AJF’s Young Artist Award acknowledges promise, innovation, and individuality, advancing the careers of rising artists. The work of the winner and four finalists represents a group of outstanding pieces of contemporary jewelry. As a finalist, Decker received an unrestricted cash award of US$1,000 and exhibited his work in Platina’s booth at the Messe during Munich’s […]
Touching Base with Aaron Decker Read More »
In 2024, the American Craft Council recognized Watson for her outstanding contribution to the crafts by selecting her to join their College of Fellows She has received two National Endowment for the Arts Individual Artist Grants The Metal Museum designated her as its Master Metalsmith in 2022 Watson earned her associate’s degree in advertising design
In Conversation with Lynda Watson Read More »
You don’t have to fly into space to reach the stars. It happens when you win the Herbert Hofmann Prize! It’s among the most prestigious awards in the field of contemporary jewelry. We interview the three winners of the Herbert Hofmann Prize 2024—Azin Soltani, Empar Juanes Sanchis, and Takayoshi Terajima—about their creative approaches, sources of
I Thought I Could Become an Astronaut! Read More »
Yaksh Verma is a multi- or “non-disciplinary” artist living in Chennai, India He trained as a jewelry designer at Le Arti Orafe in Italy His Unspoken-1 series of 25 rings showed at Portugal’s Galeria Reverso, April 25–May 20, 2023, as a duo exhibition (Terhi Tolvanen was the other artist) Anvita Jain as Project Bawra: Tell
In Conversation with Yaksh Verma Read More »
AJF’s Young Artist Award acknowledges promise, innovation, and individuality, advancing the careers of rising artists. The work of the winner and four finalists represents a group of outstanding pieces of contemporary jewelry. As a finalist, Goutos received an unrestricted cash award of US$1,000 and exhibited her work in Platina’s booth during Munich’s jewelry week. AJF
Touching Base with Corrina Goutos Read More »
AJF’s Young Artist Award acknowledges promise, innovation, and individuality, advancing the careers of rising artists. The work of the winner and four finalists represents a group of outstanding pieces of contemporary jewelry. As a finalist, Csipö received an unrestricted cash award of US$1,000 and exhibited her work in Platina’s booth during Munich’s jewelry week. AJF
Touching Base with Margo Csipö Read More »
The Kātahi me Ināianei/Now and Then: Alan Preston exhibition, at Objectspace March 16–May 19, 2024, presents a selection of jewelry from Alan Preston’s personal collection Preston is a founding member of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Fingers Co-operative. Fingers Gallery celebrates 50 years in existence this year Preston actively wears jewelry, and once sported 27 pieces of
Don’t Call Him the Grandfather of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Contemporary Jewelry Read More »
AJF has asked this year’s Young Artist Award winner and four finalists to tell us about their backgrounds and their thoughts on the future of the art jewelry field. Their work represents a group of outstanding pieces of contemporary jewelry. Bryan Parnham is this year’s Young Artist Award recipient. He received an unrestricted cash award
Touching Base with Bryan Parnham Read More »
Tamara Marbl Joka won the prestigious Herbert Hofmann Prize for 2023 Joka is from the former Yugoslavia Her winning brooch, Mirror of the Past, recalls Brutalist architecture and gives a taste of abrupt endings, ruptures, open-ended conclusions, and life in ruins At the Schmuck show, in Munich during the Internationale Handwerksmesse, one of the most
An Echo from a Distant Past Read More »
The world inside a cut-apart stone looks like a universe or a landscape, says Domingues. “You can lose yourself in this microworld” She creates lines, fractures, and cuts in both natural and artificial gemstones to craft jewelry that resembles landscapes The tension between intentional acts and uncontrolled accidents fascinates Domingues Patricia Domingues works with natural
Lines and Fractures Read More »
Rita Soto hails from Chile. For her Susan Beech Mid-Career Grant application, she proposed to produce an oral history of contemporary jewelry made by women in South America. She planned to travel around the continent and collect stories from women artists to create an archive and micro-documentaries accessible online. Soto was a LOEWE Craft Prize
Art Jewelry—Where Sensations and Reflections Converge Read More »
Also in this series: Indigenous &: Not Always Looking West (with Brian Fleetwood) Indigenous &: Placing Practice While Being Displaced (with Teresa Faris) Indigenous &: Having Roots to Grow in New Directions (with Elias Not Afraid) This is the fourth and final interview in the “Indigenous &” series. The first was with Brian Fleetwood, the
Indigenous &: Tradition Meets Technology Read More »
