Right now, we all could use a treat. It feels good to get a terrific piece of art jewelry for ourselves while celebrating and supporting artists and the galleries who show them.
Art Jewelry Forum’s international gallery supporters celebrate and exhibit contemporary art jewelry from across the globe. Our bi-monthly On Offer series allows this extensive network of international galleries to showcase extraordinary pieces personally selected to tempt and inspire collectors and enthusiasts alike. Taking a close look at these curated selections reveals a vast landscape of conceptual depth, material innovation, and meticulous craftsmanship, ensuring that admirers are bound to find a fantastic piece they simply cannot live without.
The October 2026 edition brings together a remarkable array of works from galleries spanning the United States, Europe, South America, and beyond, each offering unique insights into the current state of contemporary adornment.
Kicking off the selection at the Heidi Lowe Gallery in Lewes, Delaware, is a striking brooch by Melanie Denis titled Vierge Reliquary for an Impossible Mother II. Created in 2026 specifically for the ReJewelry exhibition hosted by the Radical Jewelry Makeover project, the piece is priced at US$350. Fabricated from a complex assemblage of sterling silver, steel, brass, plastic, Plexiglas, photography, ink, silk, a recycled fantasy jewel, and a relic, the brooch measures 180 x 80 x 20 mm. It captures the spirit of sustainable material reuse while pushing the boundaries of narrative-driven object making. Inquiries for this piece can be directed to Kassadi Williams at the gallery.
Traveling across the Atlantic to Lisbon, Portugal, Galeria Tereza Seabra presents a pendant by Catarina Silva, offered at 650 euros plus shipping. Created for Silva’s solo exhibition Jardin d’agrément—which forms part of the third Lisbon Jewellery Biennial program—the pendant is crafted from oxidized silver, coralline, and agate, measuring 50 x 35 x 8 mm with a 250 mm chain. The exhibition itself imagines a lush, utopian garden inspired by paradise gardens and mythological spaces from various cultures, where humans, animals, and plants coexist in an ecology of reciprocity. In this poetic fiction, symbols such as apples, unicorns, and the snake as a guardian of wisdom evoke fertility, transformation, and a living practice of global coexistence. Interested buyers can reach out directly to gallerist Tereza Seabra.
In Brooklyn, New York, In the Gallery at Brooklyn Metal Works features the work of artist Kerianne Quick. Priced at US$550, the brooch A Denial is crafted from vegetable-tanned leather, Plexiglas, and a nickel alloy pin, measuring 5 x 3 ¼ x ¾ inches. Quick’s research is deeply rooted in craft practice as a cultural expression, emphasizing material specificity—a term defined in their master’s thesis to describe materials as active participants in meaning-making. This piece belongs to the Nevermind series of black-shrouded "mirrors," which reference the historical mourning tradition of covering mirrors after a death. Rather than protecting a spirit, these obscured objects turn the gaze back toward the living, materializing shame, culpability, despair, and helplessness. Inquiries can be sent to Brian Weissman.
Moving north to Umeå, Sweden, Four Gallery showcases Brooch 534.24 l by artist Karin Seufert. Priced at 700 euros excluding VAT, the 2026 brooch is made of PVC, silver, and steel, measuring 69 x 56 x 24 mm. Seufert’s latest works tackle the immaterial, complex, and ever-changing nature of time by looking to the sky for orientation. Utilizing the sun, moon, and stars as thematic tools, her pieces portray celestial bodies—the sun appearing as a flickering yellow circle, the moon captured in its shifting phases, and the stars rendered in multifaceted forms. Karin Roy Andersson handles inquiries for the gallery.
In London, United Kingdom, Objects Beautiful gallery presents The Other Shore #17, a 2022 brooch by Taiwanese artist Mei Fang Chiang, priced at 760 British pounds without tax. Measuring 80 x 65 x 28 mm, the brooch is meticulously crafted from aluminum and stainless steel wire. Based in Tainan, Chiang is renowned for her studio-developed techniques in working with anodized aluminum, allowing her to apply color in remarkably unique ways. Her work explores narratives surrounding the coexistence of nature and the man-made. An awarded artist whose works are held in public collections such as the Gold Museum in Taiwan, Chiang produces jewelry that is praised for being original, visually striking, extremely light, and exceptionally comfortable to wear. Gallery founder Yael Reisner manages contact for the space.
Back in the United States, Gravers Lane Gallery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, offers the Silver Link Necklace by Naomi Kurita for US$3,080. Measuring 26 inches in length and fabricated entirely from sterling silver, the layered link necklace embodies the quiet precision that has defined Kurita’s three-decade career. Operating under the conviction that jewelry should be natural, simple, and made to last a lifetime, Kurita pays meticulous attention to the proportion, join, and movement of every single link. Alongside her primary line, she also specializes in redesigning pieces around clients’ inherited or precious stones. Mia Chen is the primary contact at the gallery.
