Giampaolo Babetto

Giampaolo Babetto's work as a jewelry maker and metalsmith has been exhibited and praised around the world from Rome to Tokyo. After studying at the P. Selvatico Art Institute in Padua, Babetto would study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. In 1969 Babetto returned to the P. Selvatico Art Institute, but as a teacher rather than a student. At this time he would meet Ton Berends, director of the Galerie Nouvelles Images in The Hague, and Alberto Carrain of the Galleria Adelphi in Padua, with both of whom he would have long collaborations and friendships. He has been honored with two Herbert Hoffmann Awards at the Schmuckschau, Munich; the Grand Prix, Japan Jewelry Design Association, Tokyo; and the Gold Medal from the State of Bavaria; among others. He has taught and been a visiting lecturer at Rietveld Akademie in Amsterdam; Fachhochschule in Dusseldorf; the University of San Diego, Rhode Island School of Design and the Summer Academy Salzburg among others. Giampaolo Babetto's work is in the collection of major museums around the world.