Justine D'Anvers
Ann Davenport
Mariska De Jager
Ginny Deavoll
Ekaterina Dimieva
Victoria Dowall
Catherine Dunn
Stu Duval
Rosemary Eagles
Susan Edge
Florence Egasse
Lucy Eglington
Fiona Ehn
Val Enger
Inge Flinte
Arwen Flowers
Hazel Foot
Vicki Fraser
Jocelyn Friis
Deborah Fuller
Anita Gate
Sarah Gauntlett
Jody Hope Gibbons
Ulemj Glamuzina
Pauline Gough
Julie Green
Justine D'AnversWhangārei-born Justine d'Anvers began her creative journey as a child, always drawing and painting. Taught the basics of perspective drawing by a generous primary school teacher after school, she continued to study art through her school years, attending life drawing classes at Northland Polytechnic and then at the Quarry Arts Centre. She completed a Certificate in Graphic Design at Auckland Institute of Technology and travelled for a number of years in her twenties, meeting her husband, Clay, in the Whitsundays. They have lived in the Whangārei Heads since 1997, where they have raised three children. Painting sometimes had to make way for family and business needs, but Justine always looked through the eyes of a painter and would get up at 4am at times to fit it into the working day. She also took part in art groups which fed her inquiry into the journey of painting. She is now embracing the freedom to fully explore her ideas through paint and excited to be taking the next step, committing to a more dedicated practice and making full use of her studio at Parua Bay. Justine was a Northland Telecom Art Awards Highly Commended Finalist in 1997 and 2001, won the Art Show North competition in 2011 and the Art Show North People's Choice Award in 2012. She has exhibited at The Lake House in Takapuna in 2014 and in several group shows, including the Outsider Art Fair.
Ann DavenportAnn Davenport is an Auckland-based artist, with a Bachelor of Media Arts degree majoring in illustration and graphic design. Although she works mainly as a designer, her passion is for making paintings and collages inspired by her favourite landscapes and beaches around New Zealand. Her goal is to capture a sense of place in a unique and contemporary way. Colours, shapes, light and shade are emphasised in an attempt to intensify her view and memory of ‘place’. Ann experiments with hard and soft edges as she endeavours to find a balance between a graphic and painterly language.
Mariska De JagerMariska de Jager is a full-time ceramic sculptor. Married with two children, she emigrated from South Africa 12 years ago, and recently settled in Cambridge where she works from her studio. Mariska has always been intrigued by the human form and its flaws - she loves the lines of the eyes and the way a person’s mouth changes along with their emotions. Every face tells a story, whether it reflects fear, despair, love, hope, anxiety or dreams. She aims to capture these emotions through her work and for the viewer to identify with them. All of Mariska's work reflects her own feelings and experiences. She addresses the subject of mental illness and the effects it has on us; human fragility as well as strength is a recurring theme in her pieces.
Ginny DeavollOriginally from the South Island, Ginny Deavoll moved to the Coromandel to work as a sea kayak guide almost 20 years ago. The peninsular coastline is an artist's paradise and she now lives there permanently with her husband and two sons. A full-time painter for ten years, Ginny aims to connect people with our great backyard through her work. She hopes that its vibrancy, energy and movement inspires people to discover it for themselves - whether by doing a local bush walk or snorkel trail, or going deeper into the wilderness. She feels that the more people experience, the more they care, increasing the likelihood that this special environment will be there for future generations to enjoy.
Ekaterina DimievaEkaterina Dimieva is an Auckland-based abstract artist. She completed a Master of Fine Arts at Elam at the University of Auckland in 2020. She was a finalist in the Molly Morpeth Canaday Awards in 2021, the National Contemporary Art Awards in 2022 and the Estuary Art and Ecology Awards in 2022 and 2023. Her most recent solo exhibition was held in November last year at the Malcolm Smith Gallery. Her work is included in several national and international collections and was part of 'Tendencies in Painting', a London Paint Club exhibition in 2022.
Victoria DowallVictoria Dowall lives in North Canterbury and paints quirky and fun pieces using te reo Māori. Her mahi references popular culture and graffiti through a Kiwi lens. Inspired by Andy Warhol, she uses hand drawn and cut stencils, pops of colour and spray paint, often painting cats and fruit. Each piece, however, is an original as she enjoys the imperfect result of the handmade. Victoria exhibits nationwide, including at the Christchurch and Wellington Art Shows.