The Wearable Art Museum features Offering a Gem, a 2001 necklace by Colombian artist Andrea Ortiz, priced at US$1,200. Measuring 180 x 230 x 10 mm and crafted from coffee beans, bronze, and brass, the piece originates from Ortiz’s graduate thesis series Linking Realm completed at SCAD. The work addresses the disparaging conditions, human rights challenges, and labor struggles faced by coffee bean workers in her native Colombia. Curated by Lisa M. Berman, the necklace was featured alongside Max Alexander’s Coffee Bean dress for the New York Times in 2024. Ortiz has earned four IDA awards since her graduation, and the museum’s director has committed to offering the piece for exhibition loan requests.
In Chicago, Illinois, Pistachios Contemporary Art Jewelry highlights the work of Mexican jeweler and researcher Esteban Erosky, currently based in Madrid, Spain. His hand-painted enamel on copper brooch, And I Dreamed That I Would Be Happy, is priced at US$1,495 and incorporates glass beads, nickel silver, and steel wire, measuring approximately 3 ¾ x 1 ½ inches. Erosky specializes in classic enameling techniques adapted to contemporary themes addressing social, human, and gender issues, using playful visual language to address profound and sometimes painful subjects of individual freedom. Meg Nash handles inquiries for the gallery.
In Adelaide, Australia, Zu design presents a ring by Angela Giuliani titled Sapphire and Diamond. Priced at AUS$7,300, the 2026 piece is crafted from sapphires, a cognac diamond, nine-karat yellow gold, and sterling silver. Measuring at finger size N with a top dimension of 16 x 23 mm and standing 32 mm from base to top, the ring is part of the gallery’s stateMEANT exhibition. This showcase brings together bold works addressing social, political, or environmental spaces, alongside quiet explorations of material, process, and everyday life. Giuliani states that her work explores structure, form, and geometry through precious metals and gemstones, aiming to create thoughtful, well-made, and timeless pieces that forge lasting connections with their wearers. Jane Bowden handles communications for the gallery.
Galerie Door in Nijmegen, Netherlands, features an untitled 2025 necklace by Daniel Kruger, priced at 4,200 euros. Measuring 94 x 94 x 18 mm, the necklace is constructed from glass vials containing Hindu ritual pigments, pearls, glass flowers, and silver. Kruger’s practice is known for combining seemingly disparate elements—shells, gemstones, plastic, relics, and fetishes—into exuberant, seductive, and occasionally mischievous jewelry. By blending the sublime with the mundane, the precious with the cheap, and the classical with the kitsch, Kruger creates ornaments that function simultaneously as talismans, statements, and joyful objects that draw the eye toward the body. Doreen Timmers is the contact for the gallery.
In Auckland, New Zealand, Fingers Gallery showcases A Night Out, a 2026 brooch by Jane Dodd based in Dunedin. Priced at NZ$1,750, the brooch measures 73 x 33 x 22 mm and is fabricated from ebony, bone, sterling silver, marcasite, and spessartite garnet. Dodd’s work displays the high level of technical craftsmanship for which she is widely admired. Her recent practice centers around the portrayal of animals, exploring subtexts of human impact, extinction, infestation, cruelty, and conflict. Heavily influenced by historic European craft traditions while remaining mindful of the natural world’s plunder, Dodd channels these complex themes into works marked by tension, humor, and intrigue. Lisa Higgins serves as the gallery contact.
The Baltimore Jewelry Center in Maryland presents the Circle Fern Hoops, created in 2023 by co-founder, metalsmith, and sculptor April Wood. Priced at US$160 and measuring 1 1/2 x 2 1/2 x ⅛ inches, the earrings are fabricated from steel and sterling silver. Wood holds a BFA from Texas State University and an MFA from Towson University, and she currently teaches at the Baltimore Jewelry Center alongside past faculty positions at MICA, the Corcoran College of Art and Design, and the Penland School of Crafts. Her work has appeared in publications such as Metalsmith, Surface Design Journal, and Sculpture, with exhibitions spanning national and international venues, including a 2012 solo exhibition at the Austin Museum of Art and the SIERAAD International Art Jewelry Fair in Amsterdam. J Diamond handles gallery inquiries.
Galeria Reverso in Lisbon, Portugal, features an untitled 2026 brooch by Manuel Vilhena, priced at 2,730 euros. Measuring 150 x 120 x 30 mm, the piece is crafted from juniper, tourmaline, 18-karat gold, steel, and cotton. Describing the conceptual foundation of the work, Vilhena noted that among the dichotomies of human existence, the precarious dance between life and death is perhaps the most evident, explored here through the lens of pirates—a notorious group of evildoers who routinely defy death and live with it as a partner. Paula Crespo is the contact for the gallery.
Finally, Thereza Pedrosa Gallery highlights an untitled 2025 brooch by Ela Bauer, priced at 1,340 euros. Measuring 125 mm in diameter, the piece is crafted from resin, pigments, organic material, and an aluminum pin. This brooch marks a pivotal shift in Bauer’s artistic practice, moving away from the powerful two-dimensional works that established her reputation and venturing into a new three-dimensional sculptural language. This significant evolution in her spatial and material research was recently recognized internationally when Bauer received the prestigious Herbert Hofmann Prize at Schmuck 2026.
Those interested in acquiring any of these works or learning more about the featured exhibitions are encouraged to contact the respective galleries directly.
