This website showcases the different aspects of Beatrice Carlson practice as an interdisciplinay artist.
For the past 9 years, she has been using the body as a canvas; her narrative is more intimist as a contemporary jeweller, she creates:
Adornment for the Body & Bijou for the Wall.
UPCOMING 2026, 2027, 2028: Aotearoa New Zealand and International:
2026:
-18 April: Auckland Art Gallery presentation: “WOW, pain and pleasure”: Béatrice Carlson 10 times/10 years finalists World of WearableArt sculptural garments, Auckland Art Gallery auditorium – Auckland
-Selection of International Juried Exhibition “Fragility”, Alliages-Asso France
- March: Munich Jewellery Week – Germany
- June: Chateau de Cagnes-sur-mer, Destination Bijou Jewellery Week - France
- Oct-November: Lalabeyou, Madrid – Spain
-June: Destination Bijou, “Sparkle” Chateau de Cagnes-sur-mer Contemporary Jewellery Week France.
-“Tincal Lab Challenge 2025 Jewellery & Celebration International TOURING Exhibition:
- May/June: Legnica Silver Festival - Legnica, Poland
- June/July: Galleria Carlo Lucidi - Rome, Italy
- September/October: 3rd Lisbon Contemporary Jewellery Biennial - Galeria Resistência, Lisbon, Portugal
- November/December: Galería Lalabeyou - Madrid, Spain
-23 August-27 September “Where we meet” Exhibition , Angela Morton Room-Takapuna Library New Zealand: Pairing 4 poets and 4 visual artists: “Recycled words”, Jack Ross – Béatrice Carlson
-28 August: Béatrice Carlson one day WORKSHOP, “Matisse et moi” Alliance Française Auckland, New Zealand
-5 Oct- 18 October: Rawene Church Residency, Hokianga
-10 October-6 November: “How Digital Tools Are Reshaping Traditional Textile Practices in WearableArt” Exhibition - Windermere Campus, Tauranga
-14 November-31 December: Tincal Lab Challenge 2026 and Identity International exhibitionPorto, Portugal
-November:Depot Artspace 30th anniversary group show, Devonport New Zealand
-December: Re-Direct group show Hospice fundraising
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2027:
-21 May- 21 June: I Sea You, curated by Béatrice Carlson
21 May- 21 June, Waiheke Art Gallery:
Five female artists interweaving their work using and creating depth within their narrative:
Béatrice Carlson adorns objects
Janet Mazenier paints
Michelle Mayn weaves
Paola King-Borrero assembles
Rose Evans creates jewellery
We actually are all multidisciplinary artists, coming from diverse background and cultural horizon with a deep connection to our place here and the sea. We all met through one medium and then discovered about the different layers of our knowledge, practice and connections. “
-1st-8th October: Nelson Jewellery Week
Collaborative Exhibition with
Rose Evans
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2028:
-April-May: Ilias Lalaounis Jewellery Museum 2 month Residency, Athens - Greece.
-“Keeping Traces” Solo Exhibition and Residency (TBC)
From out of the Blue Studio & Gallery, Opunake
May 2024: Finalist of "the nature of imperfection" Jewellery & Adornment
Society of Arts & Crafts, Boston
PorcelainScape:Porcelain shards, Lapis Lazuli raw and polished, Ju Ci Sterling stapling.
Part of the UPSKILL Masterclass by Peter Deckers-Makers 101, a series of lectures by Andrea Daly and Neke Moa with assessments in response.
"Good as Gold ring":Sterling Silver, chocolate & fish sauce ganache, Raspberry jelly and hazelnut.
What Is valuable: a Sterling ring or the sensations, flavours, feelings during and after the discovery of the different layers.
Synesthesia
Finalist Parkin Drawing Prize 2024, Wellington NZ:"it flows blue" adornment for the wall
" I can handle it"
"Reflection" ring, Finalist National Cleveland Art Awards 2021,Untreated sapphire, oxidised Sterling Silver