b.1997, China
Based in Belgium
Based in Belgium
Finding new nature
in
our modern society
Yuxi Lu is a multi-disciplinary artist who studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium. She obtained Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Jewelry Design & Gold and Silversmithing with the distinction of Magna cum laude.
With 7 years of experience in arts and crafts field, she has developed a unique sustainable method that transforms the discarded remnants of urban life into valuable treasures, unveiling overlooked liveness within urban material. Her innovative work has gained recognition and has been showcased in exhibitions such as the Dutch Design Week, Gallery Marzee graduation show and Munich Jewelry Week. She has also received the 2nd prize of BKV PRIZE 2023.
As Yuxi Lu continues to explore the boundaries of creativity, she is committed to advancing the dialogue on sustainability in art and design.
Education
09/2022 – 06/2023 Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp
Master of Jewllery Design & Gold and Silversmithing, Magna cum laude
10/2020 – 06/2022 Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp
Bachelor of Jewllery Design & Gold and Silversmithing, Cum laude
09/2015 – 06/2019 Sichuan Fine Arts Institute (SCFAI), P. R. China
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Arts and Crafts
Exhibitions
Track Zero-Antwerp Art Weekend, BE, 2024
KORU8 - International contemporary jewellery triennial, Lappeenranta, FI, 2024
Brussels Jewelry week (solo), Brussels, BE, 2024
HOL(L)Y WOOD, Galerie Pont & Plas, Ghent, BE, 2023
Graduation show of MA Jewelry Department of Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, BE, 2023
Onboards Biennale, BE, 2023
BKV-Prize 2023, Bayerischer Kunstgewerbeverein, Munich, DE, 2023
BKV-Prize 2023, International Crafts Fair IHM, Munich, DE, 2023
In transit, Munich Jewelry Week, Munich, DE, 2023
See Feel Wear, DIVA Antwerp, BE, 2022
Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven, NL, 2022
The 36th Marzee International Graduate Show, Nijmegen, NL, 2022
Graduation show of BA Jewelry Department of Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, BE, 2022
Brussels Jewellery Week – Be. NEXT, BE, 2022
The 7th Fine Arts Works Exhibition of Chongqing,CN, 2019
Graduation show of BA Arts & Crafts Department of SCFAI, Chongqing, CN, 2019
Awards
Award Jewellery Design of graduation, Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, BE, 2023
2nd prize of BKV-Prize 2023, Munich, DE, 2023
Starters Prize 2021 of Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp - Honourable mentions of the Jury, BE, 2021
Academic Awards for the Outstanding Graduate Works by SCFAI, CN, 2019
Workshop
Organizer of ‘What Are Urban Patterns?’ Art & Science children’s workshop, Brussels Jewelry week, 2024
Teaching
Promotor of master student at Jewellery Department of Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, BE, 2024