15 November 2025–12 April 2026

Glimmer Vanessa Arthur, Moniek Schrijer and Meredith Turnbull

This exhibition brings together the work of Meredith Turnbull (Australia), Vanessa Arthur (Aotearoa, New Zealand) and Moniek Schrijer (Aotearoa, New Zealand), three artists who explore materiality, adornment, experimentation and play through contemporary jewellery, sculpture and object art.

Drawing from architecture, everyday ephemera and sculptural forms, their work disrupts conventional definitions of jewellery and explores the relationships between body, object and space. We are encouraged to consider the roles that small, intimate objects play in shaping how we inhabit the world – physically, emotionally and socially.

Image: Vanessa Arthur, Wonder Ramble (Nasturtium) necklaces, (Installation view), 2025.

Photo: Brian Culy

Exhibition Audio - English

Exhibition Audio - Te Reo Māori

Artist Bios

Vanessa Arthur

Vanessa Arthur s a jeweller based in Te Matau a Māui (Hawke’s Bay), New Zealand. She completed a Bachelor of Applied Arts at Whitireia New Zealand in 2011. On graduating, she was selected as artist in residence at Toi Poneke Arts Centre, Wellington, and awarded the 2011 Fingers Graduate Award. Vanessa was also part of Handshake II, a mentoring project. Vanessa travelled to Munich in February to exhibit with fellow Handshake Alumni at the Modeschule München during Munich Jewellery Week 2025.

Moniek Schrijer

Moniek Schrijer is a contemporary jewellery artist from Te Awa Kairangi ki Tai – Lower Hutt. She holds a Bachelor of Applied Arts and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Jewellery and Printmaking from Whitireia New Zealand. Since graduating, Schrijer has developed a strong exhibition history, with work featured in significant national and international exhibitions. Her solo exhibition project, 'A Hologram of a Diamond,' was held at City Gallery, Wellington, in 2023. She was the first jeweller to undertake a McCahon House residency, with her post-residency exhibition 'Screensaver' presented at Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary in 2022. Other notable accolades include the 2016 Herbert Hofmann Preis, the 2015 Françoise van den Bosch artist-in-residence in Amsterdam, and the 2025 DIVA artist-in-residence in Antwerp.

Dr. Meredith Turnbull

Dr. Meredith Turnbull is a Naarm / Melbourne based artist, curator and writer, and Director of Alta Forma a curated project space for artists working in expanded object and jewellery based practices. Her practice explores connections between the body and sculpture, images, decorative objects and jewellery. She has exhibited and curated exhibitions nationally and internationally, developed major projects in Australia for Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne University, the Centre for Contemporary Photography, the National Gallery of Victoria and Heide Museum of Modern Art, and has had work featured in the collections of the Ian Potter Museum of Art at the University of Melbourne, Monash University and the Heide Museum of Modern Art.