The Artist
HANS LEO PETERS (1941)
INTERNATIONAL GOLDSMITH / METAL ARTIST/ NEW ZEALAND
- 1966 diploma in art and design, 1966-1975 Artist Studio in Duesseldorf / Germany
- 1975-2008 Artist Studio / House named ATELIERHAUS PETERS in Ratingen / Germany
- 1998-2015 Studio AOMOTU Coromandel-Peninsula, since 2015 Golden Art Studio Whitianga
- 1998 resident in New Zealand, 2021 New Zealand Citizenship
THE ART PORTRAIT
- since 1966 self-employed as Goldsmith / Metal Artist
- most awarded Goldsmith / Metal Artist, 33 Awards including the Diamonds International World Awards - 1965 as student, 1967 for three designs, 1968, Membership of Diamonds-International Academy, 1990 and 1992
- 1973 world competition for chess pieces "The Queen and the King", world winner
- 1976 and 1977 International Jury Member for the Diamonds-International Awards as the Oscar for Jewellery with the Laudation: "Hans-Leo Peters is one of the leading contemporary goldsmiths. With his work, this has gained worldwide recognition, and his creative approach, he gives new impetus to the whole world of jewellery time and again."
- 1977 German State Award for Art Craft, 1978 International State Award for Art Craft
- 1992 Colored Diamonds Award, World Winner
- 1966-1997 own named exhibition of the year SCHMUCKBILANZ, since 1998 GOLDEN ART also in New Zealand
OWN CREATIVE ORCHESTRA
- Invention of several goldsmith techniques, kinetic and variation techniques
- Discoverer of the Op Art, the Braille Art and many orientations in the International Goldsmith Art
- worldwide exhibitions, publications, international judging
- 2007 Invention of the Sky Sculptures as three dimensional Light Sculptures in Braille Art
LIFE PARTNERS
- 1966-2008 married to the late International Enamel Artist UTE-ACHENBACH-PETERS
- two children: son Nils late 2017 and daughter Verena with four grandchildren
- 2009 married to Jamaica Escolano divorced 2019
- since 2019 life partner of Anne Putot, Online Teacher
