Louise Nippierd

Louise Nippierd
Birth name Louise Nippierd
Born 16 January 1962
Working in Oslo, Norway
Nationality Anglo-Norwegian
Field Jewellery Designer, Sculptor
Awards see the Awards section of this article

Louise Nippierd (born 16 January 1962) is a British-Norwegian metal-and-jewellery artist, living in Oslo, Norway.

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Biography

Louise Nippierd was born and raised in England and moved to Norway with her Norwegian journalist mother and English father in 1967. Her father was a Commander in the Royal Navy on a 3-year contract with NATO in Bærum. During her first two years in Norway, Louise attended St. George's British School in Bærum, while her three siblings continued on at different boarding schools in England. In 1969 the family decided to stay in Norway, and Louise started at Smestad Primary School[1] in Oslo, where several members of the Norwegian Royal Family, including King Harald V and Crown Prince Haakon Magnus, have also been pupils.

Louise completed courses in a variety of arts and crafts, including needlecraft and pattern design at IPA Husflidskole, Oslo, and weaving at Nesbru Videregående Skole, Asker; she then worked in several elderly care centres and nursing homes teaching pottery and clay work in order to gain the necessary entry requirements to train as an Aktivitør (Occupational Therapy Aide). She was the youngest student to be accepted at Rosenvilde videregående skole and graduated in 1985.

Louise took a goldsmith course in 1990 at the Elvebakken videregående skole College, and in 1991 she enrolled at the Metal Department of the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry (now Oslo National Academy of the Arts), where she gained a Master's Degree in 1996. Also in 1996, Louise founded the studio community NB 13, which she ran for 10 years and shared with other artist colleagues, including Andrew J. Barton. Between 1997 and 2005 Louise was a guest teacher at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts, teaching courses in anodizing aluminium.

Louise's works have been purchased by several institutions, including Norsk Kulturråd Arts Council Norway.[2] and a commission for two small sculptures for the Royal Caribbean cruise ship Jewel of the Seas.

Artistic Outlook

Jewellery has traditionally been marketed purely in an aesthetic and decorative function, but Louise Nippierd also gives her jewellery an inherent ambiguity as the carrier of a deeper message.[3] Her projects have a socio-political dimension, touching on issues such as racism, homosexuality, animal rights and eating disorders.[4][5] She attributes her concern with the marginalized groups in society to her own marginalized childhood as an English-speaking child in Norway.[6]

Artistic Materials

Louise first started working with aluminium in 1994 and was very quickly fascinated by all the possibilities this material has, due to its light weight and ability to be coloured by anodizing. She specialised in this medium in her Master's Degree work and has subsequently gained an international reputation for her large anodized aluminium body-sculptures.[7][8] Louise's use of imitation fur as an artistic material serves to highlight her opposition to the cruelty of the fur trade and the use of animal fur in art and fashion.[9]

Awards & Grants

Group exhibitions

1992: "Ring frei", International ring exhibition

1996: "Subjects 96" International jewellery art

2001-2003: "2. Nordic Jewellery Triennial", Touring exhibition [15]

2002: Julekalender på Oslo S (Christmas Tree Advent Calendar in Oslo Central Station)

2004: "Nordic Cool: Hot Women Designers"

2004: "Vakre bord- Design i tiden" ("Beautiful Tables-Today's Design")

2004-2005: "Schmuck aus Norwegen"

2005: "Maker-Wearer-Viewer", International, Touring exhibition[23][24][25]

2005-2006: "Conceptual Crafts: New Art from Norway", Touring exhibition, England

2005-2006: "Norwegian Contemporary Crafts", Touring exhibition, UK[28]

2007: "SMUKT!" ("GORGEOUS!") Norwegian Jewellery from the 21st Century.

