International art jewellery exhibitions. Here you can find complete and updated information including title, artists, dates, place, theme, images, contact, related publications and information on past exhibitions organised by year and month.

Ung8
Place: Stockholm Furniture Fair
(Stockholm, Sweden)
08-Feb-2011 - 01-Dec-2012

_Ung is a recurrent, juried, travelling exhibition open to young designers. The opening takes place during Stockholm Furniture Fair.

Peter Bauhuis: Simultanea
Artists: Peter Bauhuis
Place: The Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus
(Hanau, Germany)
26-Feb-2012 - 10-Jun-2012

_(...) Bauhuis accommodates for the material and celebrates its expressive quality. Simultaneously, he challenges the gesture of jewelry and the usual perceptions with subtle humor (...)

Baculum
Place: Deutsches Jagd- und Fischereimuseum
(Munich, Germany)
11-Mar-2012 - 01-Jun-2012

_(...) The baculum (Os penis or Os priapi) is the penile bone possessed by all mammals except human beings. It is thought that the purpose of the baculum is connected to reproductive strategies and the preservation of species. (...)

Un peu de terre sur la peau
Place: Musée des Arts Décoratifs
(Paris, France)
15-Mar-2012 - 19-Aug-2012

_Curated by Monica Brugger the exhibition Un peu de terre sur la peau - A Bit of Clay on the Skin - shows contemporary ceramic jewellery by 18 international artists.

The empty appearance of solid matter
Place: Dterra
(Sant Cugat del Valles, Spain)
16-Mar-2012 - 31-May-2012

_This is the first exhibition of the thematic series “ The structure of matter” proposed by dterra.

Jewellery: Maria Rosa Franzin, Graziano Visintin and Paintings: Robi Gottlieb-Cahen
Artists: Maria Rosa Franzin, Graziano Visintin, Robi Gottlieb-Cahen
Place: Orfèo
(Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
23-Mar-2012 - 26-May-2012

_Orfèo proudly presents jewellery by Maria Rosa Franzin and Graziano Visintin along with paintings by Robi Gottlieb-Cahen - find out more about the artists here

Anne Achenbach: Grey Area
Artists: Anne Achenbach
Place: Galerie Ra
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
31-Mar-2012 - 19-May-2012

_(...) Anne Achenbach works find themselves in a grey area – sometimes literally so, but more often than not in a figurative sense, i.e. an ‘area in between’. (...)

Fish: From Shark to Koi
Artists: Nina Sajet
Place: SieboldHuis
(Leiden, Netherlands)
06-Apr-2012 - 08-Jul-2012

_‘Fish: From Shark to Koi’ is a family exhibition. It shows visitors how Siebold collected ‘his’ fish in Japan between 1823 and 1829. At the exhibition Nina Sajet is presenting Lost in Sea: jewelry and objects inspired by Japanese fish.

Kate Rohde: Hybrid Geology
Artists: Kate Rohde
Place: Pieces of Eight Gallery
(Melbourne, Australia)
11-Apr-2012 - 19-May-2012

_Pieces of Eight Gallery presents new exhibition of Kate Rohde's resin jewellery in an installation reminiscent of a psychedelic crystal cave.

Francis Willemstijn: Making Home
Artists: Francis Willemstijn
Place: Galerie Rob Koudijs
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
14-Apr-2012 - 25-May-2012

_(...) Everybody carries burdens, not only the shopping or the suitcases, but also immaterial ones like one's education and descent. The past is always part of your baggage and Francis Willemstijn referred to that many times in her jewellery pieces. (...)

Helen Britton: Introduction
Artists: Helen Britton
Place: Galerie Rob Koudijs
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
14-Apr-2012 - 25-May-2012

_(...) Is there a stronger contrast imaginable than that between the enchanting beauty of a garden in bloom and the dynamic bedlam of the contemporary metropolis? Yet both environments provide inspiration for Helen Britton’s jewellery. (...)

Claude Schmitz: Fraction ()
Artists: Claude Schmitz
Place: Galeria Reverso
(Lisbon, Portugal)
19-Apr-2012 - 25-May-2012

_(...) Claude Schmitz titles his works by referencing former transformations of form and text, whose conceptual programme requires the wearer to take a stance and become involved, or engaged, on a certain level, either actively or passively, yet remaining below the surface. (...)

