Danni Xu
Education
2021 Master of Fine Arts in Jewelry + Metalsmithing
Collegiate Teaching in Art and Design Certification
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2018 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Metalsmithing & Jewelry Design
School of Art, Architecture + Design, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
2018 Bachelor of Science in Recreation, Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management
School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Solo Exhibitions
2019 I was, I am, I will
Lillstreet Gallery, Chicago, IL
2018 Looking forward, Looking back
Grunwald Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Selected Group Exhibitions
2021 From Virtual to Reality, (invitational), Pistachios contemporary Art Jewelry, Chicago, IL (forthcoming)
Beijing International Jewelry Art Exhibition, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, Beijing, China (forthcoming)
Jewelry and Nature, Lincal Lab, Porto, Portugal (forthcoming)
Heart + Flowers, Juried exhibition, Metal Works, Brooklyn, NY (forthcoming)
Timeless Cure, (invitational), Pistachios contemporary Art Jewelry, Chicago, IL
Security Blanket, Graduate Thesis Exhibition, RISD Museum, Providence, RI
Metal + ? =, Juried virtual Exhibition, Splop Design
Surface Matters: Grit or Gloss, Juried exhibition, Millersville University, Millersville, PA
2020 Surface Matters: Grit or Gloss, Juried exhibition, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
Handmade Hacking, Baltimore Jewelry Center, Baltimore, MD
Academic in Pandemic, Ethical Metalsmiths
Aptitude, Gallery 8680, Frisco, TX
Textured, Virtual Exhibition, Envision Arts
Emerald II, Virtual Exhibition, Envision Arts
Making Moves, Juried exhibition, Monique Rancourt Artisan Gallery, Waltham, MA
ONYX II, Virtual Exhibition, Envision Arts
2019 Mulan - New Age Chinese Art Jewelry, New York City Jewelry Week, NYC, NY
Finalist of Profile' 19 Awards + Exhibition, Sydney, Australia
Brooching: Identity and Gender, Ton Pottery Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
Trunk Show, Lillstreet Gallery, Chicago, IL
In Residence, Group exhibition, Lillstreet Gallery, Chicago, IL
Nuance: Craftsmanship, Imagination and Innovation, Juried exhibition, Sally D. Francisco Gallery, NJ
Chicago Chandeliers, Juried exhibition, Lillstreet Gallery, Chicago, IL
Lillstreet Metals, Juried exhibition, Adorned Spaces, SNAG, Chicago, IL
SNAG Conference Trunk Show, The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL
2018 College Invitational Exhibition Artwork Manifest, Juried Exhibition, Indianapolis Art Center, Indianapolis, IN
National Society of Arts & Letters Exhibition, Juried Exhibition, Ivy Tech John Waldron Art Center, Bloomington, IN
Society of North American Goldsmiths Student Exhibition, Juried Exhibition, SNAG MADE: Makers Across Disciplines Engage Conference, Portland, OR
Indiana University BA Fashion Show, Indiana University Memorial Union, Bloomington, IN
2017 Forge Form Fabricate, Juried Exhibition, Southern Illinois Metalsmith Society, Carbondale, IL
Finalist of Niche Award, American and Canadian Fine Craft
BFA Area Show, Group Exhibition, Grunwald Gallery, Bloomington, IN
Lineage as Legacy, John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington, IN
BA Fashion Show, Indiana University School of Art, Architecture + Design, Bloomington, IN
2016 Pervasive Pollution Traveling Exhibition, Lewandowski Student Gallery, Winthrop University, Rock Hill, SC; Asheville, Museum of Art, Asheville, NC; Fuller Projects, Indiana University School of Art, Architecture + Design, Bloomington, IN
BFA Area Show, Group Exhibition, Grunwald Gallery, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
“WHY” Group exhibition, i-Fell Gallery, Bloomington, IN
Indiana University BA Fashion Show, Indiana University Memorial Union, Bloomington, IN
Elsa Peretti Show, Indiana University School of Art, Architecture + Design, Bloomington, IN
Awards, Fellowship & Scholarships
2021 Graduate Fellowship, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Gene Verri Scholarship, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Robbins Company Today, Inc. Scholarship, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Tiffany & Co. Foundation Scholarship, New York, NY, Tiffany and Co., New York, NY
2020 Pedagogical Innovation Assistantships, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Graduate Fellowship, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Edward Holbrook Scholarship, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Tiffany & Co. Foundation Scholarship, New York, NY, Tiffany and Co., New York, NY
2019 Graduate Fellowship, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Edward Holbrook Scholarship, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Tiffany & Co. Foundation Scholarship, Tiffany and Co., New York, NY
2018 Hutton Honors Professional Experience Internship Grant, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Hutton Honors College Creative Activity Grant, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Hutton Honors College/ School of Fine Arts BFA Capstone Award, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Alma Eikerman Memorial Award in Visual Arts, The National Society of Arts and Letters, Bloomington, IN
2017 Metalsmithing & Jewelry Design Area Award, Indiana University, School of Art, Architecture + Design, Bloomington, IN
Indiana University Holiday Award - Pygmalion's Award, School of Art, Architecture + Design, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Professional Experience
2021 Adjunct Instructor, Basic Metal and Jewelry, School of Fine and Performing Arts
Kean University, Union, NJ
Teaching Assistant to Carolanne Patterson, Metalsmithing: Sophomore Jewelry Design: Technology and Making (Spring)
Studio Technician's Assistant, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2020 Instructor, Introduction to Jewelry, Jewelry+ Metalsmithing Department (Fall)
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Program Assistant in Jewelry + Metalsmithing (Spring)
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
Instructor, Introduction to Jewelry, Jewelry+ Metalsmithing Department (Wintersession)
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2019 Program Assistant in Jewelry + Metalsmithing (Fall)
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
2018-2019 Local Shipping Liaison & Digital Student Slide Show Coordinator
Society of North American Goldsmiths, Eugene, OR
2018-2019 Artist in Residence, Instructor in Metalsmithing, Jewelry& Glass
Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, iL
2017-2018 President
Metalsmithing & Jewelry Guild at Indiana University
2016-2017 Secretary
Metalsmithing & Jewelry Guild at Indiana University
Interview& Lectures
2021 RISD Grad Speaker's Series (forthcoming)
2019 Interview by Klimt02. Barcelona
Interview by Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL,
Link: https://lillstreet.com/blog/2018/11/27/fresh-air-meet-danni-xu/
2018 Artist Talk, Lillstreet Art Center, Chicago, IL
Publication
2018 Canvas Magazine, spring, Page 64-67
Juried Visual And Written Art Publication, Bloomington, IN
2015 Canvas Magazine, fall, Page 40
Juried Visual And Written Art Publication, Bloomington, IN
Professional Affiliation
2016 - Current Member of Society of North American Goldsmiths (SNAG)
2019 - Current Member of Klimt02