Ulrike Kleine-Behnke

Biographie

• born in Leipzig (Ger)
• 1984 – 87 apprentice ship for goldsmith
• 1989 – 95 University of Art and Design, Burg Giebichenstein, departement for Jewellery, graduation
• seit 1996 freelance
• seit 2013 teaching
• She is living and working in Dachau (Ger).
• Member of the Bavarian Kunstgewerbe Verein (BKV)
• Member of the artists´ association in Dachau (Ger)

Exhibits in public art collections

• GRASSI Museum for Applied Arts, Leipzig
  (Ger)
• Collection of the Highschool for art and design, Burg Giebichenstein, Halle (Ger)
• Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus Hanau (Ger)

Awards

• 1997 Midora Design Award Leipzig (Ger)
• 1997 international recognition. F.W.Müller competition (Ger)
• 1998 recognition, exhibition crafts Baden-Württemberg Sammlungen (Ger)
• Grassi Museum of Applied Arts, Leipzig (Ger)
• Collection of the University of Art and Design, Halle, Burg Giebichenstein (Ger)

Publications

• KORU5 Intern. Contemporary Jewellery, Katalog
• „Schmuck 2014 “ HWK München
• European Prize for Applied Arts, Katalog
• 03/2013“ Kunsthandwerk und Design“
• 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010 GRASSIMESSE Katalog in der Art Aurea,
• 2009 The Compendium Finale of Contemporary Jewellers
• 500 Brooches Lark Books (USA)
• 500 Rings, Lark Books (USA)
• Burg Giebichenstein, Die hallesche Kunstschule von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart