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Grant Recipient

Adam Grinovich

WNC Virginia A. Groot Material Exploration Residency

2025

Bio of the Artist

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Adam Grinovich deals with themes of glamour, worth, value, technology, and adornment in his work. He received his BFA from Massachusetts College of Art in the Jewelry and Metalsmithing program and an MFA in jewelry from Konstfack University in Stockholm, Sweden, studying under professors Ruudt Peters and Karen Pontoppidan.

Grinovich’s career in jewelry is punctuated by travel and exchange. He has assisted in the studios of prominent artists and designers such as Christoph Zellwegger in Zurich, Switzerland, and Ted Noten in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. In addition to his independent studio career, Grinovich is a founding member of the experimental jewelry collective A5 and a member of the design collective Critical +.

Grinovich is a Professor of Jewelry at Savannah College of Art and Design. Currently, he is a resident artist at the Penland School of Craft.

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Penland, NC

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$15,000

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