Andrea Wagner



Born:

1965 Freiburg i. Br., Germany

Training / Education:

  • Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam / Jewelry departm. / 1994 - 1997 Holland

Work Experience:

  • Own studio since 1997.
  • Slide lectures (RISD Rhode Island, Rietveld Academy [together with T.Tolvanen], Maine College of Art Portland, Konstfack Univ. College of Arts… Stockholm)
  • 2001-02 supervision trainee student
  • 2004-05 supervision trainee student

Exhibitions (Solo & Group Shows):

  • 2004 “Lithuanian Gold” (solo) Gallery Legiokunst Tillburg Netherlands
  • 2004 “PLATINA guests” (group) Gallery Teatergalleriet Stenkyrka/Gotland Sweden
  • 2004 “Lepels/Spoons” (group) Ruthin Crafts Centre/Wales + Dorman Museum Middlesborough Great Britain
  • 2004 “Metals & Otherwise” (group) Floria Craftsmen Gallery St. Petersburg Florida/USA
  • 2003 Solo presentation European Ceramics Work Centre Den Bosch Netherlands
  • 2003 “Cow Now” (group) Gallery Rantapaja Lappeenranta Finland
  • 2003 “Löffel/Spoons” (group) Klingenmuseum Solingen Germany
  • 2003 “Crazy Table” (group) Museum het Kruithuis Den Bosch Netherlands
  • 2003 “r5” (group) Gallery Reverso Lisbon Portugal
  • 2002 Solo presentation Art Centre Zaanstad Netherlands
  • 2002 “Out of the Blue I” (solo) Artist House Nida Lithuania
  • 2002 “Out of the Blue II (solo) Amber Museum Vilnius Lithuania
  • 2002 “Schmuck 2002” (group) IHM Sonderschau Munich Germany + Dick Institute Scotland UK
  • 2002 “Material Explorations” (group) Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute Utica New York/USA
  • 2002 “Sieraden nu” (group) Textile Museum Tilburg Netherlands
  • 2002 SOFA New York + Chicago repr. by Charon Kransen Arts USA
  • 2002 “Dutch Design Event” (group) New York NY/USA
  • 2002 “Hat & Art” (group) Association Culturelle Tours France;
  • Gallery Objects of Desire Louisville Kentucky/USA;
  • Dirimart Istanbul Turkey
  • 2002 “5 g Gold plus” (group) Gallery Aurum + Museum for Applied Art Frankfurt Germany
  • 2002 “Lepels/Spoons” (group) Gallery RA Amsterdam Netherlands
  • 2002 “Blur 51” (group) Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Netherlands
  • 2001 “Wonderbliss” (solo) Gallery Louise Smit Amsterdam Netherlands
  • 2001 “`Occupied” (solo) Artist House Nida Lithuania
  • 2001 “Kunstblik” (group) Dutch TV program AVRO Netherlands
  • 2001 “Hat & Art” (group) Visual Arts Centre Rotterdam Netherlands + Textile Museum Tilburg Netherlands
  • 2001 “Embodiment” (group) Gallery Lous Martin Delft Netherlands
  • 2001 “Apeldoorn's Choice” (group) Van Reekum Historisch Museum Netherlands
  • 2001 “Four Times Felt” (group) Gallery Zijsprong Antwerp Belgium
  • 2000 Solo presentation Gallery Aurum Frankfurt Germany
  • 2000 “Schmuck 2000” (group) IHM Sonderscau Munich Germany
  • 2000 “For You - For Me” (group) Angermuseum Erfurt, Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus Hanau Germany
  • 2000 “Trous d'Eau” (group) Gallery Mei Ling Edam Netherlands
  • 2000 “Holland Paper Biennale” (group) Museum Rijswijk Netherlands
  • 1999 “Mind Seductions” (group) Tarbekunsti Applied Art Museum Tallinn Estonia
  • 1999 “For You - For Me” (group) Museum f. Natur u. Stadtkultur Schwaebisch Gmuend Germany
  • 1999 “Vom Geist des Schmucks” (group) Gallery Biro Munich Germany
  • 1998 Solo show Gallery Louise Smit Amsterdam Netherlands
  • 1998 “OTOK II / Contemp.Art Exhibit” (group) Dubrovnik Festival Croatia
  • 1998 “What About Men” (group) Gallery Louise Smit Amsterdam Netherlands
  • 1998 DeMarco Europ. Art Foundation - Intern. Contemp. Art Edinburgh (group) Fringe Festival Edinburgh Scotland
  • 1997 “Een willekeurige verzameling” (group) Gallery Louise Smit Amsterdam Netherlands
  • 1997 “Eindexamen(graduation)werk” (group) Gallery Marzee Nijmegen Netherlands

