Christel Van Der Laan

Love Stories

November 16-December 10, 2022

Christel van der Laan: Artist Statement & Bio

A collector of all manner of things, Christel searches for carefully considered relationships between sometimes disparate elements in her jewellery, with the intrinsic qualities of the materials as her starting point. There are two facets to her practice:  The precise carving of ceramic honeycomb components, a refractory material intended for the jeweller's soldering bench, and the use of found materials.  Placed together, the mundane, the discarded, the overlooked and occasionally the precious, create new poetic possibilites, inviting the viewer and wearer to see jewellery in a different way.

 

Christel’s work has been exhibited in Australia, the United States, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Ireland, Norway, Japan, and Poland and is held in private and public collections including the National Gallery of Australia, the Art Gallery of South Australia, the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney and the Alice and Louis Koch Collection in Switzerland. She has staged two solo exhibitions, Price-Less (Katherine Kalaf Gallery Perth, 2006) and Parts of the Story (Stanley Street Gallery, Sydney, 2014) 

Born in the Netherlands, Christel has lived and worked in Perth, Western Australia since 1981.

Christel van der Laan: CV January, 2020

Education

1998
Diploma of Art & Design/Jewellery
West Coast College, Carine, Perth, WA
1988
Bachelor of Arts (Hons)
Murdoch University, Perth, WA

Solo exhibitions

2014
Parts of the Story
Stanley Street Gallery, Darlinghurst, NSW
2006
Price-less
Katherine Kalaf Gallery, Perth, WA

Group exhibitions

2017
A Ring Cycle, 100 Rings from Antiquity to Contemporary
Ann Schofield Antiques, Sydney, NSW
2015
Not Too Precious Ruthin Craft Centre
Ruthin, Wales, UK, 2016 National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny, Ireland
A Year in the Making, 12 Months 12 Themes 12 Makers (touring)
Breathing Colours Gallery Sydney, NSW
Contemporary Wearables 2015
Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Toowoomba, QLD
2014
A Fine Possession: Jewellery and Identity
The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW
2013
Bodywork: Australian Jewellery 1970 – 2012 (touring)
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT
Red to Wear
Stanley Street Gallery, Darlinghurst, NSW
2012
Intergalactic
Dunedin Fine Arts Center, Florida, USA, Represented by Charon Kransen Arts
Design = Wzornictwo
Design Centrum Kielce, Kielce, Poland
Collect
Saatchi Gallery, London, UK, Galerie Louise Smit, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
20 Years: Rhianon Vernon-Roberts Memorial Collection of Contemporary Australian Jewellery
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
International Jewellery based on Ready-mades
Skien, Norway
OBJECT
Galerie Louise Smit, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
2011
17 Curators, 17 Nominees
Galerie Louise Smit, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Laget I Verden: From the World
National Museum of Art Architecture and Design, Oslo, Norway
Cinderella Stories: Contemporary Jewellery from Western Australia
Beaver Galleries, Canberra, Australia, Lesley Craze Gallery, London, UK
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor: 100 Years 100 Women 100 Stories 100 Brooches (nationally touring)
Artisan, Brisbane, QLD
2010
SOFA New York, SOFA Santa Fe, SOFA Chicago
represented by Charon Kransen Arts, USA
2009
SOFA New York
represented by Charon Kransen Arts, USA
Evoking Mystery: 20 International Jewellers
de Novo, Palo Alto, USA
SOFA Chicago
represented by Charon Kransen Arts, USA
2008
Within Without: Contemporary Jewellery from Western Australia
Zu design, Adelaide, SA
SOFA Chicago
represented by Charon Kransen Arts, USA
SOFA New York
represented by Charon Kransen Arts, USA
2007
Itami International Craft Exhibition - Jewellery
Itami, Japan
50 Brooches
CQ Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
2006
The Necklace Show
Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, USA
National Contemporary Jewellery Award
Griffith Regional Art Gallery, Griffith, NSW
Parameters of Preciousness
Gahlberg Gallery, Chicago, USA
2005
Contemporary Wearables 2005 (nationally touring)
Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Toowoomba, QLD
100 Brooches
Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, USA
2004
200 Rings
Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, USA

Awards and achievements

2015
Open Prize, Contemporary Wearables 2015
Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, QLD
2006
Open Prize, National Contemporary Jewellery Award
Griffith Regional Art Gallery, Griffith, NSW
2004
Precious Metal Prize, National Contemporary Jewellery Award
Griffith Regional Art Gallery, Griffith, NSW

Collections

The National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT

The  Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA

The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW                             

The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, Switzerland

Toowoomba City Collection, QLD                      

Griffith Regional Art Gallery, Griffith, NSW

Grants

2011
New Work Grant
Australia Council for the Arts
Development Grant
Department of Culture and the Arts, WA
2006
Craft-In-Site Grant
FORM and the Australia Council

Reviews and publicity

Jaak van Damme, Jewelbook Stichting Kunstboek, Oostkamp, Belgium, 2012

Marthe Le Van, ed. Showcase: 500 Rings, Lark Books, Sterling Publications New York, 2012

Natalio Martin, Jewelry Design, Loft Publications, Barcelona/FKG Cologne, 2011, p.194, 230, 231, 235, 239, 247, 259, 278, 29

Marthe Le Van, ed. 21st Century Jewelry, Lark Books, Sterling Publishing, New York, 2011

Marthe Le Van, ed. 500 Silver Jewelry Designs, Lark Books, Sterling Publishing, New York, 2011

Jeffrey B.Snyder, Art Jewelry Today 3, Schiffer Publishing, Atglen USA 2011

Marthe Le Van, ed. 500 Plastic Jewelry Designs, Lark Books, Sterling Publishing, New York 2009, p.37,197

Marthe Le Van, ed. The Art of Jewelry Plastic and Resin, Lark Books, Sterling Publishing, New York, 2008, p.34

Andy Lim, The Compendium Finale of Contemporary Jewellers 2008, Darling Publications, Cologne Germany, 2008 p.1287

Jeffrey B.Snyder, Art Jewelry Today, Schiffer Publishing, Atglen USA, 2008, p.225, 238, 249

Marthe Le Van, ed. 500 Necklaces Lark Books, Sterling Publishing, New York 2006, p.15, 333

Marthe Le Van, ed. The Art and Craft of Making Jewelry, Lark Books, Sterling Publishing, New York, 2006 p.48

Marthe Le Van, ed. 500 Bracelets, Lark Books, Sterling Publishing, New York.  2005, p.32, 75, 166.

Marthe Le Van, ed. 500 Brooches, Lark Books, Sterling Publishing, New York, 2005, p.157

Marthe Le Van, ed. 1000 Rings, Lark Books, Sterling Publishing, New York, 2004, p.101,131

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Group Exhibition

February 9-March 5, 2022

ap-ro-pos

Robin Wells, Brenda Ridgewell, Christel Van Der Laan, Claire Townsend & Helena Bogucki

October 2-20, 2018

Red to Wear

Group Exhibition

July 24-August 17, 2013

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