Attai Chen
Education
2007-2012
Diploma, with Honours, (Meisterschueler),
Prof. Otto Kuenzli Class for Jewellery and objects,
The Academy of Fine Arts Munich (DE)
2002-2006
B.F.A-The Dep. of Jewellery & Fashion,
The Bezalel Academy of Art & Design, Jerusalem (IL)
2006
Founding of the Ziggurat Gallery for Contemporary Jewelry. Jerusalem (IL)
Solo & two person Exhibitions
2021
“Interflow”, Kim Su Jin & Attai Chen & Fuse, Lakeville, Shanghai (CN)
2020
2019
2018
“Morphogenesis”, With Carina Shoshtary, LA Joaillerie par Mazlo, Curated by Céline Robin, Paris (F)
“Mirjam Hiller + Attai Chen”, Gallery Reverso, Lisbon (PT)
“Matter in Perspective”, Ra Gallery, Amsterdam (NL)
“In Motion”, Froots Gallery, Beijing (CN)
“Echoes of Order”, With Carina Shoshtary, Atta Gallery, Bangkok (TH)
Attai Chen Jewellery, Johannes Nagel Ceramic, Arnoldsche Publishing House, Stuttgart (DE)
2017
2016
“Matter of Perspective”
Gallery Loupe, New Jersey (US)
2015
“Terra Mutantica”
Gallery Loupe, New Jersey (US)
“Terra Mutantica”
Gallery Spektrum, Munich (DE)
2014
Gallery Four, Gothenburg (SW)
“In Between” The Tel-Aviv Museum of Art,
Tel-Aviv (IL)
“Cross Breeding”, With Carina Shoshtary, Gallery Ra,
Amsterdam (NL)
2013
“Compounding Fractions”, Gallery Loupe,
New Jersey (US)
2012
“Cycle of Mishaps” a show with Vered Kaminsky,
Gallery Ra, Amsterdam (NL)
”Betz-Chen” a Show with Doris Betz,
Gallery Spektrum, Munich (DE)
Group Exhibitions (selection)
2021
2020
“One World”, Gallery Loupe, New Jersey (US)
“Metallophone: Museum”, The 5th International Biennial of Contemporary Metal Art, The National Museum of Lithuania, Vilnius, (LT)
2019
“Design Miami/Basel”, Presented by Gallery Antonella Villanova, Basel (CH), Miami (US)
“The Palace of Shattered Vessels”, Gallery Froots at “Frame”, Munich (DE)
2018
“Jewellery- The Body Transformed”, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (US)
“Sofa”, Presented by Gallery Noel Guyomarc’h, Chicago (US)
“The Language of Things: Meaning and Value in Contemporary Jewellery”, Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt (NZ)
“Die Denkende Haut”, Kunstpavillon, Curated by Iris Von Der Tann, Munich (DE)
2017
“Pretty in Pink- Graue Eminenzen des Schmucks”, Jewellery Museum, Pforzheim (DE)
“Jewellery of Ideas- Gifts from the Susan Grant Lewin Collection”,Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York (US)
“Sofa”, Presented by Gallery Noel Guyomarc’h, Chicago (US)
18. Artist Award Exhibition of Fürstenfeldbruck, KunstHaus, Fürstenfeldbruck (DE)
“Angewanzt”, BKV, Curated by Gisbert Stach and Unk Kraus, Munich (DE)
“Schmuck 2017”, International Trade Fair for the Skilled Trades, Munich (DE)
“The Octopus has three Hearts”, With Carina Shoshtary and Märta Mattsson, Gallery Noel Guyomarc’h, Montreal (CA)
“Fragments”, Gallery Four, Gothenburg (SW)
“A Barbarian, a Title & a Miracle, Verein für Orginal-Radierung, Munich (DE)
2016
“Judaica Now!- Goblets and Kiddush Cups of the Bezalel School”, Rishon Le-Zion Museum Rishon Le-Zion, Tel-Aviv (IL)
“Förderpreise 2016 “, Munich Art and Design Awards Exhibition, Lothringer13 Halle, Munich (DE)
“35 Years Galerie Spektrum”, Gallery Spektrum, Munich (DE)
2015
“Frames”, Lu Ang Art Space, presented by Foots & Nogart, Beijing (CN)
Paper Art Biennale, Coda Museum, Apeldoorn (NL)
