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View Larger Image and Additional Photos of Jeannette FossasI believe jewelry is the most versatile of all art expressions…
Like a painter, I add strokes of colors with stones,
Like a sculptor, I play with the tri-dimensions in space,
Like an architect, I derive function from the human body
ORGANIZATION:
Jeannette Fossas inc.
EDUCATION:
Graduate Gemologist, GIA, New York, 1993
Invited Artist, Zeichenakademie, Hanau, Germany, 1990
MFA degree from Rhode Island School of Design, 1984
BFA degree from Syracuse University, 1981
Architectural studies, University of Puerto Rico, 1976- 1978
EXPERIENCE:
Self employed since 1985 (30 years)
PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS:
2012, Solo Exhibition, Colegio de arquitectos,
San Juan, Puerto Rico
2004 trough 2006 - Trunk shows - Neiman Marcus
San Francisco, Palm Beach and Coral Gables stores, US
2000 trough 2005- Solo Booth - JCK Las Vegas Show -
Sands Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada, US
2003 - 2004 - Solo Exhibitions -Paradiso Films -
San Juan, Puerto Rico
1999 trough 2003 - Solo Booth - JA International Jewelry Show,
Jacob Javits Convention Center New York, New York
2000 - 2001 Solo Booth - Luxury by JCK Show,
Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.
2000 trough 2002, Solo Booth- Messe Basel,
Basel, Switzerland.
1996 and 1998, Solo Exhibition, Mendez y Compañía, ,
San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Solo Exhibition, 1998
Panamá city, Panamá.
1986, 1987 and 1991- Solo Exhibition - Caribe Hilton International Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
1989 - Solo Exhibition - Contemporary Art Museum,
San Juan, Puerto Rico.
1988, Solo Exhibition - Casa Blanca Museum Solo Exhibition
San Juan, Puerto Rico.
1985 - "Metalarte" (solo exhibition),Latin-American Prints Museum,
San Juan, Puerto Rico.
MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
1984 through 1986 "Jewelry USA" Traveling exhibition
United States of America.
1984 "International Jewelry Exhibition" Schmuck und Gegart
Munich, Germany.
1984 M.F.A. Thesis Exhibition Rhode Island School of Design
Providence, Rhode Island.
EVENTS:
2007 and 2008 - DP 2007 and DP 2008 - Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
These were winter intensive design camps, for 10th and 11th grader high school students.
Organized by me; teachers were successful artists from Puerto Rico and the US
AWARDS:
2015 - Best rounded Craft person, San Juan, Puerto Rico
1999 - Men Jewelry category - JA new York show
PRESS APPEARANCES:
4/21/13 - "El Encanto de la Transformación", El Nuevo Día, San Juan, P.R.
5/2/06 - "Diseño que Evoluciona”, El Nuevo Día, San Juan, P.R.
3/19/06 - "Jeannette Fossas: Una Verdadera Arquitecta del Platino", Nuevo Herald, Miami, FLA. U.S.A.
Sep-Oct /05 - Gold Relief, Veranda, U.S.A.
7/8/05 - "Jewellery by Design" - DTC Intranet, Scotland.
3/1/05 - "Arquitecta de Joyas" - Primera Hora, San Juan, P.R.
2001 trough 2003 - IJDG Catalogue, U.S.A.
10/1/02 "Uncovering a Gem" Departures, U.S.A.
Sep-Oct/02 - "Jeannette Fossas: “La Joyería es la mas versátil de las expresiones artísticas”, Arte y Joya, Spain.
6/2/02 - Jewelry Review, Basel Magazine, Switzerland
Feb/02 - “With this Ring” Robb Report, U.S.A.
Jan/02 - "Defining a table: Jeannette Fossas on the Function of Form”, AJM Magazine, Providence, RI.
9/1/02 - All That Glitters", Departures, U.S.A.
7/1/02 - Cover of Wedding section, International Jeweler, U.S.A.
May-July/01 - "Nuevas Colecciones de Jeannette Fossas", Arte y Joya, Spain.
Jan-Feb/01 - "Golden Pearls", Departures, U.S.A.
8/1/00 - "The Platinum Club: Jeannette Fossas", National Jeweler, U.S.A.
7/1/00- "Gold Design: The Ever Popular Charm of Motion”, Gold Magazine, Italy.
2000 - Front cover, PGI Catalogue, U.S.A.
6/1/00 - "Jeannette Fossas: A Perfectionist", JCK, U.S.A.
3/1/00 - "Basel 2000", Goldschmiede Zeitung, Germany.
1/1/00 - Front Cover, Modern Jeweler, N.Y. U.S.A.
5/1/99 - "De Compromiso y Matrimonio", Imagen y Estilo, San Juan, P.R.
Winter/98 - "The Basics of Selecting Fine Jewelry", Business Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR.
9/23/97 - "De Gemas, Sueños y Buen Gusto", El Vocero, San Juan, P.R.
2/14/96 - "Jewelry as Art, Architecture", The San Juan Star, San Juan, P.R.
3/22/95 - "Jeannette Fossas: La Buena Joyería", La Prensa, Panamá.
11/1/91 - "Jeannette Fossas", Imagen, San Juan, P.R.
1/15/89 - "El Universo de Jeannette Fossas" El Mundo, San Juan, P.R.
1/9/86 - "Un Acercamiento Arquitectónico", El Reportero, San Juan, P.R.
11/5/85 - "El Metalarte de Jeannette Fossas", El Nuevo Día, San Juan, P.R.
BOOKS:
2010, 500 Gemstone Jewels, page 80, Lark Books, Sterling Publishing co., N.Y. U.S.A. ISBN 13:978-1-60059-341-3
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Spanish - native
English - Near native
Italian - Advanced
French - Advanced
COURSES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS::
2007 and 2008, DP Proyect, Guaynabo, P.R.
REGISTRATION DATE:
2015-06-27 23:34:47
COUNTRY/REGION:
Puerto Rico
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Professional
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