About
Izabella Petrut
Artist and designer, Izabella Petrut explores art, mostly through the medium of jewelry, often blurring the lines between wearability and pure artistic expression. Her creations draw inspiration from personal experiences, existential concerns, and reflections on the nature of jewelry, its intrinsic value, and its relationship with time.
Challenging the conventional norms of size, materiality, and aesthetics inherent in traditional jewelry, she embarks on a quest for expanded jewelry as an artistic means of creation.
In her wearable jewelry pieces, Petrut rejects the standardised trends prevalent in commercial jewelry, and embraces individuality and craftsmanship, handcrafting each piece to evoke a sense of uniqueness and connection between wearer and maker.
With a dual focus on artistic exploration and craftsmanship, she enjoys the process of material experimentation and conceptual reflection. Each creation is imbued with the spontaneity of the moment, reflecting the Petrut’s ongoing quest to redefine the boundaries of jewelry as both an art form and a means of personal expression.
Curriculum Vitae
2022
Finalist: Eligius Price, Eligius Schmuck Preis des Landes Salzburg
2021
Won: The Emerging Designer Award at Romania Jewelry Week, selected by Charon Kransen, Bucharest, Romania
2019
Finalist: Eligius Price, Eligius Schmuck Preis des Landes Salzburg
2017
Won: 1st price at the 3D modelling workshop with the software Anarkik3D, at Galerie V&V Vienna, Austria
2016
Won: Alliages Choice Award, part of The Legacy Award 2016. Alliages Gallery, Lille, France
2015
Finalist: The Legacy Award 2015. Alliages Gallery, Lille, France
2014
Nominated: FoC-Jewelry- Fellowship 2014. Friends of Charlotta Gallery, Zürich, Switzerland
2012
Finalist: Marzee Graduation Show, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Won: Merit scholarship during the second year of the Master of Fine and Decorative Arts, University of Art and Design, Cluj Napoca, Romania
2006 – 2007
Won: Selection into the Erasmus-Socrates exchange program. Accademia di Belle Arti, Macerata, Italy
2019
Can Ideas be Jewelry? The Dematerialization of Jewelry in the Work of Manfred Nisslmüller. In the peer reviewed journal Intelligente Verbindungen | Issue No.3 (2019), Promovierende Perspektiven, edited by Bianca Koczan und Linda Olenburg, 1st Junior Conference of the Netzwerk Mode Textil and the Austria Center for Fashion Research, Berlin 25-26.2017 and Vienna 5-6-7.10.2018.
2023
- “Weg = Ziel” exhibition of Izabella Petrut, Lilian Mattuschka and Michelle Kraemer, Galerie V&V, Vienna, Austria
- Slovenian Jewelry Week, Slovenia, together with the Romanian Jewelry Week group
- Chisinau Jewelry Week, Moldova, together with the Romanian Jewelry Week group
- Budapest Jewelry Week, Hungary, together with the Romanian Jewelry Week group
- Jewelry and Painting Exhibition, Ausstellungsraum Gumpendorferstrasse, Vienna, Austria
2022
- Eligius Prize, Kunst im Traklhaus, Salzburg
- Eligius Prize, MAK, Museum für angewandte Kunst, Vienna
- Jewelry and Painting Exhibition, Ausstellungsraum Gumpendorferstrasse, Vienna, Austria
- Romania Jewelry Week, Bucharest, Romania
2021
- A Love Story, the vitrine at Galerie V&V, Vienna, Austria
- Romania Jewelry Week, Bucharest, Romania
2020
- Jewelry by Izabella Petrut & Renate Erlacher, Vitrine at Karlsplatz Metro Station, Vienna, Austria
- Romanian Jewelry Week, Bucharest, Romania
- Covid19 Masks, online exhibition at Galerie V&V, Vienna, Austria
2019
- Eligius Prize, Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Germany