Awards/Grants:

  • 1998 Project Grant / Dutch Mondriaan Foundation / (group) / for linked art projects in Croatia and Scotland
  • 1998 Stimulative Grant / Dutch Foundation for Visual Arts, Design, + Architecture / (individual),
  • 2000…Stimulative Grant/ Dutch Foundation (group) for linked art projects in Croatia and Scotland
  • 2002….Project Grant / Dutch Mondriaan Foundation (group) for exhibitions in Lithuania
  • 2002….2 years Work grant / Dutch Foundation for Visual Arts, Design, + Architecture / (individual)

Collections:

  • 1996 Acquisition Okresni Museum Turnov Czech Republic
  • 1997 Acquisition Kunstuitleen Zoetermeer Netherlands
  • 1997 -2001 Acquisition 3 pieces private collection Koudijs/Schrijver Amsterdam Netherlands
  • 1998 Acquisition Francoise van den Bosch Foundation, collection entrusted to Stedelijk Museum for Modern Art Amsterdam Netherlands
  • 1998…Acquisition private collection Klein Hofmeijer Amsterdam Netherlands
  • 1998…Acquisition 2 pieces private collection Thiele Frankfurt Germany
  • 1998…Acquisition private collection Braggiotti Amsterdam Netherlands
  • 1998- 2003…Acquisition 7 pieces private collection Lonkhuijsen Amsterdam Netherlands
  • 2001…Acquisition Landesmuseum Zurich Switzerland
  • 2002…Acquisition 5 pieces Gintaro Amber Museum Vilnius Netherlands
  • 2003…Acquisition Europ. Ceramics Work Centre for Institute's own collection

Publications:

  • Lark Books “1000 Rings” / 2004
  • HANDmade Magazine 1/2004 / “Sieraden van en nieuwe generatie kunstenaars (over artists in Gallery Louise Smit Amsterdam / Spring 2004
  • Dutch newspaper “Trouw” / “Sieraden voor koeien”/ Feb 2003
  • GZ Art + Design / “No Shine Without Friction - Dutch Jewelry at the End of the 20th Century / Spring 2003
  • Lepels/Spoons Catalogue / Fall 2003
  • Kulturos savaitrastis “7 meno dienos” - cultural national weekly paper/ “Is melynos - Olandijos juvelyreu paroda Gintaro galerijoje-muziejuje” (over exhibit “Out of the Blue”) / Sept 2002
  • Klaipeda - newspaper / “Ant dziustanciu skalbiniu - gintaro juvelyrika” (over exhibit “Out of the Blue”) / Sept 2002
  • Schmuck 2002 catalogue / spring 2002
  • 5 g Gold Plus cataloge / summer 2002
  • Turkish (Istanbul) magazine / Sapkalar “takildi” (over Hat & Art)/ summer 2002
  • Textile Forum / “Hat & Art - a Dutch Travelling Exhibition” / 1 / 2002
  • Rhein-Neckar newspaper / “Im 'Schmuckhaus' am goldrichtigen Ort (exhibit Schriesheim) / Jan 2002
  • Wonderbliss catalogue / Jan 2001
  • De Morgen Newspaper / “Ik wil een juweel” / Dec 2001
  • Apeldoorn's Choice catalogue / Fall 2001
  • Hat & Art catalogue / summer 2001
  • Klaipeda newspaper/ “Musu tylusis festivalis suaugo su Nida” (over exhibit “Occupied”) / July 2001
  • Literatkra Ir Menas national Literature + Art Journal / “Liberate Animals, Thomas Mann, and the Blue Band” (over exhibit “Occupied”) / Month & Year Published
  • Schmuck 2000 catalogue / Spring 2000
  • Paper and Water biennale catalogue / summer 2000
  • Fuer Dich-fuer Mich catalogue / spring 1999
  • Het Parool newspaper / “Er hangt een muis aan uw revers” / July 1998
  • Slobodna Dalmacija newspaper / “(Polu)otok” (over Dubrovnik exhibit) / July 1998
  • Het Parool newspaper / “Amsterdamse Haringen”/ Aug. 1997
  • Het Parool newspaper / “Academies leveren variatie aan Kunst”/ Aug 1997

Artist Statement:

I love playing with ambiguity - with seemingly contradictorial impressions evoking a dualistic visual tension.

Sometimes Kitsch, Beauty, and the Disturbing are joined. Another time it is personal interaction that fascinates and inspires me - the longing and desire, coupled with moments of insecurity through human error.

I generally find imperfection more intimate than perfection since amongst other things it opens up space for humor. That is the reason why I feel I need to take beauty further than just leaving it for what it is.