Winged Beauty: The Butterflies of Wallace Chan

Wallace Chan: Butterflies features approximately 30 of his finest pieces. Enter a butterfly house of colourful gems, with brooches and necklaces so delicate they might have flown down and alighted on the page.

Wallace Chan was the first Chinese jewelry artist to exhibit at prestigious western art fairs such as The European Fine Art Fair (Maastricht 2016-2020; New York 2016 & 2017) and Biennale des Antiquaires (Paris, 2012 & 2014). Venues for his multiple international solo shows included Asia House (London, September 2019); Christie’s Gallery (Hong Kong, 2019); the Gemological Institute of America Museum (Carlsbad, 2011); and the Capital Museum (Beijing, 2010). He has delivered lectures at the British Museum (London, 2019), the British Academy of Jewellery (London, 2019); Royal College of Art (London, 2019); University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong, 2019) and many more. His work has appeared in Forbes, CNN Style, Tatler Asia, The Telegraph, the Financial Times, The Economist and The New York Times. Emily Stoehrer is curator of jewelry at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Melanie Grant is the luxury editor at The Economist and 1843 Magazine. Juliet Weir-de La Rochefoucauld is a jewelry expert and author of books including Women Jewellery Designers (ACC Art Books 2017), 21st-Century Jewellery Designers: An Inspired Style (ACC Art Books 2018). Ming Liu is a lifestyle writer for the Financial Times who often writes special articles on watches and jewelry. Vanessa Cron has been a Jewellery Archivist and Senior Cataloguer at Christie’s for 15 years.