2008-2009: "Artitude - kroppsmykker"

2009: "Irreverent: Contemporary Nordic Craft Art"

2011: "Hodepryd og øyenslyst" ("Fancy Headgear and Delights for the Eye")

Themed Solo Exhibitions

1997: Master's Degree "New Talents" Exhibition "With sensuous signals shall the body be adorned" (Homosexuality)

1999: "Cross" (Eating disorders)[38]

2001: "Incognito" (Islamic)

2002: "SeaSons" (Water)[41]

2002-2004: "All different All equal" (Anti-racism)[41]

2003: "Zoo" (Animal rights & anti-fur)

2007: "As time goes by" (Fashion & history)

References

  1. ^ Smestad.gs.oslo.no
  2. ^ Norsk kulturråd – årsmelding 2004. page 48
  3. ^ a b c Norske Kunsthaandverkere Norwegian Association of Arts & Crafts - Louise Nippierd, Artist of the Month, June 2006 (in Norwegian).
  4. ^ Artitude 2008, pp. 5-6; 26 (Norwegian) (English)
  5. ^ Pratt, Rosalind. MillenniBrum. Birmingham Post 2000 May 3 article about the Virtual Gallery of Contemporary Jewellery, using Nippierd's work on anorexia as an illustration
  6. ^ a b Galleri Harald Kjeldaas description of Nippierd's work and artistic outlook (in Norwegian).
  7. ^ Shape 2006,issue 1, page 20.
  8. ^ Shape Swedish edition 2006,issue 1, page 20. (in Swedish)
  9. ^ VG 19 November 2009. References Nippierd's anti-fur stance (interview in Norwegian and English)
  10. ^ Oslo City Cultural Award , list of 2002 recipients (in Norwegian).
  11. ^ Norwegian Goldsmiths' Association Design Competition winners 2004 (in Norwegian) - includes photograph of model Vendela Kirsebom wearing Nippierd's prizewinning rings.
  12. ^ Photograph of Nippierd's prizewinning "Hot" and "Cold" rings
  13. ^ List of 2006 grant recipients Louise Nippierd is on page 17
  14. ^ Norsk Kulturråd / Arts Council Norway list of 2006 grant recipients
  15. ^ 2. Nordic Jewellery Triennial, description of exhibition catalogue ISBN 978-87-17-07114-8 (in Danish).
  16. ^ Den andre Nordiske Smykketriennale, {{no icon
  17. ^ Photos of Nippierd's trees
  18. ^ News article in boarding.no (in Norwegian)
  19. ^ News article in Rom for kunst (in English)
  20. ^ Interview with Louise Nippierd on Norwegian TV (in Norwegian)
  21. ^ Museum press release and list of exhibitors.
  22. ^ Museum retrospective (in German). Does not include the names of the exhibitors.
  23. ^ Cunningham, Jack. Maker, wearer, viewer : contemporary narrative European jewellery. Glasgow School of Art, 2005. ISBN 978-0-901904-59-1.
  24. ^ Exhibition information from the Scottish Arts Council.
  25. ^ Reading jewellery. Comments on narrative jewellery. commentary by Liesbeth den Besten, including exhibition dates
  26. ^ Glasgow School of Art press release.
  27. ^ Gallery Oldham press release. includes photograph of Nippierd's Secret Sorrows
  28. ^ Crichton-Miller, Emma. North Stars Crafts 2005 Mar-Apr 193: 32-36 Nippierd's work is discussed on page 35
  29. ^ Flow Gallery press release.
  30. ^ Exhibition information (in Norwegian)
  31. ^ Smukt! Norsk smykkekunst fra 2000-tallet = Gorgeous! Norwegian jewellery from the 21st century. - Svolvaer: Nordnorsk Kunstnersenter, 2007. - ISBN 978-82-997429-1-7. (Exhibition brochure in Norwegian and English)
  32. ^ Article by Lars Elton in VG 31 December 2008 (in Norwegian). Includes some photographs of Nippierd's works.
  33. ^ Brief description of exhibition on ArtSlant. Includes list of exhibitors and some photographs of Nippierd's works.
  34. ^ Blog item in Norway.com January 27, 2009. Includes photograph of Nippierd's Secret Sorrows and a reference to an article by Jean Schiffman
  35. ^ Event listing in Nordstjernan. Includes photographs of Nippierd's Secret Sorrows and Wild at Heart
  36. ^ Event liting on Norway.org Includes a photograph of Nippierd's Secret Sorrows
  37. ^ Review in The Rumpus January 27, 2009.
  38. ^ Artitude 2008 (Norwegian) (English)
  39. ^ Event listing.
  40. ^ Event listing.
  41. ^ a b Event listings for Louise Nippierd.
  42. ^ Information about the exhibition (in Norwegian). Includes a photo of one of Nippierd's exhibits
  43. ^ Event listing on listen.no

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