We traveled to Montreal June 12–14, 2026, to celebrate the opening of Geraldine Fenn: Dispatch from the Colonies, shown at Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h. This show was the culmination of AJF’s inaugural Solo Exhibition Award, which Fenn won in 2025. Below, you’ll find short interviews—two minutes or less—with the funder of the award, Linda Peshkin; with […]
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Lynchburg, VA, USA—Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is pleased to announce this award, open to artists of any age and nationality. The $20,000 grant has as its objective to support the creation of a solo exhibition to advance an artist working in the field of art jewelry. It was established in 2025 by the contemporary jewelry
Zhipeng Wang is swimming in jewelry accolades! In the recent past, the Chinese artist has taken the BKV 1st prize, first place for the Montebello Award, and the Preziosa Young Design Competition Award. This year, he won the Herbert Hofmann Prize—and that, only two years after graduating with a master’s degree from the Academy of
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Switzerland’s Benedict Haener is a rising star. Shortly after his goldsmith’s apprenticeship, he took first place in the technology category of the Swiss Vocational Championships. The year after graduating from the XS-SCHMUCK program at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences, he was awarded a 2024 Talente — Masters of the Future prize for his jewelry. And
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Lynchburg, VA, USA—Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is pleased to announce that Benedict Haener, from Switzerland, has won the 2026 Young Artist Award. Haener was selected from more than 60 applicants from a number of different countries. He receives an unrestricted cash prize of US$7,500. Through the Young Artist Award, AJF supports new and exciting work
The 2026 AJF Young Artist Award advances the careers of rising jewelry artists aged 35 and under The winner receives a prize of US$7,500. Each of four finalists will get US$1,000 Work by the winner and finalists will be shown in Platina’s booth during Schmuck, in March 2026 There is a travel allowance of US$1,000
This year’s three winners of one of the most prestigious awards in the field of contemporary jewelry each have very different approaches. They work with very different materials: Jounghye Park with silk; Nikita Kavryzhkin, stones; and Eija Mustonen, metal. I interviewed them about their ways of thinking, their sources of inspiration, and the issues they
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There’s a quiet power in the work of Geraldine Fenn—one that doesn’t clamor for attention but draws you in with its layered storytelling and striking beauty. Fenn’s jewelry challenges colonial histories while inviting intimate reflection, offering pieces that are as thought-provoking as they are wearable. With her recent win of the AJF Solo Exhibition Award,
Today, we talking with Linda Peshkin, who recently created a new grant for makers of art jewelry. AJF’s Solo Exhibition Award will offer US$20,000 for the creation of a solo exhibition by an artist of any age or nationality, to be completed within two years. The winner of this first edition will be announced in
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AJF’s Young Artist Award advances the careers of rising artists, acknowledging promise, innovation, and individuality. The work of the winner and four finalists represents a group of outstanding pieces of contemporary jewelry. As a finalist, Hoffman received an unrestricted cash award of US$1,000 and exhibited his work in Platina’s booth at the Messe during Munich’s
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Lynchburg, VA, USA—Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) is pleased to announce the creation of a new grant to support a solo exhibition for an art jewelry maker. The Linda Peshkin Solo Exhibition Award will have its first call between November 11, 2024, and January 12, 2025. The award will offer US$20,000 for the creation of a
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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
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