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Ike Jünger: Jewelry
Galerie Rosemarie Jäger, Hochheim, Germany Bonnie Levine Ike Jünger, the well-known German jeweler from Munich, is currently having an exhibition at Galerie Rosemarie Jäger, where she is showcasing...
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Jewellery Conversations
Fran Allison In 2011, Fran Allison began conducting a series of videoed conversations with players from the contemporary jewelry scene. Makers, writers, and gallery owners in Europe, the UK, and New...
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Carin Reinders
CODA Museum, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands Susan Cummins CODA’s jewelry collection does not only give an impression of developments in jewelry design, but also shows how the relationship between the...
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Patrycja Zwierzynska: Ephemeras
L. A. Pai Gallery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Bonnie Levine Toronto-based artist Patrycja Zwierzynska transforms metal into delicate, abstract sculptures that are inspired by natural forms. Her work is...
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This Is One I Made Earlier
Bernhard Schobinger’s Faux Slapdashes at the Manchester Art Gallery Stephen Knott If we want contemporary jewelry to have an impact on wider discourses of art, criticism, and material culture more...
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The University of the Arts
In Craft & Material Studies, we teach techniques that have long been associated with silver and goldsmithing, ceramics, glass, fiber, and woodworking. Additionally, we encourage students to...
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Ann Culy: plain gold ring has a story to tell
Avid Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand Susan Cummins Ann Culy has a thing for rings. Using ancient techniques for making them, she is showing a variety of rings at the Avid Gallery in New Zealand. Avid...
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Jewelry’s Best Do Less
Marzee Graduate Show 2014 Lizzie Atkins There is a decidedly introverted temperament to the preoccupations manifested in this year’s show. It is less extravagant than last year, more restrained both...
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Frieda Doerfer: Lines
Galerie Ra, Nijmegen, The Netherlands Missy Graff Frieda Doerfer’s exhibition Lines was recently on display at Galerie Ra. In this interview, Frieda provides us with insight about her use of line and...
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Craig McIntosh: Machined
The National, Christchurch, New Zealand Susan Cummins New Zealand jeweler Craig McIntosh is breaking all the stone-carving rules by turning the method around from a reductive process to an additive...
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Svenja John: Assembly
Gallery Funaki, Melbourne, Australia Missy Graff Svenja John’s exhibition Assembly is on display at Gallery Funaki this month. In this interview, Svenja provides us with insight about the complexity...
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Bettina Speckner: Foto-jóias
Galeria Thomas Cohn, São Paulo, Brazil Olivia Shih Bettina Speckner is a German jewelry artist who studied under Otto Künzli and Hermann Jünger at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. She has exhibited...
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Precious Stones, Bones, Plastic and Trash: 40 Years of New Zealand Jewelry
Objectspace, Auckland, New Zealand Susan Cummins Fingers Gallery in New Zealand is celebrating its 40th anniversary with an exhibition at Objectspace, an exhibition space in Auckland both publicly and...
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Wear It Loud: Curated by Platforma (Bella Neyman and Ruta Reifen)
R|R Gallery, New York, New York, USA Susan Cummins Manhattan finally has a gallery space for contemporary jewelry. It is called R|R Gallery and is housed in a storefront space at the intersection of...
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University of Georgia-Lamar Dodd School of Art
The MFA program at The University of Georgia in Jewelry+Metals is a comprehensive 60-hour program of study emphasizing conceptual development, technical and material innovation and critical analysis...
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Caroline Gore: …mercurial silence…
Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, California, USA Missy Graff Caroline Gore’s exhibition, …mercurial silence…, is on display at Velvet da Vinci gallery. The show has been traveling and this is the final...
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Benedikt Fischer
Jeweler’sWerk Galerie, Washington DC, USA Olivia Shih Benedikt Fischer is an Austrian jeweler who attended the technical School for Arts and Craft in Steyr, Austria, before taking a leap into art...
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AJF Visits Estonia and Sweden
Marion FulkAll in all, it was a wonderful trip. While the time in Estonia was busy and full, the Swedish portion was faster paced. But the week provided us a wonderful overview of jewelry being made in...
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Across the Ditch: A Regional Internationalism
Grace CochraneThis is not a picture book. Or a catalog. Or an encyclopedia. It reads as an informed and speculative account of recent and current practice. It is very engaging, particularly for those...
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