Upskill Jewellery Lecture Series
UPSKILL Jewellery Lecture series, 2026 Lecturers/facilitators: Andrea Daly & Neke Moa A hybrid learning experience designed to expand thinking, deepen practice, and foster peer exchange in contemporary jewellery. Led by Andrea Daly and Neke Moa, this series blends...
Aotearoa Jewellery: Unmapping & Remarking
Aotearoa Jewellery: Unmapping & Remarking brings together a group of NZ artists whose practices traverse the conceptual and wearable dimensions of jewellery. Positioned on the periphery of the 25th Sydney Biennial, the exhibition offers a poetic counterpoint—one...
Work in Progress: Raewyn Walsh
Work in Progress: Raewyn Walsh I don’t get to see Raewyn in person as much as some of the other makers — we live in different cities, and lockdowns and other Covid complications have made things harder. So it was really nice to be able to visit Raewyn at her place...
Work in Progress: Becky Bliss
Becky has been cutting out chain links from sheet aluminium, lots and lots of chain links. She described this slow process as feeling like “a kind of penance” — a gesture toward the debt owed to younger generations for the climate crisis. The work that Becky is making...
Work in Progress: Neke Moa
It’s always fun to visit Neke at her home/studio in Ōtaki. For me as a curator, it’s interesting to see how different makers work. Some — like Rowan — are very methodical, planning every detail from the start (you have to, with lacework), while others — like Neke —... 