Barbara Seidenath

Barbara Seidenath (born 1960) is a German-born American jewelry designer, metalsmith, and educator.

Biography Barbara Seidenath was born in 1960 in Bavaria, near Munich, Germany. During college, Seidenath worked for jeweler Ulrike Bahrs (born 1944) which influenced her use of color in her work. In 1981, she was an exchange student at State University of New York at New Paltz, studying under Robert Ebendorf and Kurt Matzdorf. From 1984 to 1990, Seidenath attended the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich where she received her MFA degree. as well as materials like gold, silver, and precious stones. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design Museum, as well as at others.