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Education
2001– 07 Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Germany Master of Fine Arts "Meisterschulerin"
1994-99 East Carolina University, North Carolina, USA Bachelor of Fine Arts/ HonorsGuest Professor/Teacher/ Workshops
2009-Present Visiting Artist/ Guest Teacher Konstfack University College of Art, Crafts and
Design, Stockholm, Sweden
2011 Guest Professor/Visiting Artist/ Workshop/ Geneva University of Art and Design, Switzerland
2011 Guest Professor, Winter Session, Rhode Island School of Art and Design, Providence, Rhode Island, USALectures/ Presentations/Jury Member
2011 Shari Pierce, Rhode Island School of Art and Design, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
2010 Artist Discussion Panel, Fife Contemporary Art & Craft Museum, Scotland
2010 Jury Member, I CARE A LOT: Portable Discussion about the Middle East, Traveling Exhibition
2007 Shari Pierce: Cardboard Democracy, Washington, D.C., USAArtist Residencies
AIR July 2011 Arteles Creative Center, Haukijärvi, FinlandSolo Exhibitions
2011 “Agraphobia”, E324 Space for Contemporary Art, Munich, Germany
2010 “Whitewash/ Potraits of 34 Sex Offenders and 2 Sexual Predators from Within a 5 Mile Radius”,
Galerie Rob Koudijs, Amsterdam, NL
2009 “She LL Project”, Lothringerstr. 13, Contemporary Art Museum, Munich, Germany
2007 “Cardboard Democracy”, “So Fresh” Award Presentation, Semper Depot, Vienna, Austria
2007 “Cardboard Democracy”, Galerie Rob Koudijs, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
2007 “Cardboard Democracy”, Jewelers’ Werk Gallery, Washington D.C., USA
2005 “Fronteras: Borders: Grenzen”, Jewelers’ Werk Gallery, Washington D.C., USASelected Group Exhibitions
2011 URB11, Arteles Walks (Shari Pierce :RAISKAUS ON AINA RIKOS) ,Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsink, Finland
2011 “Schmuck 2011”, Traveling Exhibition- Germany, France
2010 “Causing Chaos Curated by Claire Barclay”, Fife Contemporary Art & Craft Museum, Scotland
2010 “SCOPE Markt/ 6 Designers Curated by Diane Pernet”, SCOPE Contemporary Art Fair, NY, USA
2010 “Adornment and Excess: Jewelry in the 21st Century”, Miami University Art Museum, USA
2010 “Paper Jewellery: Poor Jewellery”, Triennale Design Museum of Milan, Italy
2009 “Nothing in Common”, KunstArkaden Contemporary Art Space, Munich, Germany
2009 “Jewellery Extreme”, Maurer Zilloli Contemporary Arts, Munich, Germany
2008 “The Fat of Booty Madness”, Moderne Pinakothek Art Museum, Munich, Germany
2008 “Schmuck 2008”, Traveling Exhibition- Germany, UK, Poland
2008 BKV- Prize 2007 For Young Craft Artists, Finalist, Munich, Germany
2007 "So Fresh” Award Presentation, Semper Depot, Vienna, Austria
2007 Guerrila Store, Unit F Fashion Festival, Vienna, Austria
2007 “Tatort V”/ Bloody Mary”, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
2007 “SOFA”, Galerie Jewelers’ Werk Gallery, NYC, USA
2007 “Coming Into View”, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Oregon, USA
2007 “Lass´den Sonnenschein herein”, Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Germany
2007 “Tatort / Mark your Territory”, Galerie Marzee, The Netherlands
2006 “Coming Into View”, Heidi Lowe- The Jewellery Studio, Delaware, USA
2006 “SOFA”, Jewelers’ Werk Gallery, NYC, USA
2005 “Aufgebockt”, Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Germany
2005 “Tatort/Tatwort”, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