- Legacy Award, The definitive edition, Alliages, Espace Solidor, Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
- Eligius Prize, Kunst im Traklhaus, Salzburg
- Eligius Prize, MAK, Museum für angewandte Kunst, Vienna
- Heart Failure, curated by Juan Riusech, Lille, France and Munich Jewellery Week Munich, Germany
- Spring Bling #2, Atelier STOSSIMHIMMEL, Vienna, Austria
- 5 Hours of Jewelry, at Artwork, Vienna, Austria
2018
- Schmuck Skulptur, curated by Anna Reis, Vienna, Austria
- Chaos, curated by Juan Riusech, Gallery Lalabeyou, Madrid, Spain
- Schmuck Partout, Atelier STOSSIMHIMMEL, Vienna, Austria
- MQ Vienna Fashion Week, accompanying the designer Smaranda Almasan
- Chaos, curated by Juan Riusech, Gallery La Galeller, Sevilla, Spain
- SpringBling, Atelier STOSSIMHIMMEL, Vienna, Austria
- Chaos, curated by Juan Riusech, during Melting Point, at Peris Roca Orfebres, Valencia, Spain
- Gallery Vitraria, Venice, Italy
- Chaos, curated by Juan Riusech, Lille, France and Munich Jewellery Week Munich, Germany
2017
- Schmuck Skulptur, curated by Anna Reis, Vienna, Austria
- Stoss an im Himmel, Atelier STOSSIMHIMMEL, Vienna, Austria
- A Box Project, curated by Animavienna, Galerie Mana, Vienna, Austria
- Empreintes 2017, curated by Juan Riusech, Gallery Lalabeyou, Madrid, Spain
- Filo Rosso, curated by Isabella Bembo, Falconeri Trieste, Italy
- Tangent Matters, exhibiting with Izabella Petrut, Lena Grabher and Michelle Kraemer, Galerie V&V, Vienna, Austria
- The Permanent 2017, Alliages Gallery, curated by Juan Riusech, Lille, France
- ganz privat … , Atelier STOSSIMHIMMEL, Vienna, Austria
- A/dornment, BLoft, Vicenza and Milano, Italy
- Inauguração Galeria Aura Arte + Galeria Alice Floriano, Sao Paolo, Brazil
2016
- Dauer einer Bewegung, Atelier STOSSIMHIMMEL, Vienna, Austria
- The Lost Paradise, Alliages, Lille, France
- Vienna Fashion Week, with fashion designer Smaranda Almasan, Museums Quartier, Vienna, Austria
- The Legacy Collection 2016 – Alliages stall at Joya, Barcelona, Spain
- Alternatives Gallery, No-Gram, Rome, Italy
- Oh My Blue Collection, on the occasion of the Bienalle, at Gallery Oh My Blue, Venice, Italy
- The Legacy Collection 2015 – Alliages Gallery, Melting Point, Valencia, Spain
- Passion Bijou(x) Coleccion Marianne Gassier de Joyeria Contemporanea, Melting Point, Valencia, Spain
- Fillo Rosso, Italy / Slovenia
- Window in the Kleinste Galerie in Wien, at Local, Vienna, Austria
- 20 Jahre SCHMUCKVOMHIMMEL, Atelier STOSSIMHIMMEL, Vienna, Austria
- The Permanent 2016, Alliages Gallery, curated by Juan Riusech, Lille, France
- Refined IX: Humor, SFA State University, The Cole Art Center, curated by Andy Cooperman, Texas, USA
2015
- A Dark Spark of Light, Alliages Gallery, curated by Juan Riusech and Thereza Pedrosa, Lille, France
- Fillo Rosso, Italy / Slovenia
- Vienna Fashion Week, with fashion designer Smaranda Almasan, Museums Quartier, Vienna, Austria
- Pairs of Eight, Atelier STOSSIMHIMMEL, Vienna, Austria
- Oh My Blue, Venice, Italy
- Project A III – A Journey though the history of jewelry, Assamblages, Galateca Gallery, Bucharest, Romania
- Ickx Concept Store, Brussels, Belgium
- Connected, 8 Frauen und die Schmuckkunst, Atelier Stossimhimmel, Vienna, Austria
- Empreintes – The Permanent 2015, Alliages, curated by Juan Riusech, Lille, France
- Kingsize, Pop-up exhibition at Salonik, curated by Zuzana Ducho, Bratislava, Slovakia
2014
- Geschichten, ein Schmuckabenteuer in zwei Teilen, Atelier StossimHimmel, Vienna, Austria
- Vienna Fashion Week (accompanying designer Smaranda Almasan), Museums Quartier, Vienna, Austria
- Blueprint and other, Bratislava, Slovakia
- Rule the world, Friends of Charlotta, Zürich, Switzerland
