November 15 - December 30, 2024
17th Annual Winter Party + ORIGINS: April Higashi Jewelry
17th Annual Winter Party + Show Opening
ORIGINS: April Higashi Jewelry
Saturday, November 9th, 5-8 PM
1402 Fifth Street, Berkeley
Join us for new pieces by April Higashi, celebratory libations and light snacks. It's an evening to celebrate the beauty and community that enriches our lives and an evening that honors the origins of Higashi's inspiration. RSVP requested.
Jewelry Stories // Ruth Tomlinson
JEWELRY STORIES
Ruth Tomlinson
October 5th - November 4th, 2024
Get the first look this weekend!
Friday, October 4th through Sunday, October 6th
RSVP Requested!
IMMACULATE PERFECTION // KATE EICKELBERG + OLIVIA SHIH
IMMACULATE PERFECTION
Kate Eickelberg + Olivia Shih
September 7th - 30th, 2024
Meet the Artists
Join us for a glass of wine!
Saturday, September 7th, 3:30 - 5:30PM
1816 Fourth Street, Berkeley
CURATE - PLAY // Summer Show Opening featuring Tracy Conkle
CURATE - PLAY
New work by Tracy Conkle
Featured Layers by April Higashi and Claudia Alleyne
July 11th, 6 - 8 PM
Join us for our Summer Show opening!
Tasty sandwiches and cocktails will be served.
FLUID // Arielle de Pinto + Maral Rapp
FLUID
Arielle de Pinto + Maral Rapp
June 1st - July 1st, 2024
Meet Maral and join us for a glass of wine!
Saturday, June 1st from 3:30 - 5:30 PM
Gold Trade-In Event // 1816 Fourth Street
Wednesday, May 22nd - Friday, May 24th
Gold is high - it's a good time to turn it in!
Did you know? SHIBUMI accepts GOLD & PLATINUM for trade value.
Join us on Fourth Street Wednesday, May 22nd through Friday, May 24th for a special gold trade-in event.
CALIFORNIA LOVE SONG // Maya Kini + Laura Lienhard
CALIFORNIA LOVE SONG
Maya Kini + Laura Lienhard
May 4th - May 29th, 2024
Meet the artists and join us for a glass of wine!
Saturday, May 11th from 3:30 - 5:30 PM
INNER LANDSCAPES // Kirsten Muenster + Lisa Ziff
INNER LANDSCAPES
Kirsten Muenster + Lisa Ziff
April 6th - April 29th, 2024
Meet the artists and join us for a glass of wine!
Saturday, April 6th from 3:30 - 5:30 PM
LUMINOUS // Big Sur Goldsmiths
LUMINOUS
Big Sur Goldsmiths
March 2nd - April 1st, 2024
Please join us on Saturday, March 2nd, 2-5 PM.
Ali and Carrie will be in attendance, bringing a wide selection of their work newest work as well as some of their gorgeous hand-cut stones. Come see if something speaks to you.
ENAMOUR // Alice Son + Chris Neff
ENAMOUR
Alice Son + Chris Neff
February 10th - February 26th, 2024
Drop by Saturday, February 10th from 3:30-5:30 PM to meet the artists and have a glass of bubbles.
16th Annual Holiday Party + PRESENT: Shibumi Group Show
Join us Saturday, December 2nd, 4-8pm for our 16th Annual Holiday Party and PRESENT group show opening.
MODERN RELICS // Margery Hirschey
MODERN RELICS
Margery Hirschey
November 11th - December 2nd, 2023
Drop by Saturday, November 11th for the first look at Margery's Fall/Winter Collection.
RUTH TOMLINSON TRUNK SHOW
10/06 - 11/07/2023
NEW WORK ARRIVING FROM LONDON!
Drop by Saturday, October 7th to see this special collection of Ruth’s newest work and enjoy some hibiscus tea and sweet treats.
These pieces will be returning to London at the beginning of November.
Be sure to come by while we have them at SHIBUMI!
