Camille Paloma Walton is a jeweller based on the Kāpiti Coast, Aotearoa. Raised in Ōtaki by a sculptor and a painter, she grew up surrounded by art and making, a foundation that continues to shape her approach to materials and form.
After completing a Bachelor of Applied Arts in Jewellery Design at Whitireia Polytechnic, Camille developed a practice that crosses disciplines, drawing influence from painting, drawing and sculpture. These influences appear in her use of texture, colour and scale, and in the way she treats each piece as a small, expressive artwork.
Working from her Kāpiti Coast–based studio, Camille creates jewellery that combines traditional techniques with an intuitive, hands-on process. Her pieces are tactile, considered and distinctly her own, contemporary objects that celebrate both craftsmanship and play.
“I make jewellery with a focus on form, material and process. My work often starts with a simple idea that evolves through making, carving, shaping and refining until it feels resolved.
I like working by hand and keeping the process visible. Marks, texture and small irregularities are part of what gives each piece its character.
My aim is to create jewellery that feels solid, expressive and wearable, pieces that hold a sense of their making without feeling too precious or overworked.”
Education
2010 - 2012 Whitireia Polytechnic, BappA Jewellery Design
Exhibitions and More
2023 “Dot Dot Dot” Solo exhibition
Kaukau, Wellington
2022 “Camille Paloma Walton & Michelle Walton”
Public Record, Auckland
2022 “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power”
A collection of rings made for the TV Show
New Zealand
2021 “Meadow” Solo exhibition
Kaukau, Wellington
2019 “Balancing Act”
Kina, New Plymouth
2019 “20 Years”
Kina, New Plymouth
2019 “Pixel Garden” Solo exhibition
Pah Homestead, Auckland
2018 “Pop Up”
Salt Gallery, Nelson
2018 “IWA NZ Makers“ 2018
Frame Galleries, Munich
2018 “On the Go”
Te Auaha, Wellington
2017 “The National Jewellery Show”
Kina, New Plymouth
2015 / 2016 / 2017 “Parkin Drawing Show”
NZ Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington
2015 “Park Where You Want”
Fort Delta, Melbourne
2015 “Park Where You Want”
Masterworks, Auckland
2014 / 2015 “Wunderruma”
Galerie Handwerk, Munich / The Dowse, Lower Hutt / Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Auckland
2014 “Seven Artists”
Mahara Gallery, Waikanae
2013 “Kete”
NZ Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington
2012 “Whitireia Graduate Show”
Pataka, Porirua
2012 “Wind it Up”
Pataka, Porirua
2012 “Camille Walton” Solo exhibition
Matchbox Studios, Wellington
2012 “SPEAK 2”
Thistle Hall, Wellington
2011 “Small and Beautiful“
Mahara Gallery, Waikanae
2011 “National Jewellery Showcase”
Michael Fowler Center, Wellington
2011 “SPEAK”
BackWal Gallery, Otaki
2010 “Kapiti Annual Show”
Mahara Gallery, Waikanae
Awards + Grants
2015 Creative New Zealand funding for Radiant Pavilion
Melbourne, Australia
2012 Jewellery Industry Association of NZ Excellence Award
2010 Resene Colour Award
2009 Mahara Gallery Annual Exhibition Student Award
2008 Waiopehu Graduate Arts Scholarship