Tobias Alm
Born 1985, in Stockholm, Sweden, Tobias Alm is a young artist
who graduated from Ädellab Konstfack, the jewellery-section of the
art academy in Stockholm. Materiality is central to his work and
his jewellery often investigates the dynamics of materials their
weight and their sound. Alm’s work explores such phenomena as
rhythm, contrast, colour and connection. He had his first solo show
“Summer Series”, with Galerie Rob Koudijs, Amsterdam, Holland in
2009 who also represented him at Collect 2010 and 2011.
Rut-Malin Barklund
Rut-Malin Barklund graduated from Ädellab Konstfack, Sweden in
2007 and since then has been working as an independent jewellery
artist in Stockholm, Sweden. She has participated in several
national and international exhibitions and is represented by
Platina gallery and her work is included in the Danner Rotunda
collection in the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich. Rut-Malin
Barklund's work is very much process based and is centred on
revealing the hidden properties of materials. Her most recent work
includes paper and mdf.
Sofia Björkman
Sofia Björkman was born in 1970 Ekerö, Sweden, She studied for
her MFA at Konstfack and since 1999 has been the owner of Gallery
Platina in Stockholm. Her recent work titled 'Dark Black' is a
series of jewellery pieces in mixed media, such as 3D-printing,
found objects, cast silver, and painting made in response to the
gloomy financial and environmental events of recent times.
Sara Borgegård Älgå
Sara Borgegård Älgå gained her Masters from Konstfack (Art
Academy) in Stockholm Sweden in 2007, studying under Professor
Ruudt Peters. She was awarded the Marzee graduate prize in 2007 and
had solo shows at Gallery Hnoss, Göteborg, Sweden in 2009 and
Gallery Wittenbringk, Munich in 2010. Her main source of
inspiration is industrial architecture and surface; she is
especially drawn to painted metal, machinery and buildings.
Materials such as scrap wood and industrial iron sheet are
recurrent in her constructed jewellery pieces.
Grace Girvan
Grace Girvan was born in Orkney, Scotland in 1981. The unique
Orcadian archipelago is a continuing source of inspiration for her
jewellery. The basis for the shapes, colours and textures seen in
her pieces are sourced from her observations of the Scottish
coastline and the objects she collects during her time there. Grace
graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 2003 with a First Class
Hons and had her first solo show at the Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh
in 2010.
Ingjerd Hanevold
Ingjerd Hanevold was born in Asker, Norway 1950. She is a
graduate of Norwegian National College of Art and Design and the
New York State University. Hanevold's work has been purchased by
the Norwegian Council of Culture, Decorative Arts in Trondheim Art
Museum in Oslo and the National Gallery and Røhska Museum in
Gothenburg. Ingjerd Hanevold was awarded the commission to design
the Olympic medals in Lillehammer in 1994. Gallery Kunst 1
represented her at Collect at the Saatchi Gallery in 2010. She is
currently Professor of Jewellery at the Oslo National Academy of
the Arts. Ingjerd is fascinated by the forms and processes found in
nature, especially in the plant life of her local environment.
Caroline Holt
Caroline Holt graduated from the Masters course at the Royal
College of Art, London in 2010 and previous to that she undertook
her BA (Hons) in Design and Applied Arts at Edinburgh College of
Art. Employing materials such as antler horn, horse hair, chalk,
printed organza and silver thermal blanket, Caroline Holt’s
sensitive pieces symbolise an identity and connection with her
environment through the application of material and the exploration
of process. Her most recent pendants compose of both vessel and
brush, which invite the wearer to explore and engage with their
environment through mark making.
Hildur Ýr Jónsdóttir
Hildur Ýr Jónsdóttir was born in Hafnarfjordur, Iceland in 1976.
She completed her studies at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in
Amsterdam, Holland Jónsdóttir has participated in many combined
exhibitions in Iceland and Holland, which include Gallerie Marzee,
the International Graduation show in 2006. Her works are based on
Icelandic natural and cultural inheritance and she works with a
range of materials such as fish skin, shell and stone. Several
works by Jónsdóttir were selected for the Danner Rotunda Jewellery
Art Collection in the Pinakothek Der Moderne, Munich curated by
Karl Fritsch in 2010.
