Stitches and Stones explores the relationship between fabric and stone, facilitating a dialogue between these two materials with myself acting as an imperfect interpreter. While this work focuses primarily on material exploration it is also an ode to my love of rock hounding on the beaches and in riverbeds of Aotearoa.
Grace Yu Piper is a Aotearoa New Zealand based contemporary jeweller who graduated from Whitireia in 2017 with a Bachelor of Applied Arts.
Her practice explores the functionality of jewellery and seeks to challenge our preconceived notions of what jewellery is. Material exploration is often the starting point for Grace's work, and stone is her material of choice.
Exhibition highlights include Schmuck 2019 and Schmuck 2026 in Munich, Germany and He momo, nā te whanau — it’s a family trait – The 2nd Aotearoa Jewellery Triennial, at The Suter Art Gallery, Nelson, NZ.
Group Exhibition
Aotearoa Jewellery: Unmapping & Remarking
April 16-May 2, 2026