forEST
Estonian contemporary jewellery
Linda al-Assi, Anni Kagovere, Merle Kasonen & Maarja Niinemägi
Estonian artists exhibiting in Australia is rare and yet an exhibition of Estonian contemporary jewellery has found its way to Sydney. How this came about was through the friendship between the Australian artist, Shirley Cho, and Estonian artist, Anni Kagovere. The two artists met in Japan as recipients of the Monbukagakusho (Japanese Government) Scholarship, both completing their MFA degrees at Tokyo University of the Arts.
The idea for the exhibition, forEST, followed after Shirley returned to Australia and prepared for her role as guest curator of PLATFORM at Sydney’s Gaffa Gallery. PLATFORM is a space promoting the work of local and international artists from various arts disciplines and for the program, Shirley invited Anni to form a small group of artists from Estonia to have an exhibition of contemporary jewellery in Australia. The four artists: Linda al-Assi, Anni Kagovere, Merle Kasonen and Maarja Niinemägi previously studied at Estonia Academy of Arts, majoring in jewellery and are actively making and exhibiting their work in Estonia and abroad.
Considering the unusual circumstances as to how this exhibition came about and the rare opportunity for Sydneysiders to see the work of emerging Estonian artists, this exhibition will be one not to be missed!
forEST has been assisted by the Cultural Endowment of Estonia.
Merle Kasonen, Linda al-Assi and Maarja Niinemägi are members of the jewellery studio Gram.
www.gram.ee
Opening: Thursday, 1 November 2012
Exhibition: 1 – 13 November 2012
PLATFORM
Gaffa, 281 Clarence Street, Sydney CBD, NSW 2000
Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 11am-5pm
More information about the exhibition, the artists and images can be viewed on the website http://www.gaffa.com.au/#
For more details about the artists or exhibition please contact the curator, Shirley (Email) onepapercrane@gmail.com
