Melis Agabigum is an educator and studio artist from Michigan, USA. She received her MFA from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in Intermedia: Jewelry/Metals, Installation art, Sculpture, and Fibers, and received her BFA in Art & Design from the University of Michigan. She has taught Jewelry, Sculpture, and 3D Fabrication courses at the University of Michigan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Boise State University, and
Read MoreInesa’s professional path is characterized with the change of scales and cultures. Born in Ukraine, her design career started in architecture, after which she studied art and design in Italy and renowned Central Saint Martins in London. In her works Inesa explores relationships between material, craftsmanship and design, aspiring to reinvent our understanding of luxury jewellery. The cyber reality
Read MoreDaniella Saraya was born in Tel Aviv, Israel (1988). She is an artist and a curator, completed her bachelor’s degree in jewelry design (2013) and her master’s degree in multidisciplinary design (2017) from Shenkar College (Israel). In 2019 she started studying in the class of prof. Karen Pontoppidan at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts. Over the past decade she creates jewelry and participating in exhibitions both in Israel and around the world.
Read MoreAfter 25 years of “silver” shows, presented mainly as part of Legnica SILVER Festival, the Gallery of Art in Legnica decided to organize its achievements in the field of promotion of contemporary, avant-garde jewellery and in 2004 started building a permanent collection. Most of the works were obtained in the years 2013-2016 thanks to funding from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. Currently, the Collection consists of about half a thousand works
Read MoreThere is hardly anything known about the exact usage of a long forgotten matrimonial ring type: the Jewish “house” wedding rings. These rings featuring a miniature house synagogue or palace motif on the top were used under the ceremony of wedding as a common piece of the local Jewish community or a family. I decided to “resuscitate” this stunning practice even only for forming one single ring.
Read MoreLiz Clark is a jewelry and metal artist living and working in Providence, RI. She received her BFA in Crafts/Material Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2006. Her work investigates the language of flowers and the messages they convey. Clark’s work has been exhibited internationally and domestically at NYC Jewelry Week, Sparkle Plenty at Quirk Gallery
Read MoreAlise Kennedy’s career in theatre costume at Shakespeare’s Globe and the Royal Ballet has given her a diverse language of construction techniques and a sense of drama, spotlighting the material and visual potential of textiles in her jewellery. Alise graduated with an MA in Design (Jewellery) from Central St. Martins in 2020. She has an affinity with textiles and an experimental
Read MoreI like to create sculptural jewelry and I love to use the chasing repousse technique, the most recently discovered, casting in lost wax and cuttlefish bone. This does not mean that I dislike the classical techniques that require rigor, self-discipline but which are not limiting and contrary to creativity. I want to be able to convey thoughts, feelings, images that are revealing me and my
Read MoreMy name is Andreia Gabriela Popescu. I was born in Bucharest, Romania, on 04.08.1973. I am designer and manufacturer of contemporary jewelry since 2010. I am also teacher of contemporary jewelry. I create contemporary jewelry unique and limited series, and also costume products. Made from gold, silver, gems, and semiprecious natural stones next to unconventional materials, my collections are strongly linked to
Read MoreSu Kroker is a master silversmith and jewelry designer. After her apprenticeship as a silversmith she decided to both widen and deepen her experience by working in a number of studios. Of these, the most valuable was with a restorer at the Dom of Trier. After this her interested curiosity led her to study Metal and Jewellery Design at HAWK in Hildesheim, Germany. Whilst studying at HAWK Su gained
Read MoreGraduated in 1992 from the Art Institute of Spoleto, in 1993 she obtained the certificate of specialization in Goldsmith Art issued by the Umbria Region. After a long break in other fields of work in 2017 she returns self-taught to her initial passion with the Autofocus jewels project. Her creations are born from the search for an instinctive aesthetic that draws from the surrounding natural, architectural, industrial environments, capturing the
Read MoreA Master’s degree in Museum Education, Cristina Cacco has worked as primary school teacher and lives in Venice, Italy where she has been creating jewels for several years, utilizing only paper of various kinds and glue, under her brand’s name PAPERGEMSTONE. She takes inspiration from modern art and architecture and uses techniques like quilling and collage to create handmade pieces on limited series.
Read MoreI’ve always needed to create something. Anything. There were times when I was writing a lot. But it wasn’t enough. I wanted more. I’ve graduated the Institute of Arhitecture “Ion Mincu”. It opened my horizon and educated the taste for art. I’ve found myself in various activities related to art and architecture. I’ve wanted to create and make jewelry since very early age.
Read MoreAllyson grew up in Halifax and attended NSCAD University, graduating with a BFA (Jewellery) in 1989. Upon graduation, she worked as a goldsmith in Ottawa. In 1994 she was offered an opportunity to teach jewellery-making at Nunavut Arctic College and her adventurous spirit jumped at the chance. Allyson has traveled widely in Canada’s Arctic giving workshops, establishing jewellery studios
Read MoreAnastasia Pindera’s metalworks set out to make a bold statement. Using the body as subject, her contemporary jewellery and wearable sculpture installations examine patriarchal stereotypes, taboos and Western beauty ideals. Her work aims to encourage critical dialogue and empowerment. Pindera holds a BFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (2018). She has exhibited work
Read MoreAthanasia is an artist from Limassol, Cyprus. As a response to growing up with the island’s politically charged history, she developed an awareness and appreciation for history and imagination. Moving to Canada, she graduated from NSCAD University with a BFA in Jewellery Design and Metalsmithing in 2017 and became an airCraft resident at the Centre for Craft in 2018-2019
Read MoreMontreal born artist Barbara Cohen, attended Sheridan College School of Design in Ontario, where she majored in textiles. In 1979 she moved to Vancouver where she worked in fiber for many years before transitioning to focus on body ornament. Creating jewelry offered an intimacy and commitment to refinement that spoke to her sensibilities. Using materials out of context is a consistent
Read MoreA Canadian jewellery designer and goldsmith, Berkeley Brown’s work is inspired by her love of jewellery’s potential for precise movement and interaction. She graduated from NSCAD University in 2009 with a major in jewellery design and metalsmithing. After graduating, Berkeley gained professional experience working for a jewellery designer and gallery in Scotland. She currently works as an independent jeweller in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Read MoreBrielle Reeves was born in 1998 in Chilliwack, British Columbia, but she now lives and works in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. She graduated from the Alberta University of the Arts in 2021 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts as a Jewellery and Metals major. Through her beadwork practice, she discusses her experiences as an Indigenous and white individual. Her work has been shown in multiple group exhibitions
Read MoreCarmel Boerner lives in Vancouver, BC, Canada on the unceded homelands of the Coast Salish peoples. She graduated from Vancouver Community College’s Jewellery Art and Design Program in 2017. She has worked for almost 30 years in various non-profits in Canada and the U.S. Working primarily in silver, Carmel often uses non-traditional materials. The presence of the maker is important and is intentionally made visible
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