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   EXHIBITION HISTORY, 1997-2001
"Annual Group Show 2001" 

	An Exhibition of new work 
by New Zealand's leading contemporary jewellers


	July 9th to July 28th 2001

	


     

	 
	
 	"Anonevent"
	

	No-names show with invited artists

2001
	


     
	 
	 	 
	
 	"Assorted Titbits"


	An Exhibition of Badges about Biscuits
by Auckland jewellery artist Fran Allison  
	


	

	
 	"chocolate curls, white buttons, cherries, melting moments,

	pains d'epices with gilded edging, custard squares, treats nesting in ruffled

	paper, small comforts, warm icing, fascinating fancies, sweet temptations...
	"


	
	Feb 12 to Feb 26 2001

	preview 5.30pm Feb 12
	


     







	
 	"traces"
	


	
	Lynn Kelly and Julie Blyfield

	Jan 21 - Feb 9 2001

	

		Australian jeweller Julie Blyfield and Dunedin's Lynn Kelly exhibit new 
	work that explores their family histories. This superb exhibition portrays 
	the ways that objects handed down to the jewellers through generations have 
	contributed to their sense of place and identity.

	First exhibited at The Jam Factory, Contemporary Craft and Design Gallery in 
	Adelaide, Australia, traces will be exhibited in New Zealand at Fingers.
	

 
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Julle Blyfield - steel, silver


	
'In the exhibition 'traces' I specifically referenced my grandmothers 
embroideries as a starting point: and metaphorically 'unpicked' her designs 
and reinvented them through my own medium, jewellery... '

Julle Blyfield
	

 
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Lynn Kelly - aluminium, silver


	
'My family has always been very important to me. My parents came to New
Zealand from Belfast before I was born, so I've traced my family history
partly from photos and letters from 'home', partly from the stories my
mother told us, partly from the jewellery which has been handed down,
each piece holding traces of family memories.'	

Lynn Kelly
	
	


	 
	 


     
	 


Jewellery Exhibitions - 2000






  
		
	

 

	
 	"Recent Work"

	An exhibition of jewellery  
	
	

	
	Auckland artist Areta Wilkinson
	

	


 
	

	
	Fingers, Auckland, Nov 27 - Dec 02 2000
	

 



 



  
		
	

 

	
 	"Cameo of Spring"

	An exhibition of jewellery  
	
	

	
	Christchurch artist Ann Visser
	

	

 
	

	
	Fingers, Auckland, 16 to 28 October, 2000
	

 



 



  
		
	

 

	
 	"The Lure of Metal"

	An exhibition of jewellery to lick your lips at 
	
	

	
	Dunedin artists Ann Culy and Rainer Beneke
	
	

	

 
	

	
	Fingers, Auckland, 18 - 30 September 2000
        

        Lure, Dunedin, 14 October - 4 November 2000
	

 



 



  
		
	

 

	
 	"GROUP"
	
	

	
	The Fingers Annual group show
	

 
	

	
	JULY 2000
	

 



 

 





  
		
	

 

	
 	Steph Luxted
	
	

	
	Steph Lusted is an artist jeweller who is committed to the steady
        evolvement of her eye, her personal style." I'm influenced by
        nature," says Lusted. "I grew up in the Lower North Island with
        lots of nature around me. My Mum spent a lot of time helping us to see what
        was around us, to be familiar with the bush. We were encouraged to explore
        our artistic selves. There definitely is a strong link between my work and
        nature".
 Lusted likes to research topics and pulls in influences
        from many areas.
 "I'm drawn to opposites: the organic form with the
        industrial, I look for visual stimuli/striking elements that evolve in the
        sketching planning stage into a 2D representation of the final product, I am
        a perfectionist with my working processes, but do enjoy the revelation side
        of my work. This exhibition is a cross section of my work with areas of
        science transported to art/insect elements and nature. It opens at 'Fingers
        Contemporary Jewellery' (2 Kitchener St, Auckland 1) on the l2th of June and
        runs for two weeks."
 The exhibition is selection of brooches and
        neckpieces created in resin/silver and rubber.

	
	
 
	
 	12th to 24th June 2000
	



 

 



  
		
	

 

	
A Lisa Walker and Karl Fritsch Jewellery Exhibition
	
	
'Butterflies wrapped in silver absolutely funk rare New Zealand meat
with a bit of German spice domestic royalty contemporary jewellery from
Munich the European center of jewellery Ribena¹.' 
	
