exhibition

Baubles, Bangles and Beads: Australian Contemporary Jewellery

Baubles, Bangles and Beads highlights the range, quality and inventiveness of Australian contemporary jewellery design.

The exhibition focuses on individual items borrowed from private collections shown alongside current works by the artists, sharing the passion of collecting and celebrating these highly original artists. It also examines the special tripartite relationship between the jeweller, the wearer/consumer and the object.

 

Collectors

Jewellers

  • Ann Lewis A. M., arts patron
  • Penelope Seidler, architect
  • Dr Gene Sherman, Director, Sherman Gallery
  • Peggy Wallach, performance artist
  • Kerry Crowley, Director Yuill/Crowley Gallery
  • Robert Thompson, writer
  • Margaret Pomeranz, film critic & TV presenter
  • Mandy Martin, artist
  • Paula Dawson, holographic artist
  • Erika Semler, weaver
  • Linda Jansen, rock chick and cabaret artiste
  • Stephen Cassidy, collector
  • Rhana Devenport, curator
  • Anna Volska, actor
  • Conrad Morton, heritage carpenter
  • Carlier Makigawa
  • Simryn Gill
  • Yuri Kawanabe
  • Sheridan Kennedy
  • Donna-May Bolinger
  • Jason Moss
  • Margaret Kirkwood
  • Kate Forster
  • Fiona Hall
  • Darani Lewers and Helge Larsen
  • Zara Collins
  • Rowena Gough
  • Barbara Heath
  • Robyn Gordon
  • Sean O’Conne

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