2005 “Schmuck 2005”, IHK Handwerksmesse, Munich, Germany
2005 “Krieg und Frieden“, Galerie Im Chor, Schwäbisch Gmund, Germany
2005 “Reconstruction/ Deconstruction”, Gallery Sztuki, Legnica, Poland
2005 “SOFA”, Jewelers’ Werk Gallery, NYC, USA
2004 “Is there really cat in catfood?”, Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Germany
2004 “Tatort / VIP”, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
2004 “SOFA”, Jewelers’ Werk Gallery, NYC, USA
2004 “Schmuck 2004”, IHK Handwerksmesse, Munich, Germany
2004 “ZwischenSpiel”, Erfurter SchmuckSymposium, Erfurt, Germany
2004 “Contact”, Mobiliia Gallery, Massachusetts, USA
2003 “Anello extra vergine”, Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Germany
2003 “Tatort / Koffer “,Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
2002 “from oo to oo”, Galerie Oona Berlin, Germany
2002 “Schmuck”, Städtische Galerie im Cordonhaus Cham, Germany
2002 “Ladies First”, Academy of Fine Arts, Munich, Germany
2002 “12 ‘Ecoles Exposent Des Bijoux”, Geneva, Switzerland
2001 “New Metal/ Emerging Views”, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Oregon, USA
2000 “Cross References”, University of Oregon, USASelected Publications
Schmuck 2011, Catalog, Sonderschau der Internationalen Handwerksmesse, Munich, Germany
Causing Chaos, Fife Contemporary Art & Craft Museum, Catalog, October 2010
Paper Jewellery: Poor Jewellery, , Catalog, January 2010
Adornment and Excess: Jewelry in the 21st Century, Catalog, January 2010
Nothing in Common, Catalog, March 2009
Metalsmith Magazine, October 2008
Wahnsinn Fette Beute Book, May 2008
Schmuck 2007, Catalog, Sonderschau der Internationalen Handwerksmesse, Munich, Germany
BKV- Prize 2007 Für Junges Kunsthandwerk, Catalog, March 2007
Style Art/Fashion Magazine, December 2007
ZOO Contemporary Art/Fashion Magazine, December 2007
Sleek Art and Fashion Magazine, Fall 2007
Indie Fashion, Music and Culture Magazine, N0.16, Fall 2007
So Fresh Jewellery Award Catalog, 2007
New Directions in Jewellery II, Black Dog Publishing, 2007
“Coming Into View” Exhibition showcases work by contemporary jewelers”, University of Oregon
Newspaper, November 2006
“Jewelry Exhibit at Schnitzer Museum”, The Register Guard Newspaper, Oregon, Dec. 2007
Tatort Mark Your Territory, Marzee Magazine Nr 50, 2006
Schmuck 2005, Catalog, Sonderschau der Internationalen Handwerksmesse, Munich, Germany
Tatort Tatwort, Catalog, Publikation Galerie Marzee 2005
Reconstruction/ Deconstruction, Gallery Sztuki,Katalog 2005
Tatort Tatwort Marzee Magazine Nr 44, 2005
Schmuck 2004, Catalog, Sonderschau der Internationalen Handwerksmesse, Munich, Germany
ZwischenSpiel, Catalog, Erfurter SchmuckSymposiums, Erfurt 2004
S0-EN Japanese Fashion Magazine NR 6, June 2004
Tatort VIP Marzee Magazine Nr 38, 2004
Tatort Koffer ,Marzee Magazine Nr 32, 2003
The Freedom of Opportunity and Individuality of Jewelry
Design, GZ Art + Design International Jewelry Magazine, Autumn 2004
1000 Rings, Marthe Le Van, Lark Books/ Sterling Publishing, 2004
Tatort Koffer , Marzee Magazine Nr 32, 2003
Enamellist’s Society International Exhibition Catalog, 1999Collections
Collection G+W, Netherlands
Collection Susan Beech, USA
Collection Koudijs/Schrijver, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Marzee Sammlung, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
UCE Private Art Collection, Munich, Germany