anna fornari


ANNA FORNARI

 

curriculum vitae and artistic profile

anna fornari jewelry art crafts design

 Education and professional qualifications 

  • in 1985 passes the selection in Florence for attending goldsmith, technical design and projecting, technology, history of the jewel course
  • professional specialized qualification as goldsmith and silversmith at the Regional professional training school in Florence with the “gold masters” prof. Marzio Montelatici, prof. Stefano Martini, prof. Mario Bianchi
  • specialized certifications in the techniques of embossing, engraving and stone setting
  • in-depth course on pearls and stones
  • attends a seminar with the dutch artist, Ruudt Peters
  • recognizing the role of master craftsman's workshop and school 

  SOLO EXHIBITION 

2017 

  • Sigilli: segni e identità Seals: signs and identities by Anna Fornari with Museo del Sigillo della Spezia Museo del Gioiello – Basilica Palladiana - Vicenza (I) 

2012   

  • Segni e identità (signs and identities) Anna Fornari’s exhibition by Anna Rozzi Mazza MUSEO del SIGILLO La Spezia (I) 

2010  

  • Il futuro degli Etruschi (the future of the etruscans) by Claudio Franchi Antiquarium Comunale Corciano Perugia (I) 
  • Innovare conservando (Renewing while preserving) conference  and debate about the theme of the regaining the excellence in the handicraft, through the experience of goldsmith art by Anna Fornari and Claudio Franchi  

2008  

  • I segni dell’identità (the signs of identity)  Alternatives gallery  Rome (I) 

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2021

  • Tutte le virtù degli amuleti – Amuleti antichi e contemporanei a confronto a cura di Maria Angela Turchetti, Sophie Persello, Christine Noel Museo Archeologico Nazionale dell’Umbria Perugia (I)

  • Be Lucky Amuleti e talismani nel gioiello moda a cura di Homi Fashion&Jewels con POLI.Design, Milano (I)

2020

  • Be a Sweet Heart by Homi Trend Lab con POLI.design, Palazzo Giureconsulti Milano (I)

2018 

  • Trame e passioni jewels of Anna Fornari and warp and weft of Marta Cucchia BROZZETTI S. Caterina d’Alessandria Church Montone Perugia (I)  

2016 

  • Il gioiello e il viaggio jewellery and journey by Livia Tenuta, Alba Cappellieri Museo del Gioiello - Basilica Palladiana - Vicenza (I) 
  • Gioielli contemporanei Dialoghi対話Japan Jewellery Designers Association e Associazione Gioiello ContemporaneoItaliano Shiinoki Cultural Complex,  Ishikawa Prefectur Kanazawa (J)
  • Gioielli contemporanei Dialoghi対話 by Japan Jewellery Designers Association e Associazione Gioiello Contemporaneo Italiano Museo di storia naturale del Mediterraneo Livorno (I) 
  • Award Gioielli in …fermento 2016 by di Eliana Negroni La vigna delle arti  Torre Fornello Piacenza (I)
  • 25°Legnica Jewellery Festival Competition CITY –Holownia Legnica (PL)
  • mentoring and external correlator for the The Bachelor level with Design address Academy of Fine Arts in Perugia
  • Skin the surface of the jewel by  Alba Cappellieri e Livia Tenuta Museo del Gioiello – Basilica Palladiana Vicenza (I) 

2015 

  • Gioielli contemporanei Dialoghi 対話 by Japan Jewellery Designers Association and Contemporary Jewellery Association Yamanashi Jewellery Museum  Yamanashi (J) 
  • Gioielli contemporanei Dialoghi 対話 by Japan Jewellery Designers Association and Contemporary Jewellery Association Italian Cultural Institute Tokyo (J)
  • International Award Mario Pinton II edition – Contemporary Jeweller tribute to Donatello by Mirella Cisotto Nalon Oratorio di San Rocco, via Santa Lucia - Padova (I)                              

2014 

  • Agatha Ruiz de la Prada+FiloRosso Madrid Filo Rosso by Isabella Bembo is a series of events related to contemporary jewelery  Agatha Ruiz de la Prada - Madrid (S)
  • Shanghai Design Week –Metalsmithing & Jewelry Art Exhibition Shanghai exhibition center west pavilion by People’ s Government of Shanghai Culture. Creative Industry Promoting Leader Group Office, ‘UNESCO Creative City (Shanghai) Promotion Office’ and ‘Shanghai Design Promotion Center’ - Shanghai (Cn)

