Sina Emrich
* 19.10.1977 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany
EDUCATION
1998 Abitur (German university entrance qualification)
1999-2001
School for Goldsmiths and Watchmakers, Pforzheim, Germany
2001-2003
goldsmith company Häger, Mainz, Germany
2003 Goldschmiedegesellin / apprenticeship diploma goldsmith
2003-2007
University of Applied Gem- and Jewellery Design in Trier, department Idar-Oberstein, Germany
Sept 05-March 06
One semester in Birmingham as an exchange student at the „School of Jewellery “, UCE, Birmingham, England
Sept 06-April 07
Project management, organisation and coordination of the “Dear Jewellery Project” ( student exchange program between Idar-Oberstein and Birmingham)
January 2008 Diplom-Designerin (FH), Jewellery
July 2008-current
Jewellery Nomad, travelling
April 2009-July 2009
Artist-in-Residence at Sturt, Mittagong, Australia
AWARDS
February 2006
Commendation at the “The Craftsmanship and Design Awards”, London, England
March 2008
First Prize at the “Ambertrip Art Jewellery contest”, Vilnius,Lituania
August 2008
Marzee Graduation Award, Nijmegen, Netherlands
August 2009
Honorable Mention at the 6th Cheongju International Craft Competition “Outside the box”, South Korea
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2006
-Exhibition “The Craftsmanship and Design Awards”, London, England
-“Um die 30”, Koblenz, Germany
-Achat+, Idar-Oberstein, Germany
2007
-Dear Jewellery Pal, Birmingham, England
-Dear Jewellery Pal, Idar-Oberstein, Germany
2008
-Inhorgenta Fair, Munich, Germany
-Juried exhibition „Lucca Preziosa Young“, Lucca, Italy
-“nsaio 3 – New Jewellery from Idar-Oberstein”:
1.Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau, Germany
2.Galerie Rantapaja, Lappeenranta, Finland
3.Galerie Caroline van Hoek, Brüssel, Belgien
4.My Inner Outside; „ShopStop5 Die mobile Galerie aurum im temporären Museumsshop“, Museum für angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
-SOFA, New York, USA (represented by Charon Kransen)
-Andrea Schmidt-Galerie für zeitgenössischen Schmuck, Dortmund, Germany
-Finalist exhibition ”Exclusive”, Legnica, Poland
-Finalist exhibition“Transformation”, Galerie Funaki, Melbourne, Australia
-Annual International Graduation Show, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, Netherlands
-Finalist BKV-Prize, exhibition:
1.Bayerischer Kunstgewerbe-Verein e.V., Munich, Germany
2.Kunstmesse Munich, Germany
-Finalist exhibition “Nachwuchswettbewerb der Gesellschaft für Goldschmiedekunst e.V.”, Hanau, Germany
-Finalist exhibition „Krawatte und Krawattennadel“, Handwerksmuseum Deggendorf, Germany
2009
-exhibition „Krawatte und Krawattennadel“, Kreismuseum Zons, Dormagen, Germany
-BKV-Prize, exhibition:
3. Internationale Handwerksmesse, Munich
-exhibition „STEENRIJK: STEINREICH“, Minderbroederscomplex, Mechelen, Belgium
-exhibition “Evoking Mystery”, DeNovo Gallery, Palo Alto California, USA, curated by Charon Kransen
-exhibition „6th Cheongju International Craft Competition “Outside the box”, Cheongju, South Korea
2010
-exhibition „SODAmore Summer 2010“, Gallery SODA, Istanbul, Turkey
-exhibition „24 FH – eine Retrospektive“, Villa Bengel, Idar-Oberstein, Germany