Catherine DunnCatherine Dunn is a full-time professional artist based in Kerikeri. She has been a practising artist for over three decades and her main areas of interest are painting, sculpture and printmaking. She works in acrylic, oil and cold wax mediums as well as inks and charcoal. Catherine uses printmaking techniques to extend and add variety to her work, and also enjoys building assemblage sculpture from recycled wood and metal as a departure from painting. She is motivated and inspired by her connection to the environment and people around her and how they shape the various layers of awareness and growth within herself and others. She believes artistic progression expands in direct proportion to one's courage. With this in mind, she tries to increase her understanding of materials and techniques by taking the time to experiment, enabling her to discover new ways of working, a process essential to her practice and development as an artist.
Stu DuvalStu Duval is a professional artist, illustrator and author. Born in the shadow of Christchurch Cathedral, he now resides on the Hibiscus Coast in Auckland. He draws his inspiration from the landscape and bird life within it, often capturing the latter in a whimsical, surrealist manner.
Rosemary EaglesRosemary Eagles lives in Mt Eden, Auckland. Throughout her 30 years of painting, she has been inspired by the varied landscape of New Zealand. Since graduating from Whitecliffe School of Art & Design, she has explored this landscape from the clouds above us to the strata below our feet, with land and seascapes in-between. Pushing the boundaries of paint techniques and using expressive paint strokes gives her work an element of freedom.
Susan EdgeSusan Edge paints in acrylics, mixed media and collage. Her recent fluid work is bright and loose, incorporating various collage elements. She exhibits in group shows and has had several solo exhibitions.
Florence EgasseFlorence Egasse is a Christchurch-based self-taught artist who has always had the need to create. As a child, she discovered art in the galleries and museums of Paris, but it was her time studying composition and technique in Bayeux that truly sparked her interest in painting. She went on to explore acrylic painting in London. Florence paints striking abstracts, vibrant ensembles of florals and contemporary landscapes. Drawing inspiration from nature, children's drawings, travel and interior design, her work is experimental and intuitive, a bold and playful style which is constantly evolving as she sets no limitations on her creativity. Each of her paintings is unique and joyous.
Lucy EglingtonOriginally from the UK, Lucy Eglington has lived and painted in New Zealand for over 20 years. Her work has a fable-like quality: using the narrative of creatures and humans to tell human stories. She is especially interested in the duality of situations - as in life, there are many sides to any situation, depending on your point of view. Working mainly in oils, Lucy uses traditional painting techniques to tell these layered stories. At first glance they seem reminiscent of a childhood fairy tale, magical and out of time, but then go on to reveal a much more honest narrative about human nature. They are beautiful and complex at the same time, and raise as many questions as they answer. Lucy has works in collections worldwide, and exhibits both here and internationally.
Fiona EhnFiona Ehn is a mostly self-taught New Zealand artist based in Rodney, north of Auckland. She creates beautiful, unique, mixed-media artworks which have lots of texture, bold colours - and injections of humour. Fiona describes her style as contemporary, informal, feminine and a little quirky, and she is continually exploring new ways to bring further texture and interest into her constantly evolving repertoire. Fiona aims to produce art that brings a smile to the face of the viewer. Her work is held by local galleries and she has also exhibited in community exhibitions locally.
Val EngerVal Enger’s paintings are inspired by the tumultuous nature of the New Zealand landscape. She enjoys the way colour and form vie with each other, creating natural compositional rhythms. Colour profoundly affects all aspects of her life, especially emotions and moods, and she aims to reflect this in her paintings. Organic forms and shapes are apparent to Val everywhere, connecting her to nature. The essential, biomorphic forms of the land evoke freedom and an opportunity to play and explore, in the search for a visual ‘truth’ that finds its place between the observed and the deeply personal, transitory nature of experience. Val combines a process of application with a reductive approach that, through editing, moves the work into an autonomous space of individual expression.
Inge FlinteInge Flinte is a Melbourne-based abstract artist. She draws inspiration from her background as the daughter of immigrant parents and her experience living in five different countries. The concept of home is a central theme in Inge's work. She begins by taking notes, collecting the essence of the world in all of its myriad forms - marks, shadows, colours, and textures - which inform her creative process. Working primarily on canvas, Inge uses pigment, acrylic, oil pastels and paints, often incorporating natural dyeing techniques as a base layer in her work. Committed to environmental sustainability, she includes in her studio practice botanical dyeing, removing acrylic from wastewater and making her own paint from pigment. Inge’s work has been exhibited in Japan, America, the UK and New Zealand.
Arwen FlowersArwen Flowers is a Tāmaki Makaurau-based artist who graduated in 2024 with a Master of Visual Arts in painting. She investigates our intimate relationship with environmental surfaces through remembered body actions, close touch and borrowed colour. The topography of her works feels seductive and familiar, featuring messy, organic surface imperfections. The paint records and dictates her actions as she adds and removes material deposited in splashes, smears, puddles and sprinkles, focusing on moments of gestural intervention that question the power balance between chaos and control. Arwen's work is in collections in New Zealand and overseas.
