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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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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...
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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..
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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.
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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...
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Jenny Mehrtens
As an artist, I’m driven to explore and communicate ideas. My 'Making Their Mark' series developed out of a strong curiosity about what my cultural identity is as a New Zealander looking back on early New Zealand; driven by my fascination with the extraordinary artistic creativity of the Māori and how that reveals in our people. Māori...
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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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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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Architect vs Artist
Ellie Compton: Kiwi Artist that intertwines narrative, architecture and structure in complex black ink drawings. Life after Parkin Prize
