Created for Pieces of Eight Gallery's June 2025 group exhibition, Substratum - celebrating the beauty and diversity of Australian gemstones, Melbourne artist Karla Way’s Caldera Curio Ring is a st...
On Tuesday 28 November, the Pieces of Eight team ventured into a subterranean Fitzroy apartment to experience Familiars, a new exhibition by PO8 represented artist, Michaela Pegum. Set within an i...
Love stories are always unique, and Alisha and Riley’s carries a particularly enchanting detail: a surprise bespoke engagement ring, crafted by Melbourne artist William Llewellyn Griffiths. Commis...
Last Tuesday evening, we welcomed guests to our Russell Place gallery for an intimate preview of Rewilding, a new exhibition by renowned Melbourne artist, Lisa Roet. The gallery came alive as frie...
Following an extraordinary year that’s seen major milestones, from her Going Ape survey exhibition in Melbourne to the monumental Great Ape installation in London, artist Lisa Roet returns to Piece...
We Are All Ape: Lisa Roet’s Decades of Provocation and the REWILDING Exhibition "Using the animal to reflect the human, demystifies the human," says acclaimed artist Lisa Roet. This quote gets to...
Now on display at Pieces of Eight Gallery, 'Deer Urn' is a vibrant, larger-than-life sculpture by acclaimed Melbourne artist Kate Rohde. A decade in the making, this extraordinary piece draws from...
We are immensely proud and profoundly honoured to announce that Pieces of Eight and our Director, Melanie Katsalidis, were recently recognised with an Achievement Award for 10+ years in business a...
Pieces of Eight Gallery is thrilled to welcome a new collection from Melbourne artist Georgie Harrison. To celebrate the arrival of Bonded, we sat down with Georgie to learn more about the inspira...
For millennia, human history has been woven with threads of ritual and adornment. Long before written language, we used objects to tell our stories, mark our milestones, and honour our beliefs. Ac...
Lisa Roet's Latest Exhibition, Soon to Launch at Pieces of Eight Gallery Exploring Lisa Roet's body of work is like stepping into a parallel universe, a place where the familiar contours of humani...
The Sapphire Story – A Gem of September and Beyond The arrival of September brings with it the majestic sapphire, a gemstone long associated with nobility, truth, and sincerity. While most are fam...
A New Chapter: Reinventing Our Russell Place Gallery A story by Pieces of Eight Director Melanie Katsalidis: When we decided to move back to our iconic Russell Place gallery, it felt incredibly ...
Last month, we welcomed Australian neuroscientist and jeweller, Luke Hammond to Russell Place, all the way from Ohio, USA where the artist is now based. Hammond’s practice draws on his groundbreaki...
We're pleased to announce the arrival of a new suite of works from Melbourne based artist and long-time Pieces of Eight favourite, Seb Brown. Known for his distinctly expressive approach to jewelle...
Represented jeweller and sculptor Tilda Cole recently journeyed from Melbourne to the iconic opal-mining town of Coober Pedy, an experience that reshaped her creative landscape. In this interview, ...
As July draws to a close, we celebrate the enduring beauty and passion of its birthstone, the ruby. Famed for its deep crimson hues and rich symbolism, rubies have long been associated with love, v...
We were delighted to welcome one of our newest represented artists, Emma Jane Donald, who travelled all the way from Auckland, New Zealand to join us for the opening of our most recent group exhib...
In Part 2 of our conversation with artist Kerryn Levy, we delve deeper into the ideas and instincts that guide her practice. From the interplay of form and texture to the emotional resonance of mat...
The Substratum opening night at Piece of Eight Gallery was nothing short of spectacular! We extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who came out to support us and immerse themselves in the new work...
Step into the imaginative world of Melbourne-based artist Tessa Blazey as she shares the story behind her extraordinary Princess Nausicaa ring, created for Substratum — Pieces of Eight Gallery's la...
We’re delighted to welcome South Australian ceramic artist Kerryn Levy to Pieces of Eight Gallery. Working on Peramangk Country in Strathalbyn, Kerryn creates sculptural vessels using a range of ha...
In welcome news for admirers of Georgie Harrison’s distinctive contemporary jewellery, the artist has recently delivered a wonderful array of rings, pendants and earrings. Alongside the new, we’re ...
The team at Pieces of Eight Gallery are excited to reveal several stunning new arrivals from Melbourne jewellery artist Kim Victoria. Known for her refined craftsmanship and poetic use of materials...