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| | Education |
| 2006 - 08 | Teaching Course, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp (B) |
| 2005 | Masterclass with Peter Bauhuis (G), Royal College of Art, London (UK) |
| 2004 - 06 | MA Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork & Jewellery, Royal College of Art, London (UK) |
| 2004 | Workshop glass blowing, Institute for Arts & Crafts (IKA), Mechelen (B) |
| 2003 | Workshop silversmithing, Zuiderpershuis, Antwerp (B) |
| 2000 - 04 | BA & MA, Jewellery & Silversmithing, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp (B) |
| 2000 | Workshop textile, Zuiderpershuis, Antwerp (B) |
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| | Work experience |
| 2007 | Freelance silversmith & jewellery designer, Antwerp (B) |
| 2006 | Silver studio Nico Taeymans, Antwerp (B) |
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| | Lectures / demonstrations |
| 2007 | Lecturer at St. Elooi happening, Silvermuseum Sterckshof, Antwerp (B) |
| 2006 | Lecturer for Rotary Antwerpen-Voorkempen (B) |
| 2005 | Lecturer for Rotary Antwerpen-Voorkempen (B) |
| 2004 | Demonstrator for the exhibition De zoete verstrooiing, Silvermuseum Sterckshof, Antwerp (B) |
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| | Past exhibitions |
| 2007 | Design Verpakt, Design Flanders, Brussels |
| | International Art fair Lineart (Siegfried Debuck Gallery), Gent (B) |
| | International Art fair pAn (Studio 925 Gallery), Amsterdam (NL)** |
| | Porzellanhaus Franzen, Düsseldorf (G),* |
| | Solo exhibition Klankverbeelding, Silke & The Gallery, Antwerp (B) |
| | De Nieuwe Oogst, Design Flanders Gallery, Brussels (B) |
| | Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau (G)* |
| | Ken’t dat ik u kan?, Studio 925 Gallery, Schoonhoven (NL)** |
| | BetterFood, Design Flanders Gallery, Brussels (B) |
| | Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg (G)* |
| | Silver market, Silvermuseum Sterckshof, Antwerp (B) |
| | Rosenthal Studio Haus, Moskau (RUS)* |
| | Ambiente Trade Fair, Frankfurt (G)* |
| 2006 | Bank of America Exibition, Canary Wharf, London (UK) |
| | Silver is a Girl’s Best Friend, Silver Circuit Antwerp, window Christa Reniers, Antwerp (B) |
| | Petals, Figura Gallery, Windsor (UK) |
| | I Love Design, part of London Design Festival, Fuse Design Collective, London (UK) |
| | Dynamo Belgian Young Design Awards, Artespace Gallery, Brussels (B) |
| | Belgian Jewellers at Villa de Bondt, Villa de Bondt, Gent (B) |
| | Oeverture, Design Circuit Gent, Handelsbeurs (B)
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| | International Graduate Show 2006, Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen (NL) |
| | Smiths of Smithfield Show part Two, Smiths of Smithfield, (SOS), London (UK)
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| | New Designers, Business Design Centre, London (UK) |
| | Generation, Summer Show Part One, Royal College of Art, London (UK) |
| 2004 | Solo exhibition Vorm in Beweging, Cultural Centre De Kern, Wilrijk (B)* |
| | Final Show, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, MoMu, Antwerp (B) |
| 2003 | Gentle Reminders, Silvermuseum Sterckshof, Deurne (B) |
| 2002 | Het juweel, De Garage, ruimte voor actuele kunst, Mechelen (B)
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| | (*) 15th Silvertriennial |
| | (**) Ken’t dat ik u kan? |
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| | Current exhibitions |
| 2007 | 5e Triënnale voor Vormgeving, Koninklijke Musea voor Kunst en Geschiedenis, Brussels (B), 14 Dec - 29 February |
| | Museum Kunstgewerbesammlung Huelsmann, Bielefeld (G), 4 November – 15 January* |
| | In permanence at Silke & The Gallery, Antwerp (B), (2006 – now) |
| | In permanence in Figura Gallery, Windsor (UK), (2006 - now) |
