Artist Community Artist
This exhibition, curated by Victoria Bell from the Dunedin School of Art and myself, is a culmination of a long tradition of art making at 213 Macandrew Road, the present day site of Bathgate Park School. There are many people who have fueled this tradition over the years. Continue reading “Artists in Residence; Artworks from Room 13, Bathgate Park School, Otepoti Dunedin”
The New Zealand International Science Festival Nanofest ran from 14 – 17 July 2022 in Dunedin.
The VR Artists’ stage was in the Meridian Mall.
As an artist I am not afraid to try new things, even if it means I’m on public display in the Meridian Mall not really knowing what I’m doing!!
But I really couldn’t get enough of it – it was fun!
Check out the fabulous artwork from some children’s workshops held at the East Gore Art Centre a couple of weeks ago, courtesy of Creative NZ. Two groups of students from St Marys and West Gore School worked with me and fellow artist Jacqui Byars making self portraits in a landscape. The works were based on the paintings of Rita Angus currently showing at the Eastern Southland Gallery. Their creations are on display in the window of the Maruawai Centre opposite the Gallery. Exhibition courtesy of Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand.
The Embassy of the Netherlands in New Zealand has been publishing on their facebook page a series celebrating the local Dutch diaspora as part of a diverse Aotearoa/ New Zealand. This is the story of my family.
Gerrit Sijtze de Wagt Continue reading “Dutch Diaspora”
I have been working with over 20 schools in Southland, from Tuatapere to Tokanui and from Te Anau to Hillside school and everywhere in between!
We have been thinking about our relationships with the sea and using discarded plastic to recreate the beautiful life in our oceans.
These 3 dimensional creations have then formed an underwater installation at Invercargill’s ‘He Waka Tuia’ – Art + Museum, 42 Kelvin Street, standing along side my ‘Coastal Murihiku’ paintings. They are on display until 18 July, 2021.
This link will take you to a short video of the students’ amazing works. You Me and the Sea
Seven artists were asked to speak for 7 minutes on this topic – it was a great evening! This was my 7 minutes.
I’d like to share with you some of the realities of painting on location out in nature – en plein air for you poshies…
One of the shapes I paint is the long skinny which leads me to one of my favourite tools of the trade – an idea borrowed from my dear friend Pamela Brown. Continue reading “‘Art in Nature’ 7 x 7 Wild Dunedin 22 April 2021”
I have recently returned from a research and development trip to Leeds in England, kindly funded by the Jan Warburton Arts Trust. The purpose of the trip was to meet up with the original group I worked with on this Mabgate mural and also to meet with other people who are interested in its restoration 32 years later.
Early in my career as a community artist working in Britain I worked on this mural with the local high school’s students.. Continue reading “Mabgate Mural”
These were my words on the day…
‘Thank you all for coming to the opening of the exhibition of the National Banner project that celebrates 125 years of women’s suffrage in New Zealand Aotearoa.
Within an organisation it usually takes one person who gets what you are on about – a special thank you to Rosemary Baird from Heritage New Zealand for making this project happen and to Pam Bain for her continued support and to Mary Southerwood who spent hours tying up threads. Thanks also to Creative New Zealand for a bit of dosh. Continue reading “Suffrage 125 Banners Opening – Old Government Building, Wellington”
On 18 April at Riverton Arts Centre I was honoured to be judged the ‘Supreme Award Winner’ with my painting ‘Taramea Bay from the Rocks’.
https://www.southlandexpress.co.nz/entertainment/taramea-bay-inspired-work-scores-top-prize/
Come celebrate the hanging of these banners in the Old Government Buildings in Wellington! Enjoy the creativity expressed and the women honoured.
