| Born:
1950 Mauthausen Austria
Training / Education:
- University of Aplied Arts, Vienna Austria. 1970-1975
- Metaldesign Prof. Hagenauer
Work Experience:
- Studio of Kodre-Defner, Vienna Austria
- Academy Munich, Prof. Jünger Germany
Exhibitions (Solo & Group Shows):
- 1977 Passau, Galerie am Residenzplatz Austria
- 1978 Vienna, Galerie am Graben Austria
- 1986 Museum Johanneum, Graz Austria
- 1993 Gallery Smit, Amsterdam Holland
- 1995 Gallery Slavik, Vienna Austria
- 1996 Gallery Magari, Barcelona Spain
- 1997 Gallery Sofie Lachaert, Antwerp Belgium
- 1998 Gallery Dan Ginza, Tokyo Japan
- 2001 Gallery S. Lachaert, Belgium
- 2002 Gallery Slavik, Vienna Austria
Selected Exhibitions
- 1972 Email, Hamburg Germany
- 1979 Schmuck International, Vienna, Künstlerhaus Austria
- 1982 „Email"Australia,
- 1983 Tokyo Int. Jewellery Japan
- 1984 Biennale, Venice Italy
- 1987 Paris, Biennale du bijoux France
- 1988 Australia, Int. Crafts Triennale
- 1991 Museum Hertogenbosch „Beauty is a story" Holland
- 1992 Tokyo, The Art of Jewellery Japan
- 1994 Les grandes epoques de la bague, Uzès France
- 1997 Art Fair, Chicago
- 1998 Art Fair „Sofa", N.Y.,repr. by Charon Kransen Arts, Austrian Embassy, Tokyo
- 1999 Ueno no Mori Museum, Tokyo, Museum Itami, Design Center, Nagayo
- 2000 SOFA New York, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts USA
- 2000 SOFA Chicago, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts USA
- 2000 Int. Arty + Design Fair NY repr. by Charon Kransen Arts USA
- 2001 SOFA New York, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts USA
- SOFA Chicago by Charon Kransen Arts USA
- 2002 SOFA Chicago, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts USA
- SOFA New York repr. by Charon Kransen Arts USA
- Int. Art + Design Fair NY repr. by Charon Kransen Arts USA
- 2003 Museum of Iowa, USA, curated by Charon Kransen Arts USA
- SOFA Chicago, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts USA
- SOFA New York repr. by Charon Kransen Arts USA
- Int. Art + Design Fair NY repr. by Charon Kransen Arts USA
- 2004 Tokyo, Gallery Wako Japan
- 2004 L´Or Bijoux d´Europe, St.Amand Montrond, France
- SOFA Chicago, repr. by Charon Kransen Arts USA
- SOFA New York repr. by Charon Kransen Arts USA
Awards / Grants:
- Th. Körnerpreis
- Kunstförderungsprize of the city of Vienna
- Prize of the city of Vienna 2002
- Collections (Private & Museum):
- Museum for Applied Arts, Vienna, Austria
- Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim Germany
- Museum Perth, Australia
- University of Applied Arts, Vienna Austria
- Museum Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
- Museés Louvre Paris France
- Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,USA
Publications:
- Ornamenta 1 cataloge
- Triennale du bijoux 1,2,3 cataloges
- The 4th Tokio Tiennial
- Schmuck und Gerät aus Österreich
- Art Aurea
- "Die Zeit" 22.4.88
- "Tagesanzeiger" Zürich 30.10.89
- "Die Presse" 2.9.90
- XX. Siecolo Gioielli
- „A Wedding Collection", Genf 1993
- Wiener Schmuck: Tendenzen 1936-1991
- The best in contemporary Jewellry, London 1993
- Dictionnaire International du Bijou
- The Ring - Post and Present
Artist Statement:
My pieces are informed by a certain theme which usually preoccupies me for two to three years. In "Landscape and Garden" I'm interested in human interventions in nature and the drawing of boundary lines in the widest sense. "Ears and Tears" has to do with listening and the shape of the ear as a fascinating body that can be viewed from various angles.
The neck ring "Sunrise" (1999) and the arm bangle "River" (1999) both stem from my work on the theme "Horizon". Here I was interested in the way that celestial moods can be translated into color. |
