Seth Papac
Michael, 2010. Necklace with removable ring and bracelet: gold, sterling and fine silver, enameled and powder-coated steel, black and white ebony, acrylic, felt, glass, and resin, 18 x 17 x 3 inches
redblackleopard; from the sets/accessories series, 2010. Necklace with removable parts: silver, plastic, mylar, black and white ebony, leopard fur, glass, resin, and found objects, 18 x 13 3/4 x 3 inches
BIOGRAPHY
Born: Seattle, Washington, 1981
Resides: San Diego, California
Education: Cranbrook Academy of Art (M.F.A., 2009);
University of Washington, Seattle (B.F.A., 2004)
Selected Solo and Two-Person Exhibitions
2011
"put on the lights," Galerie Caroline Van Hoek, Brussels.
2010
Velvet da Vinci Gallery, with Boris Bally, San Francisco.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2013
Lahti Jewelry, Gent, Belgium. Catalogue.
Galerie Caroline Van Hoek, Pavilion of Art and Design,
Paris. Also 2012.
"Fashion Lab Launch," The Craft Alliance, St. Louis.
2012
"Kindred Spirits," KORU 4: Fourth Triennial of
International Contemporary Jewelry, Imatra Art
Museum, Finland. Catalogue.
"Schmuck im Salon," Kunstlerhaus, Vienna.
"Mirror, Mirror," Espace Solidor, Cagnes-sur-Mer,
France. Catalogue.
Lahti Jewelry, World Design Capital Helsinki, Lahti,
Finland. Catalogue.
Galerie Caroline Van Hoek, Pavilion of Art & Design,
London.
"Covet," Sienna Gallery, Lenox, Massausetts.
"Embodiment," Slusser Gallery, School of Art and Design,
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
"Clasp," The Craft Alliance, St. Louis.
"This was 2007," Galerie Caroline Van Hoek, Brussels.
Galerie Caroline Van Hoek, Design Miami. Also 2011.
Also Basel.
"Bijoux," Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida.
2011
"FRESH: Metalsmith Exhibition in Print 2011," National
Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis, Tennessee.
Catalogue.
"LOOK," Galerie Caroline Van Hoek, Munich.
"Our House," Galerie Louise Smit, Amsterdam.
2010
"Schmuck 2010," 62nd International Trade Fair, Munich.
Catalogue.
"DIY: A Revolution in Handicrafts," The Society of
Contemporary Craft, Pittsburgh. Catalogue.
Sienna Gallery, Sculpture Objects & Functional Art
Exposition, New York. Also 2009.
"Gold," Galerie Caroline Van Hoek, Object Rotterdam.
"Exhibition in Motion," SNAG Conference, Museum of Fine
Arts, Houston.
2009
"International Graduate Show," Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen,
Netherlands. Catalogue.
Sienna Gallery, Sculpture Objects & Functional Art
Exposition, Chicago. Also New York.
"to be (determined): an exhibition of the first five," Clara
Hatton Gallery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins.
"Stimulus," Sienna Gallery, Lenox, Massachusetts.
"Daimler Financial Services Art Loan Exhibition,"
Mercedes Financial Headquarters, Farmington Hills,
Michigan. Also 2008.
"Present/Represent," Juried Digital Student Exhibition,
Society of North American Goldsmiths Conference,
Philadelphia.
"The Enamel Show, Velvet da Vinci Gallery," San Francisco.
Facèré Jewelry Art Gallery, Seattle. Also 2008, 2007, 2005.
Selected Bibliography
2014
Hoogland, Renee C. A Violent Embrace: Art and Aesthetics
after Representation. Hanover, New Hampshire: Dartmouth
College Press.
2013
Skinner, Damien, ed. Contemporary Jewelry in Perspective.
New York: Lark.
2012
Push: Jewelry. New York: Lark.
2011
Arroyo, Natalio Martin. Jewelry Design. Barcelona: Mao Mao.
21st-Century Jewelry: Best of the 500 Series. New York: Lark.
2009 The Compendium Finale of Contemporary Jewellers 2008.
New York and Cologne: Darling Publications.
Le Van, Marthe, ed. 500 Enameled Objects. New York: Lark.
2008
Snyder, Jeffrey B. Art Jewelry Today 2. Atglen, Pennsylvania:
Schiffer Publishing.
Le Van, Marthe, ed. 500 Pendants & Lockets. New York: Lark.
2007
Taylor, Terry. The Art of Jewelry: Wood. New York: Lark.
Le Van, Marthe, ed. 500 Earrings. New York: Lark.
2006
Gollberg, Johanna. The Art and Craft of Making Jewelry.
New York: Lark.
Le Van, Marthe, ed. 500 Necklaces. New York: Lark.