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Johnnie Daley

Around 3 years ago I started the journey towards being a full time artist. I was 32, I had never done any art I was truly happy with, and I had only picked up my pencils a few times in the last 5 years. So then why did I want be be a professional artist?
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...
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.
Wellington Museum champions accessibility

In 2014 we were at the beginning of our accessibility journey. At the same time, our thinking around Wellington Museum’s proposed exhibition - The Attic - was taking shape.
Gabrielle Amodeo

Winning the Parkin Prize was a wild ride and has been of huge benefit to me. Since then, I have shown in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, edited the book Assay/Essay: Artist-Run in Aotearoa New Zealand (with support from Chartwell Trust, published by Enjoy Public Art Gallery), and have undertaken a residency at The Banff Centre in Alberta, Ca
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
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...
Gillian Buckley

I started drawing 8 years ago after a long break from any kind of creative activity.
Tools for writing workshops in prisons

Early on in a UK prison writing residency, I was contacted by a local theatre about to produce Timberlake Wertenbaker’s play, Our Country’s Good, a drama set in the Sydney penal colony of 1788. The director wanted to bring the actors into the prison to do some work for the benefit of both the prisoners and his cast.
Art as a path to redemption

Because I have seen proof, I have no doubt that art making and creative expression can change the life of prisoners who have access to art materials, classes, tutors, instruments and studio space. We are fortunate the Department of Corrections in New Zealand also understands this.
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.
Lynn Price

..as a migrant, I’ve found that living with a foot in two worlds offers endless scope for creative expression.
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.
Architect vs Artist

Ellie Compton: Kiwi Artist that intertwines narrative, architecture and structure in complex black ink drawings. Life after Parkin Prize
Jillian Whitmore

A New Zealand Artist pushing the boundaries between art and architecture. Jillian Whitmore graduated in 2015 from Massey University in Wellington with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) and has exhibited at galleries in both Wellington and Whanganui. Her work “Where views collide” was shortlisted as a finalist in the 2016 Parkin Drawing Prize,...