JOSHA KOSKER
Cluster Contemporary Jewellery Exhibitor 2022
SHORELINE_(neckpiece)
Joshua Kosker is an American artist, jeweler, and educator living and working in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Joshua received his MFA from Bowling Green State University and his BFA from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He exhibits nationally and internationally, with his work recently published in several books including New Brooches: 400+ Contemporary Jewelry Designs; To the Point: Pin Mechanisms and Brooch Back Design; and Narrative Jewelry: Tales from the Toolbox. Joshua has participated in artist residencies at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, and Touchstone Center for Crafts.
TEMPER III (brooch)
TEMPER II (brooch)
NON NOBLE (brooch)
SURFACE (brooch)
In addition to his creative practice, he has held teaching appointments at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Bowling Green State University, and Indiana University-Bloomington. Currently, Joshua is the Art Shop Supervisor and Area Coordinator of Foundation Art in the Frostic School of Art at Western Michigan University, as well as a Lecturer in Digital Fabrication & Design at UW-Milwaukee Peck School of the Arts.
EMBED (brooch)
How do objects shape experiences and, in turn, how can actions imprint meaning on the material world? In looking to jewelry and domestic objects to explore universal and sometimes private subject matters, my work connects viewers and wearers alike to their personal and collective experiences.
FLATLAND STACK II (pendant_detail)
FAIR FLATLAND STACK II (pendant)
FAIR SHORELINE (neckpiece_detail)
Drawing from unexpected and often ephemeral materials, my research explores impermanence and counterintuitive methodologies, while examining craft and materiality. Wavering somewhere between raw and manufactured, the subversive material conditions embedded in my work contribute to a deeper understanding of our material landscape and the objects that surround us.
SHORELINE (neckpiece_detail_2)