The Artists

Aaron Scythe has lived and worked in New Zealand and Japan. His work is a synthesis of both these...

Alice Berry is an artist/illustrator/designer based in Auckland, New Zealand. She has a distinct style that is colourful, fun...

Allan O’Loughlin describes himself as a fitter welder, an alchemist may be a better description. 

Amelia Guild is like her paintings, colourful, vibrant and filled with enthusiastic expression.

Award-winning studio Angus Muir Design works at the intersection of people, space and objects.

Anna Buist Sidey has embraced all that has evoked her innermost emotion; the natural splendour of the countryside and...

Anna Korver’s works are feminine in their identity and perspective, the fundamental concepts and feeling of the works inviting...

Anne Hudson like many artists is influenced by the environment and brings that interest to her work.

Anneke Bester’s passion for the Classics is recognised in her favourite themes; the beauty of the animals and an...

Barry Clarke is a well-established artist and jeweller, living and working in Christchurch. He produces sculpture in bronze and silver,...

Ben Reid's delicate and beautiful prints combine references to local environmental issues and histories with a wider appreciation for...

Bill Clarke is a self-taught artist who has been sculpting metal into many forms for 20 years.

Bob McQuarrie’s work is functional stoneware made on the potter's wheel using local materials as much as possible.

Brendan and Jane Harley seek to enhance and inspire from the ground up – providing unique and inspirational sculptural pieces...

Using different materials to create pieces that entice the sense, Brent Holley’s aim when working is to create pieces...

Carmel Van Der Hoeven is the artist behind the brand George Sand Studio, which encompasses ceramics, illustration and painting. 

Cathy Pollock is a Lyttelton artist who works in a variety of media creating images of the human condition. ...

Charles Hannah celebrates the diversity of art and design, from different cultures and interpretations of beauty, through to different...

Charlie Jaine customises steel art work using a mix of recycled and new material. The work has been both...

Claire Inkson is a blogger and rural photographer specialising in authentically and respectfully depicting rural people, landscapes and businesses. ...

Cushla Heslop in interested in a poetic response to the landscape. The way that morning light differs from afternoon,...

Daniel Pye enjoys the colour and malleability of copper and likes to create sculptures inspired by nature. He creates...

Debbie has been sculpting since 1999, and for the last 10 years has worked as a full time professional...

Dion Hitchens’ contemporary sculptures function as icons on a landscape, helping to signify the ‘unseen’.

Don Service has long been fascinated by the colours and textures of rust and steel.

The work of Doug Neil speaks of “truth to materials”, a reconciliation of artistic pursuit and the intrinsic quality...

Elisha Jordan's larger-than-life animals have a grace and authenticity that make them at home in any garden.

Elspeth Shannon lives in Paekakarikie and says that she does not like to pigeon hole her art practice. She...

Using his preferred medium-watercolour-and concentrating on the figure, Gus Watson explores the joy of playing with colours, of putting...

Helen Nutt is one of New Zealand’s finest botanical artists. Her paintings are not only scientifically correct in that...

Helen Perrett makes ceramic sculpture and pottery. Creating sculptural pieces by hand that she imbues with narrative and a...

Henry Turner is passionate about nature, the environment and art.  He has been an acute observer and an artist...

Ira Mitchell Clarke has a passion for art, colour and community, being given a Civic award for her contributions...

Jamie Brown is inspired by nature’s raw beauty and simplicity, his medium is mostly natural foraged materials balanced with...

Jan Thomson loves to get out and paint, in both watercolour and oils. Capturing light and mood, getting people...

Jane Downes works mainly in metal. Her work uses both natural and man made forms, often from childhood,

Janie Porter is known for her work in portraiture, landscape and birds. While working in various mediums, usually with...

Jessica Winchcombe’s work exudes the haptic pleasure of making.  Carefully pleated or woven leather necklaces or folded metal earrings...

The central theme of Jim Wheeler’s work is the contemplation of nature in its widest sense and how nature...

John van Beek is a wire artist making affordable sculptures – recycling and turning old fencing wire into unique...

Johnny Turner works with and against the notions of hardness, weight and coldness of marble and stone to bring...

Vibrant, quirky, petite. Julie Collis' sense of style marries classic forms of function(ish) with quirkiness and charm. It connects...

Julie Ross considers herself a surrealist.  She loves creating unusual, humorous combinations of images in response to some form...

Juliet Novena Sorrel's work documents both natural and human features of the Central South Island rural landscape.

Justin Galligan calls himself a back yard artist crafting an eclectic mix of sculpture from his Canterbury home.

Kate Calder delights us with detailed drawings inspired by the beautiful countryside in which she lives.

Kelvin paints simple subjects that surround him living in the vast landscapes of Canterbury and Otago. His painting style...

