Giovanni Corvaja Curriculum Vitae

Art Education

1985-1988 

Pietro Selvatico School of Art, Padua, Italy, Diploma di Maestro d’Arte under master goldsmith Francesco Pavan

1988-1990 

Pietro Selvatico School of Art, Padua, Italy, Maturità d’Arte Applicata 

1990-1992 

Royal College of Art, London, MA Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork & Jewellery

Working in Todi, Italy

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2013 

Gold: Status and Glory, Masterpieces from the Middle Ages and Today, Moretti Fine Art, London, in association with Adrian Sassoon

2008 

Giovanni Corvaja, Gallery Anna Schmid, Basel, Switzerland 

2007 

Giovanni Corvaja, Katherine Kalaf Gallery, Perth, Australia 

2006 

Giovanni Corvaja, Hipotési Gallery, Barcelona, Spain

Selected Group Exhibitions

2019

Il Mestiere delle Arti, Seduzione e bellezza nella contemporaneità. Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Ravenna, Ravenna, Italy

2018

Jewellery: Made by, Worn by, Afrika Museum Berg en Dal, The Netherlands 

Honoring Karen Johnson Boyd: Art Jewellery/Sculpture to Wear. Racine Art Museum, Racine, 

Wisconsin, USA

Sotheby’s “The Midas Touch” auction of rare and fine gold objects and jewellery Sotheby’s London UK

Jewelry: The Body Transformed. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Adrian Sassoon, Salon of Art & Design, New York, USA 

Adrian Sassoon, Pavilion of Art & Design London, London

MAD Collects, The Museum of Arts and Design, New York City, USA

Dots, Circles and Spheres, Gallery Handwerk, Munich, Germany 

Adrian Sassoon, Masterpiece London, The Royal Hospital Chelsea, London

Adrian Sassoon, TEFAF Spring, New York, USA

Adrian Sassoon, TEFAF, Maastricht, The Netherlands

2017 

Jewellery: Made by, Worn by, Museum Volkenkunde, Leiden, The Netherlands 

50 Secrets of Magic Craftsmanship, Elements, Edinburgh

Medusa; Jewellery and Taboos, Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, France 

Timeless Innovation, curated by Joanna Hardy, Goldsmiths Hall, London

Adrian Sassoon, Pavilion of Art & Design London, London

Adrian Sassoon, Masterpiece London, The Royal Hospital Chelsea, London 

Adrian Sassoon, TEFAF Maastricht, The Netherlands

2016 

Adrian Sassoon, Salon of Art & Design, New York, USA 

Adrian Sassoon, Pavilion of Art & Design London, London

Adrian Sassoon, Masterpiece London, The Royal Hospital Chelsea, London

Adrian Sassoon, TEFAF, Maastricht, The Netherlands 

2015 

Adrian Sassoon, Salon of Art & Design, New York, USA

Adrian Sassoon, Pavilion of Art & Design London, London

Modern Masters, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh

Adrian Sassoon, Masterpiece London, The Royal Hospital Chelsea, London

Out of this World! Jewelry in the Space Age, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

Adrian Sassoon, COLLECT, Saatchi Gallery, London

What is Luxury? Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Adrian Sassoon, TEFAF, Maastricht, The Netherlands

2014 

Adrian Sassoon, Salon of Art & Design, New York, USA

5th European Triennial of Contemporary Jewellery, World Crafts Council, Mons, Belgium

