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Anneke’s passion for the classics is recognised in her work themes; the beauty of the horse and an admiration for the female form. Bester is a follower of the neo-renaissance movement and is at her best when....
Interest in art for Auger started in high school, extending into after school hours with his art teacher where time was absorbed over reproductions of old masters. Auger was further educated at the King...
William’s passion for architecture and design can clearly be seen in his work. He pushes the boundaries of materials he uses with high quality creative design result. Working with a range of both natural...
Whibley was awarded a Master of Fine Arts, with first class honours, from Elam School of Art in Auckland. He has exhibited widely and been the recipient of several awards for his art. One regularly painted…
Denes studied in Europe, in Budapest (Hungary). He graduated from the School of Wood Technology as a qualified wood sculptor and also graduated from the Art College in Budapest...
Charles Nathanial Worsley RBA 1862 - 1923 was a professional artist who was born in Devonshire and studied in London, Antwerp and Paris. He made frequent sketching and painting trips in England…
Beatrix was good friends with fellow contemporary artist Esther Barker (later Ester Hope) they painted together in the Mackenzie Country. Both leaving New Zealand to study abroad at the Slade school of art in London...
Creating works that people love to look at in their life spaces. This devoting gesture has infused the brush of Hammett on her journey. “I think of my work as an evolution...
An Italian painter, who lived in Dunedin for three years in the 1890s Girolamo helped inspire a generation of New Zealand artists. Bringing a distinctly different approach to painting in Australia...
Turner is passionate about nature, the environment and drawing what he sees and reads about. Henry has sold works through various South Island exhibitions. Turner is hugely inspired by the Sub...
Strong often infuses subtle historic referencing of New Zealand, including the Treaty of Waitangi in his work. His work is held in private and public collections. Brian studied Fine Arts at...
William Francis Moore studied art at the University of Canterbury and St. Martins School of Art in London. He taught art for thirty years. Moore explains “my aim is to capture with my...
Hanrahan demonstrates masterful handling of the water colour medium achieved with a spontaneity and rapidity of execution. The light being captured in the unbrushed areas of his work with...
William Oliver is well known for his genre and figure painting in accuracy and depth. He exhibited his work at London’s Royal Academy, the Royal Society of British Artists and the British...
Kelly has been described as a leading highly professional artist in her generation. For a time she was influenced and taught by Van der Velden, later traveling in England and France, exhibiting in...
Jonathan White’s paintings hang in public and private collections throughout the world. Having a personal interest in New Zealand’s botany and conservation, this led him to the specialist ...
Using his preferred medium-watercolour and concentrating on the figure, Watson explores the joy of playing with colours, of putting one colour beside another and allowing them to bounce off and bleed …
Wilson’s works are crafted with intricate folds and layers to reveal a fashion feista. Her works often include vintage depiction’s of maps and flags from around the world.
Lisa Wisse is recognised for her unique depiction of the New Zealand landscape, with land and skies appearing within advancing and receding planes of colour. Her work has been...
With every stroke meticulously executed Geoff uses a painstaking crosshatched technique to create his works. It is these small details in which we find the artists dedication to perfection. He uses...
Stichbury’s love of textural contrasts draws the viewer’s eye to the surface of the canvas. With a background in textural design she graduated from the School of Design in Wellington with a Bachelor...
Bruce Hunt describes his work by explaining; “ Light has always been vital to my work. To me it is about transition and change. It transforms the character and form of the landscape...
For Blair Greig his paintings are all about light and mood. “What I feel is as important as what I see and my paintings are more than a recreation of a particular view. I try to imbue them with the...
Cameron-Blackgrove graduated from the Otago Polytechnic School of Art. Her childhood was spent growing up by the Awamoa Creek in Oamaru with a creative family, many pets and wildlife, influencing the...
Patterson draws on the land, his immediate environ, as inspiration. The bronzes impart a strong sense of North Otago, New Zealand and the powerful creatures that could reside within our immediate...
“The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and science.” (Einstein, 1949) Westaway’s painting construction...
Cleverley’s career in art making and art teaching is extensive, his works are held in the collections of New Zealand public art galleries including, TePapa, Wellington, Dunedin Public Art Gallery...
Bishop studied a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the Elam School of Fine Art in Auckland. Depicting touches of the artists elaborate fantasy worlds with his vibrant, cheerful colours. He has a noted...
From a dream to become an artist since childhood, Syah has worked towards this for as long as he can remember. Elementary school art, experimenting at home... a bachelor’s degree...
Self taught with a realism style, artist Soodesh Jooron received a Mahatma Gandhi Institute art award recognised at a young age for his talent. He credits being influenced by philosopher...
Sharing a commentary on human existence and human journeys with her work, Craig describes her style as contemporary with an “ethereal own sense of colour”. Craig trained as a professional colour...
Embodying a unique style with a message, creative and full of imaginings. Gillespie makes a statement about women’s experiences. Her achievement aim through her work she explains is to...
A focus for Wright is achieving historical and visual records of wilderness with great attention to detail. As New Zealanders who love and appreciate our native vegetation Wright expresses that...
Craig describes his Oamaru / Waitaki paintings which are framed in recycled native timbers as “trace lines across abstracted forms and assembled fields of colour and sensibility. Drawing on photographic...
Often narrative in nature with portrayal of social scenes, King’s work is inspired by the elegance of the nineteen-thirties through to the trends of the present day. Distinctive for individual style...
