Elisabeth Jesus Defner

Biographie

• 1931 Born in Innsbruck (At)
• 1961 Diploma of the Academy of Applied Arts, Vienna (At)
• 1961 – 1963 Employed at the “Österreichischen Werkstätten”
• seit 1963 Own studio in Vienna (At), until 1976 jointly with Helfried Kodré
• 1983 Attended the world´s largest congress on magnets
• 1985 Applied for a pantent for magnetic clasps
• 1991 Lectureship at the Royal College of Art
• 1998/99 Lecturer in metal design, art didacta summer academy, Innsbruck (At)
• 2017 Died on 5 June in Vienna (At)

Exhibits in public art collections

• Vienna (At), Prague (Cz), Graz (At), Cologne (Ger), Edinborough (GB)

Awards

• 1967 Bavarian State Award, Munich (Ger)
• 1968 Award of the Viennese Art Fond (At)
• 1970 Diamond International Award, New York (USA)

Exhibitions

• Numerous international solo exhibitions.

Publications

• 2012 Karl Bollmann, Elisabeth J.Gu.Defner
  Man/ Nature/ Cosmos
  Jewellery and Objects
  Arnoldsche Art Publishers