Adrian Sassoon, Pavilion of Art & Design London, London

Adrian Sassoon, Masterpiece London, The Royal Hospital Chelsea, London

Adrian Sassoon, COLLECT, Saatchi Gallery, London

Adrian Sassoon, TEFAF, Maastricht, The Netherlands

2013 

Adrian Sassoon, Pavilion of Art & Design London, London

Adrian Sassoon, Masterpiece London, The Royal Hospital Chelsea, London 

Adrian Sassoon, COLLECT, Saatchi Gallery, London

Adrian Sassoon, TEFAF, Maastricht, The Netherlands

2012 

Gold: Power and Allure, Goldsmiths’ Hall, London

Adrian Sassoon, Pavilion of Art & Design London, London

Adrian Sassoon, Masterpiece London, The Royal Hospital Chelsea, London 

Clare Beck at Adrian Sassoon, COLLECT, Saatchi Gallery, London

Adrian Sassoon, TEFAF, Maastricht, The Netherlands

2011 

Adrian Sassoon, Pavilion of Art & Design London, London

Adrian Sassoon, Masterpiece London, The Royal Hospital Chelsea, London 

Clare Beck at Adrian Sassoon, COLLECT, Saatchi Gallery, London

Adrian Sassoon, TEFAF, Maastricht, The Netherlands 

2010 

Adrian Sassoon, Pavilion of Art & Design London, London

Adrian Sassoon, Masterpiece London, Former Chelsea Barracks, London 

Clare Beck at Adrian Sassoon, COLLECT, The Saatchi Gallery, London 

Messe für Kunst und Antiquitäten 2010, Resedenz Salzburg, Represented by Spiegelgasse Gallery, Salzburg, Austria

Adrian Sassoon, TEFAF, Maastricht, The Netherlands 

2009 

Adrian Sassoon, Pavilion of Art & Design London, London

Alchemia, Middlesborough Institute of Modern Art, Middlesborough

Clare Beck at Adrian Sassoon, COLLECT, The Saatchi Gallery, London 

Adrian Sassoon, TEFAF, Maastricht, The Netherlands

The Golden Fleece Collection, Meister Der Moderne, International Trade Fair, Munich, Germany

2008 

Erico Nagai, Mittlerin zwishen den Kulturen, Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany

Just Must, The Great Guild House, Estonian History Museum, Tallinn, Estonia 

Adrian Sassoon, TEFAF, Maastricht, The Netherlands

40th Anniversary of Galerie Handwerk, Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany 

Gioiello Italiano Contemporaneo, Vicenza, Italy

2007 

Bite the Bullet, Harvey Nichols, Manchester

Signs of Value, Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus Hanau, Hanau, Germany 2006 

New Italian Design, Triennale di Milano, Milan, Italy

2005 

Galleria Maurer-Ziglioli, Desenzano del Garda, Italy

Temptations, Cheongju International Craft Biennale 2005, Cheongju, Southern Korea

International Contemporary Jewellery, Lucca Preziosa, Lucca, Italy

Ryan and Corvaja, Electrum Gallery, London

The Universe of Metals, EXEMPLA, Handwerkskammer für München und Oberbayern, Munich, Germany

2004 

Atelier Munsteiner, Stipshausen, Germany

L’or, Bijoux D’Europe, Travelling exhibition in France

Jacqueline Ryan & Giovanni Corvaja, Le Arti Orafe Galleria, Firenze, Italy 2003 

Jacqueline Ryan and Giovanni Corvaja – New Work, Galerie Hilde Leiss, Hamburg, Germany

Micromegas, Museo degli Eremitani, Padova, Italy & international tour 

Jacqueline Ryan and Giovanni Corvaja – New Work, Bijouterie Jungblut-Thijssen, Luxembourg

Jacqueline Ryan and Giovanni Corvaja – New Work, Bayerischer Kunstgewerbe Verein, Munich, Germany

2003 

Jubiläumsausstellung Erfurter Schmucksymposien, Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, Germany

Contemporary Decorative Arts, Sotheby’s, London

2002 

Masterpieces: Centenary Exhibition of Applied Modern Arts, Palazzo Bricherasio, Turin, Italy

Das War’s Also, Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany

Art Jewellery, Plateaux Gallery, London

Orfèvrerie de Recherche, Banque du Gothard, Montecarlo, Monaco 

Jubiläumsausstellung Erfurter Schmucksymposien, Angermuseum Erfurt, Germany

2002 

Galerie Louise Smit, Kunstrai, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2001 

Jacqueline Ryan and Giovanni Corvaja – New Work, Galerie Tactus, Copenhagen, Denmark

Nocturnus, Muhu Island, Estonia

Galerie Louise Smit, Kunstrai, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Contemporary Craft from The Scottish Gallery, Thomas Goode & Son, London

2000 

Erfurter Schmucksymposium, Barfüßerkirche, Erfurt, Germany

Asymmetry and Harmony, PLAZA Building of the Commerz Bank, Frankfurt, Germany

Jacqueline Ryan and Giovanni Corvaja, Galerie Hilde Leiss, Hamburg, Germany 

The Ego Adorned, 20th-Century Artists’ Jewellery, Antwerpen, Belgium*

Expo Vetrine, Galerie Neuer Schmuck, Hannover, Germany

Jacqueline Ryan and Giovanni Corvaja, Galerie Slavik, Vienna, Austria

Jacqueline Ryan and Giovanni Corvaja, Musée de l’Horlogerie et de l’Émaillerie, Geneva, Switzerland