“Not Too Precious”; Ruthin Craft Centre, Ruthin, Denbighshire (UK)
“Blossoms from the Land of God”-Contemporary Art Jewellery
from Israel: showroom Froots & Nogart. Shanghai (CN)
“Collective 3”: Design Fair; presented by Gallery Loupe, New York (US)
2014
“Unique by Design-Contemporary Jewellery in the Donna Schneier Collection”,The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (US)
“Förderpreise 2014 “, Munich Art and Design Awards Exhibition, Lothringer13 Halle, Munich (DE)
“Collect”, Presented by Gallery Rosemarie Jäger, Saatchi Gallery, London (UK)
“Collective 2”, Presented by Gallery Loupe, New York (US)
2013
“Collect”, Presented by Gallery Rosemarie Jäger, Saatchi Gallery, London (UK)
“Second Smallest Primer”, The National Gallery, Christchurch (NZ)
“The Lunatic Swing“,Kunstarkaden, Munich (DE), Gallery Funaki, Melbourne (AU)
International Contemporary Jewellery Event, Ubi Gallery, Presented by Nogart, Shenzhen (CN)
Beijing International Jewellery Art Biennial; World Art Museum China, Presented by Nogart, Beijing (CN)
Paper Art Biennale, Coda Museum, Apeldoorn (NL)
2012
“Collect”, Presented by Gallery Rosemarie Jäger, Saatchi Gallery, London (UK)
“Unexpected Pleasures- The Art & Design of Contemporary Jewellery”, NGV-International, Curated by Susan Cohn, Melbourne (AU), The Design Museum, London (UK)
“Transit- Jewellery from Israel”, Jewellery Museum Pforzheim, Villa Bengel Idar-Oberstein, Goldschmiede Haus, Hanau (DE)
“Jewellery Unleashed“, Museum Bellerive, Zürich (CH)
“Forever Young”, Galerie Spektrum, Munich (DE)
“I am Another- The 6th Biennale of Israeli Jewellery”, Eretz Israel Museum, Tel-Aviv (IL)
“Sofa”, Presented by Loupe Gallery, Park Avenue Armory, New York (US)
2011
“Jewellery Unleashed“, Museum of Modern Art Arnhem, Curated by Lisbeth Den Besten, Arnhem (NL)
“Schmuck 2011”- The International Trade Fair for the Skilled Trades, Munich (DE)
“Collect”, Presented by Gallery Rosemarie Jäger, Saatchi Gallery, London (UK)
“Geography”, The 2011 Seattle SNAG conference, Seattle (US)
“Neogemo”, Geologic Museum, Ramat-Hasharon (IL)
“Fremde Feder”, Kunst.wirt.shaft Galerie, Graz(A)
“Freshly Cut”, Gallery Complete, Tel Aviv (IL)
2010
“My Suitcase is my Oyster”, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich (DE)
“The Power of Copying”, Xuzhou Museum of Art, Xuzhou (CN)
“Bijoux D’Israël- 4 Israeli artists”, Ville de Cagnes-sur-Mer, Curated by Jan-Yves Le Mignot,Cagnes-sur-
Mer, Gallery Hebert, Paris (F)
“BKV–Preis”, BKV Gallery, Munich (DE)
2009-2010
Think Tank- ”Speed” (A), (UK), (DE), (NO)
2009
2009 Think Tank, ”Speed” (A) (UK) (DE) (NO)
“Decadence”, 18th International Silver Art Competition, Gallery of Art, Legnica (PL)
“ITAMI”, International Craft Exhibition, The Museum of Arts & Crafts, Itami (JP)
“Bezalel, de Jerusalem a Paris”, Orangerie du Senat, Paris (F)
“Siamo Qui”, International Symposium of Contemporary Art Jewellery, Florence (IT)
“Emu–Twist Again: News from the Outback”, Gallery Funaki, Melbourne (AU)
2007
“Schmuck 2007”, International Trade Fair for the Skilled Trades, Munich (DE)
“Out of Framework”, Ziggurat Gallery for Contemporary Jewellery, Jerusalem (IL)
“Artic 09”, America-Israel Cultural Foundation, Jenia Schreiber Gallery, Tel Aviv University (IL)
2006
“Materials Surrounding the Body”, Ha-Chava Gallery of Art and Design, Hulon (IL)
