Island Welcome
Kath Inglis, A Lei from the welcome mat, 2017, 450 x 130 x 25mm, hand cut used thongs, silk thread, sterling silver, patina. Photo: Kath Inglis.
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Map reference number: 26
Brunswick Arts Space @ NeoMetro
(enter from Jewell Station car park) 15A Union St, Brunswick 26 August – 3 September
Mon–Fri 11am–4pm, Sat–Sun 1–4pm Opening: Sun 3 September, 2–4pm
Artist/s: Jane Bowden, Michelle Cangiano, Jess Dare, Nicky Hepburn, Kath Inglis, Vicki Mason, Belinda Newick & Lauren Simeoni
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Island Welcome
For those who've come across the seas
We've boundless plains to share;
With courage let us all combine
To advance Australia fair.
Island Welcome is a group exhibition exploring contemporary jewellery as a gesture of greeting. Inspired by the respectful ceremonial honouring of a welcome garland found in many traditional island cultures, established Australian contemporary jewellers Jane Bowden, Michelle Cangiano, Jess Dare, Nicky Hepburn, Kath Inglis, Vicki Mason, Belinda Newick and Lauren Simeoni will each design and make a single welcome garland/neckpiece interpreting the theme of ‘welcome”, in in response to current Australian immigration and refugee policy.
Exhibiting in the multicultural hub of Brunswick, Victoria, the exhibitions aim is to connect with the community and find a creative response to this issue. Acknowledging of the ongoing work of the Australia Refugee Association A.R.A. a portion of sales of pieces will be donated.
For those who've come across the seas
We've boundless plains to share;
With courage let us all combine
To advance Australia fair.
Island Welcome is a group exhibition exploring contemporary jewellery as a gesture of greeting. Inspired by the respectful ceremonial honouring of a welcome garland found in many traditional island cultures, established Australian contemporary jewellers Jane Bowden, Michelle Cangiano, Jess Dare, Nicky Hepburn, Kath Inglis, Vicki Mason, Belinda Newick and Lauren Simeoni will each design and make a single welcome garland/neckpiece interpreting the theme of ‘welcome”, in in response to current Australian immigration and refugee policy.
Exhibiting in the multicultural hub of Brunswick, Victoria, the exhibitions aim is to connect with the community and find a creative response to this issue. Acknowledging of the ongoing work of the Australia Refugee Association A.R.A. a portion of sales of pieces will be donated.
a. Jess Dare, Offerings: Grand Gesture, 2015, brass, steel cable 450 x 280 x 50mm Photo: Grant Hancock
b. Michelle Cangiano, Sapsucker, 2015, paper, nylon thread, Neck length: 320 x 200 x 35mm, Photo: Michelle Cangiano
c. Lauren Simeoni Cafe O'lei -wall-piece/neckpiece, 2016, coffee making waste, paint, approx 1 metre. Photo Lauren Simeoni
d. Belinda Newick, Milk Lines, 2008, silver, silk cord, mother of pearl beads, 65mm, Photo: Grant Hancock
e. Nicky Hepburn, Nature's Hats Necklace series 2015 - Semences Chapeaux, 2015, gum tree caps, sterling silver, magnets, hemp thread, 900x20mm; Les Gousses, 2015, gum seed pods, sterling silver, magnets, hemp thread, 500x10mm; Bouchons de Semences, 2015, gum seed caps, sterling silver, magnets, hemp thread, 500x10mm. Photo: Terry McConvill
f. Kath Inglis, Horizon Neckpiece 2016, coloured, cut, carved and heat fused PVC, 250mm x 220mm x 7mm. Photo: Craig Arnold
g. Jess Dare Offerings: Elementary Phuang Malai, 2015, powder coated brass, cotton thread, 610 x 380 x 40 mm, Photography by Grant Hancock
h. Jane Bowden Genetic messenger of happiness, 1998, sterling silver, 24ct gold. Largest element 26mm x 30mm. Photo: Grant Hancock
i. Vicki Mason, Bottlebrush garland, 2016, Linen, brass, sterling silver, 29 x 25 x 3.5 cm Photo: Andrew Barcham
b. Michelle Cangiano, Sapsucker, 2015, paper, nylon thread, Neck length: 320 x 200 x 35mm, Photo: Michelle Cangiano