1999 

The Eye’s Delight, Contemporary Arts and Crafts in Germany, Erfurt, Germany 

Jacqueline Ryan and Giovanni Corvaja, Galerie Viceversa, Lausanne, Switzerland 

Zehnjähriges Jubilaeu, Galerie Slavik, Vienna, Austria

Für Dich-für Mich, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany & tour

Jacqueline Ryan and Giovanni Corvaja, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh 

Jacqueline Ryan and Giovanni Corvaja, Galerie Aurum, Frankfurt, Germany 

Hommage an Dr. Herbert Hofmann, Galerie Handwerk, Munich, Germany 

Selection ’99, Design Zentrum Nordrein-Westfalen, Essen, Germany

1998 

Jacqueline Ryan and Giovanni Corvaja, Galerie Louise Smit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Jewellery Moves, National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

Jacqueline Ryan and Giovanni Corvaja, Galerie Treykorn, Berlin, Germany 

Schmuck aus Padua, Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz, Austria

A Genetic Messenger of Happiness, Gallery Artin, Tokyo, Japan

1997 

In neuer Reihung, (Friedrich Wilhelm Müller Competition), Germany & tour 

Jewellery at the End of the Millennium, Associazione Culturale FATTIDARTE, Piacenza, Italy

Jacqueline Ryan and Giovanni Corvaja, Galerie Slavik, Vienna, Austria

1996 

Granulation, travelling exhibition, Germany

Studio Herta Sophie Zaunschirm, Zurich, Switzerland

Oreficeria di ricerca, Associazione Culturale FATTIDARTE, Venice, Italy 

Jacqueline Ryan and Giovanni Corvaja, Studio Herta Zaunschirm, Zurich, Switzerland

Galerie Sophie Lachaert, Gent, Belgium

Repetitions II, touring exhibition, USA & tour

Jacqueline Ryan and Giovanni Corvaja, Galerie Hélène Porée, Paris, France 1995 

Ars Ornata Europeana, Bratislava, Slovakia

Galerie Slavik, Vienna, Austria

Camera di Commercio di Terni, Terni, Italy

1994 

Schmuckszene ’94, Handwerksmesse, Munich, Germany 

1993 

Brooches and Pins, Galerie Hélène Porée, Paris, France

Giampaolo Babetto and Giovanni Corvaja, Galerie Treykorn, Berlin, Germany

Facet ’93, Kunsthal, Rotterdam, The Netherlands 

1992 

Triennale Européenne du Bijou, Paris, France

Schmuckszene ’92, Handwerksmesse, Munich, Germany 

1991 

Galerie Louise Smit, Kunstrai, Amsterdam, The Netherlands 

1990 Triennale Européenne du Bijou, Paris, France

1990 

Signaturen, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany

1989

Schmuckszene ’89, Handwerksmesse, Munich, Germany

Awards

1998 

Unione Regionale delle Camere di Commercio dell’Umbria, Terni, Italy 

Highly Commended, International Jewellery Competition ‘97, Tokyo, Japan

1997 

Bayerischer Staatspreis, Munich, Germany

1996 2nd Prize, Granulation ‘96, Pforzheim, Germany

1992 

Herbert Hofmann Prize, Munich, Germany

1991 

2nd Prize, Worshipful Company of Gold and Silver Wire Drawers Competition,

London

1990 

3rd Prize, Signaturen, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany

Public Collections

Ayrton Metals Platinum Collection, London

Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, Middlesbrough

National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh

Newark Museum, Newark, New Jersey, USA

Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery, Nottingham

Royal College of Art, London

Victoria and Albert Museum, London

Landesmuseum Joanneum, Graz, Austria

Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France

Die Neue Sammlung, Staaliches Museum für angewandte Kunst, Munich, Germany 

Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin, Germany

Museum für Künst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany

Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Germany

Museo degli Argenti e delle Porcellane di Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia

Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Montreal, Canada

Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, Texas, USA

The Newark Museum, New Jersey, USA

The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, USA

Racine Art Museum. Racine, Wisconsin, USA

Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Museum for Arts and Design, New York, USA

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Swiss National Museum, the Alice and Louis Koch Collection, Zurich, Switzerland

