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Emily Harris - What Drawing Can Be
I’m a Wellington based mixed media artist. I grew up in rural Australia with multidisciplinary artist parents, I watched them paint, sculpt, create lead-light windows, ceramics, textiles and jewellery; I played with these wonderful mediums throughout my youth with my Mother instilling in me a love for practical and creative ability. Art was...
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Creating likeness in a portrait
Natalie Gelder I'm currently based in Auckland region. Over the last 3 years I've made the finals of the Tasman Art awards, Walker and Hall art awards, Kumeu art awards (runner up), Mairangi awards, Adams Portrait awards, Waitekere Trust awards (Catagory winner) and the Parkin drawing prize. And I'm entering the parkin drawing prize again...
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Authenticity in Soft Pastel
Kia ora, my name is Bernadette Ballantyne. I am a mum of two and ex-primary schoolteacher, living in the beautiful Waikato. I gained my Bachelor of Fine Arts in Whanganui backin 2005, and following that, art (although still my main passion) had been a bit of a side gigwhile I moved into Primary Teaching to obtain a secure income. It was when...
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Chasing a career in the Arts
My name is Felix Conlan, I am fifteen years old, and located in South Canterbury. In my artistic journey, I draw inspiration from pencil artist Jono Dry - his crisp and detailed imagery is incredible. I attend Mountainview High School and I have been attending art tutoring with Wayne Patrick who has worked alongside me for the last two years...
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Inspired by the natural world, a passion for jewellery has been reignited
Nelson jewellery artist Stacey Whale Stacey Whale is an accomplished and multi-award winning contemporary jeweller renowned for her unique designs, has captivated the art scene in the UK and New Zealand. After a break to focus on raising her children, Stacey's passion for jewellery has been reignited, and she eagerly immerses herself in the...
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Artist pushing the properties and combinations of materials
I’m a Christchurch based mixed media artist interested in experimentation and pushing the properties and combinations of materials. Intuitive and process-driven, I play with a diverse range of materials from wood and metal to discarded train brake pads, lace, ash, bitumen, wax, pvc, sand, glitter and embroidery thread, not much is off limit....
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Evolution of me, as an artist, through arts awards and exhibitions
I am an interdisciplinary artist, my medium is sterling silver and my jewellery studio is in Devonport. In 2021, I have been finalist in various major Art Awards in New Zealand and overseas. I wanted to give a more contemporary and conceptual approach to my work as a jewellery artist and “Lines” ring was selected for the Parkin Drawing Prize.
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2015 Parkin Drawing Prize Winner - Gabrielle Amodeo
Parkin Drawing Prize – winners: Where are they now? Gabrielle Amodeo - Winner of the 2015 Parkin Drawing Prize for her work The Floor We Walk On. Gabrielle’s work, a complete life-sized floor plan of her 94-square-metre bungalow in Grey Lynn, Auckland was chosen as the winner from an impressive 443 entries nationwide and 77...
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2021 Parkin Drawing Prize Winner - Mark Braunias
Parkin Drawing Prize – winners: Where are they now? Mark Braunias - Winner of 2021 Parkin for his work In Search of the Saccharine Underground. Marks’s work – a large scale colourful, comic diptych- was chosen as the winner from an impressive 563 entries nationwide and 80 finalists at the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts’ Academy...
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2020 Parkin Drawing Prize Winner - Poppy Lekner
Parkin Drawing Prize – winners: Where are they now? Poppy’s work 'Forward Slash’ - an A4 piece of paper with thousands of forward-slash characters on it from a typewriter- was chosen as the winner from an impressive 482 entries nationwide and 76 finalists at the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts’ Academy Galleries.
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2019 Parkin Drawing Prize Winner - Michael Dell
Parkin Drawing Prize – winners: Where are they now? Michael’s work ‘Every Valley’ measuring 1.9 metres by 1.4 metres, a charcoal drawing on a prepared canvas stretcher, was chosen as the winner from an impressive 472 entries nationwide and 78 finalists at the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts’ Academy Galleries. We caught up with...
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2018 Parkin Drawing Prize Winner - Jacqui Colley
Parkin Drawing Prize – winners: Where are they now? Jacqui’s work was chosen as the winner of the Parkin Drawing Prize in 2018. Her work Long Echo was selected from an impressive 463 submissions nationwide and 72 finalists at the opening of The Parkin Drawing Prize exhibition at the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts. We caught up with...
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2017 Parkin Drawing Prize Winner - Kirsty Lillico
Parkin Drawing Prize – winners: Where are they now? Kirsty Lillico – winner of the 2017 Parkin Drawing Prize Kirsty Lillico’s work State Block was chosen as the winner of the Parkin Drawing Prize in 2017. Her work was selected from an impressive 502 submissions nationwide and 84 finalists at the opening of The Parkin Drawing...
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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...
