Introducing our 2026 Rejewelry Artists

How it Works

Rejewelry is an ongoing international juried competition/exhibition that invites jewelers to create a series of wearable pieces using jewelry donated to the Radical Jewelry Makeover project.

Heidi Lowe

Heidi Lowe comes from a family of artists, where she was surrounded by quality art supplies, and being creative was encouraged. Heidi started her first jewelry company at age 13 where she created earrings and sold them to shops on Rehoboth Avenue. When Heidi made her first silver ring in high school, she knew she would study metals and jewelry in college. Heidi attended the Maine College of Art and then earned a master’s degree in Metals and Jewelry from the State University of NY - New Paltz.

Heidi opened her namesake jewelry gallery, Heidi Lowe Gallery, in 2006 where she exhibits her one-of-a-kind jewels as well the works of 25 artists from around the country. Through the years she has been striving to create a meaningful body of work that merges the handmade with wearable comfort and beauty. While the world was on pause the Liana Collection emerged. The liana vine signified the strength and endurance found within each of us, a spirit to be celebrated and encouraged.

When Heidi’s not making jewelry, she’s focused on having fun with family and friends. She’s always looking forward to her next travel plans where she can recharge and allow her creative mind space. Artistic and personal growth are integral to how Heidi navigates the world, spending her downtime reading, drawing, and learning.

Heidi Lowe Gallery Website

Jessica Armstrong

Jessica Armstrong is not only a trained contemporary art jeweler, but also the Owner of Pistachios Contemporary Art Jewelry in Chicago, Illinois. Jessica received her MFA in Jewelry and Metalsmithing from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and has continued her education at various institutions by taking workshops. Armstrong’s work has been featured both internationally and throughout the United States. 

Armstrong has over ten years of experience curating, and will serve as a Judge for Romanian Jewelry Week 2025 and a curator for Discover, held by NYC Jewelry week in fall 2025. Previously, she served as a Juror for the Contemporary Crafts sector of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in 2023 and as Juror for the Art Craft Show held by Philadelphia Museum of Craft in 2023, to name only a few. 

Additionally, Armstrong has been a Visiting Lecturer for Edinboro University of Pennsylvania in 2025 and 2023, as well as Guest Lecturer for Halstead’s Jewelry Business Forum in 2024 and Stay Gold Collective with Liz Katner in 2023. 

As sole Owner of Pistachios since 2018, Armstrong has proudly continued the gallery’s 30+ year legacy. With an ever-growing roster of emerging and established artists from around the world, Pistachios showcases the very best in contemporary art jewelry while providing an art experience that is inviting, accessible, and friendly. 

She continues to build her own personal collection, as an avid collector of contemporary art jewelry from other galleries and individual artists.

Pistachios Website

Shane Prada

Shane Prada began her career working in education in 2004, first as a Teach For America corps member and then as a cofounder of one of the first charter schools in Baltimore city. In 2010, Shane began taking evening classes at the MICA Jewelry Center and fell in love with art jewelry and metalsmithing. In the fall of 2012, MICA announced that it would discontinue the 22-year old Jewelry Center program in 2014. In the spring of 2013, a leadership team comprised of the core faculty and three students from the program was formed. Shane took the lead as the team created a new organization, the Baltimore Jewelry Center. In her role as director of the BJC, Shane oversees the administration and strategic plan of the organization, steers the educational programming, raises funds, manages the organization’s finances, and spearheads community outreach. At the end of 2025, after nearly 13 years of transformative leadership, Shane will step down from her position as the Executive Director of the BJC. While she will stay on at the BJC in a part-time role, she is excited to welcome a new leader to the organization and to pursue other career pathways for herself.  In her spare time, Shane is an avid equestrian, training and competing in the Olympic sport of eventing. She also loves to sew clothing.

Baltimore Jewelry Center Website