c. Lauren Simeoni Cafe O'lei -wall-piece/neckpiece, 2016, coffee making waste, paint, approx 1 metre. Photo Lauren Simeoni
d. Belinda Newick, Milk Lines, 2008, silver, silk cord, mother of pearl beads, 65mm, Photo: Grant Hancock
e. Nicky Hepburn, Nature's Hats Necklace series 2015 - Semences Chapeaux, 2015, gum tree caps, sterling silver, magnets, hemp thread, 900x20mm; Les Gousses, 2015, gum seed pods, sterling silver, magnets, hemp thread, 500x10mm; Bouchons de Semences, 2015, gum seed caps, sterling silver, magnets, hemp thread, 500x10mm. Photo: Terry McConvill
f. Kath Inglis, Horizon Neckpiece 2016, coloured, cut, carved and heat fused PVC, 250mm x 220mm x 7mm. Photo: Craig Arnold
g. Jess Dare Offerings: Elementary Phuang Malai, 2015, powder coated brass, cotton thread, 610 x 380 x 40 mm, Photography by Grant Hancock
h. Jane Bowden Genetic messenger of happiness, 1998, sterling silver, 24ct gold. Largest element 26mm x 30mm. Photo: Grant Hancock
i. Vicki Mason, Bottlebrush garland, 2016, Linen, brass, sterling silver, 29 x 25 x 3.5 cm Photo: Andrew Barcham
About the Artist
Jane Bowden, Adelaide, graduated from the University of South Australia, completing a Bachelor of Design, in Jewellery and Metal-smithing. In 1992 Bowden established The Gold Fish Studio, Dulwich with fellow graduates, before a tenancy at the JamFactory 1995–1997. It was here that she began to experiment with textile techniques used with metal that would later become an important part of her jewellery and object making. Bowden founded Zu design - jewellery + objects gallery and studio space with three fellow jewellers in 1997 and has been the sole director for the last five years. Bowden’ s practice specialises in bespoke commission jewellery for private clients. Her passion is for hand making using traditional techniques, combining a love of metal working to create unique pieces. Bowden is renown for her contribution to jewellery both as a maker and Gallerist, exhibiting nationally and internationally.
Michelle Cangiano lives and works in Melbourne. Completing a Fine Art Degree in Painting she went on to study Gold and Silversmithing at RMIT. Her work is inspired by the meanings people imbue into objects. The historical and present day rituals, ceremonies and superstitions connected to jewellery as signifier are a constant source of enquiry. For Island Welcome Michelle draws on the traditions of the garland and explores the multiple reasons for its presentation and construction.
Contemporary jeweller Jess Dare is one of the Partners of Gray Street Workshop (Est. 1985); she completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Jewellery) in 2006. Dare exhibits nationally and internationally and is represented in major national collections including The National Gallery of Australia, the Art Gallery of South Australia and the National Glass Collection. In 2014 Dare undertook an Asialink Residency in Bangkok Thailand researching traditional floral garlands (Phuang Malai). In 2015 Dare participated in a residency in Shanghai, China at YiWei Art Foundation’s 3W Studio supported by Guildhouse, teaching workshops and researching Chinese culture.
Nicky Hepburn completed Gold and Silversmithing, at RMIT and a Bachelor of Education in Arts and Crafts, at the University of Melbourne. She has also been a lecturer in Jewellery and Metalsmithing for over 15 years. She has been involved in numerous group, solo and international exhibitions including, 2016- ‘Worn Land” at FORM W.Australia currently touring, 2012-‘ Forces of Nature’ at the Australian Embassy, Washington DC, 2009 - the ‘Walk’, a NETS touring exhibition. Nicky supplies and exhibits regularly at e.g.etal Gallery, and Studio Ingot in Melbourne. Nicky’s practice is currently focused on investigating the natural environment, And is based on her response to the details, light, colour and forms of the landscape.
