Carla Nuis

Born:

1970 Barendrecht, the Netherlands

Training / Education:

Sept.2003- Royal College of Art (RCA), London, England, Department of
Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork and Jewellery, research towards the degree of Master of Philosophy (MPhil);
1991-1995 Academy of Art (ABK), Maastricht, the Netherlands, Department of Jewelry & Product Design;
1987-1991 MTS Vakschool, Schoonhoven, the Netherlands, specialization Goldsmithing.

Work Experience:

April 2002 Guest lecturer, Academy of Art (ABK), Maastricht, the Netherlands, Department of Jewelry & Product Design;
*-Sept.2003 Operated own design workshop in Maastricht, the Netherlands;
Oct-Dec1993 Internship with Hans Appenzeller, Amsterdam, the Netherlands;
Sept. 1990-* Occupied as goldsmith at various professional jewelers.

Exhibitions:

Solo Exhibitions

Feb. '03 - April.'03 Contemporary Applied Arts (International Showcase), London, England;
Nov. '00 - Jan. '01 Gallery Marleen Guthschmidt, The Hague, the Netherlands;
Nov.-Dec. '99 Gallery Amarna, Maastricht, the Netherlands;
Jan.-March '97 Gallery Lous Martin, Delft, the Netherlands.

Selected Group Exhibitions

Feb.-March '04 "Landscape Jewellery", international theme exhibition, gallery Alternatives, Rome, Italy;
Jan. '04 "Interim Show", Department of GSM&J, Royal College of Art, London, England;
Dec. '03 "Christmas Show", Galeria Portals, Palma, Mallorca, Spain;
July - Sept. '03 "Art & Business", DSM, Sittard, the Netherlands;
June '03 "Si, Quiero" Groupshow, Forvm Ferlandina, Barcelona, Spain;
Dec. '02 "Christmas Show 2002", Electrum Gallery, London, England;
Nov.'02 - Jan.'03 "De Kerstboom Versierd", Galerie Bibliotheek Zelhem, Zelhem, The Netherlands;
Oct. '02 "Chicago Art Fair (SOFA)", Chicago, Ill., U.S.A. (Charon Kransen);
May - June '02 "The Man, Jewellery for Men", Gallery Guthschmith, The Hague, the Netherlands;
May - June '02 "New York Art Fair (SOFA)", New York, N.Y., U.S.A. (Charon Kransen);
Feb. - March '02 "Sier en Tooi", Kunsthalhof 88, Almelo, the Netherlands;
Nov. '01 Art fair "VIZIT01", Maastricht, the Netherlands;
Oct. '01 "Chicago Art Fair (SOFA)", Chicago, Ill., U.S.A. (Charon Kransen);
Sept. - Oct. '01 "International 20th Century Arts Fair New York 2001", New York, U.S.A. (Charon Kransen);
Feb. - March '01 "Sieraden en Zo", Centrum voor Beeldende Kunst, Emmen, The Netherlands;
Dec. '00- March '01 "Sieraden uit de Collectie 1960-2000, Op de Huid", Museum of Modern Arts, Arnhem, The Netherlands;
Dec. '00 - Feb. '01 "Slipstitch+ new concepts in knitting", Surrey Institute of Art & Design, James Hockey Gallery, Farnham, England;
Dec. '00 "Christmas Show 2000", Electrum Gallery, London, England;
Nov. '00 "International 20th Century Arts Fair New York 2000", New York, U.S.A. (Charon Kransen);
Nov. '00 "Chicago Art Fair (SOFA)", Chicago, Ill., U.S.A. (Charon Kransen);
Oct. '00 - Jan. '01 "Charm, Transformations in Modern Design" (curator Liesbeth den Besten), Bonnefantenmuseum, Maastricht, the Netherlands;
Oct. - Dec. '00 "Slipstitch+ new concepts in knitting", Museum for Industrial Archeology in Textile (MIAT), Gent, Belgium;
May - June '00 "New York Art Fair (SOFA)", New York, NY, U.S.A. (Charon Kransen);
May - Aug. '00 "Slipstitch+ new concepts in knitting", (curator John Allen, London), Dutch Museum of Textiles, Tilburg, the Netherlands;
April '00 "Atelierroute Gouda", Gallery Zigt, Gouda, the Netherlands;
Dec. '99 - Febr. '00 "Exhibition Mobilia Gallery", Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.;
Sept. - Oct. '99 "Anticipating the Millennium", Objects of Desire Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.A. (Charon Kransen);
June '99 "KunstRai '99", Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Gallery Lous Martin);
March '99 "Repetitive Elements-European Jewelry", Prime Gallery, Toronto, Canada (Charon Kransen);
July '98 "Gallery De Novo", Palo Alto, CA, U.S.A. (Charon Kransen);
April '98 "New York Art Fair (SOFA)", New York, NY, U.S.A. (Charon Kransen);
October '97 "Chicago Art Fair (SOFA)", Chicago, Ill., U.S.A. (Charon Kransen).

