Aotearoa Jewellery: Unmapping & Remarking brings together a group of NZ artists whose practices traverse the conceptual and wearable dimensions of jewellery.
Moniek Schrijer, cutouts, 2025, pendant no.2, cupronickel (nickel silver), cubic zirconia, zeeland cockle shells, metal mesh cord, Image COTA
Positioned on the periphery of the 25th Sydney Biennial, the exhibition offers a poetic counterpoint—one that unsettles inherited geographies and inscribes new meanings through material, form, and gesture.
In dialogue with the Biennial’s theme Rememory, artists are invited to engage with ideas of location, connection, and cultural mapping. Whether the memory is personal, ancestral, or collective, this exhibition holds space for jewellery as a site of resistance, resonance, and renewal.
Participating Artists:
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Fran Alison
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Vanessa Arthur
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Andrea Daly
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Shane Hartdegen
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Brenden Monson
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Renee Pearson
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Moniek Schrijer
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Caroline Thomas
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Grace Yu-Piper
Grace Yu-Piper, Stone #2 and Stitch #2, stone, paint, fabric, thread, sterling silver, stainless steel, 80 x 35 x 15 mm and 100 x 65 x 11 mm
Caroline Thomas, ‘Janus' I, ‘Janus' I (back),‘Janus' II, 2025, Brass wire, copper tube, brass tube, Swarovski crystal beads, seed pearls, brass wire, car paint, Image COTA
Left: Shane Hartdegen, Left - ‘From Dark to dark’, 2025, 925 Silver, Rubber, Stainless Steel, Right -‘Untitled’, 2025, 925 Silver, Rubber, Corian, Stainless Steel, Image COTA
Right: Vanessa Arthur, ‘Wayfinder V’ Necklace, 2025, Silver, pearls, pāua shell, heat set & enamel paint, 480 mm L x (60 mm largest charm), Image COTA
Renée Pearson, Infusion III, 2025, Onewa (NZ greywacke stone), Image COTA
Left: Renée Pearson, Infusion II, 2025, Onewa (NZ greywacke stone), Image COTA
Middle: Fran Alison, 'The Best Bits of an Ugly Blouse', 2025, Brooch, Donated shirt, silver, stainless steel, Image Allan McDonald
Right: Andrea Daly, ‘BOOM’ Talismanic Necklace, 2024, Canvas, leather, copper, sterling silver, enamel thread, 22ct gold leaf, glass beads, Kauri wood plastic, bone, found objects, paper, Image Caryline Boreham
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Aotearoa Jewellery: Unmapping & Remarking
April 16-May 2, 2026