Ward Schrijver

Evert Nijland - Jewellery
Evert Nijland (b. 1971) is one of the leading jewellery artists of his generation. Trained in the Conceptual Art and Minimalism of the 1990s at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, he developed a flamboyant and exuberant style, which drew on (art-)historical resources yet is thoroughly anchored in the present.
A typical characteristic of Nijland is working with a variety of artisans. It enables him to integrate such diverse materials as porcelain, wood, textile or steel into his works. His use of glass in jewellery, in particular, is unparalleled.
Montages of images are a particular highlight, in which jewellery from works of Western art is superimposed, serving Nijland as both a reference and a source of inspiration. The extensive essay by Ward Schrijver describes Nijland's working process and positions the artist's jewellery among the fine and the applied arts.
On over 300 pages and in large-format illustrations, this publication delivers the very first comprehensive review of more than twenty years of art jewellery by the Dutch artist Evert Nijland. An opulent book, and its content and design will capture the imagination of readers and beholders alike.
 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ward Schrijver is an art historian and architect living in the Netherlands. He collects contemporary jewellery and has designed and curated museum exhibitions and published many articles about jewellery. He taught at the Design Academy Eindhoven as assistant to Gijs Bakker. Since 2007, he has co-owned Galerie Rob Koudijs in Amsterdam and been its spokesperson.

EVERT NIJLAND
Born 1971 in Oldenzaal, NL. Lives and works in Amsterdam
Education
1990−1995 Gerrit Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam
1996/1997 Sandberg Instituut, GRA, Amsterdam
Awards and Nominations
2014 Materiaalfonds, NL
Nomination Arts & Crafts Design Award, Leipzig, DE
2011 Flexibele Bijdrage Werkbudget, Fonds BKVB, Amsterdam, NL
2008 Nomination German Design Award 2009, DE
2007 Winner of the Dutch Design Prizes, Category Fashion & Free Design, NL
2006 Foundation Uudenmaan Taidetoimikunta, Helsinki, FI
2005 The Sotheby’s Award, London, UK
2004 Grant Mondriaan Foundation, NL
2001 Nomination Designprijs, Rotterdam, NL
Works in public collections
Nationaal Zilvermuseum, Schoonhoven, NL
Musée des Arts décoratifs et de la Mode, Marseille, FR
TextielMuseum, Tilburg, NL
MMK Museum, Arnhem, NL
CODA Museum, Apeldoorn, NL
mima, Middlesbrough Intitute of Modern Art, UK
Collectie Marjan en Gerard Unger, Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, NL
Glass Museum, Tacoma, WA, USA
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, USA
The Museum of Arts and Design, New York, USA
Study Collection Royal College of Art, London, UK
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK
Mint Museum of Crafts & Design, Charlotte, NC, USA
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, NL
Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, DE

Exhibition:
See the page> Renewed Past in Jewellery by Evert Nijland and Contemporary Art, CODA Museum, Apeldoorn (NL), 6/3/2016-28/8/2016>