Claire Lavendhomme

Claire Lavendhomme, 1959, Kinshasa, Belgian Congo.

Currently I create jewellery.
For a long time I jointly led my teaching (arts) with painting, which gave me the opportunity, through the questions those activities brought up, to sharpen my relationship towards aesthetics and art.
In 1989, after a training in synthetic materials and further experimenting color and substance in resins, I found a transition between painting and jewellery. 

Education:
Master of Arts in the field of Visual Arts, and space 
Multidisciplinary
Jewelry, accessories, ornaments
Formal Structure
Technology Metals
French Community of Belgium
Graduate at the Institute of Applied Arts and Crafts, Brussels Jewelry
Graduate at the Academy of Fine Arts of Arlon, Contemporary Jewelry

Exhibitions (selection):
Since 1994, involvement in various exhibitions, amongst others :
In Belgium :
2015 Omnia Vanitas WCC-bf Gallery
2015 Sur du rien Delphine Navez-Claire Lavendhomme. “le clignoteur gallery” 
2014 “Bijoux de créateurs”. Liège. (B) | “Carte blanche à Henriette Michaux”, Etable des anciens Abattoirs de Mons. (B)
2013 Embrasser/ambras At Designcenter De Winkelhaak, Antwerp. B | "Tweex2" Vandera gallery. Bruxelles | Passage, Sabine Herman gallery , Solo exhibition. Bruxelles. B | sensuality, Belgium
2012 Jewel book. Etable des Anciens abattoirs de Mons.(2012-2013). B | Mises en oeuvres (B) | "Accès direct 12". Château de Seneffe. Musée de l'orfèvrerie. Seneffe | Selected for the "European Prize for Applied Arts". Anciens abattoirs de Mons. | "Nationa(a)l". Bruxelles. B
2011 "exposition à vendre". F. Schmetz dessins,c.Lavendhomme bijoux. Bxls (B)
2010 International Biennal of Design, Liège | Synergia, Félicien Rops Fondation, Mettet  
2009 Rose beyond sensuality, Muchaboutart, Brussels | Selected for the « European prize for Applied Arts», Mons 
2008 The European Triennal of Contemporary Jewel, edition 2008, Mons and 2005, Seneffe
2007  Note à…, Félicien Rops Fondation, Mettet | Les sens au féminin, Charlier Museum, Brussels | F .Schmetz, drawings, C. Lavendhomme, jewels, Cultural Centre of Marchin
2005 Bijoux-cailloux » Museum of the Land Ourthe-Amblève
2004 The contemporary jewel in the French Community of Belgium », ISELP, Brussels
2001 Museum Atelier 340 », Brussels (invited by E. Visney) | Contemporary Arts Centre of Belgian Luxemburg, Jamoigne 
2000 Au Comptoir, Liège ( Galleries Néon, bruxelles 2000, Bruxelles an 2000" « Sabine Herman », « Le sous-sol » and « Garance », Brussels 

Abroad :
2016 With WCC-bf Gallery: Intrenationale Handwerkmesse during the "Schmuck". Munich (D)
2016 Schmuck 2016. Munich (D)
2015 Invited Noël Guyomarc’h gallery, “Silence please” curator: Ramon Puig Cuyas. Montréal (C)
Beijing International Contemporary Metal and jewellery Art Exhibition, China Millenium Monument World Art Museum
2015 Collect Saatchi Gallery WCC-bf gallery, UK
2014 Museum of Arts Design New York « Multiple Exposures : Jewelry and Photography Loan(s) ». New York. (USA) |  “Suspend-ed in pink”, V&V gallery. Vienna. (A) | “Collect” Saatchi Gallery (with WCC gallery). Londres. (UK) | Auction sale. “Le bijou mis à prix” at Drouot. Paris (F) | “Transformation 8: Contemporary Works in Small Metal”, The Leigh Yawkey Art Museum. Wassau. (USA) | “La Frontera”, Art Gallery at Indiana Univerity. Komoko. (USA)
2013 La Frontera, Museo Franz Mayer. Mexico city | La Frontera, Velvet da Vinci Gallery. San Fransisco. EU | Transformation8: Contemporary Works in Small Metal, Arkansas Art Center, E.U. | Transformation8: Contemporary Works in Small Metal, The Leigh Yawkey Art Museum, Wassau.EU. | Suspend.ed in pink,  Heidi Lowe Gallery, Delaware. USA & "Viaduc des Arts". Paris | Embrasser/ambras, Designcenter De Winkelhaak, Antwerp. B | Circuits bijoux: "Le bijou d'auteur". Centre Wallonie-Bruxelles. Paris | "Suspend.ed in pink", The Atrium-School of jewellery, Birmingham, Unitd Kingdom / Gabi Green Studio, Munich (D) | Schmuck-Show 2013, Goldbergstudios, Munchen, Germany
2012 Transformation 8/ Contemporary Works in Small Metals, the Elisabeth R. Raphaël Founder’s. Pittsburgh (E.U)
2011 Européan triennial for contemporary jewellery. With belgium, Germany, Portugal | « Mediteranean », AGC. Museum of Natural History of the Medierranean. Livorno (Italy) |  ”Joya”, 2011. Barcelone (Spain) | Eunique with WBDM. Karlsrhue"(D)
2010- 2009 Eunique  Art & Craft, Germany
2010 ti22. About titanium, Luxembourg
2009-2008-2006 « Handwerksmesse » during the « schmuck », Munich 
2008 « 0,0203929 Tons of Steel », steel jewellery, Wasserschloss Klaffenbacht ; Kligenmuseum, Solingen ; Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau 
2007 Mind and Matter, Luxembourg
2006 Mise en lumières, Luxembourg
2002 Calcographie Gallery, Cologne

Professional experience:

Contemporary jewellery teacher (Academy of Fine Arts)
Artiste creator (contemporary jewellery, objects, drawing,multidisciplinary)
Since 1997 Organisation of artistic meetings (plastic arts, cinema, conferences, lectures, music, …) with amongst others, P. Pierart, F. Schmetz, R. Lavendhomme, E. Savitzkaya, B. Oosterlynck, B. Lohaus, D. Baudon, M. Berenhaut, D. Rappez… 
2011-2012 Teacher at the International Summer Academy of Libramont. Jewelry-adornment.
2007  In charge of the « nature » training course, Academy of Fine Arts, Arlon
2006 :In charge of the « portrait- self portrait » training course, Academy of Fine Arts, Arlon
2004-2005 Teacher at the International Summer Academy of Libramont. Initiation in jewellery (teenagers) 
Since 2003 Contemporary jewellery teacher at the Academy of Fine Arts of Arlon | Aknowledgement of 5 years of relevant experience in jewellery