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This is the public profile of Ekaterina Korzh, Additional information and high-resolution images are available for accredited press members, to access additional information about Ekaterina Korzh please login as a press member.About Ekaterina Korzh : Ekaterina Korzh, a second-year MFA student in Jewelry & Metal Arts, received her first masters in Socio-Economic Geography at the University of Northern Iowa and Saint-Petersburg State University. Her first steps in jewelry making happened in Colombia where she took her first jewelry classes with Francisco Jose Pineros. Last year she took second place at the International Art & Design Competition in Florence. Her works were also chosen by Artistar Jewels Committee in 2017 to be presented at Milan Fashion Week. Also, she showed her works in "The Fourth Iowa Metals Guild Exhibition: Iowa+Taiwan" at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art (CRMA) in 2016. Ekaterina travels a lot and devotes her pieces for this never-ending geography practice.
STATEMENT OF ART:Informed by my background in geography, my work employs an observational and inquiring perspective on the world that I retained from this education. In my jewelry, I create micro-landscapes by combining metal work with found stones, objects, and precious materials. As many geographers do, I am trying to visualize monumental objects such as landscapes into smaller scale depictions of these objects. Organic origins of the found objects that I use for my work allow the pieces to speak for themselves as if they are their own living landscapes. I often get my inspiration from an observation of a found object or material which later I will mount on a piece of jewelry. It keeps me motivated to look for new places where I can discover new objects and materials. For example, some of my pieces are crowned by geoids which are native to Iowa, where I am living right now, others embrace stones and fossils from Chile, Argentine or Russia, where I have been living or traveling.
ORGANIZATION:
korzhstudio
NON-DESIGN OCCUPATION:
Geographer Cars, mechanics, technicians, engineers
EDUCATION:
2018 - Master of Arts in Jewelry and 3D design, The University of Iowa, USA
2015- Master in Geography and Applied Informatics, The University of Northern Iowa, USA,
2012 - Master of Geopolitics and Regional policy, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia
2010 - BA in Geography, Saint-Petersburg State University, Russia
EXPERIENCE:
2018 - Graphic designer and editor, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
2014-today, Freelance Jeweler and Product Designer
2016-2018, The Primary Metal Workshop Instructor, The University of Iowa, School of Art and Art History, USA
2016, Volunteer English Teacher, Col. Antonio Nariño under the project of Secretaría de Educación de Bogotá, Colombia
2016, Research Assistant, The University of Northern Iowa, USA
PRIVATE EXHIBITIONS:
Alight solo exhibition, Drewelowe Gallery, March 2018, USA
MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
Now Trending, Palos Verdes Art Center Juried Exhibition, May 2018, USA
Jewelry and Metal Arts group exhibition at Drewelowe Gallery, April 2018, USA
Jewelry and Metal Arts group exhibition at Drewelowe Gallery, April 2018, USA
International Art & Design Competition Winners’ Exhibition, April 2018, Italy
International The Fourth Iowa Metals Guild Exhibition, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, November 2016-August 2017, USA
Jewelry and Metal Arts group exhibition at Levitt Gallery, April 2017, USA
AWARDS:
The Women’s Jewelry Association (WJA) Scholarship Winner ($3000), July 2018
Second Place in the International Art & Design Competition, Accademia Riaci, 2017
$900 Travel Grant for research in Bogota, Colombia from the University of Northern Iowa, 2014
PRESS APPEARANCES:
Publication at Condé Nast Brides Magazine for July/ August 2018 edition, June 2018
Featured by The Eclectic Artisans (EA), May 2018
Interview at The Daily Iowan, January 2019
Featured by SNAG (The Society of North American Goldsmiths) as a Maker Profile of the week, May 2018
Publication at Silver Artist on the international art magazine ArtAscent V31 Black June 2018
Featured on the Daily Pallete, University of Iowa, April 16, 2018
ACCOLADES:
Master of Arts at the University of Iowa, 2018
The Women’s Jewelry Association (WJA) Scholarship Winner ($3000), July 2018
Second Place in the International Art & Design Competition, Accademia Riaci, 2017
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Russian - Native
English - Advance
Spanish - Intermediate
COMPUTER LITERACY:
Rhinoceros 6(+GrassHopper)
Autodesk Inventor
Fusion 360
AutoCAD
Adobe (Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, Lightroom)
Vizard VR (+Python)
Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS:
The University of Iowa SAAH graduate student
SNAG member since 2018
WJA member since 2018
COLLECTIONS:
Accademia Riaci Competition Winners Collection
HOBBIES:
Salsa and hip-hop dancing, singing, horse riding, 3D design, climbing, painting, kayaking, backpacking, travelling, piano playing
CLIENTELE:
I am doing jewelry and products for private collections. Design and product development (sketching, prototyping, and fabrication; 3D printing, wood assemblage, metal fabrication, etc.) based on market research or customer order, customer negotiations, material research, SEO, photographing.
WEB SITE:
https://bit.ly/2Ga5fJV
PORTFOLIO URL:
http://tiny.cc/yaty4y
RSS URL:
https://www.instagram.com/korzhstudio/
REGISTRATION DATE:
2019-02-25 08:24:26
COUNTRY/REGION:
United States of America
ACCOUNT TYPE:
Young
Awards received by Ekaterina Korzh
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Gingko I Ring Silver A' Design Award Winner for Jewelry Design Category in 2018 Ekaterina Korzh for Korzh Jewelry |
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