Eleanor Diaz Ritson
B. 1998
1. CALDERA Oxidised sterling silver, size R or 8¾ $420
2. BASALT CLASP Oxidised sterling silver and natural 0.12ct black diamond, size P or 7½ $620
3. ARÊTE Oxidised sterling silver and sapphire, size R or 8¾ $690
4. WROUGHT CHAR I Oxidised sterling silver, size J½ or 5¾ $380
5. WROUGHT CHAR II Oxidised sterling silver, size L or 6 $370
6. REACH Oxidised sterling silver, size M or 6½ $440
7. TOR Oxidised sterling silver and natural rough garnet, size H or 4 $520
8. BURLED EMBER Oxidised sterling silver, natural 0.15ct sapphire and rough garnets, size O½ or 7½ $660
9. SCARP Oxidised sterling silver, size N or 7 $410
10. SHALE FOLD Oxidised sterling silver and natural 0.25ct diamond, size M or 6 1/2 $720
Artist biography
Eleanor Diaz Ritson (b 1998, Mexico City, MX) is an artist based in Ōtautahi Christchurch. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Toi Rauwhārangi College of Creative Arts Massey University Wellington in 2021, and a Master of Fine Arts (Research Scholar) in 2023. Diaz Ritson was the Enjoy Summer Artist in Residence at the Rita Angus Cottage in 2022.
Her work contemplates the unplanned and unrepeatable qualities of rock and earth, where texture, fold, and fracture emerge through processes of pressure and time. These eroded surfaces of weathered stone and rugged bark are shaped by transformation and accumulation.
Working primarily in sterling silver, Diaz Ritson’s work becomes a site of material change, held between geological process and constructed object.
Group Exhibitions
Material Echoes: Contemporary Adornment, May 2026