DEMITRA THOMLOUDIS
Earrings

$80.00

Demitra Thomloudis
Earrings
Surgical steel, nylon, polyolefin heat shrinkable tubing
1.375H x .5W x .5D inches
Item #346-12

1 in stock

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ARTIST INFO

DEMITRA THOMLOUDIS
Athens, GA

METALS | Jewelry

Penland Affiliation | Penland Instructor 2016

Artist Information | Studio artist and educator; education: MFA San Diego State University, BFA Cleveland Institute of Art; teaching: University of Georgia, 2016-present, Assistant Professor and Head of Jewelry/Metals/Enameling Program, Kent State University 2015-2016, Visiting Assistant Professor of Metals and Jewelry, the University of Texas at El Paso 2014- 2015, Adjunct Professor, Houston Community College-Central Campus 2013-2014, Instructor of Record, San Diego State University; exhibitions: Museum of Arts and Design (NY); Benaki Museum in Athens, Greece, Museum for Modern Art in Arnhem, Netherlands, Hellenic Museum in Melbourne, Australia, Franz Mayer Museum, Mexico City; residencies: Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Ilias Lalaounis Jewellery Museum in Athens Greece, Smitten Forum (US).

Artist Bio | Demitra Thomloudis is a studio jeweler and an associate professor at the Lamar Dodd School of Art. Her investigation of the human body and its relationship to jewelry have manifested in works of art that challenge our assumptions about jewelry and its meaning, power and value. Her research, which explores jewelry’s capacity to express the interrelationship of person and place, has earned her an international reputation in the field, as well as numerous accolades and invitations to participate in exhibitions and residencies. These include the Museum of Arts and Design in New York; The Benaki Museum in Athens, Greece; The Museum for Modern Art in Arnhem, Netherlands; The Hellenic Museum in Melbourne, Australia and the Franz Mayer Museum in Mexico City, Mexico. Her work can be found in numerous private collections and permanently at the Museum Espace Solidor in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France and the Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum in Athens Greece.

Technical Information | Hand fabricated steel, sterling silver, and embellished with graphite pencil