- Melting Point, reNascimiento, exhibition with group AAC-6, curated by Andrea Coderh and Catalina Gibert, Valencia, Spain
- Autor, jewelry fair in Bucharest, reNascimiento exhibition with group AAC-6 and with Alchimia, school of contemporary jewelry (Florence, It), curated by Izabella Petrut, Bucharest, Romania
- Spiegelgasse Acht Gallery, Vienna, Austria
- Frisch vom Himmel, Atelier Stossimhimmel, Vienna, Austria
2013
- Zum ersten, zum zweiten, zum driten … Schmuckauktion, Atelier Stossimhimmel, Vienna, Austria
- Limited Edition: 50 Stüke bis 100€, Atelier Stossimhimmel, Vienna, Austria
- Neu im Stossimhimmel: Izabella Petrut and Heike Wanner, Atelier Stossimhimmel, Vienna, Austria
- Beginning Middle Endless, curated by Heather White, Massachusetts, USA
2012
- Marzee Annual International Graduation Show 2012, Nijmegen, Netherlands
- PURUS Graduation Show Alchimia, curated by C Zellweger, Florence, Italy
- Hazardous Experiments, curated by Doris Maninger, Peter Bauhuis and Alchimia Special Hazard Operation Team, Valencia, Spain
- Beginning Middle Endless, curated by Heather White, Florence, Italy
2011
- Pret-A-Porter at Paris Fashion Week, Trend Setter and Catwalk, Paris, France
- “Fine Arts Artists’ Day” and “Surasul primaverii” Group Exhibitions, curated by UAP Fine Artists’ Union, Baia Mare, Romania
- “Introduction”, Group Exhibition (together with Andra Lupu and Odette Lupu), Cluj Napoca, Romania
2010
- “Spring Saloon” Group Exhibition, curated by UAP, Baia Mare, Romania
- Fashion Week Cluj Napoca, “Contemporary Esthetics” group exhibition, curated by Dragos Farmazon, Cluj Napoca, Romania
2009
- Graduation Show, MA, University of Art and Design, Expo-Transilvania, Cluj Napoca, Romania
2007
- Graduation Show, BA, University of Art and Design, Expo-Transilvania, Cluj Napoca, Romania
MAK Museum für angewandte Kunst, Vienna
Contemporary Jewelled Art Gallery & Museum (Espace Solidor – Musée du Bijou Contemporain), Cagnes-sur-Mer, France
2022
- “Jewelry & digital jewelry”, with Veronika Schwarzinger, at Romania Jewelry Week (online lecture)
2018
- Edelstoff, Vienna, Austria
2017
- Edelstoff, Vienna, Austria
2016
- Joya, Alliages Stall, Barcelona, Spain
2015
- Joya, Alliages Stall, Barcelona, Spain
2014
- Blickfang, MAK, Vienna, Austria
- MyBaze design fair, Warsaw, Poland
- Weiberei, Vienna, Austria
- Vienna Fashion Week (accompanying designer Smaranda Almasan), Museums Quartier, Vienna, Austria
- Autor, Bucharest, Romania
2013
- Sieraad, Amsterdam, Nederland
2012
- Sieraad, Amsterdam, Nederland
- Joya, Barcelona, Spain
- JDF – Jewelry Design Fair Bucharest, Romania
2011
- Sieraad, “RED” performance with Alchimia, school of contemporary jewelry, Amsterdam, Nederland
- Pret-A-Porter, Paris Fashion Week, France
2009 – 2011
- Autor – Contemporary Jewelry Fair, Bucharest, RO
2009
- Pasarela – Fashion and Accessories Fair, Bucharest, RO
Eligius Catalogue, 2019
Chaos, exhibition catalogue Alliages Gallery, 2017
A Box Project, Exhibition catalog 2017
Fillo Rosso, Exhibition catalog 2016
Nacht der Schmuckkunst, Exhibition catalog, 2016
Alliages, Exhibition catalog 2015
Project III – A journey through the history of jewelry, Assamblages, Galateca Gallery, Bucharest, Romania, Exhibition catalog, 2015
Autor, Contemporary Jewelry Magazine 2015
The Jewelry Exchange 2014, Book, by Olga Raben
Nacht der Schmuckkunst, Exhibition catalog, 2014
Rule the world, Exhibition catalog 2014, Friends of Charlotta Gallery Zurich
Autor Magazine 2014
Nacht der Schmuckkunst, Exhibition catalog, 2013
Sieraad, Exhibition catalog 2013
Tarom Insight, Magazine 2013
Marzee, Exhibition catalogue 2012
