Carlier MAKIGAWA<br/> <em>Neckpiece</em> (2007) <!-- (recto) --><br /> sterling silver<br /> 20.3 x 20.4 x 4.2 cm (variable)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2007<br /> 2007.717<br /> © Carlier Makigawa <!--85447-->

Made to Move
Australian Jewellery 1960–2020

Made to Move: Australian Jewellery 1960–2020

The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, Fed Square

Level 3

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18 Sep 25 – Mar 26, free entry

Open daily 10am–5pm

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Made to move presents from the NGV’s holdings of Australian jewellery spanning 1960 to 2020. On display on the third floor of The Ian Potter Centre: NGV Australia, the presentation celebrates art, craft and design practitioners whose deep material knowledge informs the creation of pieces made for the body in motion.

Featuring materials such as metal, stone, glass, clay and shell, Made to move highlights enduring traditions of adornment, including those of First Peoples and generations of Australian makers, affirming jewellery’s continued role as a medium for both personal and cultural expression.

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Inge KING<br/> <em>Necklace</em> (c. 1960) <!-- (full view) --><br /> sterling silver<br /> 22.5 x 15.0 x 1.2 cm (variable)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased NGV Foundation, 2013<br /> 2013.695<br /> © The estate of Inge King <!--108433--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/108433"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Inge KING
Necklace
 (c. 1960) David WALKER<br/> <em>Bangle</em> (1978) <!-- (recto) --><br /> silver, fire gilt<br /> 10.7 x 10.7 x 0.4 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased with the assistance of the Crafts Board of the Australia Council, 1980<br /> D386-1980<br /> © David Walker/Licensed by VISCOPY, Australia <!--15938--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/15938"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> David WALKER
Bangle
 (1978) Frank BAUER<br/> <em>Neckpiece</em> (1982) <!-- (full view) --><br /> 18ct gold<br /> 20.0 x 12.6 x 2.5 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased, 1992<br /> D34-1992<br /> © Courtesy of the artist <!--21309--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/21309"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Frank BAUER
Neckpiece
 (1982) Helge LARSEN<br /> Darani LEWERS<br/> <em>Collar and armring</em> (1986) <!-- (full view) --><br /> patinated gilding metal<br /> (a) 20.0 x 32.5 x 21.2 cm (collar) (b) 7.9 x 7.5 x 5.7 cm (armring)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased, 1986<br /> D13.a-b-1987<br /> © Larsen and Lewers <!--16371--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/16371"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Helge LARSEN Darani LEWERS
Collar and armring
 (1986) Susan COHN<br/> <em>Flyaway, bracelet</em> (1987) <!-- (full view) --><br /> anodised aluminium<br /> 18.0 x 16.0 x 9.0 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased from Admission Funds, 1991<br /> D94-1991<br /> © Susan Cohn <!--21350--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/21350"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Susan COHN
Flyaway, bracelet
 (1987) Johannes KUHNEN<br/> <em>Pendant</em> (1999) <!-- (full view) --><br /> anodised aluminium, stainless steel<br /> 5.6 x 5.5 x 0.8 cm (pendant) 25.0 x 14.0 x 0.8 cm (overall)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Loffler Bequest, 1999<br /> 1999.398<br /> © Courtesy of the artist <!--66802--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/66802"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Johannes KUHNEN
Pendant
 (1999) Marian HOSKING<br/> <em>Pearl-shell brooch</em> (2001) <!-- (front view) --><br /> pearl shell, stainless steel<br /> 7.6 x 6.2 x 0.9 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Gift of Suzy Cato-Gashler, 2025<br /> <br /> © Marian Hosking <!--157374--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/157374"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Marian HOSKING
Pearl-shell brooch
 (2001) Dulcie Greeno<br/> <em>Necklace</em> 2001 <!-- (full view) --><br /> maireeners (Phasianotrochus irisodontes), rice shells (Truncatella scalarina), oat shells (Mitrella lincolnensis), cotton thread<br /> 41.6 x 14.0 x 1.5 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased with funds donated by Supporters and Patrons of Aboriginal Art, 2003<br /> 2003.444<br /> © Dulcie Greeno <!--73245--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/73245"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Dulcie Greeno
Necklace
 2001 Margaret WEST<br/> <em>Alba, brooch</em> 1999 (part a)<br /> stone, silver<br /> 6.0 x 6.0 x 0.8 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Ruth Margaret Frances Houghton Bequest and NGV Supporters of Contemporary Design and Architecture, 2019<br /> 2019.306<br /> © Courtesy of the artist's estate <!--143140--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/143140"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Margaret WEST
Alba, brooch
 1999 Blanche TILDEN<br/> born Australia 1968<br/> <em>Dutert necklace</em> 2012<br/> borosilicate glass, sterling silver<br/> 1.4 x 29.0 cm diameter<br/> Collection of the artist<br/> Photo: Jeremy Dillon<br/> © Blanche Tilden, courtesy Gallery Funaki, Melbourne<br/>
Blanche TILDEN
born Australia 1968
Dutert necklace 2012
borosilicate glass, sterling silver
1.4 x 29.0 cm diameter
Collection of the artist
Photo: Jeremy Dillon
© Blanche Tilden, courtesy Gallery Funaki, Melbourne


