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2013 Inaugural Winner Monique Jansen Parkin Drawing Prize
Monique Jansen’s work AO Folded Moire Drawing was chosen as the winner of the inaugural Parkin Drawing Prize in 2013. Her work was selected from an impressive 800 submissions nationwide and 115 finalists at the opening of The Parkin Drawing Prize exhibition at the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts. We caught up with Monique to find out what...
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Ko au te maunga, ko te maunga ko au
Ko Whakataha te maunga. Ko Waitangi te awa. Ko Tauwhara te marae. Ko Te Rangiawhiowhio te whare. Ko Mataatua te waka. Ko Ngai Tawake ki te Tuawhenua, Ngati Rehia me Te Whiu nga hapu. Ko Ngapuhi te iwi. Ko Te Kahuwhero Alexander-Tu’inukuafe toku ingoa. I am an artist from Te Tai Tokerau and I am of Maori, Tongan and Pakeha...
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Exploring-human-emotions-with-art
Growing up I was always creating and making art. I was first introduced to oil paint in 2000, after returning from living abroad in the UK. Once that passion for oil paint began, I started painting and exhibiting while living in Adelaide. Then returned to study and completed a diploma of Visual Arts 2006 in central Melbourne, otherwise a...
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Catherine Carter
As a photographer and installation artist, I’m excited about entering the Parkin Drawing Prize for the first time, both because of its importance in the NZ art scene, but also because of the value of drawing a the very centre of the visual arts, and this prize’s role in cherishing diversity and innovation in this form.
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Lynn Price
..as a migrant, I’ve found that living with a foot in two worlds offers endless scope for creative expression.
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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...
