EXPO ‘ONoff’ – SooLOCAL, Minneapolis (USA) – 24 Avril 2014

ONoff: An Exhibition of Makers that work ON and off the body

jeudi 24 avril 2014 –  18:00 – 21:00 (CDT)

This exhibition will be presented at SooLOCAL: A Division of Soo Visual Arts Center to run in conjunction with the 2014 SNAG conference in Minneapolis, MN.

image details: Manuela Jimenez - Right: Casi… 2013 / Left: She is Getting Lighter 2012

One would expect Jewelry artists to be limited to objects of personal adornment, but many contemporary makers in this field have gone beyond the constraints of functionality to pursue conceptual interests in areas such as photography, kinetics and sculpture.This exhibition seeks makers whose work demands exploration both on and off of the body. What happens when a metalsmith goes beyond the boundaries of the wearable? How does the work change when function and jewelry mechanics no longer need to be considered? Can the conversation continue seamlessly from a necklace into an installation or sculpture? The exhibition will feature two works by each artist selected: one piece of jewelry or wearable object and one piece that shifts in scale, medium or material in order to further investigate their ideas.Juror: Susie GanchSusie Ganch is currently Associate Professor and Head of the Metals Program at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. She is also Director of Radical Jewelry Makeover, an international traveling community jewelry mining and recycling project. Exhibition Organizers: Sarah Holden and Kat Cole

 

 

ONoff Exhibition Artists :  Katja Toporski — Lisa Phelps-Havelin — Rachel Timmins — Manuela Jimenez — Kelly Mccallum — Brooke Swanson – Gabriel Craig — Heejin Hwang — Caitie Sellers — Melissa Cameron — Stephanie Lynn Voegele — Billie J. Theide — Masako Onodera — Evin Dubois — Jill Gower — Alexis Archibald –  April Wood — Demi Thomloudis — David Choi — Sarah Holden — Kat Cole

 

 

 

SooLOCAL:

A Division of SooVAC

3506 Nicollet Avenue South,

Minneapolis, MN 55408  – USA

EXPO ‘Sense of Scale’ – Lillstreet gallery, Chicago (US) – 24 Janv.-2 Mars 2014

“Sense of Scale: Metal Sculpture and Wearable Art” presents new work by 4 metalsmiths who were challenged to create both small, wearable jewelry and impressive sculpture for the wall or pedestal. Sarah Chapman, Heejin Hwang, Stacey Lee Weber, and Darlys Ewoldt are connected by their experiences as teachers (both past and present) in Lillstreet’s deeply rooted metals department and the diversity of their work speaks to the variety of techniques, materials, and approaches being taught here

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Stacey Lee Webber - God Bless America: Ball Chain -copper, pennies, nickel – L x H x W: 144” x 1” x 1” – 2011 – Photo: Joseph Leroux

Heejin Hwang – tactile-sensations 2012 – Sensuality II – Steel wire Necklace

HeeJin Hwang    – tactile sensations II

Sarah c. Chapman

 

 

Lillstreet Art Center

4401 N Ravenswood (at Montrose)
Chicago, IL 60640

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EXPO ‘FERROUS’ – Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco (US) – 1er Mars-14 Avril 2013

FERROUS | Velvet da Vinci Contemporary Art Jewelry and Sculpture Gallery | San Francisco -

March 1 – April 14, 2013

(David Choi bracelet)

Jewelry in a New Iron Age by 60 International Artists

Velvet da Vinci San Francisco exhibition
March 1 – April 14, 2013
Artists’ reception Friday, March 1, 2013 from 6 to 8 p.m.

FERROUS, an exhibition of jewelry using iron, steel, and steel alloys. Although the use of iron dates back more than two thousand years, this humble material is more commonly used for agriculture and industrial purposes than adornment. A significant exception is the Berlin Iron Jewelry of the early 19th century. The Prussian Royal family funded the uprising against Napoleon by encouraging wealthy citizens to exchange their precious gold and silver for intricately fabricated iron jewelry.Intricacy is just one aspect the 60 artists of FERROUS explore with this versatile material. Known for its strength and lightness, the steel and iron jewelry of FERROUS is both rusty and shiny, sheet and wire, bejeweled and modest. The exhibition will take place simultaneously at Velvet da Vinci Gallery in San Francisco and as a virtual exhibition at crafthaus online. In May FERROUS will travel to 18Karat Gallery in Toronto, Canada as part of The Society of North American Goldsmith’s annual conference.

 

 

