My first encounter with jewelry as an art form was
the Egyptian collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art which I visited
frequently during my school years. The impressions made by those incredibly
beautiful ornaments continue to affect the shape and meaning in my work.
Over the years I have studied the ornaments of many ancient cultures which
approach human adornment with freedom and dramatic power which is, perhaps,
not possible in contemporary society. However, the visual and psychological
impact of such jewelry stimulates my imagination and influences my choice of
form, image and material. The scale, the color, the dramatic quality of the
ornaments and the simple, direct working of materials to achieve complex
results provide inspiration and a standard I strive to achieve. It has also
taught me to deal with the technical aspects of metalwork with directness
and simplicity, recognizing that technical virtuosity is not an end in
itself. It has been a continuing challenge to approach the effectiveness and
simplicity of the jewelry of ancient cultures, to make jewelry which is
extravagant yet relevant to our time and lifestyle.
| Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Montreal, Canada |
| Minnesota Museum of Art, St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, London, England |
| Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock, AK |
| Objects: USA, The Johnson Wax Collection |
| San Diego Historical Soc. Decorative Arts |
| Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Germany |
| Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth |
| Museum of Applied Art, Trondheim, Norway |
| Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI |
| Kunstindustrimuseet, Oslo, Norway |
| Victoria & Albert Museum, London |
| Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Kunstindustrimuseet, Copenhagen |
| Natonal Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan |
| Museum of Fine Art, Boston |
| Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia |
| Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA |
| Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. |
| Detroit Institute of the Arts, Detroit, Michigan |
| American Craft Museum, New York City |
| Vatican Museum, Rome |
| Danner Collection, Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich |
| Houston Museum of Fine Art, Texas |
| National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
| 1955 |
"American Jewelry and Related Objects", Huntington, West Virginia plus touring section |
| 1957 |
U.S. Education Foundation in Denmark, SOLO EXHIBITION |
| 1958 |
"Young Americans", Museum of Contemporary Crafts, NYC |
| 1962 |
Pasadena Museum of Art - SOLO EXHIBITION |
| 1963 |
"California Crafts III", Oakland AWARD |
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"Jewelry International", Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York |
| 1964 |
USIA Traveling Exhibition to Latin America |
| 1965 |
"California Design Nine", Pasadena Art Museum, California |
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"Art of Personal Adornment", Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York |
| 1967 |
Kunstindustrimuseet Copenhagen, Denmark - SOLO EXHIBITION |
| 1968 |
Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York City - SOLO EXHIBITION |
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Museum West, San Francisco - SOLO EXHIBITION |
| 1969 |
"The Egg and the Eye" - Los Angeles, California - SOLO EXHIBITION |
| 1970 |
"Goldsmith 70", Minnesota Museum of Artand Museum of Cont. Crafts, NYC |
| 1971 |
Goldsmiths Hall, London - SOLO EXHIBITION |
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Lee Nordness Galleries, New York City - SOLO EXHIBITION |
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"Form and Quality", International Handicraft Fair, Munich-GOLD MEDAL AWARD |
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"Schmuck-Objekte", Museum Bellerive, Zurich |
| 1972 |
"5000 Years of Gold Jewellery", Goldsmiths Hall, London |
| 1973 |
The Slocumb Gallery, Johnson City, Tennessee - SOLO EXHIBITION |
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"Tendenzen - 73", Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim |
| 1974 |
First World Crafts Exhibition, Ontario Science Center, Toronto |
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"Kreativer Schmuck", 32 International Jewelers, Basel, Switzerland |
| 1975 |
Florence Duhl Gallery, New York City - SOLO EXHIBITION |
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"Contemporary Crafts of the Americas", tour sponsored by Smithsonian Institution |
| 1976 |
"Theme: Jewellery", Special Exhibition of Swiss Industries Fair, Basel |
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"Six Contemporary American Jewellers", Electrum Gallery, London |
| 1977 |
Southwest Missouri State University - SOLO EXHIBITION |
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"Schmuck 77 - Tendenzen", Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim |
| 1978 |
"Craft Art and Religion", Vatican Museum, Rome |
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"Modern American Jewelry", Tokyo, Japan |
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"Sculpture to Wear", La Jolla Museum of Art, California |
| 1979 |
"International Jewellery Art Exhibition", Tokyo, Japan |
| 1980 |
Electrum Gallery, London, England - SOLO EXHIBITION |
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"International Jewellery 1900 - 1980", Vienna, Austria |
| 1981 |
FISCH AND HU, Contemporary Crafts Gallery, Portland, Oregon - DUO EXHIBITION |
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"Der Goldene Faden, Texturen in Gold" Schwabisch Gmund - PRIZE |
| 1982 |
Museum fur Angewandte Kunst, Vienna - SOLO EXHIBITION |
| 1983 |
Electrum Gallery, London, SOLO EXHIBITION |
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1983 International Jewellery Art Exhibition, Tokyo, Japan. Catalog |
| 1984 |
"Jewelry USA", American Craft Museum, NYC |
