JEWELRY & METALSMITHING VISITING ARTIST SERIES: NANZ AALUND
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| Date: | Wednesday, April 9, 2008 |
| Time: | 8-10:30 am |
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Arts Center: Art 390
2400 E. Kenwood Bd.
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| Contact: | art-info@uwm.edu |
| Cost: | Free |
| Details: | Although her fascination with jewelry design was evident at the tender age of six, Nanz Aalund's first recognized jewelry piece was a silver pendant that won her a "Gold Key" Scholastic Art Award in high school. She continued her training by serving an apprenticeship in Chicago and receiving her BFA in Jewelry Arts from Northern Illinois University. While in Seattle, Washington, Aalund completed her MFA in metalsmithing and traveled to Berlin, Paris, London, and Florence to studied jewelry design and manufacturing. Aalund has worked as a fine jewelry consultant and designer for Nordstrom, Rudolf Erdel, Neiman Marcus, and Tiffany & Co. Some of Aalund's professional awards include finalist standing in the 2007 Saul Bell Awards, as well as an AGTA Spectrum Award, two Platinum Guild International Awards, and two DeBeers Diamond’s Today Awards. She will jury the Metals!08 student exhibition (opening April 17). |
| Sponsor: | Peck School of the Arts |
