Galleria Autori AGC | AGC members gallery
Militsa Milenkova
Glasgow, UK
Militsa Milenkova è un'artista orafa e designer con sede a Glasgow. Crea gioielli e oggetti come mezzo per comunicare i suoi pensieri e sentimenti e trae ispirazione principalmente dall'ambiente circostante e dalle esperienze personali. Nella sua pratica esplora vari concetti che la incuriosiscono, mentre innesca la sua creatività sperimentando materiali diversi. Attraverso l'uso di oggetti ordinari preesistenti, sfida la nozione di valore e pone la domanda su cosa sia considerato prezioso e perché.
Militsa Milenkova is an artist, designer and maker based in Glasgow. She creates jewellery and objects as a means of communicating her thoughts and feelings and draws inspiration mainly from her surroundings and personal experiences. In her practice she explores various concepts that intrigue her, while triggering her creativity by experimenting with different materials. Through the use of pre - existing ordinary objects, she challenges the notion of value and poses the question of what is considered precious and why.
Formazione | Education
2021 – 2024 BA Hons Silversmithing & Jewellery, Glasgow School of Art 2018 - 2021 HND Jewellery Design, City of Glasgow College
2013-2017 BA Interior Architecture, Decoration & Product Design, University of West Atti
Premi | Awards
2024
- ND Selects Spotted
- The Longstrider award
2022
- Winner of the Contemporary Cutlery Design competition, The Cutlers Company
- Summer intern at Vanilla Ink, Glasgow
2021
- Sustainable Practices Award, awarded by the Precious Metals Workshop - Social Innovators Challenge Award, awarded by Young Enterprise Scotland - National Finalist in Fine Jewellery Making, Worldskills Competition
Esposizioni | Selected Exhibitions
2024
- New Designers, Business Design Centre
- Degree Show, The Glasgow School of Art
- Slovenian Jewellery Week
- Salon Des Inclusions, GSA Gallery Society, The Glasgow School of Art
- Human Imprint, Wasps Studios, Glasgow
- Cultivating Craft, Wasps Studios, Glasgow
2023
- Fluxus, GSA Gallery Society, New Glasgow Society, Glasgow
- Enya 2.0, Flos Collective, The Alchemy Experiment, Glasgow
- Work in Progress, S&J, The Glasgow School of Art
- This jewellery is RMB100, Vonmo Gallery, Beijing
- Treasures of Gold and Silver Wire, Worshipful Company of Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers
- Re: Action, Budapest Jewellery Week, HybridArt space, Budapest
- Remnants of a future unknown, Solo exhibition, Plattform Schmuckkunst, Graz
- The body remembers, The Starving Artist, Online
- Momentum, GSA Gallery Society at The Alchemy Experiment, Glasgow
- Family Jewels, Glasgow School of Art
- Revolution, Snag Metalsmith, Online
2022
- Intern exhibition, Vanilla Ink, Glasgow
- Touch, Glasgow School of Art
- Radical Jewellery Makeover, The Scottish Goldsmiths Trust, Glasgow
- Student Medal Project, British Art Medal Society
2020 - Istanbul Jewellery Week, Online - Romanian Jewellery Week, Bucharest
2019 - *miscellaneous, Six Foot Gallery, Glasgow
Residenze | Residencies
2024 Artist in Residence, The Glasgow School of Art
2023 Artist in Residence, Plattform Schmuckkunst