Awards / Grants:

July '04 College bursary for 2004/2005, Royal College of Art, London, England;
March '04 Work selected for prototyping, RCA-Garrard Competition '03-'04;
Sept. '03 Bursary, Schoolingsfonds voor Kunst en Cultuur, Bussum, the Netherlands;
July '03 Stipend (basisstipendium) of The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture (Fonds BKVB), Amsterdam, the Netherlands;
July '03 College bursary for 2003/2004, Royal College of Art, London, England;
May '01 Stipend (basisstipendium) of The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture (Fonds BKVB), Amsterdam, the Netherlands;
July '95 Nomination by the ABK Maastricht of graduation work for the 'Henriëtte Hustinxprijs 1995', Maastricht, the Netherlands;
Nov. '94 Second place in 'Young Design Award '94', Maastricht, the Netherlands.

Collections (Museum):

Aug. '03 Acquisition DSM - Art Collection, Sittard, the Netherlands;
April '03 Acquisition Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England;
Sept. '97 Acquisition Museum Het Kruithuis, Den Bosch, the Netherlands;
Feb. '97 Acquisition Museum of Modern Arts, Arnhem, the Netherlands.

Publications:

Osnat Gad book, The Wedding Ring, Stewart Tabori & Chang, New York, November 2004;
Elle Decoration, U.K. edition, July 2003;
To Cover Up or to Change?, paper by Jessica Payne (RCA), presented at the "Knitting in the 21st Century International Conference" held at UMIST, University of Manchester, 6-8 October 2002;
Viva, 28 October (week 44) 2002;
Haagse Courant, 28 April 2002, 'Sieraad' (Casper Postmaa);
Residence, 'Handmade', No. 1, January 2002 (Annephine van Uchelen);
'Sieraden en Zo' exhibition catalogue, February 2001 (Liesbeth den Besten);
'Op de Huid' exhibition catalogue, december 2000 (Hadewych Martens);
NRC, 18 May 2000 (Friederieke de Raat);
Limburgs Dagblad, 21 October 2000 (Catharien Romijn);
'Charm' exhibition catalogue, October 2000 (Liesbeth den Besten);
'Slipstitch+ new concepts in knitting' exhibition catalogue, May 2000 (John Allen and Carin Reinders);
Elegance, No. 1, January 1999 (Rianne Landstra);
Exit Magazine, summer 1997;
Schmuck Magazine, No. 6, 1997.

Artist Statement:

Rather than starting from a given piece of jewelry and decorating it, the challenge that presently occupies me is to make jewellery that is an objectified ornament. I map two-dimensional ornamental patterns derived from early 17th century fabrics into three-dimensional objects. Choice of complexity of patterns and form, as well as ways to place the inevitable distortions leads my present research at the Royal College of Art in London.