Gerhard Herbst
About Gerhard
Born: 31st July 1959.
Residence: Queensland
Gerhard's Education
- 1983 - Bachelor of Art, Sculpture and Jewellery design, San Diego State University, USA
Graduated with distinction in major - 1980 - Summervail Art and Critical Studies Workshop, Vail, CO
Scholarship assistance ship in jewellery design - 1977 - 80 - Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA, art
Professional Experience
- 1985 - Present Designer and manufacturer of fine handcrafted jewellery in sterling, carat gold & vermeil
- 1983 - 84 - Ed Levin Jewellery Inc., Cambridge, NY, Designer/Production Manager
Designed and engineered new pieces of jewellery for production. Trained staff and managed all aspects of production process. - 1982 - 83 - Scotts Valley Jewellers, Scotts Valley, CA, Goldsmith
This position involved the design, alteration and repair of fine jewellery
Gerhard's Awards
- 1984 - Ornament International Jewellery Design Competition, Los Angeles, CA:
1st award jewellery design and jurors award jewellery design - 1983 - California Works, California State Expo, Sacramento, CA
2nd award jewellery design - 1982 - Art Excellence, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA
1st award three-dimensional design - 1981 - California Works, California State Expo
1st award jewellery design
Early Exhibitions
- 1989 - Artful Objects, Ft Wayne Museum of Art, Ft. Wayne, IN (invitational)
- 1986 - Poetry of the Physical, national travelling exhibition of American crafts opening at American Craft Museum, New York, NY (invitational)
- 1985 - American Jewellery Now, international travelling exhibition of American Jewellery opening at American Craft Museum (juried)
- 1984 - Jewellery USA, American Craft Museum (juried)
- 1983 - Totally Metal, Sykes Gallery, Millersville, PA (invitational)
- 1983 - International Jewellery Exhibition, Munich, Germany (juried)
