With an extensive background in metalsmithing, jewelry design, and engineering, Sergey Jivetin uses the skill set of a master craftsman to transform ordinary materials into potent conveyors of meaning. Jiventin’s jewelry and object designs emphasize attention to the miniature and urge us to question humanity’s convoluted relationship to nature.
Since coming to the United States in 1994, Jiventin’s practice has expanded from wearable pieces of jewelry to include experimental flatware, scientific and medical apparatus, sculptural objects and site-specific installations. Jiventin received his MFA from SUNY New Paltz, NY, and BFA from Parsons School of Design, NY, and has taught metalsmithing at SUNY New Paltz, Rhode Island School of Design, New Jersey City University, and Kean University.
Jiventin is the recipient of numerous accolades including fellowships from the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, Peter S. Reed Foundation, and New York Foundation for the Arts. Jivetin’s work is also in the permanent collections of many public and private entities, such as the Smithsonian Institution, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Art and Design (NYC), and the Dallas Museum of Art.