Selected Bibliography: Catalogues & Books

2017

Vivienne Becker, Brooches that make men look sharp, Financial Times, How to spend it supplement, 2nd October 2017

2016

Claire Wrathall, Artist design Jewellery, Financial Times, How to spend it supplement, 25th March 2016

2014 

Paula Weideger, Giovanni Corvaja: eterea objects spun from threads of precious metals, The Jewelry Editor, 3rd October 2014

Susanne Laengle, Giovanni Corvaja, Universal Beauty Art Aurea 1-2014

2013 

Giovanni Corvaja, Adrian Sassoon, London

Paula Weideger. Invention: Obsession of a Master metal worker yield golden wonders, Financial Times 6th September 2013

2012 

Collecting Jewellery by Johanna Hardy published by Thames & Hudson

2011 

21st Century Jewelry The Best of the 500 Series, by Marthe Le Van, Lark Books, USA

New Rings: 50+ Designs from Around the World, Nicolas Estrada, Thames & Hudson, USA

2009 

Emma Crichton-Miller, Obsession with Golden Fleece alive in collection, International Herald Tribune, Jewelry supplement, 10th December 2009

2005 

500 Brooches, Larks books, New York, USA 500 Bracelets, Larks books, New York, USA 

500 Earrings, Larks books, New York, USA

Temptations, Cheongiu International Craft Biennale 2005, Cheongiu, Southern Korea

Lucca Preziosa, Oreficeria Europea Contemporanea Org. Comune di Lucca,Villa Bottini, Lucca, Italy

2004 

1000 Rings, Larks books, New York, USA

L’Or, Bijoux D’Europe – Gold, Jewellery of Europe, Château Musée. Cagnes- sur-Mer, France

Bemporad, D. L. Jacqueline Ryan, Giovanni Corvaja, Org. Le Arti Orafe Art Gallery, Florence, Italy

Atelierausstellung, Atelier Munsteiner, Stipshausen, Germany

2001 

Pallavidini, R., Gioiello Creativo: Giovanni Corvaja E Jacqueline Ryan, Gioielli e Bijoux del XX secolo, nr. 3, DeAgostini publisher, Italia, p.50

Mikromegas, Schriftenreihe des Bayerischen Kunstgewerbe-Vereins e.V., Band 27 Galerie für angewndte Kunst, Munich, Germany

2000 

Walgrave J, The Ego Adorned: 20th Century Artist’s Jewellery, Koningin Fabiolazaal,

Antwerpen, Belgium

Erfurter Schmucksymposium, Barfüßerkircher / Angermuseum, Erfurt, Germany Lambert, S., 

The Ring: Design, Past and Present, published by Rotovision, France, (ISBN/ASIN 288 046 3173)

1999 

Watkins, D., Design Sourcebook, published by New Holland, London (ISBN-1- 859740782)

Jacqueline Ryan, Giovanni Corvaja – Art Jewellery, Edizioni Canova publisher, Treviso, Italy (ISBN-88-87061-66-1)

Schmuck, Kunst am Korper, Galerie Slavik. Wien, Austria

2002 

Spagnesi, L., Il Tesoro Di Montecarlo: L’Arte Dei Re, Arte, Editoriale Mondadori, September, n.349, Italia, p.112

Battistoni, L., Uno Splendore Di Gioieli, Città Viva, anno XVII n.2 March/April, Todi, Italia, p.50

2001 

Simon, M., Smoke and Fire in Gold – Giovanni Corvaja and Jacqueline Ryan, Metalsmith Magazine, summer (vol. 21 no. 3) p.16, USA

Bellavista, C., Slow is Beautiful, Giovanni Corvaja and Jacqueline Ryan, Schmuck Magazin, Ebner Verlag publisher, Germany, 3/2000 July, p.76

2000 

Mina, J., Jacqueline Ryan, Giovanni Corvaja – Art Jewellery, Book Reviews, Crafts Magazine, UK, no.162 January/February, p.61

1999 

Mina, J., Winning Gold at the Festival, The Independent newspaper weekend review, 21st August, no. 4,008, p.18

1997 

Bach, B., Focus: Golden Fabrics – Giovanni Corvaja, Jewellery Magazine, published

by Ebner Verlag, 5/1997, Germany, p.85

Lucas, F., Eine Handwerksharmonie – Galerie Slavik/Wien, GZ Journal, Ruhle- Diebener-Verlag, 4/1997, Germany p. 166