Shared Concerns
Jill Hermans, Sprawl #2, 2016, Shibuichi, 12 x 10 x 2cm. Photo: Gabe Anderson
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Map reference number: 53
Bini Gallery
62 Smith St, Collingwood 25 August – 15 September
Mon–Fri 10am–5.30pm, Sat 11am–5pm, Sun 12–4pm Opening: Fri 25 August, 5.30–8pm
Artist/s: Melissa Cameron, Aran Galligan, Caitie Sellers, Daniel DiCaprio, Jill Hermans, Kaori Juzu, Lynn Batchelder & Vincent Pontillo–Verrastro
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Shared Concerns is an exhibition documenting the meeting of a group of artists, brought together to work in the Penland studios in the mountains of North Carolina. As a group they shared the intimate ‘concerns’ of their practice, and each has created a small suite of works that interprets the ‘concern’ of another group member.
The pieces begun during their 2016 Winter Residency at Penland were finished in studios across the United States as well as in Australia and Denmark, where this diverse group of jewelry artists call home.
This is a touring exhibition, having already been shown at Penland Galleries and Velvet da Vinci Gallery.
The pieces begun during their 2016 Winter Residency at Penland were finished in studios across the United States as well as in Australia and Denmark, where this diverse group of jewelry artists call home.
This is a touring exhibition, having already been shown at Penland Galleries and Velvet da Vinci Gallery.
a. Aran Galligan, Connected 2, 2016, 925 silver, steel, 9 x 14 x 1cm. Photo: Aran Galligan
b. Lynn Batchelder, Stack, 2016, Steel, 10 x 8 x 2 cm. Photo: Lynn Batchelder
c. Caitie Sellers, Renovation 3, 2016, Argentium silver, copper mesh, 11 x 6 x 2cm
d. Daniel DiCaprio, Pendulus, 2016, Ebony, silver, stainless steel, 13 x 3 x 2.5cm. Photo: Daniel DiCaprio
e. Melissa Cameron, Fuse-Sun Mirror, 2016, Chromed steel plate, stainless steel, 23 x 22 x 1.5 cm. Photo: Melissa Cameron
f. Vincent Pontillo-Verrastro, Purse, 2016, PLA, rare earth magnets, decal, 16 x 9.5 x 10.5cm. Photo: Vincent Pontillo-Verrastro
b. Lynn Batchelder, Stack, 2016, Steel, 10 x 8 x 2 cm. Photo: Lynn Batchelder
c. Caitie Sellers, Renovation 3, 2016, Argentium silver, copper mesh, 11 x 6 x 2cm
d. Daniel DiCaprio, Pendulus, 2016, Ebony, silver, stainless steel, 13 x 3 x 2.5cm. Photo: Daniel DiCaprio
e. Melissa Cameron, Fuse-Sun Mirror, 2016, Chromed steel plate, stainless steel, 23 x 22 x 1.5 cm. Photo: Melissa Cameron
f. Vincent Pontillo-Verrastro, Purse, 2016, PLA, rare earth magnets, decal, 16 x 9.5 x 10.5cm. Photo: Vincent Pontillo-Verrastro
About the Artist
Australian-born artist Melissa Cameron lives and works in Seattle, WA in the USA. She received her MFA in jewellery and metalsmithing from Monash University and a BA (hons) in interior architecture from Curtin University, in Australia. Her works are in several Australian collections including the National Gallery of Australia, as well as the Cheongju City Collection in South Korea. Melissa is the recipient of grants from the Australia Council for the Arts and Artist Trust, Seattle. She exhibits worldwide, with her works and writing featured in many publications, and she currently serves on the Metalsmith Magazine Editorial Advisory Committee.
Aran Galligan received a BFA in Craft/Material Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2000, and her MFA at SUNY New Paltz in 2012, studying under Myra Mimlitsch-Gray and Jamie Bennett. Previous to her MFA she completed a two-year fellowship at Penland School of Crafts. Aran is deeply embedded in the Seattle metals community, currently serving on the Seattle Metals Guild (SMG) Symposium Planning Committee, previously serving on the board for the SMG, and teaches at North Seattle College. She maintains a studio in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle.
Caitie Sellers received her BFA in Craft/Material Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Her work is informed by her sense of place, drawing inspiration from the many cities in which she’s lived. She is interested in themes of urbanization and infrastructure. Her work ranges from one-of-a-kind small sculpture to limited production wearable jewelry using sterling silver and fine copper mesh. Caitie spoke at the 2012 Society of North American Goldsmiths’ Conference as a Spotlight Emerging Artist, and was a recent Artist-in-Residence at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. She currently maintains her studio in Richmond, Virginia.
Daniel DiCaprio is a Professor of Metalwork and Jewelry at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He received a BS in Art Education from Nazareth College and an MFA in Metal Design from East Carolina University. His work is represented by Charon Kransen Arts and can been seen at SOFA Chicago, NY Design + Art, and Art Miami. Images of Daniel DiCaprio’s work have been published in Metalsmith, American Craft, Ornament, and Essence.
Based in rural Victoria, Australia, Jill Hermans is a specialist in using the Japanese alloy Shibuichi, (a combination of silver and copper) and makes her works by fusing forms into richly coloured and textured pieces. She completed her Honours degree in Fine Arts at Monash University in 2009 and her work has since been exhibited both nationally and internationally.
Kaori Juzu is a contemporary goldsmith from Fukuoka, Japan. On completing her degree in Hispanic Philology from Sophia University, Tokyo, she relocated to Bornholm, Denmark in 2002. There she studied jewellery and completed an apprenticeship with goldsmith Per Suntum in 2008. She has taught at her alma mater in Bornholm, and participated in residencies at the Künstlerwerkstätten in Erfurt, Germany and Penland School of Crafts, in the USA. Her works are in the collections of the Designmuseum, Koldinghus Museum and The Danish Arts Foundation in Denmark and The Cominelli Foundation, Italy. Recent exhibitions include Collect London and SOFA Chicago.
