Barbara Seidenath

Barbara Seidenath (born 1960, Munich, Germany) attended the State School for Glass and Jewelry, Neugablonz, Germany from 1977-1980, obtained a BFA in Goldsmithing from SUNY, New Paltz, NY in 1982, and a MFA from the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, Germany. At the Academy in Munich, she studied under Hermann Jünger (1928-2005) who is regarded as one of the most influential contemporary jewelry artists. Seidenath’s work has been exhibited frequently since 1988, appearing in exhibitions at several leading museums, such as the Museum of the German Porcelain Industry, Hohenberg, Germany, the RISD Museum, Providence, Rhode Island, Museum of the Country of Baden, Karlsruhe, Germany, Museum of the City of Munich, the Design Museum, Munich, Germany, the American Craft Museum, New York , the Museum of Art & Design, Helsinki, Finland, the Museum Het Kruithuis, s’Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands, and the Wustum Museum of Fine Arts, Racine, Wisconsin. Seidenath is frequently invited to lecture throughout the USA and internationally. She is currently on the faculty at the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island

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