November 15th - 26th 2010
Fingers Annual Group Show
October 4th - 15th 2010
Craig McIntosh
September 3rd - 24th 2010
Jasmine Watson
August 23rd - September 3rd 2010
Lynn Kelly
'Specimen'
Jewellery inspired by New Zealand native flora
"This work arises from a voyage I undertook in 2007 to Dusky Sound, at the invitation of the Otago Peninsula based Caselberg Trust. During this trip several sites were visited where the Endeavour moored on its first trip and Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander had collected New Zealand plant specimens.
With the help of Creative New Zealand I then went on a research trip to the UK in 2008 and visited the Natural History Museum in London to view the original botanical collections and journals of Sir Joseph Banks and Sydney Parkinson's sketches and drawings from the1768 - 1771 visit.
I am intrigued by the early pressed specimens and have been experimenting with creating various representations of these plants. This show is based on my responses to the pressed plants in the herbarium and beautiful botanical drawings I viewed."
Lynn Kelly 2010
August 2nd - 13th 2010
2010 Graduating Students Award
Debbie AdamsonOtago Polytechnic
Nadene CarrManukau School of Visual Arts
Kristin TollerUnitec School of Design
The annual Fingers Graduating Students Award is given to outstanding final year visual arts students specialising in Contemporary Jewellery. This year's exhibition features the most recent works from the three leading graduates of 2009.
June 28th - July 17th 2010
The Compendium Finale
of Contemporary Jewellers
In March 2008 Andy Lim of the boutique European publisher Darling Publications contacted every jeweller he had met since his introduction to Karl Fritsch in December 2006. Each member of this first group was invited to select another three jewellers who then selected two who in turn chose one.
After 24,000 emails the result was the publication in December 2008 of a two volume set weighing 13.5 kilos showing the work of 1044 makers from 54 nations.
Twenty four of the artists included in the publication are represented by Fingers and each has been invited to show their recent work alongside the publication which will be on display in the gallery during the exhibition.
LINKS TO CATALOGUE PAGES
PAGE 1 Fran Allison, Pauline Bern, Renee Bevan
PAGE 2 David Bielander, Sandra Bushby, Stella Chrysostomou, Octavia Cook
PAGE 3 Mary Curtis, Andrea Daly, Peter Deckers, Jane Dodd
PAGE 4 Warwick Freeman, Karl Fritsch, Kirsten Haydon
PAGE 5 Dianne McFarlane, Victoria McIntosh, Tatjana Panyoczki, Alan Preston
PAGE 6 Lisa Walker, Anna Wallis, Areta Wilkinson, Johanna Zellmer
May 17th - 28th 2010
Jane Dodd
9 New Messages
Jane Dodd has been a member of Workshop6 jewellery collective since 1994. Recent work includes strangely familiar hybrid creatures made from hand carved natural materials combined with precious metals and stones.
"Some awards, trophies and gifts are presented in a prize-giving of dreamy mythic beings and spooky fabrications. Some represent givers, some are takers. There's mixed media and mixed messages."
Jane Dodd 2010
February 22nd - March 13th 2010
Joanna Campbell
'Good as Gold'
"The light-hearted 'Good as Gold' jewellery collection
reinterprets Kiwi colloquialisms that have
'stuck around' for generations."
Joanna Campbell
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