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In The Eye Of The Beholder
When I was first trying to write this I had the most massive mind blank. To have my work all across the internet is a lot of pressure for an artist. There are so many judging critics out there and you can't help but want to please everyone. I’ve learnt over the years that it's not possible to please everyone, that there’s always going to be someone
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Gill Newland
I’ve been an artist for 13 years. It’s easy to remember as it was also the year my oldest daughter was born. She was due the day of my final end of year exhibition and I willed her to be late! She was, so I got to complete that part of my life before a new chapter was underway.
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Tracey Vickers
I grew up on a dairy farm in the Far North. I’ve learnt alot from the life experiences to be had as a child growing up on a farm, being outside and amongst it all. I learnt about fixing things ‘number 8 wire’ style
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Ina Johann
Ina Johann - Drawing. Living in New Zealand and becoming more and more a part of it has shifted my drawing practice over the years. In my work I explore a form of personal navigation and mapping. There is an element of observation and recording wherever I go, essentially taking apart what is there and re-constructing and re-inventing to create...
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Deborah Moss
After graduating from Auckland University with an MA (Hons) in Sociology I ventured into social policy which later opened a door to an interesting career in photojournalism. The travel bug bit me and I headed overseas where I was fortunate to absorb some amazing art and culture in Europe while living there.
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Vicky Peacock
A sample of my work, my experimentations, new directions and plans for the future to make a viable career out of my passion.
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Alan MacDonald
As an ex-illustrator and ‘mature’ fine art graduate (2012), I quickly realized my artistic intentions were not aligned with certain current trends. Pop, subversive, anti-art or conceptual art whereby oral or written presentations replace skilled making and found objects serve as visual aids to accompany a philosophical discussion, were of...
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Ferne McIntosh
From a very young age I have been fortunate to have lived a nomadic life. I have travelled extensively via land air and sea experiencing various environments. Developing an acute awareness to our land my own experiences have remained etched in my mind allowing me to revisit special places. I make my artwork as it is a cathartic form of...
