JHANA MILLERS
Artist / Contemporary Jeweller / Designer
Born: 1984, Queensland, Australia
Lives: Wellington New Zealand
Education / Artist Training
2006-2008 - Bachelor of Applied arts (BAPPA), Whitireia New Zealand
Grants and Awards
2009 - A & E metal Merchants award for work made from predominantly non-precious materials
2009 - Handstand Resene award winner
2008 – Whitireia foundation Scholarship recipient
Exhibitions
2011
Handshake: The New Zealand Jewellery Show, Wellington
Handshake: Studio 20/17, Sydney
The See Here: Masterworks Gallery, Auckland
Heads Up: Toi Poneke Gallery, Wellington
2010
Pop Culture in Contemporary Craft: Masterworks Gallery, Auckland
Head On: Toi Poneke Gallery, Wellington
Pay Now: The See Here, Newtown, Wellington
Inaugural Show at The See Here, Newtown Wellington
Magpie New Adventures in Jewellery: Taupo Museum, Taupo
Graduate Metal X11: Gallery central, Central Institute of Technology, Northbridge, Perth
Living in a material world: Pataka Museum of Arts and Culture, Porirua
2009
Great Expectations: Thistle Hall, Wellington
Objective Art Awards exhibition: Nathan Homestead, Manurewa, Auckland
Explorations ’09: Gaffa Gallery, Sydney, Guildford Lane Gallery, Melbourne
Heirloom: Quoil, Wellington
Handstand: The New Zealand Jewellery Show, Sky City Convention Centre, Auckland
Headrush: Toi Poneke gallery, Wellington
Once upon a time...Jewellery inspired by childhood memories: Pataka Museum of Arts and Culture, Porirua
2008
Figment: Pataka Museum of Arts and Culture, Porirua
Departure: DAF 106, Wellington
Re-telling tales: Museum of Wellington city and sea, Wellington
2007
Sight, Site, Cite: Pataka Museum of Arts and Culture, Porirua
2006
Origins: Pataka Museum of arts and culture, Porirua