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CONTEMPORARY NEW ZEALAND JEWELLERYWarwick Freeman | |
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Warwick Freeman was born in Nelson 1953. Largely self-taught, he took up jewellery-making in Perth, Australia, in 1972, following two years of travel. Returning to New Zealand in 1973, Warwick initially established a workshop in Nelson before moving to Auckland in 1975. He joined Lapis, a co-operative jewellery workshop, in 1977, and a year later became a partner in Fingers. Warwick regularly exhibits in New Zealand and Australia, as well as in Europe and the USA. His works are held in the collections of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; the Powerhouse Museum, Sydney; Auckland Museum; the Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt; the Danner Stiftung, Munich; the Helen Drutt Collection, Philadelphia; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; and Te Papa, Museum of New Zealand, Wellington. In 2002 he was recognised by the Françoise van den Bosch Foundation, based at the Stedelijk Museum, who named him their 2002 Laureate. |
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From 2009 | ||
Handles11 pendants, various stones $1,200 each 
Alphabet Rings26 rings, oxidised silver $500 each 
Face Aches3 brooches, horse tooth, silver $1,000 each From 2007
Brooch $1,335 |
More Warwick Freeman | ||
 Shell carving |
 Leaf face, tortoise shell, stg |
 Mirrors |
 Lava Brooch |
 Maori Ring |
 Black leaf, burnt wood |
 White Butterfly |
 Orange Ghost, corian |
 Jasper and silver ring |
 corian pendant |
 paua, resin and silver brooch |
 paua and silver brooch |
Please email for availability, all prices subject to change | ||