Lynn Batchelder received an MFA from SUNY New Paltz and a BFA from Western Michigan University. She is the recipient of the 2016 Art Jewelry Forum Artist Award and in 2015 was a SNAG Emerging Artist Lecturer at SOFA Chicago. In 2015, she exhibited in the prestigious Talente exhibition at the International Trades Fair in Munich, presented a solo show at the Heidi Lowe Gallery, and will have a solo exhibition in 2017 at the Gallery at Reinstein|Ross in NYC. Batchelder is currently an Assistant Professor of Metal at SUNY New Paltz.
Vincent Pontillo-Verrastro is an Assistant Professor of Metals and Contemporary Art Jewelry at University of Wisconsin-Stout (Menomonie, WI) and received his MFA in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design from Indiana University, Bloomington IN. His work has been shown in various national and international exhibitions, including venues such as (AV)17 Gallery (Vilnius, Lithuania), China Academy of Art (Hangzhou, China), .M Contemporary (Sydney, Australia), Galerie Marzee (Nijmegen, Netherlands), and Velvet da Vinci (San Francisco, CA). His work can be found in publications such as New Necklaces: 400+ Contemporary Designs, American Craft, and 500 Plastic Jewelry Design.
Australian-born artist Melissa Cameron lives and works in Seattle, WA in the USA. She received her MFA in jewellery and metalsmithing from Monash University and a BA (hons) in interior architecture from Curtin University, in Australia. Her works are in several Australian collections including the National Gallery of Australia, as well as the Cheongju City Collection in South Korea. Melissa is the recipient of grants from the Australia Council for the Arts and Artist Trust, Seattle. She exhibits worldwide, with her works and writing featured in many publications, and she currently serves on the Metalsmith Magazine Editorial Advisory Committee.
Aran Galligan received a BFA in Craft/Material Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2000, and her MFA at SUNY New Paltz in 2012, studying under Myra Mimlitsch-Gray and Jamie Bennett. Previous to her MFA she completed a two-year fellowship at Penland School of Crafts. Aran is deeply embedded in the Seattle metals community, currently serving on the Seattle Metals Guild (SMG) Symposium Planning Committee, previously serving on the board for the SMG, and teaches at North Seattle College. She maintains a studio in the Wallingford neighborhood of Seattle.
Caitie Sellers received her BFA in Craft/Material Studies from Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Her work is informed by her sense of place, drawing inspiration from the many cities in which she’s lived. She is interested in themes of urbanization and infrastructure. Her work ranges from one-of-a-kind small sculpture to limited production wearable jewelry using sterling silver and fine copper mesh. Caitie spoke at the 2012 Society of North American Goldsmiths’ Conference as a Spotlight Emerging Artist, and was a recent Artist-in-Residence at the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft. She currently maintains her studio in Richmond, Virginia.
Daniel DiCaprio is a Professor of Metalwork and Jewelry at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He received a BS in Art Education from Nazareth College and an MFA in Metal Design from East Carolina University. His work is represented by Charon Kransen Arts and can been seen at SOFA Chicago, NY Design + Art, and Art Miami. Images of Daniel DiCaprio’s work have been published in Metalsmith, American Craft, Ornament, and Essence.
Based in rural Victoria, Australia, Jill Hermans is a specialist in using the Japanese alloy Shibuichi, (a combination of silver and copper) and makes her works by fusing forms into richly coloured and textured pieces. She completed her Honours degree in Fine Arts at Monash University in 2009 and her work has since been exhibited both nationally and internationally.
Kaori Juzu is a contemporary goldsmith from Fukuoka, Japan. On completing her degree in Hispanic Philology from Sophia University, Tokyo, she relocated to Bornholm, Denmark in 2002. There she studied jewellery and completed an apprenticeship with goldsmith Per Suntum in 2008. She has taught at her alma mater in Bornholm, and participated in residencies at the Künstlerwerkstätten in Erfurt, Germany and Penland School of Crafts, in the USA. Her works are in the collections of the Designmuseum, Koldinghus Museum and The Danish Arts Foundation in Denmark and The Cominelli Foundation, Italy. Recent exhibitions include Collect London and SOFA Chicago.
Lynn Batchelder received an MFA from SUNY New Paltz and a BFA from Western Michigan University. She is the recipient of the 2016 Art Jewelry Forum Artist Award and in 2015 was a SNAG Emerging Artist Lecturer at SOFA Chicago. In 2015, she exhibited in the prestigious Talente exhibition at the International Trades Fair in Munich, presented a solo show at the Heidi Lowe Gallery, and will have a solo exhibition in 2017 at the Gallery at Reinstein|Ross in NYC. Batchelder is currently an Assistant Professor of Metal at SUNY New Paltz.
Vincent Pontillo-Verrastro is an Assistant Professor of Metals and Contemporary Art Jewelry at University of Wisconsin-Stout (Menomonie, WI) and received his MFA in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design from Indiana University, Bloomington IN. His work has been shown in various national and international exhibitions, including venues such as (AV)17 Gallery (Vilnius, Lithuania), China Academy of Art (Hangzhou, China), .M Contemporary (Sydney, Australia), Galerie Marzee (Nijmegen, Netherlands), and Velvet da Vinci (San Francisco, CA). His work can be found in publications such as New Necklaces: 400+ Contemporary Designs, American Craft, and 500 Plastic Jewelry Design.
