Cranbrook Metalsmithing Alumni Featured in Dallas Contemproary Jewelry Exhibition
Necklace 4, from the series Just Add Flesh, Steel, 2019. Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Deedie Potter Rose. © Rebekah Frank.
Constellations: Contemporary Jewelry at the Dallas Museum of Art showcases more than 350 wearable works of art, many of which have never been on view before. The exhibition surveys nearly a century of creativity and celebrates the ingenuity of jewelry artists from across the globe, including the work of Cranbrook Art Academy alumni Harry Bertoia, Mary Lee Hu (MFA Metalsmithing 1965), and Rebekah Frank (MFA Metalsmithing 2012). The exhibition will be accompanied by a 455-page full-color catalogue, featuring dazzling new photography.
Constellations: Contemporary Jewelry will be on view at the Dallas Museum of Art’s J. E. R. Chilton Gallery I through May 3, 2026.
Neckpiece #8, Fine silver wire, 12k golf-filled wires, and boar tusks, 1973. Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Deedie Potter Rose. © Mary Lee Hu.
Learn more:
Dallas Museum of Art Opens Major Contemporary Jewelry Exhibition – Forbes
Jewelry as Statement: Dallas Exhibition Showcases Design Created by Contemporary Artists – WWD
