Ute Eitzenhöfer – Jewellery

Curriculum Vitae



Ute Eitzenhöfer (*1969, Bruchsal, Germany) trained as a goldsmith at the Vocational School for Goldsmiths in Pforzheim, completed her journeyman’s examination in Karlsruhe, and graduated from Pforzheim University in 1996 with a diploma in Jewellery and Tableware Design.

Since 1996, she has worked as an independent artist and designer.
In 2005, she was appointed Professor of Gemstone Design at Trier University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Art and Design, based at the Idar-Oberstein, Campus Gemstones and Jewellery.

Her work has been exhibited internationally in museums and galleries and is represented in numerous public and private collections.


Exhibitions (selection)

  • 2026 – Search and Circumstance,
    • Galerie MARZEE, Nijmegen (NL)
  • 2020 – Subtext,
    • Gallery ORNAMENTUM, Hudson (USA)
  • 2013/2014 – Iris Bodemer and Ute Eitzenhöfer, Schmuck,
    • Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim (DE),
    • Goldschmiedehaus Hanau (DE),
    • CODA Museum Apeldoorn (NL)
  • 2012 – Conversations,
    • with Gemma Draper and Estela Saez, Ornamentum Gallery, Hudson, NY (US)
  • 2012 – Verwandlungen–Metamorphoses,
    • Galerie Handwerk, Munich (DE)
  • 2012 – German Contemporary Metal Crafts,
    • Gold Museum, New Taipei City (TW)
  • 2011 – Materials Revisited, 10th Triennial for Form and Content,
    • Museum of Applied Arts, Frankfurt/M. (DE)
  • 2011/2012 – The Spirit of Stone,
    • South Karelia Museum, Lappeenranta (FI);
    • Villa Bengel, Idar-Oberstein (DE)
  • 2010 – Solo exhibition,
    • Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen (NL)
  • 2010 – The Plastic Show,
    • Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, CA (US)
  • 2009 – KORU 3,
    • Imatra Art Museum, Imatra (FI)
  • 2009 – Schmuck,
    • International Crafts Trade Fair (IHM), Munich (DE),
    • RMIT Gallery, Melbourne (AU)
  • 2009 – What’s New,
    • Galerie Sofie Lachaert, Tielrode (BE)
  • 2008 – Zwischen den Jahren,
    • Galerie Pilartz, Cologne (DE)
  • 2007 – Kunst treibt Blüten – Art is flowering,
    • Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim (DE)
  • 2007 – Solo exhibition,
    • Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen (NL)
  • 2006 – Choice, Contemporary Jewellery from Germany,
    • Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim (DE)
  • 2005 – Solo exhibition,
    • Villa Bengel, Idar-Oberstein (DE)
  • 2005 – Choice, Contemporary Jewellery from Germany,
    • Museum of Arts and Crafts, Itami (JP),
    • CODA Museum, Apeldoorn (NL)
  • 2005 – International Showcase,
    • Contemporary Applied Arts Gallery, London (UK)
  • 2005 – Atelier Schmuck und Gerät Prüll with Beate Eismann, Weiden (DE)
  • 2005 – Galerie Werner Hermsen, Wiesbaden (DE)
  • 2004 – Gestaltung Kunst Handwerk, Baden-Württemberg State Exhibition, Freiburg im Breisgau (DE)
  • 2004 – Jewellery, the Choice of the European Parliament, Brussels (BE)
  • 2004 – Schmuck aus, mit und über Papier, Weiden (DE)
  • 2004 – Galerie Sofie Lachaert, Tielrode (BE)
  • 2003 – Jewellery, Roermond’s Choice, Roermond (NL)
  • 2003 – Le lien au corps,
    • 3rd Biennale for Contemporary Jewellery, Nîmes (FR)
  • 2003 – Inner Luxury,
    • Caixa Forum, Barcelona (ES)
  • 2003 – 9th Triennial for Form and Content,
    • MAK Frankfurt/M. (DE),
    • Museum of Arts & Design, New York (US)
  • 2002 – Solo exhibition,
    • Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen (NL)
  • 2002 – Gestaltung Kunst Handwerk, Esslingen (DE)
  • 2002 – extract,
    • bauhaus archive, Berlin (DE)
  • 2002 – El broche, Barcelona (ES)
  • 2001 – Solo exhibition,
    • Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen (NL)
  • 2001 – 8th Triennial for Form and Content, Sydney (AU)
  • 2001 – Jewellery, Almere’s Choice (NL)
  • 2001 – Jewellery, Apeldoorn’s Choice (NL)
  • 2000 – Applied Arts Baden-Württemberg, Schwäbisch Hall (DE)
  • 2000 – Parures d’ailleurs, Lausanne (CH)
  • 2000 – Solo exhibitions, Berlin (DE)

Awards

  • 2001 – “Junge Schmuckkunst im Museum”, ISSP acquisition, Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim (DE)
  • 2000 – Marzee Prize, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen (NL)
  • 2000 – Hessischer State Prize, 3rd Prize (DE)
  • 1998–2001 – Sonderschau FORM, Frankfurt/M. (DE)

Works in Public Collections

  • CODA Museum, Apeldoorn (NL)
  • Museum of Applied Arts, Frankfurt/M. (DE)
  • Museum Turnov, Turnov (CZ)
  • Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, Pforzheim (DE)
  • The Alice and Louis Koch Collection (CH)
  • The Marzee Collection, Nijmegen (NL)

Bibliography and Articles (selection)

  • Search and Circumstance, UE_Press, Wattenheim, 2026
  • Subtext, arnoldsche art publishers, Stuttgart, 2021
  • The Red Necklace, UE_Press, Wattenheim, 2014
  • Ute Eitzenhöfer, Jewellery, arnoldsche art publishers, 2012
  • Designgespräche 2005–2012, Handwerkskammer München und Oberbayern, Munich 2013
  • German Contemporary Metal Crafts, New Taipei City Government, 2012
  • Materials Revisited, Museum für angewandte Kunst Frankfurt/M., 2011
  • The Spirit of Stone, Saimaa University of Applied Sciences, 2011
  • 21st Century Jewellery, Lark Crafts, New York 2011
  • KORU 3 International Contemporary Jewellery, Helsinki 2009
  • 500 Plastic Jewellery Designs, Lark Books, New York 2009
  • SCHMUCK 2009, Internationale Handwerksmesse Munich 2009
  • Kunst treibt Blüten – Art is Flowering, Stuttgart 2007
  • Choice, Contemporary Jewellery from Germany, Düsseldorf 2005