Miriam Hiller

Biographie

• 2008 workshop in Potsdam (D)
• 2003-2008 Studium an der Hochschule für Gestaltung,
• Pforzheim, Deutschland
• 2005-2006 Nova Scotia College of Art and Design,
• Halifax, Kanada
• 1999-2002 Goldschmiedeschule Pforzheim,
• Berufskolleg für Design, Schmuck und Gerät
• 1974 born in Stuttgart, Germany

Exhibits in public art collections

• Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, Deutschland
• Mint Museum of Art and Design, Charlotte NC, USA
• CODA Museum, Apeldoorn (NL)
• Newark Museum (USA)
• Grassi Museum, Leipzig (D)
• Middlesbrough Inst. of Mod. Art (UK)
• Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim (D)
• The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City (USA)
• Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg (D)
• Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence (USA)
• L.A. County Museum of Art, Los Angelos (USA)
• Birmingham Museum (UK)
• Kolumba Museum, Köln (D)

Awards

• 2011 European Triennial of Contemporary Jewellery, Mons, Belgien (recognition)
• 2010 19th Legnica International Jewellery Competition, Legnica, Polen (recognition)
• 2010 Cheongju International Craft Biennale, Cheongju, South Corea (recognition)
• 2009 Grassi price of the Slavik Gallery, Vienna
• 2009 inhorgenta europe innovation price, Munich, Germany
• 2008 up-and-coming support – price of the Foundation Bertha Heraeus und Kathinka Platzhoff and Society of Goldsmithart, Hanau, Germany
• Bavarian Craft ship price for young artists, Munich, Germany
• support price for craftman ship, Deggendorf, Germany
• Friends of Carlotta Jewellery and support price, Zurich, Switzerland (recognition)
• ISSP support price for the young jewellery art, Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, Germany
• 2000 Support price, Idar-Oberstein, Germany

Publications

• 2017 “to the point”, daniela malev, edition winterwork
• 2016 “innovation oder mimesis”, barbara schmidt, Books on Demand
• 2015 “Schmuck 2015” (Catalogue/ Special Jewellery Show 66. Internationale Handwerksmesse, München, Deutschland)
• 2012 “Push Jewelry”, Lark Books
• 2011 “On Jewellery”, Liesbeth den Besten, Arnoldsche Art Publishers
• “Materials Revisited”, Museum für Angewandte Kunst Frankfurt, jovis Verlag
• “Total Stahl”, Stahlschmuckpreis IV, Arnoldsche Art Publishers
• “Schmuck 2011” (Katalog/ 62. Internationale Handwerksmesse, München, Deutschland)
• 2010 “Art meets Jewellery”; 20 Jahre Galerie Slavik Wien, Arnoldsche Art Publishers
• “Silbertriennale International”, Gesellschaft für Goldschmiedekunst, Arnoldsche Art Publishers
• “Art Aurea”, (Zeitschrift, Heft 3) “Gefühl für den Moment”
• 2009 “The Compendium Finale of contemporary jewellers 2008”, Darling Publications
• “500 Enamelled Objects”, Lark Books
• 2008 “500 Pendants and Lockets”, Lark Books
• 2007 “Kunst treibt Blüten / Art is Flowering“, Arnoldsche Art Publishers
• 2002 “Talente” (Katalog/ Internationale Handwerksmesse München, Deutschland)

“I explore nature and architecture. I observe and absorb the world around me. Indulging my curiosity and sensation, I discover chaos and order, beauty and bizarreness, unexpected and familiar things. I see compelling colors, shapes and structures.”