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Zoe Veness is an artist, designer and educator specializing in contemporary jewellery and objects at UNSW Art & Design. She joined UNSW in 2018 and has held significant leadership roles including Deputy Head of School (Design), Program Director of the Bachelor of Design and Master of Design (May 2022 to December 2024), and Director of Education (January 2021 to May 2022). She developed new courses for the Object disciplinary studio in the Bachelor of Design program focusing on jewellery and ceramics.
Veness's research explores aesthetics of time through craft methodologies informed by interests in notions of place, movement and materiality. She employs a dichotomous approach to making, with investigations oscillating between experimental methods with paper and metal mediums. Her practice-based research spans contemporary craft, contemporary jewellery, jewellery history and textiles design.
Her recent creative works demonstrate a consistent exploration of temporal aesthetics and material culture, with notable exhibitions including Still Point (2024), Vestige (2023), and The Stream of Time (2022). These works reflect her interest in the relationship between materiality, time, and place.
- Winning prize for the Contemporary Wearables Biennial Jewellery Award Exhibition at Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery (2023)
- Artist-in-residence at Bundanon (2010)
- Artist-in-residence at Edinburgh College of Art (2006)
Veness currently supervises multiple PhD students working on practice-based research in contemporary craft and jewellery. Her work is held in prestigious collections including the Musée des Arts Décoratifs and the National Gallery of Australia. She has received numerous research grants including the UNSW Art & Design Research Grant (2023) and Australia Council for the Arts grants.
