Exhibitions

Robert W. Ebendorf and various artists, ECU Charm Necklace, 2017, silver, copper, brass, enamel, mixed media, found objects, 48 x 5 x 3 inches (1,219 x 127 x 76 mm), Collection of The Mint Museum, Gift of Porter • Price Collection, 2022.49.7, photo courtesy The Mint Museum

Objects of Affection: Jewelry by Robert Ebendorf from the Porter • Price Collection

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This substantive, educational, and enjoyable exhibition celebrates an innovative maker renowned for his technical and aesthetic contributions to studio jewelry Curated by Rebecca Elliot, it issued from the Mint Museum’s acquisition of a large amount of Ebendorf’s jewelry from the collectors Ron Porter and Joe Price, as well as the Robert W. Ebendorf Archive The […]

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Teresa Milheiro, Anti-bite fingerstalls, 1989, fingerstalls, chrome-plated brass, each 2 ¾–3 ⅛ x ⅝–1 inches (70–80 x 16–25 mm), photo: Eduardo Sousa Ribeiro, 2024

Pressures of the Self

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1984 May 20–July 27, 2024 Galeria Zé dos Bois, Lisbon, Portugal This summer, the second Lisbon International Biennial of Contemporary Jewellery celebrated 50 years of democracy in Portugal, focusing on freedom, power, and democracy. The official program presented Teresa Milheiro’s solo show, 1984, at the Zé dos Bois (ZDB) gallery. This exhibition served as a rebellion, reflecting on how

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AJF Live with Marta Costa Reis, Patricia Domingues, and Mònica Gaspar

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Since the beginning of the pandemic, Art Jewelry Forum has expanded its efforts to connect more directly with the jewelry community by regularly hosting live chats online. These feature artist studio visits, talks with gallerists about shows they’re hosting, interviews with curators and authors, and other programming tied to various jewelry weeks from around the

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Zoë Veness, Wreath, 2024

On the Verge of Movement

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Still Point brought together only five necklaces and three brooches by Zoë Veness in a boutique experience at Gallery Funaki Close observation of the artist’s extraordinary folded-paper technique was possible The objects seemed to defy their materiality and have a theatricality or “stage presence” Still Point March 20–April 20, 2024 Gallery Funaki, Melbourne, Australia On

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Tiaras and Tributes to Women Fighting for Democracy

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Jewels for Democracy and Contemporary Tiaras are among the many exhibitions and events at the 2nd Lisbon Contemporary Jewelry Biennial, which takes place through September 2024 2024 marks 50 years of democracy in Portugal. This inspired the biennial’s theme Exhibitions, colloquiums, and masterclasses explore the connection between jewelry and politics, power and policy The Jewels

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Alan Preston at his home

Don’t Call Him the Grandfather of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Contemporary Jewelry

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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

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Bernhard Schobinger, Teddybar/Huhn/Anhanger

The Laughing Demiurge

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Bernhard Schobinger — Annelies Štrba April 20–June 29, 2024 Antonella Villanova Galleria, Florence, Italy From the moment I left Antonella Villanova Gallery, I told myself that I shouldn’t wait too long to put in order, and on paper, my thoughts and the multitude of stimuli I received during my visit and intense chat with Bernhard

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What Hope Could Be

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The second edition of the Lisbon International Biennial of Contemporary Jewellery will take place in various spaces from April to September 2024. Most events will take place in June Its theme is “Political Jewellery. Jewels of Power” Numerous Portuguese jewelers and international participants will reflect on the values of democratic society and the place and

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Tore Svensson, KRA

Familiar Faces

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Brooches, arranged in two branching rows reminiscent of a family tree, portray jewelry colleagues, gallerists, curators, and peers whom the maker has encountered throughout his career The brooches emit a gentle sound and crinkle when handled. The artist, Tore Svensson, used veneer painted with seven thin layers of acrylic because he needed a portable medium

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