Raised in Australia's multicultural tropical city of Darwin, Kath Inglis moved south to Adelaide to study contemporary jewellery. After graduating from the South Australian School of Art, University of SA in 2000, Kath continued to develop her practice by working in several studios, including the Gray Street Workshop, JamFactory's Metal Design Studio and soda and rhyme. Kath now lives in the beautiful Adelaide Hills at the Barn. Inglis exhibits nationally and internationally. “My passion for Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) started in 2001. It’s a prosaic material in its natural state, but loaded with potentials.” Inglis dyes and cuts the PVC, skilfully manipulating the material to achieve patterned and faceted surface textures. Simple hand worked processes - applying colour, removing pieces from the surface with carving tools or adding heat fused layers, elevates this material into the precious, creating prisms of colour when worn.
Vicki Mason obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Otago University (Classical Studies) and a Diploma in Craft Design from Otago Polytechnic School of Art (Jewellery), New Zealand. After studying, she worked at Fluxus workshop/gallery with renowned goldsmith Kobi Bosshard. Mason completed a Master of Philosophy degree (research) in Gold and Silversmithing at the Australian National University in 2012. She runs a production practice, makes one-off works for exhibition and teaches. Mason has been awarded many grants, her most recent being from the Australia Council for the Arts in 2014. Her work is held in both public and private collections and she exhibits nationally and internationally.
Belinda Newick is a contemporary Jeweller whose work explores cultural hybridity and place. She combines handcrafted traditional techniques and computer engraved processes to capture the emotions, imprints and memories of life through subtle applied surface textures. Newick's maintains a diverse practice as a studio based jeweller, hand making bespoke commission jewellery and acupuncture tools, as well as exhibiting and teaching the Advanced Diploma of Jewellery and Object Design at Melbourne Polytechnic at the Fairfield and Prahran campuses. Originally from W.A. Newick spent six years in South Australia at JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Gray Street Workshop and Zu design jewellery + objects, before settling in Melbourne in 2005. Newick has been the recipient of two grants international grants, an Asialink Residency in Sri Lanka 2004 and another in Kerala, India 2001. She has exhibited in Asia, New Zealand and the USA and maintains an exhibition and gallery profile in Australia and overseas.
Lauren Simeoni is an Adelaide based artist whose work is a homage to the senses - a wearable passport to a whimsical ‘other’ reality. Simeoni finds the beautiful and seductive in what is otherwise thought of as mundane; her garland neckpieces are frequently reconfigured from mass produced objects using monochromatic colour ways and integrates subtle social messages. A member of Gate 8 Workshop, Simeoni has a BA in Gold and Silversmithing from Canberra School of Art, which she followed with Design Associateship at the JamFactory in Adelaide. Lauren teaches workshops and exhibits Nationally and Internationally.
Jane Bowden, Adelaide, graduated from the University of South Australia, completing a Bachelor of Design, in Jewellery and Metal-smithing. In 1992 Bowden established The Gold Fish Studio, Dulwich with fellow graduates, before a tenancy at the JamFactory 1995–1997. It was here that she began to experiment with textile techniques used with metal that would later become an important part of her jewellery and object making. Bowden founded Zu design - jewellery + objects gallery and studio space with three fellow jewellers in 1997 and has been the sole director for the last five years. Bowden’ s practice specialises in bespoke commission jewellery for private clients. Her passion is for hand making using traditional techniques, combining a love of metal working to create unique pieces. Bowden is renown for her contribution to jewellery both as a maker and Gallerist, exhibiting nationally and internationally.
Michelle Cangiano lives and works in Melbourne. Completing a Fine Art Degree in Painting she went on to study Gold and Silversmithing at RMIT. Her work is inspired by the meanings people imbue into objects. The historical and present day rituals, ceremonies and superstitions connected to jewellery as signifier are a constant source of enquiry. For Island Welcome Michelle draws on the traditions of the garland and explores the multiple reasons for its presentation and construction.
