djurdjica kesic - j e w e l l e r y
a b o u t
Education
| 2018 | Master of Fine Art, The School of Art, RMIT University, Melbourne |
| 2006-2007 | Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology and Metalsmithing (Jewellery), Box Hill Institute, Melbourne |
| 1996-1999 | Bachelor of Arts (Hons), Interior Design, RMIT University, Melbourne |
Awards
| 2008 | Box Hill Institute Award for Design |
| 2007 | Filippo Raphael Fresh Award (Finalist), Craft Victoria, Melbourne |
| 2007 | Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Victoria Melbourne ‘I do’ Exhibition, Excellence in Jewellery Design and Production, student category |
Workshops
| 2011 | ‘Please be afraid of being understood’, workshop with Iris Eichenberg, Alchimia, Florence, Italy |
Work history
| 2018-current | Monash University, Melbourne, Spatial Design Program, Teaching Associate |
| 2018-current | RMIT University, Melbourne, Interior Design Program, Casual Lecturer |
| 2010 | ‘Nomad’ Workshop, conducted in conjunction with solo exhibition, Metalab Gallery, Sydney |
| 2009 | RMIT University, Melbourne, Interior Design Program, Casual Lecturer |
| 2001-2006 | RMIT University, Melbourne, Interior Design Program, Lecturer |
| 2000 | The Buchan Group, North Melbourne, Interior Designer |
Selected Exhibitions
| 2023 | ‘Origins’, group exhibition, Pieces of Eight Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2022 | ‘Toi et Moi’, group exhibition, Pieces of Eight Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2021 | ‘Arcobaleno’ (Radiant Pavilion), group exhibition, Pieces of Eight Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2020 | ‘Companions’, group exhibition, Pieces of Eight Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2020 | ‘Dear Diamond’, group exhibition, Pieces of Eight Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2017 | ‘It’s Been 10 Years’, Studio 20/17 Project Space, Sydney |
| 2016 | ‘Belong In’, Alternating Current Art Space, Melbourne |
| 2016 | ‘Dispersia’, RMIT School of Art Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2014 | ‘From Over There To Over Here’, Lopdell House Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand |
| 2014 | ‘La Cour Des Miracles’, Alliages / Espace Aapace: Art, Lille, France |
| 2013 | ‘Meanders’, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney |
| 2013 | ‘Breathe Into’, group exhibition, Jam Factory, Adelaide |
| 2013 | ‘Breathe Into’, COTA Gallery, Sydney |
| 2012 | ‘Wood’, group exhibition, Velvet da Vinci Gallery, San Francisco, USA |
| 2012 | ‘Divine Decadence’, group exhibition, Pieces of Eight Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2011 | ‘Downsizing’, group exhibition, Pieces of Eight Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2011 | ‘Winter’, group exhibition, Studio 20/17 Gallery, Sydney |
| 2011 | ‘Pieces of Fate’, group exhibition, Pieces of Eight Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2010 | Selected works, Tereza Seabra Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal |
| 2010 | ‘Nomad’, solo exhibition, Metalab Gallery, Sydney |
| 2009 | ‘Nomad’, solo exhibition, Pieces of Eight Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2008 | ‘Sunday Drive’, group exhibition, Woodbine Art Gallery, Malmsbury |
| 2008 | ‘My Pet Rock’, group exhibition, Pieces of Eight Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2008 | ‘Transitions’, Pieces of Eight Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2007 | Filippo Raphael Fresh Award, Craft Victoria, Melbourne |
| 2007 | Graduate Exhibition, Meat Market, North Melbourne |
| 2007 | ‘I do’ Jewellers and Metalsmiths Group of Victoria exhibition, Craft Victoria, Melbourne |
| 2002 | ‘On the Premises’, group exhibition, Goya Galleries, Southbank |
| 2001 | ‘Lost and Found’, group exhibition, Koorie Heritage Trust, Melbourne |
Publications and Lectures
| 2011 | New Rings, Nicholas Estrada, Thames & Hudson Ltd, London |
| 2010 | Medium Picnic, Lecture, Eckersleys Gallery Space/Interior Design, RMIT University, Melbourne |
| 2009 | The Melbourne Design Guide, edited by Viviane Stappmanns, Alphabet Press |
| 2009 | The Compendium Finale of Contemporary Jewellery Makers, edited by Andy Lim, Darling Publications, Cologne & New York |
| 2009 | The Age (Melbourne) Magazine, ‘Trash and Treasure’, Issue#53, March, 2009 |
| 2008 | The Sunday Age ‘M’, ‘Object of Desire’, July 6, 2008 |
| 2008 | Trouble arts magazine, Artist Profile: Djurdjica Kesic, May 2008 |