Bella Neyman is the founder of NYC Jewelry Week, an annual festival celebrating jewelry, held every November since 2018. She is also an independent curator and journalist specializing in contemporary jewelry. Recently, she served on the Curatorial Advisory Committee for Power to Wear at the DIVA Museum in Antwerp, on view from April-November 2026. Since earning her Master’s Degree in Decorative Arts and Design History from the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum & Parsons, The New School for Design in 2008, Bella has worked for some of New York City’s leading design galleries. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, American Craft, and The Magazine Antiques, and she is a frequent contributor to Metalsmith magazine. Bella lectures on jewelry history both online and in person at various institutions. She is a longtime member of the Board of Art Jewelry Forum. Bella resides in Brooklyn with her family.

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