HELEN PARSONS Helen is a self-taught Acrylic and Mixed Media artist and a professional Picture Framer. Typically iconic and quirky in nature, Helen’s work is often parable-like with many messages, some obvious and some not obvious. Her message is delivered in bold and vibrant colours, often with a twist of humour. “I enjoy…
ECHT ARTS Birgitta Nagel was born in the Netherlands which soon became Git. Since immigrating to New Zealand in 2010 she also has been known as Whetū, which stands for star in the Māori language and is related to her original name Birgitta. She is largely self-taught. In her work she captures the essence of…
THE ARTFULL DODGERS The Artfull Dodgers is an exhibition subgroup of Raglan Art Project. We are a collaborative group of experienced artists that meet weekly for “plein air” sketching and painting in our scenic wonderland. Our works are often completed in studio. We also meet monthly for development talks and art critique. The Artists exhibiting in the Artfull Dodgers…
JEANNINE FRIEDRICH Jeannine Friedrich creates abstract acrylic paintings that do not reveal themselves all at once, inviting the viewer to look again, then closer. Her work is built through layers of colour and texture, with marks, overpainting and hidden fragments allowed to stay and speak. Words and text have long been part of her visual…
SHORTYDUBS Shortydubs (aka Brad Dring) is a Raglan-based artist. Known for his multi-layered stencil works, his paintings blend pop art, street culture, and brutalist design to explore themes of identity, value, and the human experience. Working with spray paint, acrylic, and stencils on raw wood and textured surfaces, Brad builds each piece through an intuitive,…
MEGAN HOCKLY Hi, I’m Megan Hockly, an artist based in Raglan, New Zealand. I create whimsical characters through painting, drawing, sewing and felting. I’ve been making things since I was a child, and my work is often autobiographical, inspired by memories and everyday life. I’ve exhibited locally for a number of years and recently began making handmade dolls for…
DOUG FORD Doug Ford paints from his imagination. What he has seen and where he has been he translates through his brush – his emotions and feelings about a place onto a canvas. Whether it will be a wooden cut-out native bird, a painted driftwood head, a recycled brushhead or a stunning painting, you can…
JANE GALLOWAY For 25 years Jane Galloway has made a name as a landscape painter and illustrator. She has designed many graphic print series for galleries and greeting cards as well as painting much loved images of Raglan and the Coromandel. After 20 years the landscapes still require mental discipline and many hours to produce. She has consequently come…
JEAN CARBON – C’BON TEXTILES My passion is fabric! Its history and origins and the many ways it can be patterned, coloured and decorated to create garments or works of art. I predominantly use the ancient resist dyeing technique of Shibori and clamping to pattern silk fabrics. While this form of dyeing is very labour intensive it allows me to be specific…
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…