Dana Seachuga
BIO :
I was born, spent my childhood & youth in Israel.
A travel in my 20th year led to the decision to study the craft of jewellery in-order to fulfil a wish not to arrive again to a place with 'bare-hands'. Jewellery was the chosen discipline to gain 'making-hands', partly since in essence, jewellery is a universally “fitting” gift - whether offered to someone else or to oneself.
The 1st educational engagement was to enrol to “Shenkar Collage of Engineering & Design” in Tel-Aviv, Israel, for a BA in jewellery design. Which was completed in 2006 with participation in the “Talente” exhibition in Munich, Germany.
It was followed by a couple of years of enquiries & contemplations how to broaden my views, capacities & more
.
To satisfy this desire, The Netherlands was picked as the next destination for a new chapter.
This experience stimulated the decision to continue to a 2nd educational commitment in Idar-Oberstein, Trier University for Science & Applied Art, Germany.
It was signed with a MFA in jewellery & (gem) stone, which was accompanied by a research about the matter of “Gift”. That triggered a growing-continuing interest into the subject of person-object relationships. & was closed by the Marzee graduation prize for 2015.
In the following years my deeds have broaden & since 2018 I am as well 1/2 of the duo - studio DO. A (gem)stone cutting atelier. 'Tickled' by stone as a material, its heritage & archetypical roles along the timeline of design.
"DieWaneka" @
TriArte Theater
Wieke Aerts & Dana Seachuga —--—--------------
didn’t study together, nor did they work together.
They simply met by chance, or what one might call pure coincidence.
A chain of unpredictable events ensured that both will share a common studio space
under one roof for the last 5 years, more or less.
Synchronicity… if you take it seriously or not, they ( Wieke & Dana ) have.
Both decided to consider this chain of events as not only favourable circumstances, but a sign of a chance that should be taken !
This duo-expo of contemporary jewellery and body related objects is the outcome of this decision.
It is an experiment.
How to bring together two diverse personalities,
without a unifying theme,
in a meshed confrontation.
May 13 2022 - May 30, 2022
Antwerp, BE
"ROCKstars" @
Showroom of Fa. Robert Schütt Witwe GmbH & Co
The ROCKSTARS from Campus Idar-Oberstein burst onto the stage of contemporary jewellery! Exhibition ROCKSTARS by the department of Gemstones and Jewellery at Campus Idar-Oberstein is located in the showroom of the family business Robert Schütt Witwe in Pforzheim. The setlist includes 50 hits and new releases by the alumni and students from the last five years.
November 06 2021 - July 18, 2021
Pforzheim, DE
"In Between" @
Periscope Gallery
Periscope Gallery celebrates 20 years by a group exhibition presenting 84 designers & artists selected from it's resume.
December 28 2017 - January 15, 2018
Periscope Gallery, Tel-Aviv, IL
Amber Biennale 2017
April 25
Silver Festival, Legnica, PL
&
June 28
Gdansk Solidarnosc Museum, PL
Friedrich Becker Preis 2017
nominee & participant at exhibition
March 4, 2017
Stadtmuseum in Düsseldorf, DE
& April, 2017
Goldsmiths’ House in Hanau, DE
Atelier Ravary
Work in Progress jewellery and small objects.
A presentation of new work made at Atelier
Ravary by seven participants of the Marzee Graduation Shows of 2014, 2015 and 2016.
June 11 - August 13, 2017
Gallery Marzee, Nijmegen, NL