Liana Pattihis

Ever since I started experimenting with enamels on copper mesh, I was always intrigued in finding challenging ways of applying and fusing enamel on a base that was ‘moveable’.
Not following any rules or guidelines traditionally related to the practice of enamelling, I have developed my own unique method of sifting and fusing it.

Every piece created is part of a continuous and fascinating experimental journey which gives my work the freedom of constantly achieving something different and new. The appeal to me is that each piece is unique. My designs cannot be pre-conceived; each piece is allowed to create itself.

Any new discovery in one piece is the starting point for the next. This enables my work to progress technically as well as aesthetically. Discovery is the goal!

Specialist Techniques

I have developed my own unique method of fusing enamel on various types of silver and gold.

Training College

1978-1979 - Foundation Course in Art and Design at Birmingham Polytechnic
1979-1980 - Interior Design, Birmingham University
1980-1982 - Interior Design Course at North London Polytechnic
2001-02 - Part-time jewellery design course at Central Saint Martin's College of Art and Design
2003-07 - BA (Hons) Jewellery Design at Middlesex University

Current Exhibition

Charon Kransen Arts 817 West End Avenue Suite 11c NY 10025 New York USA 00121 2627 5073 charon@charonkransenarts.com www.charonkransenarts.com Alternatives Via D'Ascanio, 19 (Via Della Scrofa) 00186 Rome,Italy Info@alternatives.it www.alternatives.it

Exhibitions

2009
&9642; SOFA Chicago (Represented by Charon Kransen Arts), Festival Hall. Navy Pier, Chicago, Nov 06-08
&9642; Goldsmiths’ Fair, October 6-11: at Goldsmiths’ Hall, Foster Lane, London.
&9642; Joya Contemporary Jewellery Exhibition. September 17-19:  Convent dels Ángels (FAD) Barcelona, Spain
&9642; Evoking Mystery, August 01-31: DeNovo Gallery Palo Alto California USA. (Represented by Charon Kransen Arts)
&9642; International Jewellery Exhibition June 14-October 4: Museum Voor Vlakglas- En Emaillekunst, Marktstraat 22, 5371 AD Ravenstein, Netherlands
&9642; SOFA West Santa Fe (Represented by Charon Kransen Arts). June 11-14: at Santa Fe Convention Center.
&9642; Playing With Fire: (Various Venues from 2008 to 2010)
&9642;SOFA New York (Represented by Charon Kransen Arts). April 16-19: at The Park Avenue Armory, New York.
&9642;Palm Beach3 Contemporary Art Fair (Represented by Charon Kransen Arts). January 15-19: Palm Beach County Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Boulevard West Palm Beach, Florida

2008
&9642; SOFA Chicago (Represented by Charon Kransen Arts).
Festival Hall. Navy Pier, Chicago, Nov 07-09.| The International Art and Design Fair (Represented by Charon Kransen Arts) The Park Avenue Armory, New York Oct 03 - 08 | New Designers One Year On, Business Design Centre, Islington London, 30 Jun – 06 Jul |Collectables – Studio Fusion Gallery, London, Jan- Feb

2007
&9642; Full Circle – Christmas Necklace Exhibition. Studio Fusion Gallery, London | Electrum Gallery Christmas Exhibition, Electrum Gallery, London | Inside Out, Manchester Craft and Design Centre, 30th June- 21st July | New Designers, Business Design Centre, Islington London, 5th-8th July | Graduate Fashion Week, Battersea Park Arena, London 3rd-6th June | Middlesex University Degree Show, Truman Brewery, Brick Lane, London 1st-4th June | Galerie Marzee International Graduation Show 2007 5Aug-29 Sep | Studio Fusion, Oxo Tower, London, 'Rising Stars' 9th August-16th September

2005
&9642; Museum of Domestic Design and Architecture, Herts, 'Wear It?’ May.

Publications

▪ Glass on Metal Vol.28, No 4 August 2009, Netherland Enamel Exhibition    Review by Ellen Goldman. p77

▪ Craft and Design Magazine Issue 204 - July/August 2009
  P82

▪ Kunsthåndverk NR 112 2.2009 29 Årgang, SOFA New York - Article by Christer Dynna on SOFA New York 2009: Kjøpe eller løpe p26

▪ June 2009, SOFA West Santa Fe 2009, Catalogue p71

▪ The Compendium Finale of Contemporary Jewellers 2008, Darling Publications - Cologne and New York p43

▪ January 2009, Palmbeach3 Contemporary Art Fair 2009, Catalogue p79

▪ December 2008, Arteri Magazine, Issue 8, featuring Jewellery by Liana Pattihis p4-7

▪ February 2008 Vol 1, Enamel, British Society of Enamellers: Newsletter Article by Hilary Bolton,
reporting on the Selection for Playing with Fire Exhibition p5

▪ Autumn 2008 Enamel, British Society of Enamellers
Newsletter Article by Pat Johnson, revisiting Liana Pattihis One Year On p12.

▪ October 2008 Vol 3, Enamel, British Society of Enamellers Newsletter Report by Evangeline Long:
Playing with Fire Exhibition p1-3

▪ Autumn 2007 Enamel, British Society of Enamellers
Newsletter Article by Pat Johnson
New Graduate: Liana Pattihis p10

▪ September 2007 Galerie Marzee: International
Graduate Show 2007 Catalogue p17

▪ July 12th 2007 The Press: From the dark earth to a
glittering creation: Liana’s
jewellery methods.p26

Awards

2007
Nominated for the Mulberry Accessories Award at Graduate Fashion Week 3-6 June 2007

Galleries

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