Artist portfolio reviews
Portfolio review with Charon Kransen - Charon Kransen Arts, New York
Charon Kransen ( Holland 1950 ) has worked in the field of contemporary jewelry since 1969; as a jeweler trained at the Bezalel Academy of Fine Arts Jerusalem Israel, Hochschule fuer Gestaltung Pforzheim Germany and at Juhls Kautokeino Norway, as professor of jewelry ( and enamel) design at the Hogeschool der Kunsten Utrecht Holland, as president of the VES ( Dutch Jewelry Designers Organization) and as a lecturer at universities, colleges and art organizations all over the world, curator,art-dealer and agent of about 150 international contemporary jewelers in North-America. For the past 25 years he has shown the work of these artists at art fairs in the USA and at various curated exhibitions in galleries and museums. He has been a juror for Talente Munich, Athens Jewelry Week, Joya Barcelona, Gioielli in Fermento Italy for many years as well as other competitions/exhibitions related to contemporary jewelry. Since 1999 his masterclasses to students and professionals continue all over the world. Since 1988 Charon Kransen resides in New York City.
On the 3rd and 4th of October, during Romanian Jewelry Week, Charon Kransen will hold one-on-one portfolio reviews with jewelry designers with designers interested in participating in this special unique opportunity.