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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...

  • 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...

  • A Fresh Approach to Traditional Drawing Materials

    Making art for me is primarily about creating something I haven’t seen before – something that is a product of materials, surfaces, natural forces and unique manipulations.  I apply the same experimental approach to both paint and traditional drawing materials, ensuring that their application is anything but traditional. My drawings are...

  • Drawing flowers fuels inspiration

    Born & bred in the small town of Gore, New Zealand, Michaela has drawn since she could hold an item of creative destruction. This led to her completing a Bachelor of Applied Arts in 2013 at the Southern Institute of Technology where she focused on digital art and illustration.Since then she has been a full time Graphic Designer, in...

  • Birds in Uniform

    I am an artist from Waitakere and I paint birds wearing uniforms to suit their plumage and personalities.  My series "Birds in Uniform" is an ongoing collection of oil paintings first exhibited in 2009.  A Kea Technician, Sparrow Guard, and a Fantail Geisha are among my artworks. I wanted to invite viewers to imagine a bird's feathers.

  • Connecting-with-‘The-Company-We-Keep’

    Mella Kirkby was born and raised in Christchurch, New Zealand and moved to Melbourne in late 1999 to study art at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). After graduating from RMIT with a major in painting and minor in printmaking, Mella went on to work in various creative fields before returning to New Zealand and reconnecting...

  • Changing our Future

    I was born in England in 1979 and started my artistic journey from the moment I could hold a pencil.  While studying art in the UK my focus was on the abstract. Pieces were created to convey meaning and viewers were invited to explore their own understanding of the piece, creating a unique visual experience for each viewer.  In 2001 I..

  • Changing our ways

     “Before us stands a Garden of Eden and behind us a towering inferno”. Climate change is a very important topic of today and looking ahead into future, I wish not to paint a picture that is grim but to draw attention to global warming by addressing the causes and encouraging innovation, solutions and sustainability in our...

  • Art-is-in-the-blood

    I work as a Portrait Artist for Te Manga Art, and live in a town called Kaikohe in the far north. I'm Maori originally from Hokianga and I am heavily influenced by the people around me.  Both of my parents are Artists, one is a musician and the other a candlemaker, so I guess I'm in the family business. A lot of my work involves Ta Moko,...

  • 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...

  • Reclaiming life as an artist

    I originally studied art and learnt to paint with oils during my GCE A (Advanced) Level Art Painting course in England in the 1970’s.  I was tutored for several years by Yorkshire Landscape Artist, Peter Brook.  I had not painted since the late 1970’s until I took early retirement from a career in Information Technology,...

  • Little things, drawing my attention

    Since a while now, very ordinary things are drawing my attention the most. The little things, you know. The things everybody sees all the time and at the same time not. Not anymore.

  • Art is Addiction

    Well, why did I decide to enter the World of WearableArt for the last 9 years? Why did I decide to make, show, exhibit for the last 15 years? Addiction. It started when I was 5. In France.

  • Get out of your comfort zone

    As I write this, I marvel at all the things that simply fell into place, beginning with losing my job as urban developer almost three years ago in Brazil just three months after my husband also lost his … yes, unfortunately, my birth country has been facing a political and economic crisis and still has around 12 million unemployed...

  • Holding the viewers' attention

    Musings on the Parkin Drawing Prize and what drawing can be, from established New Zealand still life artist Jonette Murray.

 
 
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