Gallery Marzee Announces 2016 Graduate Prize

Galerie Marzee is currently hosting its 30th Marzee International Graduate Show 2016.

This year the gallery is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its graduate exhibition, and the show promises to be their biggest and best yet, introducing work by our selection of this year's most promising graduates.

Every year the Marzee Graduate Prize is awarded to a selection of the most promising students. The quality of work this year has been exceptional and so we are delighted to announce a record number of prize winners:  
Wei Zhou (BA) – CAFA, Beijing, China
Alžběta Dvořáková (MA) – AAAD, Prague, Czech Republic
René Martin – Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Nuremberg, Germany
Yiftah Abraham (MA) – Hochschule Trier, Idar-Oberstein, Germany
Catalina Brenes (MA) – Hochschule Trier, Idar-Oberstein, Germany
Federica Sala (MA) – Alchimia, Florence, Italy
Jongseok Lim (BA)– Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea
Yenim Park (MA) – Kookmin University, Seoul, South Korea
Katharina Dettar (MA) – RCA, London, UK
Luci Jockel (MA) – RISD, Providence, US

Images credits:
Wei Zhou, The Cages, 2016, necklace; silver, wood, parchment, thread
Luci Jockel, Bloom, 2014, brooch; groundhog skull, fungi, honeycomb, beeswax, steel, brass
Yiftah Abraham, untitled, 2016, ring; obsidian, silver, synthetic sapphire, lichen, paint
Jongseok Lim, Specimen Series – 8, 2015, brooch; fine silver, sterling silver
Yenim Park, untitled, 2016, brooch; horsehair, stainless steel
René Martin, Green, Red Cup, 2014, cups; forged plastic
Catalina Brenes, 16.43 (4.43pm), 2016, necklace; Carrara marble, fabric, resin, graphite
Federica Sala, Controlled Freedom, 2015, necklace; glass, aegirine
Katharina Dettar, 1000 Moths for a Blouse, 2016, blouse; Bombyx mori moths, silk thread
́Alžběta Dvořákova, The Secret of Space, 2016, brooch; leather, silver, gold leaf