Delphine Joly: Jewels Stories
Artists: Delphine Joly
Place: Vander A Gallery
(Brussels, Belgium)
19-Apr-2012 - 19-May-2012

_(...) It is rather through the redundancy of the materials and objects that can be found out, over the course of the wearable stories, her vocabulary and coded messages that personify her original artwork fantastically. In her creative and often quite long process, Delphine Joly is not concerned about smoothing her artistic style. (...)

...dal silenzio
Artists: Julia Maria Künnap, Janna Syvanoja, Castello Hansen
Place: Marijke Studio
(Padova, Italy)
20-Apr-2012 - 20-Jun-2012

_Marijke Studio presents three Nordic designers of contemporary jewelery: "In a world deafening silence can be a luxury".

Rosalba Balsamo: Less is More
Artists: Rosalba Balsamo
Place: Antonella Vilanova Gallery
(Florence, Italy)
20-Apr-2012 - 15-Jun-2012

_(...) For her new line Balsamo launches her fascination for the world of mechanics; she perceived in the gaskets of the cylinder head - that she accidentally discovered in a garage- the possibility of having another significance. (...)

Paula Lindblom: Var Dag – Arki Päiva
Place: Galleria Jänis
(Turku, Finland)
22-Apr-2012 - 18-May-2012

_" I experience colour and form in most things around me. Inspiration is everywhere, a meeting, a form, a feeling, a reflection, a motion..." Galleria Jänis presents the Swedish jeweller Paula Lindblom.

Liana Pattihis: Chained
Artists: Liana Pattihis
Place: Pireos Street Annexe, Benaki Museum
(Athens, Greece)
25-Apr-2012 - 27-May-2012

_The exhibition entitled “Chained” is a journey through time that links Liana Pattihis’ jewellery with the linear designs of traditional Greek attire.

Alissia Melka-Teichroew at Oranienbaum Palace
Artists: Alissia Melka-Teichroew
Place: Oranienbaum Palace
(Dessau, Germany)
26-Apr-2012 - 30-Sep-2012

_(...) Jointed Jewels represents a union of new and old, organic and industrial, functional and decorative. At the heart of the project is the intention to transform complex and separate elements into a new kind of whole. (...)

Pierre de touche
Place: Tactile gallery
(Genève, Switzerland)
26-Apr-2012 - 26-May-2012

_Tactile gallery presents Esther Brinkmann, Annette Ehinger, Pia Farrugia and Sonia Morel in an exhibition on the theme of stones.

Warwick Freeman: making dust
Artists: Warwick Freeman
Place: Gallery Funaki
(Melbourne, Australia)
01-May-2012 - 26-May-2012

_New show at Gallery Funaki: Dust. Warwick Freeman’s latest exhibition explores form, material and the quiet profundity of the everyday object.

Mari Ishikawa: Parallel Worlds
Artists: Mari Ishikawa
Place: RING Gallery
(Legnica, Poland)
02-May-2012 - 27-May-2012

_"The world we see is only a part of the entire reality which is composed of many worlds existing simultaneously, side by side. We can find “Parallel Worlds” whenever we open our eyes and hearts. They are always with us."

Kim Buck: The Newest Testament
Artists: Kim Buck
Place: Goldfingers
(Copenhagen, Denmark)
03-May-2012 - 02-Jun-2012

_The Newest Testament - Kim Buck has in recent years worked to make visible and challenge the symbols, conventions and clichés of his profession and use them to explore and comment on current topics in the public debate.

Painted Steel Sculptural Objects
Artists: Vivian Beer, Rachelle Thiewes
Place: Mobilia Gallery
(Cambridge, United States)
03-May-2012 - 30-Jun-2012

_New exhibition at Mobilia Gallery presenting jewellery and furniture by two renowned american artists.

Heat Exchange
Place: Shemer Art Center & Museum
(Phoenix, United States)
03-May-2012 - 30-May-2012

_Heat, in physics, is defined as an exchange of energy. The participating artists, located in North America, Australia, Germany and the United Kingdom will exchange ideas and inspirations without actually coming into contact with one another.