Figurative, landscape or abstract, each piece by Ken Laws is individually designed and hand-made from start to finish.

Kris Waldin works predominantly in acrylics and watercolour, as well as drawing in pencil, charcoal and pastel.

Lisa is a self taught artist, living in Christchurch. Her spare moments are spent throwing the binoculars around my...

At an early age Lissa began doing pencil sketches. She was first influenced by Valerie Heinz, a noted artist...

Liz McAuliffe's larger-than-life carvings bring objects from the natural world into surprisingly intimate focus. 

Summers works in several mediums, including ceramic, wood, glass, marble and bronze. Each of these mediums has their demands,...

Lorraine and Trevor Polglase's love of nature inspires the subject matter of their work.

Lucy is an artist, designer and mum who loves to create. With a passion for candid documentary style photography,...

Luke Jacomb is a glass artist of international acclaim. Jacomb's works if found in a number of private collections...

Lynn Price is a glass artist who is inspired by living near the sea and estuaries; she says that...

Mandy Cherry Joass expands on traditional Māori imagery, techniques and materials which, when woven together, form the fabric of...

Mark Dimock works with recycled materials, such as totara fence posts, hardwood power poles and abandoned agricultural equipment.

Matthew Williams works with range of mediums with which to mould the strong abstract forms that feature in his...

Melissa Anderson has always been particularly drawn to jewellery of the Victorian era due to the unparalleled craftsmanship and...

Melissa Young works in bronze producing delicate figurative works, which have been described as ‘a social commentary on life,...

Eaton has exhibited widely both in group and solo exhibitions.

Moira Crossman has a passion for shaping hard stone, inspired by the natural environment and the shapes within.

Nadine Spalter is interested in ceramics as a vehicle for three dimensional art; a tactile, visual experience. Working mostly with...

Nicolas Dillon has painted and drawn from an early age and is self-taught. His first exhibition aged 18 was...

Niko Thomsen is a skilled artisan, and his recent work is diverse - from bridges, gates and garden structures...

Oriah Rapley's background is in landscaping and she has been painting and sculpting for the last four years, working...

Much of Peter Collis' work has been about making the perfect vessel, the perfect orb, a wheel thrown object...

Rachel Shields has experience working on a wide variety of photographic projects, from studio photography for advertising, fashion, products,...

Repeated patterns found in natural forms or tessellated mathematical shapes are able to executed: branching tree designs, leaf growth...

Renee Boyd approaches working with clay in her own unique style using botanical themes as patterns which makes her...

Richard is an Auckland-based artist, of modern abstract paintings, using oil on paper or on canvas.

When it comes to driftwood sculptures the best way Roderick Hall can describe it to people is, it's just...

Rose McKellar is known for her unique works of art, made from real pheasant, peacock and other feathers.

Russell Papworth makes sculptures out of recycled metals and stainless steel, as well as kinetic sculptures.

Inspired by the landscape, Sally Reynolds' paintings are intuitive, abstract landscapes created using various media.

Designer Sarah Greig, is a wonderful illustrator who also has a talent teaching others to draw and paint. 

Serena Buonaguidi-Haynes's inspiration to paint deer and birds comes from moving from the city to an amazing lifestyle block...

Simon Edwards is a Canterbury based painter who paints mainly landscape and sky studies. At 31 years of age...

Working mainly in sterling silver, gold, bronze and precious gems, Sophie Divett's aesthetic draws on the delicately flawed...

Sophie Scott's work is primarily concerned with the stripping back of an image. Through the stencil process she searches...

Stacey Weaver developed her first botanic art print collection as Just South West in 2015, capturing some of her...

A compilation of all his skills has allowed Steve Trevella to become a full sculptor using a wide variety of...

Sue Currie endeavour’s to convey the mood of a painting whether it be peaceful, wild, foggy, or a certain...

Black and white are the main leaders of Sue Lund’s game …each of these two have particular strengths which...

Sue Newitt's work has always been based on the wheel as she enjoys the process of throwing and putting...

Suzy Dunser is a committed potter and ceramic artist living and working in Auckland.  She takes the consideration of...

Originally from Sweden with a background in textiles and design Tamara Rookes, came to clay later in life and...

A wooden bucket, an imaginative idea and an artistic family has helped create a budding artisan at the early...

Vaune Mason aims to create works that are rich with a mix of detail, narrative and material surface.

Vicki Charles has been developing sculpture pieces by her experiences, her studies of Maori legends and symbols, inner journeys...

Wendy Matenga ’s current body of work focuses on flowers, their fragile nature and the impact that light has...

At the moment Wendy Wadworth is inspired to paint the land, rather than the 'man made world'. 

Win Oliver has been playing with wood all his adult life, including building and renovating houses but is now...