Janus 2023. Double-sided brooch, brass, seed pearls, copper chenier, brass wire, Swarovski crystal beads, car paint
My practice is largely driven by the process of making. Whether my materials are raw or originate in existing objects, I am motivated to work with them until a new piece appears. I see making jewellery as a kind of therapy, a way of untangling ideas, experiences and thought processes that would otherwise clutter up my head.
Education
- Whitireia Polytechnic, BAppA Jewellery Design, 2013
- University of Edinburgh, MA (Hons) History of Art, 1987
Exhibitions
2025
- The Value of Nothing, solo show at Galerie Door, Njimegen, The Netherlands
- Goodness, Schmuck, Munich, Germany
- Moments of Jewelleryness HQ, Project 100, Nelson
- Give + Take, Viewfinder, Nelson
2024
- Give + Take, Smith & Gertrude, Melbourne
- 67206 Days, 2276 Full Moons, Stanley Street Gallery, Sydney, Australia
- Boys, Boys, Boys, Galerie Door at Schmuck, Munich, Germany
2023
- H x W x D, Twentysix Gallery, Wellington
- Draag Mij (Carry Me), Galerie Door, The Netherlands
- Reflect: 10 Years of Occupation: Artist, Refinery ArtSpace, Nelson
- Contained:Uncontained, Refinery ArtSpace, Nelson
- Moments of Jewelleryness: Off the Hook, Salt Gallery, Nelson
- Textile Adjacent, Kingsroy Gallery, New Plymouth
2022
- Spotlight on New Zealand, Galerie Door at KunstRAI, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Having a Jewellery Moment, Toi Pōneke Gallery,Wellington
- Textile Adjacent, Anvil House Gallery, Wellington
- Because You’re Worth It, TheSeeHere,Wellington
2021
- HandShake Group Show at Refinery ArtSpace, Nelson
- Makeshift, TheSeeHere, Wellington
2020
- Annual Group Show, Fingers Gallery, Auckland
- The Conventional Reformed, Stanley Street Gallery, Sydney, Australia
- Show Us Your RONA, TempContemp, Melbourne, Australia
- Fake it, F*ck it, Fecit, Gallery Faux, Wellington
- Tread Lightly, Wellington PARK(ing) Day
- A Jeweller’s Game, Studio One – Toi Tu, Auckland
- Surface Tension, The See Here, Wellington
2019 ‘
- HandShake 5 group show at CODA Museum, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
- SCHMUCK/SCHMOCK, NorthCity4, Brunswick, Australia
- Through A Glass Darkly, The See Here, Wellington ‘
- Te Ao Hurihui, HandShake 4 and Dialogue Collective, The Crypt Gallery, London, UK
- Annual Group Show, Fingers Gallery, Auckland
- Polarity, Handshake 4, Corban Estate Arts Centre, Auckland
- Super Positions, Stanley Street Gallery, Sydney, Australia
- Process, HandShake 4, Toi Poneke, Wellington
- On the Go, Te Auaha Gallery, Wellington
- In Case of Emergency, TheSeeHere, Wellington
2018
- Chain Reaction, Atta Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
- Leanings, HandShake 4, Pah Homestead, Auckland
- Recent works from Fingers Graduate Award Recipients, Fingers Gallery, Auckland
2017
- Annual Group Show, Fingers Gallery, Auckland
- Liminal Intervention: Having a Jewellery Moment, Radiant Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia
- In Der National Collection, The National, Christchurch
2016
- Playthings: Contemporary Jewellery, Refinery ArtSpace, Nelson
- Locals, Quoil Contemporary Jewellery, Wellington
- Now Here: Nowhere, TheSeeHere, Wellington
- Golden Section, Wellington PARK(ing) Day
- Ornamento: Contemporary New Zealand Jewellery, Whakatane Museum
- Untitled (highlights from Radiant Pavilion), TheSeeHere, Wellington
2015
- Chain Show, Masterworks, Auckland
- Park Where You Want, Fort Delta, Melbourne, Australia
- Occupy Crossley Street, Radiant Pavilion, Melbourne, Australia
- Occupy Anna, Anna Miles Gallery, Auckland
- Salon des Refuses, Salon Rouge, Auckland
- Graduate Metal XIV, Danks Gallery, NSW, Australia
- R.A.W: Reactions After Wunderruma, Gallery One Oh Eight, Auckland
- Wear the Wares, SNAG, Boston, USA
- F.O.U.N.D, Objectspace, Auckland
Awards
- 2013 Fingers Graduate Award
- 2013 ECC Dowse Student Design/Craft Awards, Highly Commended
Other
- Previous participant of the Handshake project
- Current member of Occupation: Artist
- Previous member of TheSeeHere
- Represented by Fingers Gallery in Auckland and Galerie Door in The Netherlands
Examples of my work can be viewed at www.carolinethomas.co.nz and @carolinethomasjewellery on Instagram
Occupation: ARTIST 