Darcy Miro: Part of a Whole
Artists: Darcy Miro
Place: Gallery Loupe
(Montclair/ New Jersey, United States)
05-May-2012 - 12-Jun-2012

_(...) Part of a Whole, the latest body of work by New York-based artist Darcy Miro, will be on view at Gallery Loupe: Miro is inspired by closely observing nature and archaeology...an event as simple as watching ants bore holes in a piece of dead wood or noticing a pile of leaves decaying. (...)

Flower - Pedal - Leafs
Place: Ariane Hartmann - Werkstattgalerie. zeitgenössischer Schmuck & Design
(Hagen, Germany)
06-May-2012 - 01-Jul-2012

_Either Preserving or mimicking - this great Garden of Contemporary Jewellry shows its diversity. 

We Make Our Own in Sliperiet's Collection 2012
Place: Sliperiet
(Borgvik, Sweden)
06-May-2012 - 30-Sep-2012

_Welcome to Sliperiet, a moderna house of culture and art gallery in the countryside of Värmland, Sweden. Here you will find the best of two worlds, a collective contemporary art show and our very special atmosphere as we present to summer art collection of 2012

Very Simple Proofs, The Trivial Ring
Place: Studio 20/17
(Waterloo, Australia)
08-May-2012 - 02-Jun-2012

_(...) In previous years, jewellers have explored the notion of the brooch, and toyed with the idea of a neckpiece. This year the exhibiting jewellers from Australia and New Zealand will investigate their understanding of and question the importance, significance or relevance of the ‘ring (...)

WOOD
Place: Velvet da Vinci
(San Francisco, United States)
09-May-2012 - 17-Jun-2012

_Velvet da Vinci presents twenty-six international artists using wood as the primary material. Ideas of sustainability, preciousness and the sensuality of this humble material are the focus of this new exhibition. Update of the page with more images.

Estonian contemporary jewellery: Ritual
Place: Shenkar College of Engineering and Design
(Ramat Gan, Israel)
10-May-2012 - 31-May-2012

_The great exhibition of Estonian contemporary jewellery. Students from Estonian Academy of Arts – Department of Jewellery and Blacksmithing - and õhuLoss group show their creations in Israel.

Yael Sonia: Playing with geometry
Artists: Yael Sonia
Place: Galerie Elsa Vanier
(Paris, France)
10-May-2012 - 28-Jul-2012

_At this exhibit celebrating 15 years of passion and creation, the artist Yael Sonia is unveiling her new "Everyday Chic" collection - graphic, colourful jewels that aim to ensure pure, uncluttered elegance all day and every day.

Tine De Ruysser: Money Makes The World Go Round?
Artists: Tine De Ruysser
Place: Beyond Fashion
(Antwerp, Belgium)
10-May-2012 - 28-Jul-2012

_What is the role of money in current society? This exhibition uses beautiful objects to make us stop for a moment and think about the value of gold and money.

Collection
Place: Worth Gallery
(Adelaide, Australia)
10-May-2012 - 29-Jun-2012

_Worth Gallery and Fisher Jeffries are pleased to invite you to Collection.The exhibition will be opened by Dr Christine Nicholls, Director of Studies, Flinders University.

Convergences & Divergences
Artists: Andrea Piñeros, Claire Wolfstirn
Place: Atelier Galerie Objet Rare
(Paris, France)
11-May-2012 - 31-May-2012

_(...) Through her work with wire Andrea Piñeros expresses the definition of volume. Claire Wolfstirn starts with totality and creates emptiness by removing material. (...)

Mirjam Hiller
Artists: Mirjam Hiller
Place: Galerie Pilartz
(Cologne, Germany)
12-May-2012 - 07-Jul-2012

_(...) The cut out drawing lies in front of me, my unfolded thought. I bend and fold it to the third dimension. I’m excited to see if it really grows the way that I’ve imagined. (...) Galerie Pilartz show the latest works by Mirjam Hiller.

