Gian Luca Bartellone

Gian Luca Bartellone, 1961, Velezzo Lomellina, Italy

Education:
1977 Graduates as “Maestro d’Arte” at the “Benvenuto Cellini” institute in Valenza (I) 

Awards:
2015 Winner of the Alatyr 2015 Innovation Award, Biennial of Amber Art in Amber Museum, Kaliningrad (RU)
2012 Grassipreis, Grassi Museum of applied Arts, Leipzig (D)
1988 winner of the biennial De Beers “Diamonds International Award

Acquisitions:
2012 Necklace "Kardia" and bracelet "Pelagos“ by the Grassi Museum of applied Arts, Leipzig (D)

Exhibitions:
2001 I quattro elementi – sculpted bracelets of gilded papier maché, at Café Maschin, Bolzano (I)
2002-06 Permanent exhibition at Terzo Millennio gallery, Milan (I)
since 2006 Permanent exhibition at selected galleries (see 'on sale at')
2007 Moazipoor gallery, Berlin (D)
2007 Blickfang, Kongresshaus, Zurich (CH), in collaboration with Schmuckforum gallery
2008 solo exhibition Cartiera at Brand33, Milan (I)
2008 magic of jewellery art, Slavik gallery, Vienna (A)
2009 Indossare l’arte at the Il ponte gallery, Bassano del Grappa (I)
2009 Poesie der Schmuckkunst of a Bodyfurnitures selection at the Slavik gallery, Vienna (A)
2009 Designers Date at Villa Ammonit, Berlin (D)
2009 Les artistes de la galerie at the Orfeo gallery Luxembourg (l)
2010 Summer Collection at sdcgallery, London (U.K)
2011 solo exhibition Storie di Carta at the mies gallery, Modena (I)
2012 solo exhibition Piedàterre. Presentation of the new Bodyfurnitures shoe jewellery collection at Brand33, Milan (I)
2012 8x faszination at the university of design, Bolzano (I)
2013 Schmuckkunst und Papagenoart at the Slavik gallery, Vienna (A)
2013 Nocturnum IV - Nord trifft Süd at the Posthaus Schmuckwerkstatt, Naturno (I)
2013 Gut Geissel Opening at the Gut Geissel gallery, Langenberg (D)
2014 Friedrich Becker Price Exhibition - exhibition of selected pieces of jewellery at the Gesellschaft für Goldschmiedekunst, Hanau (D)
2015 Sommer Edition at the Gut Geissel gallery, Langenberg (D)
2016 Loot 2016 at the MAD Museum of Art and Design, New York (USA)
Fairs:
2012 Grassimesse, Grassi Museum of applied Arts, Leipzig (D)
2013 Grassimesse, Grassi Museum of applied Arts, Leipzig (D) | Sieraad Art Fair, Amsterdam (NL)
2014 "8x faszination" at the arredo fair, Bolzano (I) in collaboration with the university of design | Schmuck Messe, Hamburg (D)
2015 Eunique, Karlsruhe (D)

Working experience:
1979-82 goldsmith for jewellers O.R.M. snc in Mede Lomellina (I)
1982-90 jewelry collection designer for Giollaro snc (formerly O.R.M. snc)
1990-91 jewelry designer for Asia srl in Mede Lomellina (I)
2000 launches the Bodyfurnitures project – Bartellone’s own jewelry collection of papier maché, gold, gold leaf, gems and precious stones 

Workshops and lectures:
1992-99 lecturer of Illustration and Design classes held by the Valenza jewellers’ association
2001-02 lecturer of evening classes on water colour techniques, held by Centro Studi Palladio in Ora (I)

Other activities:
since 1992 creates interior designs, trompe l’oeil, stencil decorations and portraits Pavia (I)
since 2001 creative worker at the Grieserhof psychological rehabilitation centre in Bolzano (I)

TonHaus, Bozen
Schmuckwerkstatt Konrad Laimer, Naturns
Schmuck Forum, Zürich 
Galerie Gut Geissel,  Langenberg
Galerie Orfeo , Luxembourg
Brand33, Milano