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born
1960/italy

influences&places
lived in rome/italy until age 13; grew up in munich/germany; traveled troughout europe, some north africa and the us;
started making jewelry at age 14 and selling it at concerts, fleamarkets and street fairs, gathering the very first learnings and teachings...

education
bfa sculpture/experimental media 1997
california college of arts and crafts (now cca) oakland, california

professional training
since 2001      studio in santa fe, new mexico
1996-2001      studio in oakland, california
1989                bench assistant jeweler sandra enterline, san francisco, california
1984-86          studio in rome, italy
1982-84          apprenticeship with master goldsmiths vincenzo quattrocchi and gianna usai, rome, italy

selected exhibitions
2010
artistry 2010/guilford handcraft center, guilford, connecticut
robot invasion-the robot show/i/o gallery, new orleans, lousiana
2009
gemless/obsidian gallery, tucson, arizona
2008
wearing champagne/i/o gallery, new orleans, lousiana
2007
holidazzle/kentucky museum of art and craft, louisville, kentucky
2006             
flight of fancy/quail run club, santa fe, new mexico
martini squared/i/o gallery, new orleans, lousiana
2005              
2005 originals/museum of fine arts, santa fe, new mexico
ARTaccesorize/society of arts and crafts, boston, massachusetts
black&gold/imec, albuquerque, new mexico
2004
5th anniversary show/sculpture to wear gallery, santa monica, california
jewelry & champagne/guilford handcraft center, guilford, connecticut
west goes east/sofa, new york, new york & yaw gallery, birmingham, michigan
here i am/obsidian gallery, tucson, arizona
2002
the perfect gift/gallerymateria, scottsdale, arizona
we are all ear/martina & company, providence, rhode island
elements of modernism/eidos gallery, santa fe, new mexico
2001
in/form x function/eidos gallery, santa fe, new mexico
craft forms 2001/wayne art center, wayne, pennsylvania
scene/unseen/runnels gallery, eastern new mexico university, portales, new mexico
ring show invitational/bayfront gallery, pensacola, florida

2000

wearable expressions 2000/palos verdes art center, rancho palos verdes, california

22nd annual vahki/galeria mesa/mesa arts center, mesa, arizona

1999

milestone - anticipating the millennium/objects of desire gallery, louisville, kentucky

absolut L.A. INTERNATIONAL biennial art invitational 1999/sculpture to wear gallery, santa monica, california

beacons for the 21st century/nancy sachs gallery, st. louis, missouri
national crafts 1999/lancaster museum of art, lancaster, pennsylvania

materials: hard&soft/center for the visual arts, denton, texas

1998

artwear98/university art museum/university of california, santa barbara, california

wearable expressions '98/palos verdes art center, rancho palos verdes, california

colors/nancy sachs gallery, st. louis, missouri

1997

metals, etc./lubbock fine arts center, lubbock, texas

1993

(what is) o u t/north gallery, california college of arts and crafts

oakland, california

1992

l'arte del fare/istituto culturale per l'arte cheiros, vicenza, italy

von 1 bis 10/galerie aurum, frankfurt, germany

ringfrei/galerie cebra, dusseldorf, germany

fedi, anelli e pegni d'amore/galleria proforma, bassano del grappa, italy

1991

international art horizons/art 54 gallery, new york, new york

galerie schmuckforum/zurich, switzerland

1990-91

10 jahre ventil galerie/ventil galerie, munich, germany

aus goid und silber - signaturen/goldschmiede haus, hanau, germany

kestner museum, hannover, germany

v & v galerie, vienna, austria

some publications

2011

500 silver jewelry design/lark books, asheville, nc
2006

martini squared/i/o gallery, new orleans, la

2004

american artcollector, vol. 1/book 2 (central states)/alcove books, berkeley, ca

west goes east/yaw gallery, birmingham, mi and sofa, new york, ny
2002
craft forms 2001/wayne art center, wayne, pa
2001
scene/unseen/eastern new mexico university, portales, nm
1999

materials: hard & soft/greater denton arts council, denton, tx
1998
interactive minimalism/ornament, vol.22/no.2-winter 1998, san marcos, ca
1997
business profile: sculptural jewelry for the new millennium/bay area business woman, december 97, oakland, ca
art: the human touch/the oakland tribune, august 6, 1997/cue-1, oakland, ca
1996
artists forge fair for metal crafts/tri-valley herald, november 8,1996/cue-8, pleasanton, ca
1993
jewelry/metalwork survey #3/ laplantz, bayside, ca
1992
ringfrei 1992/forum fur schmuck und design, koln, germany
jewelry/metalwork survey #2/laplantz, bayside, ca
1991
sonderschau inhorgenta, goldschmiedezeitung (gz)/ruhle-diebner verlag, stuttgart, germany - spring 1991
1986
geometrie nel buio/il mondo dei gioielli - spring 1986, ed. tecniche nuove, milano, italy
gioiello estate 86/gift magazine no. 23 (may 86), ed. florence mart s.r.l., firenze, italy
1985
I'industria orafa italiana/ed. bini, milano, italy - fall 1985