Heikki Seppa

born Säkkijärvi, Finland, 1927; died Bainbridge Island, Washington, 2010

BiographyHeikki Seppa began his training at the age of 14 at the Goldsmiths School, Helsinki and Center School for Industrial Arts. He later traveled to Denmark to study under master metalsmith Georg Jensen. In the 1950s he attended Cranbrook Academy of Art.
In addition to his work as a metalsmith, Seppa was an educator, notably as a professor at Washington University, St. Louis from 1965-1992. In 1998 he moved to Bainbridge Island, Washington.

Seppa’s work can be found in numerous private collections as well as the collection of the Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum. In 2018 his work was the subject of a retrospective at the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art “Heikki Seppa: Master Metalsmith.” Seppa was a founding member of the Society of North American Goldsmiths and conducted numerous seminars nationwide. He received several awards including American Craft Council Fellow and National Treasure (1987), the Art and Education Council Award (1996), the Hans Christiansen award from the Society of American Silversmiths (2003) and a diploma for Meritorious Lifetime work from the Society of Precious Metal Producers, Finland.

For additional information see: https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/interviews/oral-history-interview-heikki-sepp-12958#transcript

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