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A Tale of Two Instagram Accounts and One Rock ’n’ Roll Indigenous Jeweler

Jewelry maker Meaghan McRae feels pressure to keep her rock ’n’ roll and traditional Indigenous styles separate Galleries are concerned that buyers, often tourists, have a specific idea of how Indigenous art jewelry should look But rock ’n’ roll and Indigenous identities have always gone together Politely, defiantly, McRae is starting to merge her designs, […]

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

Interviews / Philip Clarke

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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Munich Insights | Why Attend Jewelry Week?

Interviews / Nathalie Mornu

Part 1. See Part 2 here. While in Munich, I’ve met people from all around the world and with different connections to jewelry—as makers both emerging and established, collectors, gallerists, curators, students, etc. I asked them to share the main reason they came. Nichka Marobin: This is where our community gathers This year, Nichka Marobin’s

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AJF in Conversation: Endless Love | Adoring Contemporary Jewelry

Interviews / Art Jewelry Forum

What is it about contemporary jewelry that beckons so fiercely? Three leading gallery owners talk with journalist Jennifer Altmann about their passion for the field, how collectors are born, and magical interactions with jewelry artists. They are Patti Bleicher of Gallery Loupe, Noel Guyomarc’h of Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h, and Sienna Patti of Sienna Patti Contemporary.

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Elsa Vanier Turns to Curatorial Projects

Interviews / Carrie Yodanis

After two decades in existence, Galerie Elsa Vanier held its final exhibition at the end of 2022 For 18 months prior, Vanier had run her gallery as a nomadic affair, showing four exhibitions in three different spaces around Paris. Vanier closed shop with the intention of curating independent jewelry exhibitions AJF checked in to learn

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Berend Peter Hogen Esch, 1945–2022

Articles / Liesbeth den Besten

On January 29, 2022, Berend Peter Hogen Esch passed away; he was the last surviving member of the BOE-group. Early in his career, Berend Peter Hogen Esch chose his double first name, Berend Peter, as his artist’s name. He died in the house where he had lived since 1979 with jewelry artist Marion Herbst (1944–1995),

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In Conversation with Yun Gee Park and Scott Duerstock

Interviews / Chava Krivchenia

Yun Gee Park Gallery, in Tucson, AZ, marries the unique qualities of the Sonoran Desert with a Korean approach that emphasizes the ways art can enhance and elevate a person’s life and actions. The arts-centered destination includes a gallery and gardens complex. A visit there will stimulate all five senses. Scott and Yun talk about

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THE NOVEMBER 2021 REPORT, Part 2

Articles / Art Jewelry Forum

Art Jewelry Forum is pleased to share the news that members of our community find noteworthy. Is something missing? The success of this compilation of compelling events, exhibitions, and items of interest to the jewelry community depends on YOUR participation. If you’re a member of AJF, you can add news and ideas to the monthly

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Fusing Art and Business

Interviews / Olivia Shih

Lisa M. Berman has a couture dressmaker, a woodworker, and a fashion business owner in her family. So you might say she was destined to become a mover and shaker in a creative field. After successfully launching and running her fashion jewelry business, Berman pivoted. She took the reins of Sculpture To Wear, a jewelry

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In Conversation with Thereza Pedrosa, of Thereza Pedrosa Gallery

Interviews / Melis Agabigum

Thereza Pedrosa Gallery, which is owned by Elinor Garnero and Thereza Pedrosa, opened in 2019. It’s dedicated to abstract art in the form of paintings, sculptures, and art jewelry. Art jewelry and things of beauty have always been part of Thereza Pedrosa’s life. In this interview she talks about the decisive moment that brought her

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In Conversation with Alice Floriano

Interviews / Ana Passos

In 2015, Alice Floriano opened a gallery dedicated to art jewelry in the south of Brazil. Though far from Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, she established herself as one of the strongest voices of the field in a massive country. Her international experience, combined with her deep knowledge of the intricacies of contemporary jewelry,

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Gallerists

A Tale of Two Instagram Accounts and One Rock ’n’ Roll Indigenous Jeweler

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

Munich Insights | Why Attend Jewelry Week?

AJF in Conversation: Endless Love | Adoring Contemporary Jewelry

Elsa Vanier Turns to Curatorial Projects

Berend Peter Hogen Esch, 1945–2022

In Conversation with Yun Gee Park and Scott Duerstock

THE NOVEMBER 2021 REPORT, Part 2

Fusing Art and Business

In Conversation with Thereza Pedrosa, of Thereza Pedrosa Gallery

In Conversation with Alice Floriano

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