	

	
¹a kind of sweet blackcurrant cordial for infants common in New Zealand

	

 
	

	
	February 10 to 22 2000
	



 

 





Jewellery Exhibitions - 1999


 

 




  
		
	

 

	
	'Scratching the Surface' - Jewellery by Elena Gee
	
	

	
	Nov 29 - Dec 11 1999
	

	'Scratching the Surface' - Jewellery by Elena Gee
	

	
	brooch; stone, gold leaf, paint - dim approx 60 - 70 mm
	

	
        	"for some years i have been making jewellery from beach debris,
        using the random shapes found in seaworn stones and shells"

	

        "my new work for this exhibition started with a similar concept
        but using chunks and slabs of semi-precious stone selected for
        their symbolic or expressive potential"

	

        " these shapes were then minimally altered to enhance the form
        and make them wearable as pendants and brooches"

	

        "colour, gold leaf and scratched words, titles or comments were
        added"
        
	

	

        born in auckland in 1949 elena gee began making jewellery in
        1967, largely self taught. was a partner in fingers jewellery
        gallery from 1987-90. curator of the first dowse art museum
        national contemporary jewellery exhibition 'open heart' in
        1993. exhibited in many one person and group shows including
        'bone, stone, shell' 1988. work acquired for public collections in
        new Zealand and australia. living and working in auckland new zealand.
	



 

 



  
		
	

 

	
	Fingers Silver Anniversary Group Show
	

        Celebrating 25 Years - 1974 to 1999
	
	

	
	8 to 27 November 1999
	




 

 



  
		
	

 

	
	Cynthia Cousens - UK
	
	

	
	25 October to 6 November 1999
	



 

 



  
		
	

 

	
	Tracey Clement - 'repetition/variation/obsession'
	
	

	Tracey Clement
        

	 
	'R/V/O 1.1'

	monel, sterling silver, hematite, 24k gold - 
	

	
'repetition/variation/obsession' is an exhibition of limited edition
neckpieces by Sydney-based jeweller Tracey Clement

	
As the title suggests this series of work is born from a single unit which is
explored and expanded, repeated and subjected to variations and combinations
to the point of obsession. The result is a series of striking neckpieces that
are both large in scale and elegantly graceful.


'repetition/variation/obsession' reflects Tracey Clement's primary interests
in form and mechanism. The work also examines in a subtle way our
perceptions of the masculine and feminine by juxtaposing voluptuous swelling
forms with precise mechanical moving parts.

	
	

	
	4 to 30 October 1999
	



 

 



  
		
	

 

	

	Fran Alison, Featured Artist - 'Out of the Wash House'
	
	

	

	
	6 to 30 September 1999
	



 

 



  
		
	

 

	
	Kobi Bosshard - 'Cutouts'
	
	

	Kobi Bosshard
        

	 
	Cutout Brooches
	

	
Swiss born third generation jeweller and silversmith Kobi Bosshard came to
New Zealand and settled in Dunedin over thirty years ago. Here, in
partnership with Stephen Mulqueen, Kobi Bosshard started the influential
gallery and workshop 'FLUXUS'. 


Kobi Bosshard's distinctive European modern aesthetics and often
controversial ideas have exerted significant influence on contemporary
jewellery practice in New Zealand.


Kobi Bosshard's exhibition of his most recent work will include ten large
brooches set with brightly coloured glass by Gregg Smith of Punakaiki.
Exploring ideas surrounding the flower Kobi describes these brooches as 'not
overly contrived ... they are what they look like'.


In contrast with the large bold colours of the flower brooches Kobi Bosshard
will be exhibiting the series of bar brooches. These linear constructions are
set with sapphires and rubies.


Also of a more controlled and precise nature are a series of rings in which
Kobi Bosshard has set precious stones. This is a large body of work from one
of New Zealand's leading jewellers.


Kobi Bosshard will install the show at Fingers and will attend the preview on
Monday August 2 at 6pm. 
	
	

	
	2 to 22 August 1999
	



 

 



  
		
	

 

	
	Annual Fingers Group Show
	
	

	
The country's leading contemporary jewellers exhibit their most recent work
at the annual fingers group show. 


This will be the most comprehensive collection of new contemporary jewellery
in New Zealand.


The 1999 annual fingers group show will be a fascinating and detailed
'snapshot' of New Zealand contemporary jewellery.

	
	

	
	5 to 25 July 1999
	



 

 



  
		
	

 

	
	Ilse Marie Erl - Necklaces of Coiled Silver and Gold	
	

	
'It is tempting to attach ideas of performance to objects. 
Inevitably they change over time ... Bodies will be marked by their existance.'
	
