Eva Kerer is a contemporary jewellery artist based in Nelson/Whakatu, New Zealand. Her work is often informed by materiality. By combining precious materials with found objects, her work examines the arbitrary value, as well as the meaning and narratives attached to materials. Her practice combines traditional silversmithing as well as experimental techniques exploring our perception of value and craftsmanship further. Using jewellery as a communication tool and medium to comment on societal issues, her work often investigates the connections between consumerism and identity, as well as interpersonal connections.
Exhibitions
Object Maker Process Exhibition, Depot Artspace, Auckland 23 Nov 2024 – 23 Jan 2025
Resilience, Group exhibition, Nelson Clay Week, PALM Boutique window, 21 Sep – 4 Oct 2024
Face Value, Group exhibition, The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatu (NSAS McKee Gallery), Nelson, 19 Aug – 8 Sep 2024
Annual Contemporary Jewellery Exhibition 2024, Studio Melt, Newcastle and Sydney, Australia, 26 Jul - 30 Aug 2024
De Van Del Mac, group exhibition, Brussels Jewellery Week, NOJ Gallery, Brussels, Belgium 25 Apr - 25 May 2024
B-Side, group exhibition, The Incubator, Tauranga, NZ, 23 Feb-9 Mar 2024
Project Roadkill, solo exhibition, The Refinery ArtSpace, Nelson, NZ, 15 Jan - 9 Feb 2024
BAM (Bachelor of Arts and Media, NMIT) Graduation group show, The Refinery ArtSpace, Nelson, NZ, 13 Nov-2 Dec 2023 (Holding Space)
Free, Nelson Jewellery Week, Nelson, NZ
April 2023
April 2023
Connect, Participatory installation at ADA Symposium, September 2022, NMIT, Nelson, NZ
Fragility, Finalist Richard T. Nelson Sculpture Awards 2022, Wellington, NZ
Grid, Finalist Capital Photographer of the Year 2022, Wellington, NZ
Comfort, Shortlisted for Changing Threads 2022, Nelson, NZ
End of Year Group Show Level 5 Graduates 2021, NMIT, Nelson, NZ
Upcoming:
AIR - Artist in Residency, curation (Linked Creatives) and residency project, Refinery ArtSpace, Nelson, 9 Mar - 6 Apr 2025
Nelson Jewellery Week 2025
Awards
2023 Jens Hansen Award of Excellence (Holding Space)
2023 Nelson Suter Art Society Distinction Award (Holding Space)
2023 Nelson Suter Art Society Distinction Award (Holding Space)