck`91, Frankfurt, Germany
- 1994 Federal Award of Applied Arts, Switzerland(Grant)
Collections (Private & Museum):
- Collection of applied Art, Kornhaus, Berne Switzerland
- Collection Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen, Holland
- Collection Musée de l’Horlogerie et de l’émaillerie, Geneva, Switzerland
- Collection Museum of Design and Applied Arts (MUDAC), Lausanne Swizerland
- Collection Alice et Louis Koch, Basel ,Switzerland
Publications:
- 1992 «3e triennale du bijou», Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, French
- 1998 «Dictionnaire international du bijou », édition du Regard, Paris, French
- « The Ring » Sylvie Lambert, éd. Rotovision, Paris, French
- 1999 «20 th century Swiss Art Jewelry» by Antoinette Riklin-Schelbert, VGS, St-Gallen, Swizerland
- 2000 «Parures d’ailleurs, Parures d’ici, incidences, coïncidences » by Carole Guinard, Marie Alamir, Lausanne, Switzerland
- 2002 «Le bijou en Suisse au 20e siècle» by Fabienne Xavière Sturm, Esther Brinkmann, La bibliothèque des Arts, Geneva, Switzerland
Artist Statement:
Creating jewels means to me an amusing discovery of materials, a search of new techniques, a tactile exploration of shapes and figures in relation to the body. An intimate bond interferes between the jewel and myself : a fancy game where the jewel becomes either another skin, or a shell, or even a protecting shield which conceals the body while puzzling ! |