Hazel FootHazel Foot lives in Auckland. She paints expressionist landscapes intended to prompt the viewer to recall personal experiences with nature. Her inspiration comes from the natural environment, perhaps beginning with a photograph or memory which is developed to depict landscapes unspoiled by human interference, emphasising the role of nature in wellbeing and the importance of conservation. She builds up her work using layers of acrylic paint to produce texture and depth, focusing on the use of colour and light to create atmosphere.
Vicki FraserVicki Fraser is a self-taught artist who works mainly with oils on aluminium to create art that brings joy, treasures a moment, and adds something special to a space. She works in a painterly way with thick, flat brushes which leave juicy brush strokes. Areas of flat colour give her paintings a modern, minimal feel while still portraying a recognisable subject in a creative way. Vicki's colour palette is inspired by the stunning landscape of New Zealand: the warm, earthy neutrals, muted blue tones of the sea, soft greens of the bush - with an occasional zingy pop just for fun.
Jocelyn Friisby a desire to explore the threefold intertwining of nature, humanity and creativity. Jocelyn expresses an openness and freedom in her semi-abstract landscapes and enjoys both the spontaneity of acrylics and the ancient integrity of working with wax in her encaustic works. She indulges in playful spontaneity, leaning heavily on her feelings to freely express what flows through from her day to day encounters. Jocelyn exhibits her work throughout New Zealand.
Deborah FullerDeborah Fuller has been an artisan since 2000 and currently resides in Little River on Banks Peninsula. Her work is immediately recognisable for its unique style and its blend of photography and mixed media painting. Captured moments of light and cast shadows are combined with textured landscapes of turquoise blue and burnt umber, frequently accompanied by a theme of nostalgia and recollection. Settings which feature dwellings, vacant chairs and objects convey a story of calm and stillness with an underlying tone of ambiguity, inviting the viewer to lend their own interpretation.
Anita GateAnita Gate is a fine artist based in Auckland. She has been painting since 1996 and has worked in many different mediums and subjects, with a slick, attractive style which adds a strong note to any decor. Anita has shown her work in New Zealand and overseas. Having presented three solo shows and participated in many group shows, her sought after work is instantly recognisable.
Sarah GauntlettSarah Gauntlett is a teacher, graphic designer, illustrator and maker of things. Brought up in the Bay of Plenty, she has a Bachelor of Media Arts in Graphic Design and Photography and now resides in sunny Oratia, West Auckland. Inspired by the intricate patterns found in fabrics, nature and graphic design, she plays with the fluidity of intertwining forms using textiles, paint and digital media. Sarah's latest work explores connection and kinship, playing with the movement of colour, form, fantasy and line to create soft abstract textural compositions.
Jody Hope Gibbons Matakana-based artist Jody Hope Gibbons is a contemporary abstract painter. Her practice explores colour, gesture, layering and light effects. Working in mixed media, she incorporates a range of materials in her pieces from acrylic paint to crayon, rust, inks, leaf and varnish. Jody’s current body of work explores the materiality of paint, pushing the boundaries of traditional painting practice and techniques. Ever-changing and currently becoming colourful, more gestural and bolder, this work retains its recurring reference back to the land. She credits her style to her early career in the design field; having completed a range of series, each piece she produces offers strong design elements and recognisable compositions that give her work cohesion.
Ulemj GlamuzinaUlemj Glamuzina is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Tauranga. In her art practice she explores the boundless potential of mixed media, embracing the intricacy and depth that layering brings to her work. Through her exploration in charcoal, ink and other mediums, Ulemj strives to convey the depth and intensity of resilience, honesty and strength that permeate the human experience and the natural world. Drawing inspiration from her travels and personal encounters, Ulemj is spontaneously attracted to the complex, raw emotions etched onto the faces of individuals, and the extraordinary beauty of the landscapes that surround us.
Pauline GoughWarkworth artist Pauline Gough is a self-taught expressive painter. Painting and exhibiting since 2010, her artworks are largely painted alla prima in a deliberate attempt to keep the art fresh, lively and not overworked. A reference photo may be a starting point, but will often be put to one side halfway through the painting process to avoid being controlled by colour and a likeness at the expense of freedom of expression and a spirited approach. Her paintings often have a country theme, reflecting her farming background. Pauline's works are held in private collections in New Zealand and around the world.
Julie GreenJulie Green is a multimedia artist who lives locally in the Mt Albert Grammar School area. Her work encompasses painting, sculpture, and photography. In her latest series, she pays homage to the art of still life, immortalising transient moments. Through her work, viewers are invited to immerse themselves in vignettes which teem with life's essence, while seamlessly transitioning into the realm of abstract painting.
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