Janina Kurp

Janina Kurp is originally a painter who changed focus to the metal arts. She studied at the University of Design and Crafts, in her hometown Göteborg, Sweden. Janina has studied painting, sculpture and graphic arts in two different art schools for four years. She later went back to the University in Göteborg and studied metal art for six years , where she also obtained her Master of Fine arts. She is born in Gothenburg, Sweden to a Polish father and Swedish mother.

Ms. Kurp developed the traditional jewelry art later to a completely free, creative form with different metal threads. The forms have grown into a kind of organic cell division. These cells become a nest of glass pearls for a bird of fantasy, or a soft pillow to the tired head. Elegant and casual the metal threads reach out to each together, to the observer and also to another world. The jewelry is still there as a part of her creative life, but unexpected forms

Janina finds her inspirations in nature and also in ancient jewelry from the Celts and the Egyptians. Lately her inspiration has taken her to the bottom of the oceans, the very deep parts. Where life finds its way through strange shapes and colours.

Born 1955 in Göteborg Sweden

Contact: janina[at]kurp.se

Education

• Hovedskous Art School (painting and sculpture) 1975-1979
• KV Art School (Painting and sculpture) 1987-1988
• The Department of Design and Crafts Metal Arts 1988-1994
• Master of Fine Arts(MFA) in Aplied Arts and Craft selected 1994

Exhibtions in selection

• Röhsska Museum 1994
• Hnoss Gallery 1994
• House of Crafts 2000-2006
• Gallery Olsson and Uddenberg 2001
• National Museum of Women an Arts (Washington DC)2004
• Liljevalchs Spring Salon 2004
• Elite Marin Plaza Hotel 2005
• The Rhinehorn Gallery 2006

Solo Exhibitions

• The Lärjeåns Garden 2002
• The Rhinehorn Gallery 2003
• The Group of Form Gallery 2004

Grants

• The Göteborg Culture Grant 2001
• Estrid Ericson 2001,2003,2004 & 2005
• Theodor and Hanne Mannheimers 2004 & 2006
• Erik and Lilis Philipsson 2004 & 2006
• Wilhelm and Martina Lundgren 2004
• Bostadsbolaget Grez-sur-loing (2 month studies in Carl Larssons studio) 2006
• Joccovozzis (1 month studies and traveling in the desert in southern California) 2007