“Artic 08”, America-Israel Cultural Foundation, Jenia Schreiber Gallery, Tel Aviv University (IL)
“Bezalel 100/Terminal1”, Final Project, Ben Gurion Airport, Lod (IL)
2005
“Adversity”- Gallery Ra. Amsterdam (NL)
1979 Born in Jerusalem, Israel
Since 2007 live and work in Munich, Germany
Gallery Affiliations
Gallery Loup. Montclair (NJ)
Gallery Antonella Villanova. Foiano della Chiana (IT)
Gallery Slavik. Vienna (AT)
Gallery Rosemarie Jaeger. Hochheim (DE)
BKV Gallery. Munich (DE)
Gallery Froots & Nogart. Shanghai (CN)
Awards and Scholarships
Since 2021
2017
The 18th, Artist Award of the City of Fuerstenfeldbruck (DE)
Artist in residency, at Konstepidemin, Gothenburg (SW)
2016, 2014
Nominee for the Munich Art and Design Awards (DE)
2014-2020
Artist studio grant of the city of Munich (DE)
2014
Finalist at the AJF Artist Awards (USA)
Nominee for the Munich Art and Design Awards (DE)
“The Andy” Prize, The Andrea M. Bronfman Prize for the Arts (IL)
2012
Oberbayerischer Prize for Applied Arts (DE)
2011
“Stibet” grant (DE)
“Herbert Hofmann” prize (DE)
2008-2010
DAAD scholarship (DE)
2006
Winner of Lokman award for applied arts (IL)
2005-2006
America-Israel Cultural Foundation Scholarship (IL)
2005
Award for Judaica, Romi Shapira Fund (IL)
Teaching Experience/ Lectures (Selection)
Since 2019
2016-2019
Teaching as a guest lecturer at Alchimia School for Contemporary Jewellery. Florence (IT)
2019
Workshop: HDK School of Design and Crafts, Gothenburg (SW)
Lecture: “There and back again: A journey with jewelry”, Athens Jewellery Week, Athens (GR)
2017
Workshop: China University of Geosciences, The Dep. for jewellery, Wuhan, Hubei (CN)
Workshop: Penland School of Crafts, North Carolina (US)
Teaching: Winter session, Rhode Island School of Design, Rhode Island (US)
2016
Workshop: Cranbrook Academy of Art, Michigan (US)
2012-2014
Teaching: Dep. of Jewellery, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem (IL)
2014
Lecture: HDK, The School of Design and Crafts, Gothenburg (SW)
2013
Workshop: Masters of Design program, Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, Ramat-Gan (IL)
Lecture: Brooklyn Metal work, New York (US)
Since 2011
Teaching Jewelry Techniques at the Volkshochschoole, Munich (DE)
2011
Lecture: The 43rd Jewelry Symposium- “Sacrilegium”, Zimmerhof (DE)
2007
Lecture: The Jewelry Design Dep. Shenkar College of Engineering and Design, Ramat-Gan (IL)
2005-2007
Assistant lecturer, the Dep. Of Jewelry, Bezalel Academy of Art and Design, Jerusalem (IL)
Work in Public Collections (Selection)
Alice & Louis Koch Collection of Rings (CH)
Arkansas Arts Centre, Arkansas (US)
Coda Museum, Apeldoorn (NL)
Donna Schneier’s Collection – The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (US)
Hellen Drutt Collection, Philadelphia (US)
The Museum of Fine Art, Houston, Texas (US)
The Museum of Art and Design, New York (US)
The International Design Museum, Munich (DE)
The Israeli Museum of Art, Jerusalem (IL)
Pforzheim Jewelry Museum, Pforzheim (DE)
Rotasa Trust Collection, California (US)
Sanford and Susan Kempin Collection, New York (US)
Susan Grant Lewin Collection, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York (US)
The Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Tel-Aviv (IL)