Tamara Grüner

Tamara Grüner, Germany.

Education:
2002-2006 University of Applied Sciences of Pforzheim, school of design studies in jewellery and everyday objects. Diploma designer (FH) summa cum Laude. Dissertation „Roxy’s Welt“ - plastic in combination with porcelain - Prof. C. Lüdeke, Prof. E. Reiling, Helen Britton
2001 Leonardo Scholarship at Simone Cardinali’s goldsmith’s shop in Florence, Italy
1998-2001 Goldsmith’s School for design, jewellery and objects in Pforzheim, state examination as designer for jewellery and objects final work: „Identity“ -jewellery with designed front and back- 

Awards / Collections / Grants:
2014 Amberif Design Award, Honorable Mention, Gdansk, Poland
2013 public collection Idar-Oberstein | Public collection Galeria Sztuki, Legnica, Poland | Artist in Residence in Idar-Oberstein, University of Applied Art Trier, Germany
2010 “ISSP subsidy award“ Pforzheim jewelry museum |  Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, since January represented in the collection | Fondazione Cominelli, Italy
2008 Collection jewellery museum Pforzheim | Award for the diploma work „Roxy´s Welt“ „Gestaltung Kunst Handwerk“. Landesaustellung Baden-Württemberg 2008 – Offenburg
2006 Winner of the Designer’s Open Award 2006, Leipzig

Solo exhibitions:
2014 “Schwarz mal Anders”, Rheinisches Eisenkunstguss Museum, Bendorf-Sayn, Germany | “Pasticchio 2“ Galerie Marianne Heller, Heidelberg, Germany
2013 „Pasticchio“ Solo exhibition at Galerie Marianne Heller, Heidelberg, Germany
2012 „Schmiede meiner Seele“ Solo Exhibition, gallery Mangold, Leipzig, Germany
2011 “Two Faces” Gallery Beyond Fashion, Antwerp, Belgium