2013 

  • conduct training with a learner in her laboratory for six months promoted by Umbria region
  • Beijing International Jewelry Art Biennial Museum of Contemporary Art, China Millennium Monument by Beijing Design Week Organizing Committee and GAC National Jewelry Designer Committee Beijing (Cn)
  • FANTASTICI! Contemporary Italian Jewellery Art Gallery PUTTI Riga (Latvia)
  • Cominelli Foundation Award for Contemporary Jewellery Palazzo Cominelli Cisano  San Felice Benaco- Brescia (I)                                                          

2012

  • Filorosso 2012 III International biennial contemporary jewellery “Ugo Carà” Modern art Museum  Muggia (I)
  • ARTICITY per UMBRIA LIBRI Gli artigiani e la loro letteratura, exhibition project and cure by Anna Fornari, Rocca Paolina - Perugia (I)
  • ARTICITY per FESTARCH, to FestArch 2012, exhibition project and cure by Anna Fornari and Sandro Gonnella,            Sala Cannoniera Rocca Paolina - Perugia (I) 

2011 

  • Pensieri preziosi 7- gioielli d’italia linguaggi e tendenze nel gioiello contemporaneo italiano Oratorio di San Rocco Padova (I)
  • conduct training with a learner in her laboratory for six months promoted by Umbria region
  • Garbage Pin Project - worth waste by Ana Cardim “contemporary jewellery non-gallery new values” Berlino (D)
  • Castelli, Miniature, Astri e Alchimia - la Padova carrarese nel gioiello contemporaneo International award Mario Pinton – I edition Oratorio di San Rocco – Padova (I)
  • Garbage Pin Project - worth VS waste  by  Ana Cardim - Putti Art gallery Riga (Latvia)  

2010  

  • Contemporary jewel two Museo degli Argenti Pitti Palace 1 Permanent collection Florence (I)
  • Filo Rosso – biennial exhibition of  the contemporary jewel “Ugo Carà” Museum of modern art Trieste (I)
  • Archeogioielli Contemporanei - group exhibition Civic Archeologic Museum Anzio (I)
  • Scarti d’autore exhibition area “cinque lune”- Roma (I)
  • Natura e Artificio - group exhibition Mediterranean Natural history Museum Livorno (I)
  • Papercut  designers at Vicenza Oro First - Vicenza (I)
  • Garbage Pin Project - worth VS waste  by  Ana Cardim – “Arts Santa Monica” gallery - Barcelona (E) 

2009 

  • La città e il Verde Rome souvenir: ideas for a collection Art gallery - Istituto Portoghese of  Sant’Antonio -  Rome (I)
  • Garbage Pin Project - worth VS waste  by  Ana Cardim – “Touch” gallery Los Angeles (USA)
  • TrieLine Bernabei, Fornari, Nicoletti  “Area privata” gallery – Perugia (I) 
  • Artists for Luchu Palazzo Colonna – Rome (I)
  • Garbage Pin Project - worth VS waste  by Ana Cardim  galeria “Articola” –  Lisbon (E)
  • Garbage Pin Project - worth VS waste  by Ana Cardim  MCO  Porto (L) 

2008 

  • Contemporanei  Fioretto Art gallery – Padova (I)
  • Connections  the month of design jewellery exhibition Ljubljana (SLO)
  • Gioiello Italiano Contemporaneo (Italian contemporary jewel)  by Alba Cappellieri Decorative Arts Museum Pietro Accorsi Torino (I)
  • Gioiello italiano contemporaneo (Italian contemporary jewel) by AlbaCappellieri Kunstgewebemuseum – Berlin (D)
  • Filo rosso  “Ugo Carà” Modern art Museum Muggia Trieste (I)
  • Gioiello Italiano Contemporaneo (Italian contemporary jewel) by Alba Cappellieri Treasure Hall - Castello Sforzesco – Milan (I)
  • Scarti d’autore Spazio Etoile – Rome (I)
  • Gioiello Italiano Contemporaneo (Italian contemporary jewel)  by Alba Cappellieri Palazzo Valmarana Braga – Vicenza (I)            

2007

  • special guest at the exhibition centre Pottery Exhibition- Deruta- Perugia (I)
  • Gioielli contemporanei (contemporary jewels) – Trieste (I)
  • SOFA  art and design exhibition - New York (USA)
  • Artigianato e Palazzo international handicraft trade fair Palazzo Corsini – Florence (I) 
  • Il gioiello effimero contemporary jewels at St. Francis Museum Corciano - Perugia (I)  

2006    

  • KODRE  gallery – Ljubljana (SLO)
  • Landersmuseum National museum Zurich (CH)
  • National museum of Oriental Art – Rome (I)
  • Roma- Lisboa four contact points   “Tereza Seabra” gallery Lisbon (P)
  • spilla spin  “Contemporastudio” gallery – Florence (I) 

