Born:
1949 Walsrode, Lower - Saxonia, Germany
Training / Education:
- Goldsmiths Institute of Pforzheim, Germany. 1971 to 1973
- Design Institute of Pforzheim, Germany 1975 – 1977 ( Prof. Ullrich )
- Graduate, Master Goldsmiths Institute, Pforzheim, 1978 – 1979
Work Experience:
- Free-lance jewellery designer, Hamburg, Germany 1979 – 1981
- Gallery für Schmuck Hilde Leiss, Hamburg, Germany 1981 - current
Solo Exhibitions:
- 1980 Gallery Unique Hameln, Germany
- 1984 Gallery Lupine Neumünster, Germany
- 1985 Electrum Gallery London, UK
- 1985 Krüger Gallery New York, USA
- 1987 Gallery Schloß Darmstadt, Germany
- 1987 Schmuck Forum Zürich, Switzerland
- 1988 Werkkunst Gallery Würzburg, Germany
- 1992 Gallery Artefacto Lisbon, Portugal
- 1994 Gallery Artefacto Lisbon, Portugal
- 1995 Salon El Nogal Bogota, Columbia
- 1997 Gallery Schmolling Bissendorf, Germany
- 1998 Electrum Gallery London, UK
- 1999 Gallery Tereza Seabra Lisbon, Portugal
- 2001 Museum of Applied Arts Hamburg, Germany
- 2002 Gallery Malten Dortmund, Germany
- 2003 Gallery Tereza Seabra Lisbon, Portugal
- 2004 Gallery Blowa Riga, Latvia
- 2005 Gallery Beiba Ripa Riga, Latvia
Group Exhibitions:
- 1977 `The class of Prof.Ullrich` Museum of Jewelry, Pforzheim, Germany
- 1977 Mottenburger Schmuckschmiede Hamburg, Germany
- 1981 Gallery Schloß Darmstadt, Germany
- 1982 `Arts&Crafts` on tour Hamburg, Bonn, Germany
- 1983 `Männerschmuck` Gallery Schloß, Darmstadt, Germany
- 1984 1988 Frankfurt Art Fair Spring/Fall Frankfurt/Main, Germany
- 1985 Ernst Museum Budapest, Hungary
- 1986 `Arts and Crafts from Germany` , Tokio, Melbourne, Beijing
- 1987 current Annual Christmas Exhibition Hamburg, Germany
- 1988 Gallery Malten Dortmund, Germany
- 1989 Gallery Nimbus Lübeck, Germany
- 1993 Kunsthaus Schaller Stuttgart, Germany
- 1993 Gallery Voight Neuremberg, Germany
- 1994 Expo Arte Smykke Gallery Oslo, Norway
- 1996 Electrum Gallery London, UK
- 1998 Galerie Rosenhauer Göttingen, Germany
- 2005 Philadelphia Arts and Crafts Show Philadelphia, USA
- 2006 SOFA. 3, repr. By Charon Kransen Arts, Palm Beach, USA
- 2006 SOFA NY, repr. By Charon Kransen Arts, USA
Awards / Grants:
- `Design Prize des Landesfrauenverbandes`, Hamburg, Germany
- `Live-Design` Prize, Hamburg, Germany
- `Eva-Prize`, Ulm, Germany
- `Karl-Schneider Prize, Hamburg, Germany
Collections:
- Various acquisitions by the Museum of Applied Arts Hamburg, Germany
Publications:
- Amica Magazin, Architectural Digest, Brigitte, Elle Magazine, EllePlus Magazin, Meridian Spa Magazin, Schöner Wohnen Magazin, Vogue Magazine.
Television:
- 14 different segments about the work of the artist and person Hilde Leiss have aired on a varity of television stations in Germany during the past 8 years. There have also been two special features about the work of Hilde Leiss on Radio.
Artist Statement:
` I take as gospel the belief that "clarity represents the truth in art" and that the aesthetic power and beauty of my jewelry lends it a timelessness which forms the perfect antidote to the confusion of different styles which prolifirate today. `Forma et subtilitas`, form and beauty, ephemerality and permanence, experimentation and durability – these are the contrasts which I like to reconcile in my jewelry creations.`
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