Exhibitions:
2016 “Beautiful Mind: Ein Schmuckstück für Cranach”, Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin
2016 “Go for Baroque: Opulence and Excess in Contemporary Art.” Racine Art Museum, Wisconsin, USA“
2015 “Anziehend - von der Fibel zur Brosche“, Pforzheim jewelry museum, Germany
2015 “Spotlight exhibition“, Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, USA
2015 “Beautiful Mind: Ein Schmuckstück für Cranach”, Augusteum, Wittenberg and Pforzheim jewelry museum, Germany
2015 “Happy” Gallery Friends of Carlotta, Zurich, Switzerland
2014 „Danner Award 2014“ exhibition of the finalists, museum Schloss Johannisburg, Aschaffenburg, Germany | “Slowcraft“, Design Center Stuttgart, Germany | “Rule the World“ Gallery Friends of Carlotta, Zurich, Switzerland | “Mineral Art“ Deutsches Edelsteinmuseum Idar-Oberstein, Germany
“Gestaltung Kunst Handwerk”, the major regional exhibition in Karlsruhe, Germany | “40 Artist in Residence“ Villa Bengel Idar-Oberstein, Germany | “Karfunkelschein“, Handwerksform Hannover
2013 Group exhibition, Gallery Glück, Stuttgart | Group exhibition, Schmuckatelier Bochum | Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2013, Korea – German Contemporary Arts & Crafts | „Beijing International Jewelry Exhibition 2013“, Beijing, China | museum‘s fair for applied arts Kunst, Altes Schloss Stuttgart | „Like a pale spring of porcelain“ blås&knåda gallery, Stockholm, Sweden
2012 „Ansteckend!“ Gallery for art and design, Pforzheim, Germany | „The Universal Language of Ornamentation“ Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, Germany | „Exhibition of Contemporary German Metal Crafts“ Gold Museum New Taipei City, Taiwan | „Karfunkelschein“ Prediger, Schwäbisch Gmünd and Golschmiedehaus Hanau, Germany | „Perron-Kunstpreis“ Porzellanikon Selb, Germany | „Ready-made“ Telemark Art Center, Skien, Norway | „Combine“ with Marta Hryc and Silke Fleischer, Platform Gallery / RHok Academie, Brüssel | „jewellery joyas Schmuck“ with Marc Monzo and Melanie Georgapoculous, Hammer Gallery, Hong Kong
2011„Perron-Kunstpreis“ Kunsthaus Frankenthal (Pfalz) and Porzellanikon Selb, Germany | „Two Faces“ Solo exhibition Beyond Fashion, Antwerp, Belgium | Grassimesse 2011, Leipzig, Germany | „Poesie“ Galerie Schmuckrausch, Hamburg, Germany  | „Perlenrausch“ gallery Zobel, Konstanz  |  “Black and White” Gallery Mangold, Leipzig, Germany | „Sofa West: Santa Fe 2011“ represented by Charon Kransen Arts | „Friedrich Becker Preis“ Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus Hanau | „In der Südsee“ Friends of Carlotta, Zürich, Zwitzerland | New Traditional Jewellery 2010“, Amsterdam; Villa Bengel-Idar Oberstein, Museum für Moderne Kunst, Arnhem, Niederlande | „Sofa New York“ präsentiert durch Charon Kransen Arts | “Mediterraneo” Museum of Natural History of the Mediterranean, Livorno, Italien | „Art Palm Beach“ präsentiert durch Charon Kransen Arts
2010 Richard Bampi Award 2010, exhibition of the finalists, Hetjens-Museum, Düsseldorf | Sieraad Amsterdam 2010 International Jewellery Design Fair | The Nassauische Sparkasse Talent Award for Ceramics, exhibition for the finalists, in Höhr-Grenzhausen | “Gestaltung Kunst Handwerk” Landesausstellung Baden-Württemberg in Reutlingen | “The plastic show” gallery Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, USA | “Sofa Santa Fe 2010” represented by Charon Kransen Arts, NY, USA | „Underwaterlove“ with Beate Weiss and Jilian Moore, gallery Schmuckfrage in Berlin | “BKV-Prize 2009 for Young Applied Arts” Bavarian Crafts Council, Internationale Handwerksmesse in Munich |  „BKV-Preis 2009“ exhibition of the finalists – IHM Munich 2009 and art fair Munich | „Sofa Chicago 2010“represented by Charon Kransen Arts, NY, USA | „Blickfang Zürich“ represented by Friends of Carlotta, Zürich
2009 „BKV-Preis 2009“ exhibition of the finalists – gallery for applied arts, Munich | Westhandwerk: gut und schön“ – Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier | „BKV-Preis 2008“ exhibition of the finalists – IHM Munich | „As we like it“ – 20 Jahre Berufskolleg für Formgebung, Schmuck und Design, German Goldsmith’ House in Hanau
2008 „Gestaltung Kunst Handwerk“ Landesaustellung Baden-Württemberg 2008 – Offenburg Award for the diplom work „Roxy´s Welt“ | „As we like it“ – 20 Jahre Berufskolleg für Formgebung, Schmuck und Design, jewellery museum Pforzheim | „BKV-Preis 2008“ exhibition of finalists – gallery for applied arts, Munich special show at art fair munich |„Daum Gallé Tiffany – Träume aus Glas“ - museum Bellerive, Zürich | Take over in permanent exhibition Friends of Carlotta, Zürich | Take over in permanent exhibition Schmuckwelten, Pforzheim |„2nd forum young porcelain“ Porzellanikon Selb | „forum innovation“ inhorgenta europe 2008
2007 „Winterreise die Sechste“ - gallery Mangold, Leipzig | „Schön - Teuer - Ausgefallen“ – ceramic museum Westerwald | „absolut beauty“ –gallery of art, Legnica / Poland | „Gold, Silver,Time“ Fair – Warschau | Yes Gallery – Posen, amber museum Danzig;
Inhorgenta europe 2008 | museum Gleiwitz – design gallery Breslau | „Schmuckkultur“ - Galerie Mangold, Leipzig, with S. Milosevic | „Colour Jewellery“ - O+ gallery, Brüssel/ Belgium | Seewelten“ - gallery Cebra, Düsseldorf, with K. Fischer and C. Dolderer | „BKV-Preis 2006“ exhibition of the finalists, IHM Munich | „Talente“ – IHM Munich | "forum Brand New“ Inhorgenta europe 2007 in Munich |„Hommage à Angela“ - International design center, Chamber of Handicrafts Hannover and Schmuckwelten Pforzheim
2006 „BKV-Preis 2006“ exhibition of finalists –gallery for applied arts, Munich |“Mehr Sein als Schein - das Verborgene“ | Diamonds and jewels stock Idar-Oberstein | Designer’s Open 2006, Leipzig | German Goldsmith’ House in Hanau | Museum of jewellery Pforzheim | „handbag“ - museum Zons | „blackcoloured“ - gallery craft2eu, Hamburg and German Goldsmith’ House in Hanau | „JUMP - schmucke Zeitsprünge“ - gallery Friends of Carlotta, Zürich | „talents“ - Tendence Lifestyle, Frankfurt |„Scandal!!!“ - gallery of Art, Legnica / Poland 

Work experience:
Since September 2014 teacher at the Technical Colleges for Jewelry and Watches in Pforzheim, Germany
2006 – 2014 freelance work for the Museum of Jewellery in Pforzheim
2010 – 2012 designer for the wedding ring manufacturer Gerstner in Pforzheim
2007 – 2009 self-employed exhibition designer for the firm Wellendorff, Pforzheim
2007 teaching assignment at the Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences
Since July 2005 self-employed designer with studio for jewellery and everyday objects in Pforzheim
2005 – 2006 partnership in GSG12 jewellery gallery in Pforzheim
2005 internship at Petra Ohnmacht - Schmuckbehausungen, Pforzheim
2004 internship at Sibylle Räuchle`s fashion atelier, Pforzheim | Internship at the Museum of Jewellery in Pforzheim
2001 Leonardo-scolarship for practical work in Florence, Simone Cardinali`s goldsmith atelier

