Anna Raygorodskaya: Jewelry and silverware

Galerie Eurasia, 24 March – 24 April 2004

Anna Raygorodskaya was born in St. Petersburg in Russia in 1974. In the
1990s, she started experimenting with a new style of jewelry that combines
elements from the St. Petersburg tradition of jewelry and silverware making
with the art of sculpture, creating a style entirely of her own. In her art,
Raygorodskaya explores the magical and fantastic aspects of everyday
objects, such as jewelry and tableware. For her, silver is the material of
dreams, making visible the hidden dimensions of daily life.

Despite her young age, Anna Raygorodskaya has already won wide
recognition both in Russia and outside her country. Her works are in the
permanent collection of the famous State Hermitage in St. Petersburg, in
the collection of the Museum of the XXI Century in Moscow, and in
numerous private collections in Russia, Europe and the United States.

In the recent years, she has participated, among others, in the following
exhibitions:
-        St. Petersburg Jeweler.  St. Petersburg, Russia, 1999-2003;
-        Animated Metal, C-gallery, Jerusalem, Israel, 2000;
-        International competition of jewelry art, The Faberge   
Foundation, St. Petersburg, 2000;
-        70th anniversary exhibition of The Artist Union of Russia,
St. Petersburg, 2001;
-        Point of View, Contemporary Art Gallery, New-York, USA, 2001;
-        International competition of jewelry art, The Faberge Foundation,
St. Petersburg, 2002;
-        The jewelry avant-garde, State Hermitage, St. Petersburg, 2002;
-        85-th anniversary exhibition of The International Federation of
Artists, St. Petersburg, 2002;
-        Jewelry XXI Tour, series of exhibitions in USA organized by
Gallery Oxoxo, Baltimore, USA, 2003;
-        Exhibition in the Museum of the XXI Century, Moscow, 2003;
-        Let’s go: Exhibition of Russian Art, Tree House Gallery,
Amsterdam, The Netherlands 2003;
-        Contemporary Jewelry, Kunst Gallery, Rotterdam, The
Netherlands 2003;
-        Image and Form: International competition of jewelry,
St. Petersburg, 2003.

Anna Raygorodskaya has received the following nominations and awards:

-        Prize on modern jewelry design, St. Petersburg jeweler’ 2001;
-        The best project of the thematic jewelry, International
competition of jewelry art;
-        The Faberge Foundation price, St. Petersburg, 2002;
-        Prize on modern design in jewelry, St. Petersburg jeweler’ 2002;
-        Prize on unconventional design, St. Petersburg jeweler’ 2003
-        First prize on artistic interpretation, International competition of
jewelry art, St. Petersburg, 2003.

Her work has been displayed in the following journals and publications:
-        Russian Jeweler, several publications;
-        Jewelry Observer, several publications;
-        1000 Rings, Lars Book, USA, 2003.