Art Jewelry Forum’s network of gallery supporters has increased to more than 60 international galleries focused on art jewelry. On Offer is a monthly series that allows AJF galleries to showcase a piece that they’ve personally selected to tempt and inspire you. Please contact the gallery directly for inquiries. Enjoy! MUSEUM WORTHY Kirsten Haydon, Ice…
Karin Seufert, Untitled, 2016, necklace, PVC, thread, 90 x 110 x 27 mm (without the thread), photo: artist Karin Seufert is a German artist who received her training in the Netherlands and currently lives in Berlin. Her work has been featured in numerous exhibitions worldwide and has also included curatorial projects and lectures around the…
Art Jewelry Forum is pleased to share the news that members of our community find noteworthy. Providing a place to share interesting news is one way AJF is celebrating our 20th anniversary. Is something missing? The success of this compilation of compelling events, exhibitions, and items of interest to the jewelry community depends on YOUR…
Ombré Gallery, front of gallery, photo: Ombré Gallery It’s always exciting to see a new gallery emerge in the art jewelry field. Ombré Gallery opened this past fall and already has an exciting roster of artists. Jenna Shaifer, the gallery’s founder and director, introduces us to her gallery and discusses what excites her about the…
A version of this lecture was originally delivered as part of a panel discussion on critical texts at the International Academy of Ceramics Assembly in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, in September 2012. It was then re-presented at the Talkfest organized by Philip Clarke (director of Objectspace) in July 2014 at the Auckland Museum, New…
Jayne Wallace, Cloudwatcher (from Personhood in Dementia Research Project), 2011, necklace, rubber, velvet, stainless steel, 90 x 60 mm, photo: artist The Journal of Jewellery Research (JJR) is a collaborative online publication recently founded by three jewelers who also juggle the roles of art jewelry historian, critic, postgraduate research lead, and educator. Roberta Bernabei, Jayne…
Carina Shoshtary, In the Beginning there Was Red, 2017, headpiece, spruce bark, almond shells, graffiti, glass, paint, photo: Laurens Grigoleit I had the pleasure of interviewing Carina Shoshtary a year ago as one of the finalists for the AJF Artist Award. Fast forward a year and here we are again, this time with her as…
Art Jewelry Forum’s network of gallery supporters has increased to more than 60 international galleries focused on featuring art jewelry. On Offer is a monthly series that allows AJF galleries to showcase a piece that they’ve personally selected to tempt and inspire you. Please contact the gallery directly for inquiries. Enjoy! MUSEUM WORTHY Mary Lee Hu, Choker #91, 2013, 18-karat…
Katrin Eitner at the gallery during the exhibition Ulo Florack Smashed Investment on the Wall, Berlin, 2015, photo: Galerie Katrin Eitner Galerie Katrin Eitner is located in Berlin, Germany and experiments with new ways to be a contemporary jewelry gallery in these times of great change. Her model is not focused on a brick-and-mortar location,…
Sergey Jivetin, Spectacle. Chart Dividers, 2016, sculptural utensil, antique optical device, vintage navigational instrument, brass, 200 x 100 x 120 mm, food by John N. Novi, photo: artist Sergey Jivetin is recognized for masterfully manipulating unlikely materials—such as watch hands, eggshells, needles, and steel jeweler’s saw blades—into poetically articulated forms exhibiting a softness contradictory to…