2005    

  • Winter Exhibition 2005 Alternatives contemporary jewellery Gallery- Rome (I)      

from 2002 to 2005  

  • October-Perugia classico  cultural event of music and jewellery group exhibition Palazzo dei Priori Perugia (I)
  • Agosto corcianese  editions of the cultural and artistic event Corciano – Perugia (I)

2001 

  • The Image of Jewellery Art, Design, Fashion                      Alternatives contemporary jewellery Gallery- Rome (I)      

2000  

  • exhibits within the "Festival of the two worlds" Spoleto Perugia (I)                                                                          

COOPERATIONS AND WORKSHOP

2021

  • Teaching  2021-2022 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Perugia in Jewellery Design Course

2020 

  • Teaching  2020-2021 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Perugia in Jewellery Design Course
  • Lecture on at the Aula Magna of the Engineering Pole of the University of Perugia, within the Product Design Laboratory as part of the Degree Course in Design 

2019 

  • Lecture at the Aula Magna of the Engineering Pole of the University of Perugia, within the Product Design Laboratory as part of the Degree Course in Design
  • Teaching  2019- 2020 at the “Academy of Fine Arts” in Perugia in Jewellery Design Course 

2018 

  • cooperates with the “ARTcore” press which is specialized in the publication of the original drawings and texts of the most important comics designers (Moebius, Andrea Pazienza, Cadelo), thus creating brooches on projects of the above mentioned authors
  • runs an autonomous laboratory in Corciano - Perugia for a long time and later in Perugia, where she is presently working
  • hosts exhibitions of artists of jewels and pottery in her laboratory
  • Academy of Fine Arts in Perugia. During Visiting Professor 2013-2014, lesson “Contemporary jewelry”, march 11, Design course 
  • cooperates with the artist Francesca Monaco di Lapio in making original jewels

PERMANENT EXHIBITION 

  • “Museo degli Argenti”  Palazzo Pitti – Florence (I) 

 AWARDS

  • december 2012 special note Filorosso 2012 III International biennal contemporary jewellery “Ugo Carà” Modern art Museum Muggia (I) Jury: Marta Celso, Maximilien Durand, Jean-Yves La Mignot
  • may 2010 second prize Archeogioielli contemporanei Civic Archeologic Museum – Anzio (I) Jury: Maria Rosa Franzin
  • december 2007 special award at the Pottery Exhibition as representative of the excellence in Umbria  Deruta (I) – Perugia
  • march 2006 a plate at the first national meeting: “Applied arts, artistic & traditional handicraft”, given by the general secretariat of the President of the Italian Republic Rome (I)
  • february 2000 second prize at the “St. Valentine” national competition for goldsmiths and designers, organised by the Chamber of Commerce – Terni (I) – Umbria                              Jury: David Palterer, Cleto Munari
  • june 1999 international prize “Emidio Mele” for goldsmiths and engravers – Torre Del Greco –Naples (I)
  • february 1998 special note at the “St.Valentine” national competition for goldsmiths and designers, organised by the Chamber of Commerce – Terni Umbria (I)  Jury: David Palterer, Cleto Munari
  • february 1997 second prize at the “St.Valentine” national competition for  goldsmiths and designers, organised by the Chamber of Commerce - Terni  Umbria

REVIEWS AND PUBLICATIONS

 2017 

  • Magazine “18 Karati Gold & Fashion” n. 187, pp. 114-115
  • Catalogo Narrative jewellery tales from the toolbox di Mark Fenn ed Schiffer Book ISBN: 978-0-7643-5414-4   

2016                 

  • “Il gioiello e il viaggio Jewellery and travel” by Livia Tenuta ed. Marsilio Editori pag. 52
  • Catalogo “Gioielli in… fermento 2016” a cura di Eliana Negroni ed. gioielli in fermento@
  • Catalogo “Skin la superficie del gioiello” a cura di Alba Cappellieri, Livia tenuta ed. Marsilio Editori pag. 78, 79. 

2015 

  • handbook “Gioielli contemporanei Dialoghi 対話” by di JJDA e AGC ed. Project EGO;  printed and bound by: Tanaka Printing pag. 26
  • handbook “Premio Internazionale Mario Pinton II edizione Gioielleria contemporanea Omaggio a Donatello” by Mirella Cisotto Nalon Editor Comune of Padova
  • Handbook “10 years of precious thoughts The voice of the artist 10 anni di pensieri preziosi La voce degli artisti” by Mirella Cisotto Nalon ITA- ING ed °2014 Comune di Padova pag. 48, 49 

 2014                       

  • handbook “2014 Jewelry Elegance Metalsmithing & Jewelry Art Exibition Shanghai”, curated by Zhu Jiawen, 9-12 october 2014, Shanghai Exhibition Center p. 22 and cover
  • Marta Ghelma, Ritorno a bottega, in  “In Viaggio in Umbria” , n. 205 ottobre 2014, editoriale Giorgio Mondadori, pp. 42-49. 