Participating artists:
Nanz Aalund, USA –  Anne Achenbach, Germany –  Dauvit Alexander, Scotland –  Talya Baharal, USA –  Michael Berger, Germany –  Lisa Bjorke, Sweden –  Aaron Bray, USA –  Elizabeth Callinicos, UK –  Melissa Cameron, USA/Australia –  David Choi, USA –  Kat Cole, USA –  Dialogue Collective, UK –  Andy Cooperman, USA –  Donna D’Aquino, USA –  Jaclyn Davidson, USA –  Ann Catrin Evans, Wales –  Maureen Faye-Chauhan, Australia –  Fekete Réka, NL –  Mirla Fernandes, Brazil –  Peg Fetter, USA –  Rebekah Frank, USA –  Motoko Furuhashi, USA –  Susie Ganch, USA –  Elliot Gaskin, USA –  Janna Gregonis, USA –  Dana Hakim, Israel –  Masako Hamaguchi, UK –  Tom Hill, USA/UK –  Heejin Hwang, USA –  Rob Jackson, USA –  Mary Frisbee Johnson, USA –  Lisa Juen Sinnott, USA –  Satomi Kawai, USA –  Maya Kini, USA –  Amy Klainer, USA –  Jenny Laidlaw, UK –  Lorena Lazard, Mexico –  Roxy Lentz, USA –  Timothy Information Limited, UK –  Kasja Lindberg, Sweden –  Tara Locklear, USA –  Sarah Loertscher, USA –  Drew Markou, UK –  Judy McCaig, Spain/Scotland –  Lindy McSwan, Australia –  Chris Nelson, USA –  Iker Ortiz, Mexico –  Claudio Pino, Canada –  Jo Pond, UK –  Suzanne Pugh, USA –  Meghan Patrice Riley, USA –  Mackenzie Sala, USA –  Natasha Seedorf, USA –  Sondra Sherman, USA –  Marjorie Simon, USA –  Melissa Stiles, USA –  Barbara Stutman, Canada –  Tore Svensson, Sweden –  Sarah West, USA –  Katie Wright, UK

Donna D’Aquino : Red/Black Necklace

 Helen Shirk: Neckpiece

Alexander Dauvit : Three Post-Apocalyptic Cocktail Rings

David Choi Brooch

Maureen Faye-Chauhan: Stainless steel Octahedral brooch

Sarah West – Coney Island/RCA Brooch

Susie Ganch : Pendant

Mirla Fernandes Eu sou a medida II/Fe (I am the measure/Fe) Necklace

Drew Markou Rust and Space Brooch #1

Tara Locklear – Faux Real KJ Lane Replica Earrings

Marjorie Simon First Thoughts on Miami Foliage Neckpiece

Sondra Sherman Study Valeriana Brooch

Barbara Stutman Boutonniere #11

Jennifer Laidlaw No use in crying over spilt milk Necklace (detail)

Lindy McSwan Day 7 NYC v2.1 and v1.2 Brooches

Dana Hakim My Four Guardian Angels Brooch

Meghan Patrice Riley Interstitial II Necklace

Kat Cole 405 Summit Catalog of Belongings Neckpiece

Kat Cole The Land Below – Winter Neckpiece

Sarah Loertscher Structure Neckpiece #13

Amy Klainer Safety Chain Necklace

Suzanne Pugh Brooch

Roxy Lentz Neckpiece

 Lisa Bjorke Frigg Brooch

Reka Fekete Juggling Brooch

 Lisa Juen I Make You Look Successful Brooch/Neckpiece

 Claudio Pino INOX Reverie Ring

Michael Berger Kinetic Ring

Motoko Furuhashi – Sentiment Brooch

Timothy Information Limited -  Gone Brooch

EXPO ‘magnetic ornament – Work by Heejin Hwang’ – 7th Floor Gallery, Madison, WI (USA) – 25-31 Mars 2011

« magnetic ornament  » Work by Heejin Hwang

March 25 – March 31
Opening Reception Friday, March 25 , 6:00 – 9:00 PM

« “My recent works comprise sculptural units in which steel wire is used as basic material. As the basic structure is needed to construct a building, numerous layers consist of a form in my works, too; this means one’s personality, that is, persona. As I discovered another layer of personality which I had not been aware of, I began to be interested in the figures of the layer and induce them to my works. When a unit or multiple units complete a perfect structure or form, my jewelry comes to life.” « 

Actually : MFA, Art Metals, University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI

Heejin Hwang – Connection necklace (detail) – steel wire, enamel

Heejin Hwang -  « Temptation » necklace (Enamel, nickel, copper, statinless steel wire, Enamelling, hammering

7th Floor Gallery
Humanities Building, UW-Madison, 455 North Park St
Madison, WI  (USA)
10:00 am-5:00 pm

COUP de COEUR ! Heejin Hwang

Heejin Hwang
University of Wisconsin-Madison, US, Art Metal -
« My recent works comprise sculptural units in which steel wire is used as basic material. As the basic structure is needed to construct a building, numerous layers consist of a form in my works. As I discovered another layer of personality which I had not been aware of, I began to be interested in the figures of the layer and induce them to my works. When a unit or multiple units complete a perfect structure or form, my jewelry becomes powerful and comes to life.
Human body is the perfect space to install my jewelry on. Only when my works, the body ornaments, get perfectly installed on the wearer, emotional and structural rapport starts with the wearer.
As in architecture, the site and scale of my work play an important role as well. As people imagine building an ideal house of their own, I also pursue building my house of jewelry (body architecture) on human body, too. »

Heejin Hwang- « Build a nest » necklace- Steel wire, enamel, ground rock – 50x18x18 (cm) – 2010

Heejin Hwang- « With authority » – steel wire, enamel, ground rock – 28ⅹ28ⅹ10 (cm)- 2010

Heejin Hwang- ‘Temptation II’ – steel wire, enamel – 35ⅹ30ⅹ15 (cm) 2010

Heejin Hwang- Temptation – brooches- copper, enamel, nickel, stainless steel wire – Dimention: large) 8ⅹ8ⅹ2.5 (cm), (small) 4ⅹ4ⅹ2 (cm) – 2009

 

Heejin Hwang -« Showing off » – Steel wire, enamel, ground rock

 

 

Heejin Hwang -‘Femme Fatale ‘ copper, nickel – brooch -20ⅹ20ⅹ6 (cm)- 2010