Preeminent collector Susan Grant Lewin traces her passion for art jewelry back to her work in the 1980s and '90s as a journalist and communications executive. Author of one of the premier books on then-rising American jewelry artists, Lewin has followed the careers of these practitioners, as well as those of their international counterparts and emerging talents, for four decades. Although it is not the only exhibition to feature Lewin’s impressive holdings, A Collector's Journey: Susan Grant Lewin and the Art Jewelry World is the first to survey her longstanding commitment to this phenomenon, which has evolved from isolated pockets of artists creating conceptual, mostly wearable statements made from mundane materials into today’s global movement.
Image: Thomas Gentille (American, b. 1936), Double Yellow with Blue-Gray and White (Brooch), ca. 2000-2023. Pigmented resin, resined paper, paint, maple, metal, 2 1/16 x 4 11/16 x 3/8 inches (5.24 x 11.91 x .95 cm) Photo: S. B. Samuels © Thomas Gentille
A Collector's Journey: Susan Grant Lewin and the Art Jewelry World was made possible by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Arts and Culture, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture, and the National White Endowment for the Arts; the Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; the City of Coral Gables; Beaux Arts Miami; Lowe members; William P. Short III; the Kim and Al Eiber Charitable Trust; the Rotasa Foundation; and AIDA. It was guest curated by Ursula Ilse-Neuman and based on a concept originally developed by Davira S. Taragin.