2013

  • handbook “2013 Beijing International Jewelry Art Exibition” curated by Zhan Binghong ed. CIP  pag 20, 61
  • “Premio per il Gioiello Contemporaneo” Fondazione Cominelli a cura di AGC and Fondazione Cominelli  ed. Fondazione Cominelli
  • magazine “Art Aurea”  Schmuck and textile  pag 46, 47 

2012 

  • FiloRosso 2012 Biennale internazionale del gioielli contemporaneo by Isabella Bembo – ed. IOcomeNOI Muggia Trieste  pag.14, 15 

2011 

  • handbook “pensieri preziosi 7 Gioielli d’Italia” languages and tendencies in the contemporary italian jewel, by Mirella Cisotto Nalon Padova Imprimenda Editions, critic introduction by Luisa Bazzanella Dal Piaz pag 44,45,46,47,48,49,111 and cover
  • handbook “Castelli, miniature, astri ed alchimia – la Padova carrarese nel gioiello Contemporaneo” by Mirella Cisotto Nalon – Imprimenda Editions, Padova pag. 42,43,138
  • tv news report on Sky  “le dritte di Dove”     

2010  

  • handbook  “Gioiello contemporaneo due: al Museo degli argenti di Palazzo Pitti” by Ornella Casazza, Sillabe Edition - Livorno - pag 50,51,126
  • “archeogioielli contemporanei contemporary archeojewellery”   by Claudio Franchi, archeologic museum in Anzio – Arti Grafiche Tris srl editions handbook “ Natura e Artificio”  Media Print Livorno
  • catalogue “Il futuro degli etruschi“ by Anna Fornari and Claudio Franchi ed. EFFE FabrizioFabbriEditore Perugia 

2009  

  • handbook  “Artisti per Luchu”  by ROKPA Italia Onlus
  • handbook  “Garbage Pin Project – worth VS waste” by Ana Cardim ed. Klimt 02 Publishers
  • Roma Souvenir la città e il verde by Patrizia Rufini – Gangemi Ed. Roma pag. 83 

2008   

  • cover with photo of jewel cavity of the magazine “Obiettivo Impresa” by Camera di Commercio of Perugia
  • review on the Italian newspaper  “La Repubblica” Affari e Finanza weekly magazine “Fashion and Design Italian jewellery in Berlin”
  • “Filo rosso – appuntamento internazionale con il gioiello contemporaneo” by Isabella Bembo n° 140 of Juliet art magazine Graphart ed. Trieste page 32
  • review “Between art and design” by Josè Barrero on the exhibition “ Italian contemporary jewel” in the specialized magazine “Art y Joya” page 112,113
  • review  about cavities accompanied by a photo on the specific magazine “GZ.ART und Design”
  • handbook “Gioiello italiano contemporaneo” tecniche e materiali tra arte e design by Alba Cappellieri Skira ed. pag. 72; 149 

2007 

  • Vogue Gioiello n.97 “Scouting Mind up” Condè Nast Edition Milano pag. 82
  • handbook “Gioielli contemporanei artisti orafi e orafi artisti” by CNA and the City  of Trieste  Incipit edition
  • handbook “Il Gioiello effimero”. EFFE Fabrizio Fabbri Edition by Antonella Parlani with an introduction by Anna Fornari under the title “Gioielli dell’arte contemporanea” pag 5, photos on pag15-16  

2006

  • handbook “Roma-Lisboa - 4 points of contact” ed. AGC e PIN page 16, 44
  • “Anna Fornari e il futuro degli Etruschi”  by Mary Mancinelli n° 3 of  the Magazine of economy art and culture “Good morning Umbria” page 15 

2004      

  • april 10th article on the weekly italian magazine Specchio - La Stampa by Maria Corbi:“Sober but precious” page 130 

2001  

  • december, article & photo on the magazine “Zoom argento!” ed. Macrì  page 18, 21 

2000 

  • march article  by Monica Pioggia in the magazine   “Architectural Digest”  about the exhibition and the competition “St. Valentine”- national review of goldsmith art in Terni pag.16, 17   

1998        

  • “Umbria between monasticism and fortune masters”  ed. Guerra by Luciana Di Nunzio photo pag. 115, 116, 117, 118