Heerlen, 13 July 1970

Education:

2021           Pocosin Arts, Colombia NC, Amerika, zoomworkshop Frenemies: Joining Pewter, Silver, and Other Metals

2021           Pocosin Arts, Colombia NC, Amerika, zoomworkshop Anthropomorphic raising, by Logan Woodle

2020           Pocosin Arts, Colombia NC, Amerika, zoomworkshop Eat your greens: pewter salad service, by David Clemons

2019           Peter Vermandere, workshop casting-iconoc(l)ast

2018-2019 Syntra Limburg, Tongeren, Belgium, Stone setter

2018           HRD, Antwerp, Belgium, Certified Diamond Grader.

2018           Trier University of Applied Sciences, Campus Idar-Oberstein, Germany, Gemstone Cutting Workshop by Alexander Friedrich

2016-2017 Syntra Limburg, Tongeren, Belgium, Jeweller-Goldsmith

1987-1993 Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts and Design, The Netherlands, Bachelor of Fine Art and Design in Education

 

Expositions:

2024           DE, VAN, DEL, MAC, exhibition, 25-04-2024/25-05-2024, NOJ Gallery Brussels, Belgium

2024           PARTICLE[S] International exhibition, 25-04-2024/05-05-2024, MAD Brussels, Belgium

2023           Off Contemporania Circuit Exhibition, with Devotional Jewellery, 26-09-2023/13-10-2023, Escola Massana, Barcelona, Spain

2023           Anatomy of decisions by Ariel Lavianprolonged till 17-08-2023,  Beita Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel

2023           Anatomy of decisions by Ariel Lavian, 23-06-2023/25-07-2023, Beita Gallery, Jerusalem, Israel

2023           Melting Point Valencia, with Devotional Jewellery, 27-04-2023/30-04-2023, Valencia, Spain

2022/23     Devotional Jewellery, Pensieri Preziosi 17° Edition,26-11-2022/05-02-2023, Oratorio of San Rocco Padova - Italy

2021/22     Redefine luxury, 21-11-2021/20-02-2022, D'O studio-gallery Cadier en Keer, Netherlands

2018           Jewelry Award 2017, prolonged till 31 January, Tour&Taxis Brussels, Belgium

2017           Jewelry Award 2017, 22 October-30 December, Tour&Taxis Brussels, Belgium

2017           Jewelry Award 2017, 16 September-1October, Diamond Land Antwerp, Belgium

1993           Graduation exposition, May, Academy of Fine Arts & Design Maastricht, Netherlands

 

Prizes:

2017           Jewelry Award 2017, First prize Design and Craftsmanship

 

Publications:

2022           Devotional Jewellery, Pensieri Preziosi 17° Edition, Comune di Padova, Italy

2021           EUREKA! – Flashes of Genuis, eBook, friends of carlotta Galerie für zeitgenössischen Schmuck, Zurich, Switzerland

2018           Jewels & Watches, nr 52 winter 2017-2018, 15 January 2018, Felvy, Belgium

 

Projects:

1993           Project leader masterclass Luciano Fabro, 4th Biennial European Academies of Visual Arts  

1990           Cirque des Compositeurs, project in cooperation with the conservatory, the Academy of Drama,

                    the Academy of Fine Arts and Design after an idea of and led by Terts Brinkman

 

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