AJF asked this year’s Young Artist Award winner and four finalists—who were chosen from among more than 135 international applicants—to tell us a bit 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. Lore Langendries’s Hide, the Fragment series…
AJF asked this year’s Young Artist Award winner and four finalists to tell us a bit 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. This is the first of five interviews with the honorees. MJ Tyson was chosen…
Lynchburg, VA, US—A necklace made of tangerine rind. A brooch with the legs of a Barbie doll. Earrings made from rabbit fur. These jewels—and many more—will be featured in Rejeweled: Ordinary Objects Become Extraordinary Adornments, a book by journalist Jennifer Altmann. It will be published on Earth Day in 2029 by Arnoldsche Art Publishers, the…
July 2026, Part 2 These days, it sure would be nice to treat ourselves. It feels great to get a superb piece of art jewelry while celebrating and supporting artists and the galleries who show them! Art Jewelry Forum’s international gallery supporters celebrate and exhibit art jewelry. Our bi-monthly On Offer series allows this extensive network of international galleries to showcase…
July 2026, Part 2 Art Jewelry Forum is pleased to share all jewelry news. If you’re a member of AJF, you may add news and ideas to this bi-monthly report by submitting here. If you aren’t a member, but would like to become one, join AJF here. Some of the news items below have no accompanying…
July 2026, Part 1 These days, it sure would be nice to treat ourselves. It feels great to get a superb piece of art jewelry while celebrating and supporting artists and the galleries who show them! Art Jewelry Forum’s international gallery supporters celebrate and exhibit art jewelry. Our bi-monthly On Offer series allows this extensive network of international galleries to showcase…
Jewelry made by artist who have focused their main practices in other areas is often referred to as artist jewelry. These makers, and how they approach jewelry, opens up productive conversations for anyone involved in/with jewelry. A primary one: is jewelry a field, a format, a discipline, something else, or some amalgamation? These makers bring…
Melbourne has a gallery space run by maker, thinker, writer, and curator Meredith Turnbull. Alta Forma opened in 2023. It shows not only contemporary jewelry but works that expand on what jewelry is and can be. At Alta Forma, audiences engage with a wide range of object-based and visual art practices where crossovers are encouraged. Vicki Mason:…
June 2026, Part 2 Right now, we all could use a treat. It feels good to get a terrific piece of art jewelry for ourselves while celebrating and supporting artists and the galleries who show them! Art Jewelry Forum’s international gallery supporters celebrate and exhibit art jewelry. Our bi-monthly On Offer series allows this extensive network of international galleries to showcase…
June 2026, Part 2 Art Jewelry Forum is pleased to share all jewelry news. If you’re a member of AJF, you may add news and ideas to this bi-monthly report by submitting here. If you aren’t a member, but would like to become one, join AJF here. Some of the news items below have no accompanying…