SHIBUMI SUMMER SHOW + PARTY
SHIBUMI SUMMER SHOW + PARTY
July 22nd, 4-8 PM
PAINTINGS BY KENNETH HIGASHIMACHI
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NEW WORK BY SHIBUMI DESIGN TEAM
April Higashi / Claudia Alleyne / Tracy Conkle
MODERN PRIMITIVES // Eric Silva + Robert Brady
MEET & GREET WITH ERIC SILVA: Saturday, June 17th from 1-5PM
ERIC SILVA JEWELRY + ROBERT BRADY SCULPTURE
JUNE 17TH - JULY 30TH, 2023
SHIBUMI GALLERY presents MODERN PRIMITIVES, our next show featuring the work of Eric Silva Jewelry and Robert Brady Sculpture.
The works in this show capture the raw creativity of these artists. Eric and Robert create pieces using natural elements and found objects combined with non-precious and semi-precious materials. Historical references to time and other cultures permeate throughout their work.
If 'Primitive Modernism' were a movement, these two would both be members.
FEAST // Kirsten Muenster and Josie Iselin
Artist Reception with wine: Saturday, May 13th from 4-7 PM
Presenting the organic architecture of Kirsten Muenster Jewelry alongside Josie Iselin's large-scale prints of the wondrous world of seaweed.
SPECIAL EVENT // Custom with Ruth Tomlinson + Trunk Show
Shop jewels from her current collections, one-of-a-kind treasures or order a custom jewel!
INHERITED // The Pearl Show
Presenting inspired new pieces by SHIBUMI artists as well as loose pearls, matched pairs and single strands.
Annual Holiday Party + The Opals Show
SHIBUMI GALLERY is pleased to present our Annual Holiday Party featuring a special opal collection with work from over 26 Shibumi artists.
Meet the Artist - Laura Lienhard
LAURA LIENHARD founded her jewelry studio after a successful twenty-year career in textile design, turning a highly trained eye from the patterns of the loom toward explorations in metal. Investigations into the interplay of pattern and structure define her work. Elements in her jewelry are derived from nature’s forms and textures as well as its surprises. Spontaneity and instinct lead to unique, often kinetic connections of hand fabricated elements that harken back to her textile roots.
Get Fused! ✨ Permanent Jewelry Welding
Fiat Lux Owner Marie McCarthy is joining us at Shibumi to offer permanent jewelry welding of 14k gold necklaces, bracelets and anklets in a variety of chain styles. We will also have our signature Shibumi chains in 18k gold available to be welded. Service includes chain selection, fitting, and finally - fusing of your permanent piece.
Ethereal Treasures - Ruth Tomlinson
SHIBUMI GALLERY is pleased to present Ethereal Treasures, new work by RUTH TOMLINSON. Ruth recently had a residency on the ‘Garden Isle’ of Kauai; her newest pieces inspired by its green valleys, tropical rain forests, cascading waterfalls and stunning coastline. The collection features bright emerald greens, translucent blue gemstones and pearls, alongside raw diamonds with her signature organic gold granulation. Please join us for its opening on Saturday, October 8th from 12 - 5:30pm.
TRANSFORMATIVE GROUND - Curtis Arima
SHIBUMI GALLERY is pleased to present Transformative Ground featuring artist Curtis Arima. Curtis is not only a distinguished metal artist, but also Chair of the Jewelry & Metal Arts Program at California College of the Arts.
Curtis is known for his forged work, which focuses on botanical forms, nature’s beauty and fragility. With this show, Curtis explores the naissance of inspiration and creativity. Jewelry can identify cultures, represent spiritual beliefs, and celebrate personal bonds. Much of his practice delves into the nature of transformation, both literally and metaphorically. Curtis creates works of unusual beauty by deconstructing and reconstructing pieces of jewelry, creating compositions that resemble a snapshot in time - referencing both archaeology and geology.
SUMMER OPEN HOUSE - Kate Eickelberg Solo Show
SHIBUMI GALLERY is pleased to present Re-Finery featuring artist Kate Eickelberg, whose work explores the intersection of industrial raw materials when merged with precious metals and fine gems.
REIMAGINED HEIRLOOMS - Maya Kini
SHIBUMI GALLERY is pleased to present Reimagined Heirlooms featuring artist, poet, and alchemist Maya Kini.