2016 GZ Goldschmiedezeitung 04/16, p.86
Narrative Jewelry: Tales from the Toolbox, p.?
Current Obsession Paper 2/2017, p. 23
2015 Pforzheim jewelry museum, museum guide, arnoldsche art publishers, ISBN 978-3-89790-443-9
2014 “Art Jewelry Today: Europe” (Nov. 2014) | “1000 Beads” Kritina Logan, ISBN 978-1454707882 | „Behind the Brooch“, Lorena Angulo, ISBN13: 9780764345593 (february 2014)
2013 “German Contemporary Arts and Crafts” – Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2013, Guest Country Pavilion Germany, S. 52f. ISBN 979-11-951018-1-8(06630) | Art Jewelry Magazin, 11/2013, p.50 | „Showcase 500 Art Necklaces“, Ray Hemachandra and Chunghi Choo, ISBN 978-1454703525 | „Jewelbook“ International Annual of Contemporary jewel art
978-9058564108 | „Schmuckdesign – Schmuckkunst aus der Goldstadt“
p. 48/49; ISBN 978-3-88190-690-6 | „2012 German Contemporary Metal Crafts – New Taipei City, p. 130 -132; ISBN 978-986-03-27687
2012 Kunsthandwerk & Design 4/2012, S. 49 | GZ plus 7/2012, S. 4 und 46 | Art Aurea 2-2012, S. 10 | „Showcase 500 Rings“, Marthe Le Van, ISBN 978-1454702887 | „Heat, Color, Set & Fire“, Mary Hettmansperger, S. 50; ISBN 978-1-4547-0016-6
2011 Art Aurea 4-2011, S. 76 | GZ Goldschmiedezeitung 7/2011, S. 101f. | Schmuck-Magazin 2/2011, S. 125 | ADAC Reisemagazin, Nr. 122, S. 1 | PZ Pforzheimer Zeitung 15.1.2011
2010 Badische Neueste Nachrichten 21.6.2010 | PZ Pforzheimer Zeitung 18.06.2010 | Pforzheimer Kurier 18.6.2010 | Mühlacker Tagblatt 18.06.2010 | Kunsthandwerk & Design, 3/2010, S. 11 | Schmuckmagazin 2/2010, S. 116 | Gesellschaft der Keramikfreunde und Hetjens-Museum, Deutsches | Keramikmuseum: Richard-Bampi-Preis 2010, ISBN 978-3-9813635-0-0
2008 The Compendium Finale of Contemporary Jewellers 2008, Darling Publications | Katalog zur Landesausstellung für das Kunsthandwerk Baden- Württemberg 2008, www.swr.de/landesschau-kultour, 50/2008 | PZ Pforzheimer Zeitung 42/2008, S. 23
2007 Zbigniew Kraska: absolut beauty. 2007, S. 74f. ISBN83-87304-82-4 | GZ Goldschmiedezeitung 5/2007, S. 128 | Schmuck-Magazin 2/2007, S. 12 | GZ Goldschmiedezeitung 3/2007, S. 44 | Talente 2007, S. 48 | SUE-Magazin 2/2007, S.24 Märkische Allgemeine 05.02.07 | GZ Art + Design 1/2007, S. 38 | GZ Plus 1/2007, S. 22 | FZ Die Fachzeitschrift 1/2007, S. 42, S. 47
2006 Kunsthandwerk & Design 6/2006 | Digest 6/2006, S. 52 | Deco 5/2006, S. 96, S. 99 | GZ Art + Design 4/2006, S. 92 |FZ Die Fachzeitschrift 4/2006, S. 36 |GZ Goldschmiedezeitung 4/2006, S. 3, S. 78 | Schmuck-Magazin 3/2006, S. 77 | Pforzheimer Zeitung 33/2006, S. 24 | „designers’ open 2006“ | „talents- young designers“ tendence lifestyle 2006
2005 FZ Die Fachzeitschrift 5/2005, S. 9 | Pforzheimer Zeitung 49/2005, S. 19 | „Die Handtasche“, Deggendorfer Museumsheft 6
2004 Kunsthandwerk & Design 2/2004, S. 12 | „hardwear“, HFG PF
2003 Pforzheimer Zeitung 162/2003, S. 22 | Pforzheimer Wochenblatt 30/2003
2001 GZ Goldschmiedezeitung 10/2001, S. 3, S. 77 |„eigen art“ 2001
2000 creativ 2000, S. 18 | „Der Ring zum Ring“, S. 31

Friends of Carlotta, Zurich, Switzerland
Gallery for Art and Design, Schmuckwelten Pforzheim, Germany
Beyond Fashion, Antwerp, Belgium
Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Galerie Annick Zufferey, Carouge, CH