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Contemporary Jewellery, National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto, Japan |
| 1985 |
Helen Drutt Gallery, Philadelphia, SOLO EXHIBITION |
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AMERICAN JEWELRY NOW, USIA touring exhibition |
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"New Tradition: The Evolution of Jewellery 1966-85", British Craft Centre, London |
| 1986 |
International Jewellery Exhibition, Tokyo, Catalog |
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"Craft Today: Poetry of the Physical", American Craft Museum, NYC, Catalog |
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"Perspectives: International Spirit in Jewellery", Basle, Switzerland, Catalog |
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MacQuarie Galleries, Sydney, Australia SOLO EXHIBITION |
| 1987 |
"Woven Gold", Concepts Gallery, Carmel, CA SOLO EXHIBITION |
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"Woven Gold", Electum Gallery, London, SOLO EXHIBITION |
| 1988 |
"Woven Gold", Galerie am Graben, Vienna, SOLO EXHIBITION |
| 1989 |
Museum of Fine Arts, Montevideo, Uruguay. SOLO EXHIBITION |
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"Smykker I Metal: 10 International Jewellers". Copenhagen, DK |
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"Craft Today USA", USIA exhibition touring Europe. Catalog |
| 1990 |
"Ornamenta 1" International Jewelry Exhibition, Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim. Catalog. |
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"Woven Gold Spirit Houses" Hand & Spirit, Scottsdale, AZ. SOLO EXHIBITION |
| 1991 |
"Schmuckszene 91", Munich Handcraft Fair, Germany and Ireland |
| 1992 |
"Design Vision" International Triennial, Art Gallery of Western Australia |
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"American Crafts: The Nation's Collection", Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C. |
| 1993 |
"Lifetime Achievements", Nat. Ornamental Metal Museum, Memphis (catalog) |
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"Contemporary Jewellery", TRIO Exhibition, STUDIO COM Gallery, Kyoto |
| 1994 |
Fanourakis Gallery, Athens, Greece. SOLO EXHIBITION |
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"School of Fisch", Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Aalborg, Denmark, Catalog |
| 1995 |
"School of Fisch", DesignYard, Dublin, Ireland |
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"In Our Hands", 3rd International Competition, Nagoya, Japan |
| 1996 |
"Textile Techniques, New Work", Connell Gallery, Atlanta, GA SOLO EXHIBITION |
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"American Revelations", Shipley Gallery, Gateshead, UK, Catalog. |
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"New Times, New Thinking: Jewellery in Europe and America", Crafts Council, London |
| 1997 |
"Celebrating American Craft, 1975-95" Danish Mus. of Decorative Art, Copenhagen |
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"Portrait of Masters in the Crafts", Int'l Handwork Fair, Munich, Germany. Catalog. |
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"Designed for Delight: Alternative Aspects of 20th C. Decorative Arts", Canada. Catalog |
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"Textile Techniques in Metal", Electrum Gallery, London. SOLO EXHIBITION |
| 1998 |
"American Metalanguage", Barbican Center, London SOLO EXHIBITION |
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"Jewellery Moves", National Museums of Scotland, Edinburgh |
| 1999 |
"Fish by Fisch", Mobilia Gallery, Cambridge, MA SOLO EXHIBITION |
| 2000 |
"Elegant Fantasy: Jewelry by Arline Fisch", SDHistorical Society, SOLO RETROSPECTIVE |
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"Aluminum by Design:Jewelry to Jets". Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh |
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"Alles Schmuck",, Museum fur Gestaltung, Zurich |
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"Women Designers in the USA: 1900-2000" Bard Center for Studies in the Dec Arts, NYC |
| 2001 |
"Elegant Fantasy: The Jewelry of Arline Fisch":, Oakland Museum, CA SOLO |
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"Elegant Fantasy: The Jewelry of Arline Fisch":, Textile Museum, Washington DC SOLO |
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"BRAID", Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Aalborg, DK |
| 2002 |
"Elegant Fantasy: The Jewelry of Arline Fisch":, American Craft Mus.,NY, SOLO |
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"Small Works". Longhouse Reserve and MDS Gallery,Tokyo, Curated by Jack Lenor Larsen |
| 2003 |
"The Art of Arline Fisch", Tang Museum, Skidmore Coll., Saratoga, NY SOLO RETROSPECTIVE |
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"The Art of California Gold",Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, CA |
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"The Art of Gold" , traveling exhibition organized by SNAG |
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"Boston University's Program in Artisanry", Fuller Museum of Art. Brockton, MA |
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"Planting, Potting and Pruning, Artists and the Cultivated Landscape", Racine Art Museum, WI |
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"Flechten", Handwerks Pflege in Bayern, Munich, Germany |
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"International Showcase", Contemporary Applied Arts, London, UK |
| 2004 |
"Die Danner Rotunde",Schmuck in der Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany |
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"California Design 2004", San Francisco |
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"Master and Student", National Museum of Ireland, Dublin |
| 2005 |
"Transformations, The Language of Craft", National Gallery of Australia |
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"Scents of Purpose, Artists Interpret the Spice Box", Cont. Jewish Museum, San Francisco |