Announcing the next AJF trip! We will visit Munich, Germany, from March 7 to March 11, 2017. The cost of the trip is $1,600. There are a limited number of spots, which are first-come, first-served and you must be a current donor at the $500+ level to attend. Our main accommodations will be at the…
QUOIL’s interior, Wellington, New Zealand, photo: Billie Brook QUOIL is a contemporary jewelry gallery in Wellington, New Zealand, that represents solely New Zealand artists. The breadth of the work represented is refreshing and stands witness to the creative strength of the country. QUOIL’s current exhibition, from December 2016 through January 2017, is LUSTRE, a bright…
Exhibition view, COLLECT, 2015, the Saatchi Gallery, London, photo: Juno Snowdon The last of 17 filled-out questionnaires has just landed in my inbox, and once again, I marvel at the availability and professionalism of the organizers of jewelry events (which will be abbreviated as “JEs” in the rest of this article) around the world: All…
Maria Rosa Franzin, September 2016, photo: Luciano Tomasin I have been interviewing jewelry makers since 2001, and this has included several exponents of the School of Padua, together with professor Mario Pinton. It is therefore a pleasure to now hear about further developments at the school through the thoughts of one of the key teachers…
Thanks to all the champions who believe in the importance of art and critical thinking. With their help, AJF raised $10,000 to support our mission of continuing to broaden critical discourse, writing, and education in the field. Thanks to all who donated for making a difference for art jewelry’s future. Have you ever thought of Art Jewelry…
Jorge Castañón, Las Madrigueras, 2007, necklace, ebony, itin wood, eucalyptus, linen, 210 x 450 x 20 mm, photo: artist Jorge Castañón is a significant jeweler in Argentina. He has developed his work both as a jeweler and as a craft master, springing from a traditional craftsmanship approach to contemporary jewelry. In 1990 he founded the…
Debbie Adamson, (left) Pine Necklace, 2016, laminated vinyl, rubber cord, 150 x 150 x 11 mm (not including length of cord); (right) Brooch: Accumulations Cream, 2016, plastic, copper, steel, 80 x 80 x 10 mm, photo: artist Growing up surrounded by the beauty of rural New Zealand, Debbie Adamson has been profoundly affected by the…
“Is there a place for installation-based works in the field of contemporary jewelry?” Is there? In 20 very brief minutes, Portland, Oregon-based artist and AJF contributor Courtney Kemp delivers a densely researched exposé in front of a humming audience. She picks at the scab of “jewelers that make no jewelry, but on a large scale”…
Gillion Carrara in the library of the Arts Club of Chicago (cropped), photo: Quinn Wharton Gillion Carrara walks an exciting career path that zigzags between fashion and metalsmithing: She teaches the one, practices the other, and in her pieces she seems to actively resist fashion’s “commitment to risk, subversion and irregular forward movement,”[1] preferring instead…
Wall at Susan Beech’s house, work by (just jewelry, left to right): Hanna Hedman, Vera Siemund, Nancy Worden, Christoph Zellweger, Pierre Cavalan, Heather White van Stolk, Anthony Roussel, Susanne Klemm, Marilyn da Silva, Maria Phillips, Jasmin Winter, Hanna Hedman, Lori Talcott, Kiff Slemmons, photo: John White I have known Susan Beech for about 30 years….
