Justyna Truchanowska ?

Education and Qualfications:

2009 Baldoyle Training Centre, 6 Weeks Course; Jewellery Stone Setting, Baldoyle, Ireland

2005 - 2009 National College of Art and Design, Faculty; Metals, Dublin, Ireland, B Des in Craft Design -1st Hons

2004 - 2005 Liberties College, Faculty; Design and Visual Studies, Dublin, Ireland, FETAC Art Level 5 -10 Distinctions

1995 - 2000 Secondary College of Fine Arts, Faculty; Photography, Gdynia, Poland, Artist with specialization in Photography

Interests and Achievements:

2009 Selected for the digital directory “e-Creative London 2009” by art-s-talker (www.art-s-talker.com)

2009 RDS Graduate Prize
1st Prize in Jewellery Alternative Materials Category
1st Prize in Felting Category
RDS, Dublin, Ireland

2008 Newbridge Silverware Annual Student Design Competition Winner, Knowledge Transfer Partnership with NCAD, Ireland

2006 Captain Le Bass Annual Student Award, Dublin Assay Office, Dublin, Ireland

2005 Most Promising Sutdent, Liberties College, Dublin, Ireland

Exhibitions:

2010 Nov. Sieraad, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2010 Nov. Design Week, Irish Design Shop, Dublin, Ireland
2010 Oct. Deeply Felt, Studio Fusion Gallery, London, UK
2010 New Designers - One Year One, Islington Business Centre, London, UK
2010 Diverse Talents, Courthouse Arts Centre, Tinahely, Ireland
2010 RDS Showcase, Dublin, Ireland
2009 Generation, National Craft Gallery, Kilkenny, Ireland
2009 Design Week, Irish Design Shop, Dublin, Ireland
2009 RDS National Crafts Competition Winners - Traveling Exhibition, Dublin, Birr, Letterkenny, Cobh, Ireland
2009 New Designers, Islington Business Centre, London, UK
2009 NCAD Undergraduate Degree Show, NCAD, Dublin, Ireland
2006 Core End of Year Exhibition, NCAD, Dublin, Ireland
2005 End of year Exhibition, Liberties College, Dublin, Ireland

Collections:

2009/2008 National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, Dublin, Ireland

Press:

2009 Winter / Autumn / Summer Irish Art Review (magazine), Ireland
2009-11-07 / 2009-08-22 Irish Times (daily newspaper), Ireland
2009 Autumn Generation Exhibition Catalogue, Ireland
2009 Vol.15, No.1 Preview of the Visual Arts in Ireland (cultural info brochure), Ireland
2009 Summer RDS Crafts Competition Exhibition Catalogue, Ireland
2009 Summer CGM Exhibition Catalogue, NCAD, Dublin, Ireland
2008-11-26 Ireland AM, TV Appearance
2000 Kalendarz Szalonego Malolata (calendar), Poland

Work Experience:

2009 – Now J&Z Blackman LTD, Dublin, Ireland
Approching Goldsmith - Completing high quality finish for individual pieces as advised by the workshop manager, responsible for polishing and plating area, working with precious metals and gems, setting gems in sliver and gold jewellery

2005 July Kathleen Holland Designs, Dublin, Ireland
Assistant - Completed work for individual designed pieces as advised and agreed with the designer, responsible for cleaning and closing the studio in designer absence

Related Design Experience:

2009-11-03 Generation Education and Outreach Talk, Castle Yard, Kilkenny, Ireland

2008/2006/2001 Mariola Zurawska, Poland / Dorota Suchodolska, Poland / Katarzyna Bialostocka, Poland
Logo / Weeding Invitation / Pottery Design - Met with clients to brainstorm ideas, developed design briefs through research and thinking creatively to produce new concepts, presented final brief to clients both by email and in one to one meetings

2006-11-16 Educational Talk, Liberties College, Dublin, Ireland

2005/1999 Natalia Kostrzewa, Ireland / Jerzy Kremp, Poland
Photographer - Stylist - Worked with clients on concepts for photo-shoots, established the best location for varying shoots, located and arranged delivery of garments, accessories and props to be used in different shoots, dressed and prepared models for shoots, took photographs of final shoots

Work-Placement experience:

2005 March Alan Ardiff , Dublin, Ireland