Right now, art enthusiasts and collectors alike could certainly use a moment of tactile comfort and visual inspiration. There is a distinct, grounding pleasure to be found in acquiring a meticulously crafted piece of contemporary art jewelry, especially when that purchase simultaneously celebrates and directly supports the visionary artists and specialized international galleries that champion them.
The Art Jewelry Forum (AJF) continues its ongoing mission to elevate the field through its bi-monthly On Offer series. This curated platform allows an extensive network of international galleries to showcase extraordinary, handpicked pieces designed to captivate and inspire audiences worldwide. Spanning multiple continents, materials, and conceptual frameworks, the current selection offers a diverse cross-section of what is happening in the contemporary studio jewelry scene today. For those looking to browse or acquire these unique works, inquiries can be directed straight to the presenting galleries.
Kicking off the lineup is a striking piece featured by the Heidi Lowe Gallery, located in Lewes, Delaware, in the United States. Representing a brilliant intersection of storytelling and recycled media, artist Melanie Denis has contributed Vierge Reliquary for an Impossible Mother II, a 2026 brooch crafted for the exhibition ReJewelry, organized by Radical Jewelry Makeover. Priced at US$350, the brooch is an intricate assemblage composed of sterling silver, steel, brass, plastic, Plexiglas, photography, ink, silk, a recycled fantasy jewel, and a physical relic, measuring 180 x 80 x 20 mm. Inquiries for this piece can be directed to Kassadi Williams at the gallery.
Venturing across the Atlantic to Lisbon, Portugal, Galeria Tereza Seabra presents the work of Catarina Silva. Silva’s untitled pendant, created in 2026 from oxidized silver, coralline, and agate, is priced at €650 plus shipping, with photography by Pedro Tropa. This evocative pendant is part of Silva’s recent solo exhibition, Jardin d’agrément, which forms a component of the third Lisbon Jewellery Biennial program. The exhibition draws inspiration from utopian gardens, paradise myths, and cross-cultural divine landscapes, imagining a space where humans, animals, and plants coexist harmoniously beyond traditional hierarchies. Through symbols such as apples, unicorns, flowers, and Marian imagery, Silva’s work evokes themes of knowledge, care, fertility, and transformation, positioning the snake not as a tempter, but as a guardian of wisdom and regeneration.
Addressing weighty emotional landscapes in New York, In the Gallery at Brooklyn Metal Works presents a compelling brooch by artist Kerianne Quick titled A Denial. Priced at US$550 and measuring 5 by 3 1/4 by 3/4 inches, the piece is fabricated from vegetable-tanned leather, Plexiglas, and a nickel alloy pin, with photography by the artist. Quick’s academic and creative research is deeply rooted in craft practice as a cultural expression, emphasizing "material specificity"—a concept from their master’s thesis acknowledging materials as active agents in meaning-making. The Nevermind series utilizes black-shrouded "mirrors" made of leather and Plexiglas, directly referencing historical mourning traditions of covering household mirrors after a death. Rather than protecting a spirit, these obscured surfaces turn the viewer’s gaze inward, materializing complex emotions like shame, culpability, despair, and helplessness.
Looking toward the celestial, Four Gallery in Umeå, Sweden, showcases the work of Karin Seufert. Represented by gallerist Karin Roy Andersson, Seufert presents Brooch 534.24 l, priced at €700 excluding VAT. Created in 2026 from PVC, silver, and steel, the brooch measures 69 x 56 x 24 mm. Seufert’s latest body of work grapples with the elusive, immaterial nature of time and space, using the sky as an orienting tool. By rendering celestial bodies—depicting the sun as a flickering yellow circle, the moon in its shifting phases, and the stars in multifaceted forms—Seufert translates astronomical phenomena into wearable miniature sculptures.
In London, Objects Beautiful gallery highlights the intricate work of Taiwanese artist Mei Fang Chiang with The Other Shore #17, a 2022 brooch crafted from aluminum and stainless steel wire, measuring 80 x 65 x 28 mm. Priced at £760 before tax and photographed by the artist, Chiang’s work is celebrated for its specialized mastery of anodized aluminum. Based in Tainan, Chiang has developed proprietary studio techniques that yield vibrant, unique color applications while maintaining an exceptionally lightweight and comfortable structure. Her award-winning creations, which explore the coexistence of nature and the man-made, are held in prestigious public institutions such as the Gold Museum in Taiwan.
Back in the United States, Gravers Lane Gallery in Philadelphia features a substantial creation by Naomi Kurita. The Silver Link Necklace, crafted in 2025 from sterling silver and measuring 26 inches in length, is retailed at US$3,080, with photography by Rachael Forbes. Kurita’s career has long been defined by a quiet, uncompromising precision where every individual link—its proportions, joins, and movement against the skin—is meticulously considered. Alongside her signature production lines, Kurita specializes in redesigning settings for clients’ inherited or cherished stones. Her philosophy remains anchored in a three-decade-long conviction that jewelry should feel natural, remain simple, and be crafted to last a lifetime.