The Ring
Place: Testa Gallery
(Sofia, Bulgaria)
12-May-2012 - 27-May-2012

_Simply an adornment, vanity, or an object to wear with a specific message, the ring has the potential to say a lot of things - TESTA gallery present rings by 16 jewellers

Bernhard Stimpfl-Abele: Organic Metal: The Old, The New, and The Ambivalence in Between
Artists: Bernhard Stimpfl-Abele
Place: ATTA Gallery
(Bangkok, Thailand)
17-May-2012 - 17-May-2012

_(...) “Organic Metal” is about the old, the new, and the ambivalence in between. I want to preserve, or possibly conserve, a snapshot of the aging process and a specific moment in the life/death of organic materials--mostly bread or bread dough. (...)

A Sense of Place: New Jewellery from Northern Lands
Place: The National Museum of Scotland
(Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
18-May-2012 - 16-Sep-2012

_(...) This exhibition explores the relationship contemporary jewellers have with their environment. Six nations are involved in the project, each at the northern edge of European jewellery practice, and each with their own individual cultural histories and heritage. (...)

Under That Cloud
Place: Klimt02 Gallery
(Barcelona, Spain)
23-May-2012 - 15-Jun-2012

_Finally the Cloud arrives to Barcelona!
In 2010 the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull began a series of explosive eruptions of ash which disrupted air travel and the environment. In Mexico City, the jewelry symposium Walking the Gray Area was coming to an end. Eyjafjallajökull stranded 18 jewelers who had attended the event. Under That Cloud is their response to these unexpected days spent there.

Natural Artificial
Place: Galerie Noel Guyomarc'h
(Montréal (Québec), Canada)
25-May-2012 - 08-Jul-2012

_Natural, synthetic and traditional materials explored in unexpected ways, the works shown in this exhibition contains poetry and extraordinary interpretations.

Precious MicroCosmi
Place: Boffi’s Flagship Store
(Rome, Italy)
29-May-2012 - 01-Jun-2012

_Jewels are microsculptures to wear. Every jewel may represent a universe, a world, a history to tell and to be told.

Krasen Troanski: 1+1=3 design promotion
Artists: Krasen Troanski
Place: Testa Gallery
(Sofia, Bulgaria)
29-May-2012 - 13-Jun-2012

_Krasen Troanski's project 1+1=3 design promotion is a satirical interpretation of our society's consumerism. The material used in his series of functional design objects is porcelain, which the artist attributes values defining quantity and not quality.

Nikolay Sardamov: INTERSECTIONS
Artists: Nikolay Sardamov
Place: Testa Gallery
(Sofia, Bulgaria)
29-May-2012 - 13-Jun-2012

_Playing with symmetry and variations, enjoy the work by Nikolay Sardamov on show during Sofia Design Week 2012.

Tang Cheong Shing & TriciaTang: huh?!
Artists: Tang Cheong Shing, TriciaTang
Place: Bishop Lei International House
(Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
01-Jun-2012 - 30-Jun-2012

_(...) both of them are passionate in art, in addition to that Tang Cheong Shing has a great influence on introducing the fascination of art to Tricia Tang - they are father and daughter. This time, their works will employ in same materials; yet, different concepts and medium to make a conversation between their works in the exhibition. (...)

Māris Šustiņš: Sphere
Artists: Māris Šustiņš
Place: Putti Art Gallery
(Rīga, Latvia)
01-Jun-2012 - 30-Jun-2012

_Sphere as a two dimensional surface in three dimensional space, sphere as a airy bubble and reflection play, illusion and fantasy in the contemporary design of Latvian jewelry.

Just Rings #1
Place: Galerie Violaine Ulmer
(Toulouse, France)
05-Jun-2012 - 07-Jul-2012

_Unique pieces or very limited series, all 217 rings selected for just rings, #1 are one by one handmade and show extraordinary quality.

Beate Eismann: Printing and Jewelry
Artists: Beate Eismann
Place: Leipzig Museum of the Printing Arts
(Leipzig, Germany)
07-Jun-2012 - 31-Aug-2012

_Historical printing forms in a new context; by transforming industrial produced printing forms Beate Eismann creates unique jewelry objects.