Kini’s work—both in language and in three dimensions—explores the concept of metamorphosis—little resistance as it is moved from one form to another—and the changing value of objects as they are transformed and imbued with meaning through exchange, often outlasting their makers.
PARALLEL OPPOSITES - Kelsey Simmen & Olivia Shih
SHIBUMI GALLERY is pleased to present PARALLEL OPPOSITES featuring jewelers Kelsey Simmen and Olivia Shih. Their work and approaches are strikingly similar in many ways, but evolve from opposite contexts and perspectives. Both make work that is exciting and sensual yet aesthetically unique.
WILDHEART - Lisa Ziff
SHIBUMI GALLERY presents WILDHEART - new work by Lisa Ziff. Some people are drawn into the wilderness, to the margins of the world, enchanted by the diversity and unbounded creativity of natural forces. Lisa Ziff is one such explorer. She’s a curious and keen observer of the living and the physical worlds whose work evokes a variety of geological, zoological and botanical forms: tentacles, spines, and shells; buds, carapaces and clouds; petals, pebbles and watercourses. Working from a unique texture or a microscopic close-up, Lisa carves magical worlds inspired by nature in her jewelry. The wild--the natural world--we feel is the most powerful inspiration anyone can pull from.
Jewelry is often given as a symbol of love, and we encourage and appreciate the practice of honoring someone dear. We know our clients are unique in their vision and create genuine memories in whatever way feels right to them. Valentine’s Day is an occasion to mark with authentic gifts, not Hallmark sentiments, so we offer you the subtle beauty of Lisa’s work, hand-carved and cast in 10k gold, at an irresistible price.
Ruth Tomlinson Trunk Show
SHIBUMI GALLERY is pleased to present Ruth Tomlinson's new Fall 2021 Collection featuring brilliant earthy greens and ocean blue gemstones alongside of her raw diamonds and signature organic gold granulation. Please join us for her opening on Saturday October 10th. We strongly recommend appointments as we are still at limited capacity. This one month show will feature many of her colorful gemstones and her unique raw diamond creations. You can avisit the gallery to see this beautiful new collection, to inquire about custom pieces with your own gemstones or pick out an early holiday gift!
OHANA - Hoops + Bangles, Paintings by Cathy Liu
SHIBUMI GALLERY presents OHANA a summer show to feed our souls. We are all feeling ready for a true summer; beaches, sunsets and some serious relaxation after last year. But are we really ready to travel and adventure out into the world again? The past year has made us dream of the carefree life and the innocence we once had about health and loved ones. We may value our pods more and may have a new sense of who our true 'ohana' is after 2020.
We have always loved the Hawaiian term ohana because its meaning of 'family' extends outside of the people you are related to. The idea that anyone can become family is one of the strikingly beautiful aspects of Hawaiian culture.
For summer, we have curated Hoops + Bangles from our Shibumi artists. It's the carefree jewelry that you can easily put on, layer and never take off. Who doesn’t love a new hoop or a bangle to wear all summer long.
Alongside the jewelry, Shibumi will also feature artwork and paintings by Cathy Liu. Her art pieces convey 'malama pono' another Hawaiian term which translates to "take care". However, the deeper meaning is take care of your light (soul) which she describes as the intent of all her work.
So take a short journey to visit our summer show at Shibumi. Or come by to pick out something to take with you on your summer travels.
FLORA & FAUNA
SHIBUMI GALLERY presents FLORA & FAUNA, opening March 20, 2021, to welcome the first day of Spring.
Nature has always been a distinct and driving source of inspiration for many of the artists who show with Shibumi Gallery. And during the pandemic not only have we appreciated the grounding force of nature and its beauty and tranquility, but the outdoors has also offered us some of the only safe spaces for connecting with family, friends and loved ones.
With spring comes new beginnings and as nature starts its quiet determination to bud forth again, Flora & Fauna pays homage not only to nature for its ability to inspire, but also for the shelter and haven it has offered us during these times.
Please visit us in the gallery through the end of April to see this inspiring show which bridges the genres of jewelry, sculpture and painting. More will be posted online in the following weeks.