34th International Jewellery Competition EVERY BODY Selected Artists List

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 The post-competition exhibition will be held as part of the Legnica Jewellery Festival SILVER at the Gallery of Art in Legnica (Poland) and will run from April to July 2026. The Grand Opening, combined with the announcement of the Competition laureates, will take place on 8–9 May 2026.
 
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Jury of the competition:

Paul Derrez
Jewellery and object designer, curator and gallerist. Lives and works in Amsterdam. He studied at the Design Academy in Eindhoven (1968-1970), the Drama School in Utrecht (1971-1972), and completed goldsmith training in Schoonhoven (1972-1975). In 1976 he founded Galerie Ra in Amsterdam, which he directed until its closure in 2019. Participant in artist residencies (Object Studio`s, Sydney; Monash University, Melbourne), lecturer at art academies in Maastricht and Amsterdam, and a chairman of the Françoise van den Bosch Foundation in years 1991-2000. Laureate of many awards include the Françoise van den Bosch Award (1980), Fine Works Prize, Tokyo (1986), Herbert Hofmann Prize (2015), and Grassipreis der Sparkasse Leipzig (2021). His works have been featured in many solo and group exhibition worldwide. Paul Derrez’s jewellery and objects are represented in over twenty public collections in: Australia, The Netherlands, Japan, Germany, the USA, Great Britain.
 
Sławomir Fijałkowski 
Professor of fine arts, graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Łódź (Poland) – Jewellery Design. He has worked in many private and public academies, currently leading the Experimental Design Studio at the Faculty of Design at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk. He deals with product and jewellery design in collaboration with recognized manufacturers and author’s design. Participant, organizer and curator of many jewellery and design exhibitions, author of texts, analysis, theoretical and scientific descriptions, as well as educational programs in the field of contemporary jewellery. A curator of the International Jewellery Competition and a general consultant of the Legnica Jewellery Festival SILVER for over 20 years.
 
Sergiusz Kuchczyński
PhD, DSc, university professor. Graduate of the Strzemiński Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź. Since 2003, he has been a faculty member at the Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź, initially as an assistant in Prof. Andrzej Szadkowski’s Jewellery Studio. Since 2016, he has independently run the Studio. Since 2021 he has held the position of the university professor. Between 2016 and 2019, he was Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Textile Art and Fashion. Participant of numerous exhibitions in Poland and abroad. Laureate of many competitions, including the Silver Spur Special Award at the 33rd International Jewellery Competition WOW EFFECT! (Gallery of Art in Legnica, 2025). His works are held in the collections of the District Museum in Sandomierz, the Gallery of Art in Legnica, and the collection of Maria Magdalena Kwiatkiewicz.
 
Andreia Gabriela Popescu
Designer, artist and a teacher. A senior lecturer at the Assamblage Contemporary Jewelry School in Bucharest and Educational Ambassador for Romanian Jewelry Week. She curates and organizes exhibitions and teaches a wide range of courses in goldsmithing, wax modelling, casting, stone setting and resin techniques used in contemporary jewellery. Participant in numerous exhibitions, including in the Czech Republic, Greece, Romania, Great Britain, Lithuania, Italy, Spain, the USA, and Poland. Her works are held in Decorative Arts Museums in Romania and abroad.
 
Helena Renner
Artist and goldsmith. Graduated from the Gemstones and Jewellery Department of the University of Applied Sciences in Trier, Campus Idar-Oberstein, Germany (2024). Her artistic practice explores jewellery as a medium for reflecting on corporeality, identity and emotional experience. Laureate of several awards, including the BKV-Preis (3rd Prize, 2025), Grassipreis der Sparkasse Leipzig (2024), Marzee Graduate Prize (2024) and Best in Germany (2020). Member of the Association of Visual Artists of Rhineland-Palatinate and the Bavarian Association of Arts and Crafts. Participant of numerous exhibitions in Germany, Poland, The Netherlands and Spain. Works in private collections as well as in the GRASSI Museum of Applied Arts (Leipzig) and the University of Applied Sciences in Trier.


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