Exploring themes of social justice and labor conditions, the Wearable Art Museum presents Andrea Ortiz’s Offering a Gem. Created in 2001 as part of her graduate thesis Linking Realm at SCAD, this bronze, brass, and coffee bean necklace measures 180 x 230 x 10 mm and is priced at US$1,200. Originally from Colombia, Ortiz uses her bespoke work to shed light on the harsh realities, human rights challenges, and precarious conditions faced by coffee bean workers in her native country. Curated by Lisa M. Berman, the necklace was previously paired with Max Alexanders’s celebrated Coffee Bean dress for the New York Times in 2024. Ortiz has earned four prestigious IDA awards since her graduation, and the museum’s director has confirmed that the owner is fully committed to making the piece available for international exhibition loan requests upon request.
Pistachios Contemporary Art Jewelry in Chicago brings international perspective through the work of Esteban Erosky, a Mexican jeweler, enameler, and researcher currently based in Madrid. His hand-painted enamel on copper brooch, And I Dreamed That I Would Be Happy, incorporates glass beads, nickel silver, and steel wire, measuring approximately 3 3/4 by 1 1/2 inches. Priced at US$1,495, Erosky’s practice adapts classical enameling methodologies to address contemporary social, political, and gender issues. Despite tackling painful and complex human themes, his brooches function as concise visual short stories told through a playful, vibrant aesthetic.
In Adelaide, Australia, Zu design features a ring by Angela Giuliani titled Sapphire and Diamond. Fabricated in 2026 from sapphires, a cognac diamond, 9-karat yellow gold, and sterling silver, the ring is sized at finger size N, with a top dimension of 16 x 23 mm and a height of 32 mm from base to top. Priced at AUS$7,300 with photography by Jane Bowden, the piece is part of the gallery’s stateMEANT exhibition. This curated showcase asked participating artists to articulate their practices, highlighting works that address social, environmental, or material dialogues. Giuliani’s work investigates structure, geometry, and clean lines, utilizing precious metals and thoughtfully placed gemstones to create timeless, well-crafted pieces designed for enduring personal connection.
Galerie Door in Nijmegen, Netherlands, presents an untitled 2025 necklace by Daniel Kruger, priced at €4,200. Measuring 94 x 94 x 18 mm, the piece incorporates glass vials filled with Hindu ritual pigments, pearls, glass flowers, and silver. Kruger’s approach revels in unexpected juxtapositions, seamlessly blending the sublime with the mundane, the precious with the inexpensive, and the classical with the kitsch. By uniting disparate elements like shells, plastics, relics, and gemstones into cohesive adornments, Kruger creates exuberant and seductive pieces that function simultaneously as personal ornaments, protective talismans, and bold artistic statements.
Fingers Gallery in Auckland, New Zealand, features A Night Out, a 2026 brooch by Jane Dodd based in Dunedin. Fabricated from ebony, bone, sterling silver, marcasite, and spessartite garnet, the brooch measures 73 x 33 x 22 mm and is priced at NZ$1,750, with photography by Michael Couper. Dodd is widely admired for her exceptional technical craftsmanship across various gold alloys, silver, and organic materials. Her recent works focus heavily on animal subjects, subtly probing the complex intersections of human impact, extinction, cruelty, and ecological conflict. Drawing deep inspiration from historic European craft traditions while maintaining a critical awareness of the environmental exploitation that historically funded such luxury, Dodd channels these tensions into works characterized by dark humor and sharp intrigue.
Highlighting regional craftsmanship, the Baltimore Jewelry Center in Maryland features the Circle Fern Hoops by April Wood. Created in 2023 from steel and sterling silver, these earrings measure 1 1/2 by 2 1/2 inches and are priced at US$160, with photography by J Diamond. Wood, a prominent metalsmith, sculptor, and co-founder of the Baltimore Jewelry Center, has exhibited her work extensively across national and international platforms, including solo presentations at the Austin Museum of Art and the SIERAAD International Art Jewelry Fair in Amsterdam.
In Lisbon, Galeria Reverso presents an untitled 2026 brooch by Manuel Vilhena, crafted from juniper, tourmaline, 18-karat gold, steel, and cotton, measuring 150 x 120 x 30 mm. Priced at €2,730 with photography by Eduardo Ribeiro, the piece speaks directly to human dichotomies. "Of all the dichotomies with which we have to coexist, perhaps the most evident is the precarious dance between life and death," Vilhena notes, framing the work around the thematic adventures of pirates who defy mortality daily.
Rounding out the current On Offer selection, Thereza Pedrosa Gallery showcases an untitled 2025 brooch by Ela Bauer, constructed from resin, pigments, organic material, and an aluminum pin, measuring 125 mm in diameter. Priced at €1,340, this piece marks a significant transitional moment in Bauer’s artistic trajectory, signaling a definitive shift from her acclaimed two-dimensional works into a bold, three-dimensional sculptural vocabulary. This innovative direction earned international acclaim earlier this year when Bauer was awarded the prestigious Herbert Hofmann Prize at Schmuck 2026, cementing the importance of her evolving material research within the global contemporary art jewelry community.