 Isobel Stephen<br/> <em>Mudtha maza (Home reef)</em> 2017 <!-- (front view) --><br /> shells, silver, steel, nylon, plastic<br /> 38.0 x 39.8 x 5.2 cm (variable)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2018<br /> 2018.20<br /> © Isobel Stephen <!--127440--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/127440"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Isobel Stephen
Mudtha maza (Home reef)
 2017 Katheryn LEOPOLDSEDER<br/> <em>The almond branch that buds, blossoms and fruits, brooch</em> (2022) <!-- (full view) --><br /> bronze, sterling silver, stainless steel<br /> 36.5 x 18.0 x 7.0 cm<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2022<br /> 2022.794<br /> © Kathryn Leopoldseder <!--149462--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/149462"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Katheryn LEOPOLDSEDER
The almond branch that buds, blossoms and fruits, brooch
 (2022) Katie COLLINS<br/> <em>Steady bend, necklace</em> (2017) <!-- (view 3) --><br /> silver, steel, metal<br /> 22.9 x 14.0 x 2.6 (variable)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased NGV Foundation, 2018<br /> 2018.1060<br /> © Katie Collins <!--136066--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/136066"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Katie COLLINS
Steady bend, necklace
 (2017) Linda Ganyila Guyula<br/> <em>Mani mani (Necklace)</em> 1994 <!-- (full view) --><br /> welirr (shells), nylon cord<br /> 66.5 x 26.5 x 2.5 cm (variable)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of the Alcoa Foundation, Governor, 1994<br /> O.166-1994<br /> © Linda Ganyila Guyula/Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia <!--55186--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/55186"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Linda Ganyila Guyula
Mani mani (Necklace)
 1994 Sue LORRAINE<br/> <em>For glory, crown</em> (1994) <!-- (full view) --><br /> oxidised iron, gold leaf<br /> 7.4 x 16.2 cm diameter<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased with the assistance of the Commonwealth Government, through the Australia Council, its arts funding and advisory body, 1995<br /> 1995.339<br /> © the artist <!--56820--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/56820"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Sue LORRAINE
For glory, crown
 (1994) Carlier MAKIGAWA<br/> <em>Neckpiece</em> (2007) <!-- (recto) --><br /> sterling silver<br /> 20.3 x 20.4 x 4.2 cm (variable)<br /> National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br /> Purchased, Victorian Foundation for Living Australian Artists, 2007<br /> 2007.717<br /> © Carlier Makigawa <!--85447--><br/><a class="col-link block" href="/explore/collection/work/85447"><strong>Collection page <i class="fa fa-angle-right"></i></strong></a> Carlier MAKIGAWA
Neckpiece
 (2007)