| | (*) 15th Silvertriennial |
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| | Forthcoming exhibitions |
| 2008 | Museet PÄ Koldinghues, Kolding (DK), 1 February - 6 April* |
| | International Handwerksmesse München: Talente, Trade Fair Centre, München (G), 28 February - 5 March |
| | Presentation Sterckhof commission, Silvermuseum Sterckshof, Antwerp (B), opening Monday 17 March, 7pm |
| | Ninaber van Eijben, Den Haag (NL), 17 April - 17 May* |
| | Hoofddeksels of tafelhoeden Studio 925 Gallery, Schoonhoven (NL), 19 April - 31 May
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| | Wasserschloss Klaffenbach, Chemnitz (G), 23 May - July* |
| | Die Neue Sammlung Staatliches Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Design in der Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich (G), July - September* |
| | International Art fair pAn (Studio 925 Gallery), Amsterdam (NL)
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| | (*) 15th Silvertriennial |
| | (**) Ken’t dat ik u kan? |
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| | Awards |
| 2006 | The Goldsmith’s Company Award for Silversmithing (UK) |
| 2004 | Art prize Antwerpen-Voorkempen for Silvermithing, Rotary International (B) |
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| | Publications |
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| | Websites |
| | Design verpakt: http://www.brusselnieuws.be/site/rubrieken/1091100512/page.htm?newsID=1196258005 |
| | Betterfood: www.brusselnieuws.be/site/rubrieken/1091053917/page.htm?&newsID=1178102970 |
| | I Love Design: www.fuseuk.org/Indervidual%20Designers/Helena%20Schepens.html |
| | RCA Final Show 2006: http://dams.rca.ac.uk/res/sites/Show2006/search.html |
| | Royal College of Art London: www.rca.ac.uk/pages/study/helena_schepens_2487.html |
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| | Articles |
| | Beauty singular/plural5e Triënnale voor vormgeving, Design Fmanders Gallery, 2007, exhibition catalgue, p. |
| | Nica BROUCkE, Wat is mooi? Vlaams design in het Jubelparkmuseum Elle nr. 52, december 2007, pag. 60 |
| | Grete FLIES, Daar zit muziek in, Weekend Knack nr. 39 2007, pag.14 |
| | The Company’s year, in: Goldsmith’s Review 2006/2007, p. 7 (UK) |
| | De Nieuwe Oogst, Eigentijds design uit Vlaanderen, Brussels, Design Flanders Gallery, 2007, exhibition catalogue |
| | Portfolio: Helena Schepens, in: Kwintessens, Brussels, Design Flanders Gallery, 16:1 (2007), p. 36 |
| | Anneke VAN NOUHUYS – DE POUS, Ken't dat ik u kan? Kannen die u niet kan kennen van 23 Nederlandse en Belgische zilversmeden, Schoonhoven, Galerie Studio 925, 2007, exhibition catalogue |
| | Christianne WEBER-STÖBER, Astrid GERL, 15. Silbertriennale 2007, Hanau, Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, 2007, exhibition catalogue, p. 199, ill. p. 152-153 |
| | Selecties: Helena Schepens, in: Kwintessens, Brussels, Design Flanders Gallery, 15:4 (2006), p. 5, ill. p. 6 |
| | Christian OOSTERLINKCK, Helena Schepens wint Award for Silversmithing, in: Kwintessens, Brussels, Design Flanders Gallery, 15:3 (2006), p. 55 |
| | Ros SHERWIN, Aine DUFFY, Allison RIGBY, Generation, The Summer Show 2006, London, Royal College of Art, 2006, tentoonstellingscatalogus, p. 99 |
| | May DERWENT, Oh you pretty things, in: The Times, 23 mei 2006, p. 19 |
| | Helena Schepens, Vorm in beweging, in: Newsletter Cultural Centre De Kern, Antwerp -Wilrijk, 2004 |
| | Korte berichten: Gentle Reminders, in: Kwintessens, Brussel, Design Flanders Gallery, 12:2, (2003), p. 5 |
| | AMA, De urne anders gezien, in: Het Antwerps Nieuws, 2003 |
| | Ilse DEWEVER, Mooi verpakt adieu, in: Newsletter University College of Antwerp, april/mei/juni 2003, p. 8 |
| | Activiteiten: Gentle Reminders, Newsletter Sterckshof Stichting, January 2003 |
