
OLGA NORONHA
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Olga Noronha (Porto, 1990) is a visual artist, designer, and researcher, holding a PhD in Design Research from Goldsmiths College, University of London (2017), after completing a BA in Jewelry at Central Saint Martins. She works between Portugal, London, and Italy, collaborating as visiting professor and lecturer at institutions such as the Royal College of Art, Central Saint Martins, Winthrop University, UCA Rochester, POLIMI, and ESAD. She is a curator at the Museo del Gioiello Vicenza and Principal Investigator of two projects funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology, focused on the application of filigree to biomedical jewelry and bone fixation plates.
Creator of the concept Medically Prescribed Jewellery® (2011), she develops an artistic practice that bridges science and art, combining technological robustness with material delicacy, while reimagining the human body through sculptural objects. With international exhibitions and publications, her work is part of collections including the MUDE, Serralves Foundation, Ilídio Pinho Foundation, and the Museo del Gioiello Vicenza.