ABOUT
Sandra, an award winning contemporary jewellery artist calls the inspiring and beautiful setting of the Wairarapa. her home. Her love for nature and the surrounding clearly shows her work. Natural elements as well as often recycled silver and gold are made into stunning organic and elegant jewellery.
'It is most rewarding to work with customers on an individual level, finding the style that really connects with the person. Therefore they will treasure the pieces for years to come."
In addition, her in her artwork she looks into the human urge to belong, which is a basic motivation for the use of jewellery. Sandra explores the sense of belonging and identity in societies informed by multiculturalism and loss of tradition through immigration and change. Loss but also the opportunity to originate new identities are values found in her work.
AWARDS
2015 The Village Goldsmith Jewellery Award, Dowse, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
2015 Graduate Metal Award XIV, JMGA Australian and New Zealand Graduate Award, Sydney, Australia
2014 Fingers Graduate Award, Fingers Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2014 Mana Zonta Award Finalist, Porirua, New Zealand
2014 ECC Student Design and Crafts Award ,“nearly a diamond” Highly Commended, Dowse, Lower Hutt, NewZealand
2014 ECC Student Design and Crafts Award, “Shadow” Highly Commended, Dowse, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
2013 JIA Student Award of Excellence, Jewellery Industrie Association, Auckland, New Zealand
FUTURE
2018 Handshake 4, Toi Poneke, Wellington, 9 – 29 March
2018 Handshake 4, Avid Gallery, Wellington, dates TBC
2018 Handshake 4, Corbans Art Center, Auckland, Sept - Oct
PAST
Solo
2017 In der National, The National, Christchurch, New Zealand 18 May - 8 June
2015 STONE, Visual Culture, Wellington,New Zealand
2014 boondoggle, re.SPACE, Wellington,New Zealand
Group
2017 Fingers Award Alumni Exhibition, Fingers Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2017 Fingers Group Show, Fingers Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2017 Handshake 4, Pah Homestead, Auckland 30 Oct - 10 Dec
2017 National Jewellery Exhibition, Kina Gallery, New Plymouth
2016 AHI KĀ – Keep the fires burning, Pataka, Porirua, New Zealand
2016 Collect, QUOIL Wellington,New Zealand
2016 Attachment,QUOIL Wellington,New Zealand
2016 Winter, Waiheke Community Art Gallery, Waiheke, New Zealand
2016 FOURtune, QOUIL Wellington, New Zealand
2016 now-then, Allen St,Wellington,New Zealand
2016 Best of the Best, Waiheke Community Art Gallery, Waiheke, New Zealand
2015 Beijing International Jewelry Exhibition
2015 Fingers Award Graduate Exhibition, Fingers Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2015 Rock N Mollusc, QUOIL Gallery, New Zealand
2015 Ring Show, QUOIL, Wellington, New Zealand
2015 Marzee International Graduation Show Nijmegen, The Netherlands
2015 Graduate Metal XIV, Sydney, Australia
2015 So Fresh + So Clean 2nd Annual Ethical Metalsmiths International StudentExhibition/Emerging Artist Award 2015 Matariki, QUOIL, Wellington, New Zealand
2015 Attached, QUOIL, Wellington, New Zealand
2015 Best In Show 2015, Objectspace, Auckland,New Zealand
2015 Cultured, QUOIL, Wellington, New Zealand
2015 Opening Night, Objectspace, Auckland,New Zealand
2014 TOAST Whitireia Graduate Exhibition, PATAKA, Porirua, New Zealand
2014 ECC Student Design and Crafts Award, Dowse, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
2014 Friends of PATAKA Award, PATAKA, Porirua, New Zealand
2014 Young and Gifted, Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington, New Zealand
2013 The VAT Whitireia Student Exhibition, Thistle Hall, Wellington, New Zealand
2013 Friends of PATAKA Award, PATAKA, Porirua, New Zealand
2013 Ring Show, QUOIL Gallery, New Zealand
2012 Neckpiece, QUOIL Gallery, New Zealand