Artists

Libby Mitchell is a multidisciplinary artist residing in Aotearoa. Having completed an Advanced Diploma of Visual Art in Melbourne, Australia, she now travels New Zealand as a landscape artist, taking inspiration for her Art from the bush and her time working as a landscaper in Northland. She captures the sense of serenity within immersive landscapes,…

Linda Holloway – Artist Linda completed a Bachelor of Arts and went on to complete her art training with a Master of Fine Arts (Hons) in 2004 at Elam School of Fine Arts. She now has a painting practice working from her studio in central Auckland. In 2006, 2010 and 2013 Linda was a finalist…

NZ Artist – Lindsay Antrobus Evans Lindsay Antrobus Evans was born in Australia and moved to New Zealand in 1992 – residing mostly in the Hokianga. He is a mixed media sculptor. His work investigates, through a variety of media and an indulgence in the tactility and sensuousness of the actual making, themes of transcendence…

Lisa Chandler Lisa Chandler was born in Southend-on-Sea in 1969 and immigrated with her parents to New Zealand in 1978. Chandler expressed herself through art and design at school in Wellington winning the National Bank Art Award for 18 years of age and under at age 16. She completed a Diploma in Visual Communication Design…

Lisa is an established artist based in Otorohanga, New Zealand. Lisa has exhibited her art in group shows and art events throughout New Zealand since 1998. She shares her passion for art with her four children and enjoys networking with fellow artists. She is self taught, developing skill and ability through years of exploration and…

Liz McAuliffe I am a woman painter/carver living in New Zealand. Born in Napier, New Zealand, in 1962, I have spent many years in the Hokianga – originally in the bush clad hills of Waimamaku and now overlooking the harbour at Motukaraka/Kohukohu. I have always been inspired and intrigued by natural forms, and have an…

Lorraine Rastorfer Abstract Artist With painstaking exactness, Abstract Artist Lorraine Rastorfer has found a way to work paint so that it spreads across the canvas like a draught. Her large graphic canvasses are like snapshots of textiles caught in motion. Techniques In intensely physical painterly gestures, each painting is groomed into shape, requiring a full body…

Lyndy Wilson   Lyndy has a diverse range of styles but the strong use of colour is constant. Relying on instinct and intuition, paintings often evolve layer by layer. Bold gestural movements are counteracted by the need to put things in order. Art and creativity has always been a passion, painting in particular. Although mostly…

Margaret Woolley – New Zealand Artist Margaret Woolley began art training under the guidance of Dame Louise Henderson in 1964 and started exhibiting in 1971. In 1973 she won Premier Prize at the Pakuranga Arts Society Competition and In 1978 she attended the Richmond Art College in London and later that year had an exhibition in London.…

Marina de Wit I am a self-taught fine art nature photographer and a dreamer at heart. My camera is my paintbrush, and together with natural light, composition and, blur, I share my vision, through the lens.  My ultimate goal is to have my photographs look and feel like classical art work that transports the viewer…

Mark Cowden Mark Cowden works across a range of artistic media from photography through to kinetic and optical art. He likes to explore the increasingly blurred boundaries between photography, design, traditional art and technology. He is constantly experimenting and often mixes materials & techniques from the various disciplines to create his work. Mark is particularly…

Mary Jessie Sullivan is an artist living by the sea in sunny Hawkes Bay. After completing a Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design at Ideaschool, EIT, Taradale in 2015 Mary now works as a full time artist and teacher, running classes and workshops from her seaside studio. Mary’s signature style is in the form of…