Annamaria Zanella
1966 Born in Padua, IT. 1980-1985 Istituto Statale d’Arte Pietro Selvatico, Padua, IT. 1988-1992 Accademia di Belle Arti Venezia, IT, sculpture. 1987-2000. Since 2000 studio in Padua, IT.

Teaching activities and projects
1987-2000 Lecturer at the Istituto Statale d’Arte Pietro Selvatico, Padua, IT. Since 2005 numerous lectures (selection): Neues Museum – Staatliches Museum für Kunst und Design Nürnberg, Nuremberg; Università luav di Venezia, IT; Palazzo Moroni, Padua, IT; Museo Civici agli Eremitani, Padua, IT. 2006-2007 Tutor at the Alchimia Contemporary Jewellery School, Florence, IT.
Awards
1984 De Beers Design Prize, Milano, IT. 1991 Premio Fondazione Bevilaqua La Masa, Venezia, IT. 1997 Herbert-Hofmann-Preis, Munich. 2001 Cheongu Biennale Korea, Special Mention. 2002 Bayerischer Staatspreis, Munich. 2006 Herbert-Hofmann-Preis, Munich. 2019 Sigillo della Città di Padova, Maestri di cultura, Padua, IT.

Works in public collections
Universalmuseum Joanneum, Graz, AT. National Museum of Scotland, Glasgow, GB. Mint Museum of Craft + Design, Charlotte, North Carolina, US. Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, FR. Musée du Bijou contemporain – Espace Solidor, Cagnes-sur-Mer, FR. Galleria Internazionale d’Arte Moderna Ca’ Pesaro, MUVE Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia, IT. Le Gallerie degli Uffici, Palazzo Pitti, Florence, IT. Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau. Museum of Arts and Design, New York, US. Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim. Kunstgewerbemuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin. Die Neue Sammlung – The Design Museum, Munich. Kolumba, Kunstmuseum der Erzdiözese Köln, Cologne. GRASSI Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Leipzig. Schweizerisches Nationalmuseum, Zurich, CH. Arkansas Art Centre, Museum of Fine Arts, Little Rock, US. Victoria and Albert Museum, London, GB.