Contemporary jeweller Jess Dare is one of the Partners of Gray Street Workshop (Est. 1985); she completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts (Jewellery) in 2006. Dare exhibits nationally and internationally and is represented in major national collections including The National Gallery of Australia, the Art Gallery of South Australia and the National Glass Collection. In 2014 Dare undertook an Asialink Residency in Bangkok Thailand researching traditional floral garlands (Phuang Malai). In 2015 Dare participated in a residency in Shanghai, China at YiWei Art Foundation’s 3W Studio supported by Guildhouse, teaching workshops and researching Chinese culture.
Nicky Hepburn completed Gold and Silversmithing, at RMIT and a Bachelor of Education in Arts and Crafts, at the University of Melbourne. She has also been a lecturer in Jewellery and Metalsmithing for over 15 years. She has been involved in numerous group, solo and international exhibitions including, 2016- ‘Worn Land” at FORM W.Australia currently touring, 2012-‘ Forces of Nature’ at the Australian Embassy, Washington DC, 2009 - the ‘Walk’, a NETS touring exhibition. Nicky supplies and exhibits regularly at e.g.etal Gallery, and Studio Ingot in Melbourne. Nicky’s practice is currently focused on investigating the natural environment, And is based on her response to the details, light, colour and forms of the landscape.
Raised in Australia's multicultural tropical city of Darwin, Kath Inglis moved south to Adelaide to study contemporary jewellery. After graduating from the South Australian School of Art, University of SA in 2000, Kath continued to develop her practice by working in several studios, including the Gray Street Workshop, JamFactory's Metal Design Studio and soda and rhyme. Kath now lives in the beautiful Adelaide Hills at the Barn. Inglis exhibits nationally and internationally. “My passion for Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) started in 2001. It’s a prosaic material in its natural state, but loaded with potentials.” Inglis dyes and cuts the PVC, skilfully manipulating the material to achieve patterned and faceted surface textures. Simple hand worked processes - applying colour, removing pieces from the surface with carving tools or adding heat fused layers, elevates this material into the precious, creating prisms of colour when worn.
Vicki Mason obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Otago University (Classical Studies) and a Diploma in Craft Design from Otago Polytechnic School of Art (Jewellery), New Zealand. After studying, she worked at Fluxus workshop/gallery with renowned goldsmith Kobi Bosshard. Mason completed a Master of Philosophy degree (research) in Gold and Silversmithing at the Australian National University in 2012. She runs a production practice, makes one-off works for exhibition and teaches. Mason has been awarded many grants, her most recent being from the Australia Council for the Arts in 2014. Her work is held in both public and private collections and she exhibits nationally and internationally.
Belinda Newick is a contemporary Jeweller whose work explores cultural hybridity and place. She combines handcrafted traditional techniques and computer engraved processes to capture the emotions, imprints and memories of life through subtle applied surface textures. Newick's maintains a diverse practice as a studio based jeweller, hand making bespoke commission jewellery and acupuncture tools, as well as exhibiting and teaching the Advanced Diploma of Jewellery and Object Design at Melbourne Polytechnic at the Fairfield and Prahran campuses. Originally from W.A. Newick spent six years in South Australia at JamFactory Contemporary Craft and Design, Gray Street Workshop and Zu design jewellery + objects, before settling in Melbourne in 2005. Newick has been the recipient of two grants international grants, an Asialink Residency in Sri Lanka 2004 and another in Kerala, India 2001. She has exhibited in Asia, New Zealand and the USA and maintains an exhibition and gallery profile in Australia and overseas.
Lauren Simeoni is an Adelaide based artist whose work is a homage to the senses - a wearable passport to a whimsical ‘other’ reality. Simeoni finds the beautiful and seductive in what is otherwise thought of as mundane; her garland neckpieces are frequently reconfigured from mass produced objects using monochromatic colour ways and integrates subtle social messages. A member of Gate 8 Workshop, Simeoni has a BA in Gold and Silversmithing from Canberra School of Art, which she followed with Design Associateship at the JamFactory in Adelaide. Lauren teaches workshops and exhibits Nationally and Internationally.
