Elizabeth Bucheit

Liz Bucheit creates jewelry and body adornment inspired by Scandinavian folklore and myth. A goldsmith for over 30 years, she holds a Master’s degree in metalworking and jewelry from the University of Iowa, Iowa City and has trained in traditional jewelry and metalworking techniques in Ireland and Norway. Liz has won numerous competitions and has been awarded grants from the Minnesota State Arts Board, McKnight Foundation, Sons of Norway and the SE Minnesota Arts Council. She has exhibited in museums and cultural centers and her bridal tiaras and wedding jewelry are in many collections. Liz is an active speaker on the topic of Norwegian filigree work and conducts workshops and classes in jewelry design and fabrication. She owns and operates Crown Trout Jewelers in Lanesboro, MN.

Education:
MA Degree in Metalworking and Jewelry, University of Iowa - 1986
BFA in Metalworking and Jewelry, University of Iowa - 1982
Certificate, Raulandsakadimiet Folk School Rauland, Norway - 1999 & 2005
Certificate, Michael Good -Brian Clarke¹s School of Metalsmithing, Wicklow, Ireland – 2004

Exhibitions:
Ibsen Adorned: I & II Ibsen Fest Commonweal Theatre, Lanesboro, MN 13 & 14
Traditions in Transition: The Art of Jewelry Redefined Lanesboro, MN ‘13
Society of North American Goldsmiths – “The Body Adorned” ‘12
Lanesboro Center for the Arts – “H20 Show”, Lanesboro, MN ‘11
Lanesboro Center for the Arts – “The Art of Food” , Lanesboro, MN ‘10
Phipps Center For The Arts - "Hand of the Huldra" Hudson, WI '10
SE Minnesota Fine Artist's Exhibition - Shakespeare Festival Winona, MN '09
The Royal We - Norway Days San Francisco, CA '09
Art of Adornment, Dahl Center for the Arts, Rapid City, SD '09
Wood and Fire, Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, Decorah, IA '08
40th Annual Exhibition, Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IA ‘08
Norwegians in America: An Evolution of Folk Art Tradition, Haydon Art Center, Lincoln, NE ‘08
Art of Adornment, Cornucopia Art Center Lanesboro, MN '06
Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Exhibition, Saint Paul, MN '05
Diva Design Jewelry Competition, Las Vegas, NV '03
World Gold Council¹s Gold Virtuosi Competition, Vincenza, Italy '02
Bridal Splendor; Vesterheim Museum, Decorah IA '00