Jenny Klemming
Jenny Klemming is a recent graduate from the MFA course at HDK
University of Design and Crafts, Gothenburg, Sweden. She was
awarded the Galerie Marzee International Graduation Prize in both
2008 and 2010. Her series of work entitled 'Land pieces'
investigates the borders and transitions between culture and
nature. With her jewellery objects Jenny Klemming wants to 'tell
tales and stir imaginations'.
Beth Legg
Beth Legg was born in Cathness, Scotland in 1981. She graduated
from Edinburgh College of Art with a First Class Hons in 2003. She
went on to complete her Masters there and is currently studying for
her practice-led PhD. Beth has exhibited internationally in Japan,
Estonia, Finland, Korea, Holland and Canada and at shows such as
Collect in London. In 2010 she was one of only three UK jewellery
artists nominated for the prestigious Arts Foundation Award. Beth's
work stems from a fascination with hinterlands and the quiet edges
if places. Each of her pieces explores themes of landscape and
memory reflecting the often bleak and fragile nature of the
environment she comes from.
Helena Lehtinen
Helena Lehtinen was born in Lahti, Finland, in 1952 where she
lives and works. After graduating from Lahti Goldsmith School in
1977 as silversmith she complimented studies at Lahti polytechnics
and also at University of Industrials Arts Helsinki. She has taught
as a senior lecturer at Konstfack, Stockholm. Galeria Norsu
represented her work at Collect 2007, 2009 and 2010. Since Lehtinen
has been enjoying afive year working grant from State Applied Art
Commission in Finland. Helena works in poetic construction; each
jewellery piece is an assemblage of elements that build to form a
whole. Her constructions talk about memories of things lost. Her
materials are chosen for their evocative qualities, encompassing
themes of memory, time and space.
Helga Mogensen
Helga Mogensen was born in Iceland in 1980 and continues to live
and work there after gaining a First Class BA (Hons) in Jewellery
and Silversmithing at Edinburgh College of Art. She has just had
her first solo show in Iceland. Her work considers the material
representations of the memory of place and often involves the use
of driftwood and fish skin.
Eija Mustonen
Eija Mustonen was born in Polvijärvi, Finland in 1961 and since
2009 has been the Principal lecturer at the jewellery department,
Saimaa University of Applied Sciences, Imatra-Lappeenranta. She
exhibits internationally at Schmuck and Collect and is also the
Coordinator for international jewellery KORU events in
Lappeenranta, Finland. Eija Mustonen's jewellery is deeply linked
to the natural environment of her country, Finland. Sensory
phenomena, memory and emotion come together in her work, which
expresses a genuine admiration for the preciousness and uniqueness
of nature.
Per Suntum
Per Suntum was born in 1944 in Denmark and graduated as a
goldsmith from Hans Hansen Silversmith, Copenhagen in 1965. In 2003
he was awarded the Danish State Arts Foundation™ Lifelong Grant for
Artists on the Financial Law. Suntum is a specialist with surface
treatment - rough, smooth, frosted, coloured and structured. His
work is held in several international Major Collections including
The Danish State Arts Foundation, The Danish Museum of Art &
Design, Copenhagen, The Rohsska Museum of Art and Crafts,
Gothenburg and The Pahlman Collection, Finland.
Nelli Tanner
Nelli Tanner gratuated in 2003 from Gerrit Rietveld Academie,
Amsterdam, NL. She was also educated at South Carelian Polytechnic,
Lappeenranta, Finland, in jewellery and stonework design. Layers of
time, storytelling and remembrances fascinate her in jewellery. She
has recently had her solo show of work at Galerie Rob Koudijs,
Amsterdam.
Tarja Tuupanen
Born in 1973, in Lieksa, Finland, Tarja Tuupanen trained at the
Lappeenranta College of Crafts and Design, Finland and has had
several solo shows in Finland and Amsterdam. Tuupanen works
predominantly with cacholong, a white stone from the quartz family.
She is a Stonework teacher at Saimaa University of Applied
Sciences, Lappeenranta/Imatra, Finland. Her solo shows include
Gallery Louise Smit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Gallery Hnoss,
Göteborg, Sweden and Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.