Artists

John Niland

John Niland Born in 1952, John Niland had an interest in art and music at an early age. From 1975 to 1985 he was active in the Wellington music scene and became a highly regarded keyboard player.  John started “Eelman Records” in the early 1980s. A move to Nelson in 1983 saw John continuing his…

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Jude Nye

Jude Nye Jude Nye works across a variety of media, including drawing, painting, photography and installation. As a conceptual expressionist her work draws on the history of art, with a particular interest in the qualities and possibilities of paint as a medium. Inspiration Her inspiration comes primarily through experimentation with process and in a reversal…

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Julian Hindson

Artist – Julian Hindson Julian Hindson was born in Yorkshire, England in 1973 Julian immigrated to New Zealand at the age of one year.  Julian’s love of painting has grown from a young age and he now paints full-time, drawing on over 20 years of graphic design and art experience.  His work is rapidly maturing…

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Julie Allen

Based at Mt Maunganui, Julie’s art references co-existence themes or fun lively landscapes or the clutter of human life. Artwork Examples of Julie’s artwork can be seen at Mobile Art Gallery, 23 Edwin Street, Mt Eden.

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Julie Battisti

A Bit About Me I grew up in Melbourne, Australia and I found my love of art at school while seeking refuge amongst the coffee and heaters offered by the art department. I followed my interests at university where I completed a double degree in Visual  Arts/ International Relations at ANU.   Somehow after uni, I fell into…

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Julie Whyman

Julie is an established artist based in the Waikato region of New Zealand.  While where she lives remains a constant source of inspiration, she also enjoys the Coromandel. Through Julie’s paintings, it is clear she is attracted to vibrant colours and the forms of nature. Julie’s artwork is representational of nature and she undertakes to…

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Justin Summerton

Justin Summerton Justin Summerton is a NZ surrealist painter depicting a dreamlike world, who often presents New Zealand as a primeval landscape. Summerton’s fascination with the sea he knows so well, volcanic cones, mountains and cloud formations are all targets which form the basis of all his work. Justin was born in Wirral Peninsula in…

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Karen Reid

I am an abstract artist and work intuitively. I use acrylics and mixed media and I’m always seeking new and different ways of remixing materials. This promotes discovery rather than repetition, so my artwork is always evolving. I’m inspired by everyday objects, buildings, road markings and graffiti. I like to incorporate recycled ‘anything’ into my artwork – billboard…

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Keren Cook

Keren Cook Keren Cook holds a Masters in Fine Arts (with first class honours) and a Diploma in Teaching.  With these qualifications she has taught in schools as Head of Art and worked as a lecturer at Auckland University’s Elam School of Fine Arts.  She continues to work as a visiting artist in New Zealand…

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Kirsten McIntosh

Kirsten McIntosh After travelling extensively through Europe, Canada, the Middle East and South-East Asia, I returned to my hometown of Cambridge.   One day, I hope to develop a series of work that records my travels; but, for the time being, I find no lack of inspiration here in New Zealand. A walk with my…

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Kirsty Black

Kirsty Black Bold vibrant colours, simplistic in shape and form are what make up Kirsty Black’s paintings. Her work captures the impression of something rather than a detailed reality. Being emotionally swayed through her travels abroad to Asia and South Africa, Kirsty emanates qualities of culture and identity in her paintings. Taking out identifiable subject…

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Kristian Lomath

Kirstian studied at Ilam School of fine Arts in Canterbury. He has experience running a community Gallery in Rotorua and working at The Incubator Gallery in Tauranga.   Kirstian’s paintings have evolved over the years. From traditional methods of painting, to landscapes constructed from conceptual interior motives. Moving away from representational painting meant that there…

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