	
	

	
	8 June to 26 June 1999
	



 

 



  
		
	

 

	
	Deborah Crowe - a series of collars and neckpieces
	
	

	image © 1998 Deborah Crowe

	 'Collared I', handwoven nylon monofilament, 
	coated copper wire and linen nylon - CLICK for close-up
	

	
	Crowe's personal work continues to straddle art, fashion and
object design (earlier in 1998 Crowe was nominated in the Object
Design category of the Seppelt Contemporary Art Awards).


The exhibition works will reference garments, extending ideas in some
of the Fraser Crowe accessories currently available throughout New
Zealand and in Sydney.


Works will feature the unique textile that Crowe weaves from nylon and
copper wire that was first seen in a fashion context when Fraser and Crowe
won the Evening Post Flair Avant Gard Award and the Supreme Award at
the 1997 Smokefree Fashion Awards.


The exhibition promises to pose questions that blur the boundaries
between jewellery, Fashion and art.
	
	

	
	12 April to 8 May 1999
	



 

 



  
		
	

 

	
	New Work by Mary Curtis
	
	

	
	Mary Curtis has been making jewellery since 1986. She is
currently a lecturer in jewellery and 3D concerns on the Bachalor of
Visual Arts ar Manukau Institute of Technology.




This new body of work is a continued development of the 'trap' series
shown in the Dowse Art Museum Jewellery Biennial 
Turangawaewae. This new series of rings explores issues of
ornament, embelishment and ostentation in the traditional jewellery
object.




The objects are wearable but their delicate nature makes it diffucult for
the wearer to use their hands, rendering the ring an item of dress
jewellery. As in the traditional counterpart a piece that functions as an
object for show, status and ceremony.



I am interested in jewellery that surrounds ceremony, celebration and
occasion. For this exhibition I have concentrated on the neck as site,
creating pieces that evoke a sense of presence and ritual through the use of
material, process, scale and weight.



The neck as a site for ceremonial objects has cross cultural references,
from the lei to African tribal wear, to the mayoral chain. Apart from the
known social and symbolic readings these necklaces carry, they have
structural similarities; - significant scale in relation to the body -
contain repetition of form - the weight, scale and placement may effect the
stance and posture of the wearer.



I want the wearer to be conscious of the object around their neck. To place
the object on is to go through a sense of transformation, to enter into a
ritual, the wearer takes on a presence and sense of occasion.



Mary Curtis Sun 07th March 1999


	
	

	
	10 May to 6 June 1999
	



 

 








Jewellery Exhibitions - 1998


 




  
		
	

 

	
	
	

	
	Crochet Collars by Ruth Baird
	
	

	
	A variety of collars crocheted from fine silver thread.
	
	

	
	2 - 21 November 1998
	



 

 



  
		
	

 

	LUSH cuff image
	

	
	'LUSH', by Victoria Jane.
	
	

	
	Elaborate constructions combining richly coloured glass and silver
	producing sensual and fluid jewellery.
	

	'In making this jewellery I was focussing on the physical
sensation of wearing, emphasising the role of the body. These
pieces are primarily concerned with the sensuousness of tactility
and weight; the lush saturated colour is to underline this. 
Tactility. Weight. Sound. A celebration of the body.'

	From 7th September 1998 to 26 September 1998
	



 

 



  
		
	

	
	'NEW WORKS', by Tania Patterson.
	
 

	
	Intriguing works incorporating working mechanical elements to produce jewellery
	of exquisite beauty and function. 

	Our 'Featured artist', from 27th August 1998
	



 

 

 




  
		
	

	
'CHOKIN' Frances Battersby
 
'INVISIBLE PLACES TO BE' Catherine Truman (Australia)
	
 

	
Exhibitions of jewellery in conjunction with the conference 
'Korero a te Whatu - The Persuasive Object'.

13 April to 25 April 1998
	



 


 


Jewellery Exhibitions - 1997




  
		
	

	
	
'PAST PACIFIC' new jewellery by Niki Hastings-McFall
	
 

	
	
I asked Niki what can I say on this web page about her work. 
She says, '... it comes from, but goes a bit beyond, my Pacific influences. 
Like for example I use traditional shells and things as well as computer parts.
You could say 'from seashells to CD-ROM' ... (grins) nah, better not.' 

3rd November to 15th November 1997
	



 




  
		
	

	
	
'EMBRACE' - new works by Mary Curtis
	
 

	
	
13th October to 25th October 1997
	




  

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