Hayley Hamilton

HAYLEY HAMILTON I attended Central St Martins School Of Art in London, England. I emigrated to NZ in 1997. I work from an open studio workshop in Raglan. I mostly paint and make ceramic sculptures. I have dabbled in commercial illustration and my latest endeavor is a combination of drawing, painting, collage and digital art.…

Jane Galloway

JANE GALLOWAY Jane Galloway is an Elam graduate whose creativity encompasses a range of styles and media-abstract painting, portraits, landscapes and prints inspired by the history of art and design.  Jane has been a full time artist since 2000 and began her career as a landscape painter. In the last few years she has put…

Julian Godfery portrait

Julian Godfery

JULIAN GODFERY Julian has his own unique view of the world which can be seen in his drawings involving intense pattern-making with fine-tipped pens. People often find his naïve drawings of simple subjects very moving. His original drawings are very small. They are reproduced and available as larger sized prints which are extremely lightfast. He…

Marianne Aschenbrenner

MARIANNE ASCHENBRENNER/WOVEN.NZ Since February 2019 I have lived in Whaingaroa (Raglan). Originally coming from Germany in the late 80’s, I fell in love with the wild and magical beauty of Aotearoa New Zealand. I started weaving while I lived up North and was taught by my master teacher Elke Radewald. I attended a Weaving Waananga…

Sam Mathers

SAM MATHERS New Zealand artist Sam Mathers was born and raised in the small west coast town of Raglan. Much of his work is heavily influenced by his hometown, famous for its world class surf breaks, rugged natural beauty and boutique town centre. Having lived abroad and traveled extensively, Sam draws inspiration from the people…

Sarah Steed Designs

SARAH STEED DESIGNS Sarah Steed is an artist inspired by the ocean-deep teals, azure blues, aqua’s, silvery schiller and turquoise, colours that feel the depths of the ocean. She graduated from The Norwich School of Art and Design in BA (Hons) Fine Art Sculpture, but her love for stone, shape and metals soon turned her…

Tessa Skerman

TESSA SKERMAN Tessa has an intriguing painting practice, applying a personal technique into her process, that she has dubbed ‘paint, slice and re-create’. A method she developed while teaching secondary school Visual Arts. Her painting practice involves painting various compositions on board, slicing these paintings up using a bench saw into slats, and then placing…