KATE VAN DER DRIFT Kate van der Drift’s research has primarily been situated in the land and waters of the Hauraki Plains. An enquiry that began over five years ago as an indexical photographic investigation of the transformed whenua and fragility of the remnant wetland. Her practice has developed into a process-led approach that speculates…
STUDIO O STUDIO O is the creative work of Fleur Rubingh. The work has been created using mixed media; digital illustrations, pencil, acrylics and film photography. The simple things in life drive my creativity, like a moment of joy when we come together and shared experiences. My work is always evolving and ever changing like…
SHORTYDUBS Shortydubs is an urban, contemporary artist currently based in Raglan. His unique style combines street art and pop art with elements of brutalist design and storytelling. Shortydubs’ works often feature bold colours, and characters, and explore themes of human value and experience from historical events. Shortydubs’ creative process is centred around his complex stencils,…
SARAH BING Sarah Bing builds large ceramic sculptures imbued with a sense of frivolity through her bold use of colour and pattern. Generally figurative, these works celebrate simple human bliss; diving into the ocean, raising one’s face to the sun, ice cream dripping down your hand, standing tall – confident in your abilities. She is…
RAGLAN LIFE DRAWING GROUP The Raglan Life Drawing Group, run by Dominique Marriott, meets up every Tuesday night to paint and draw from a nude live model. The regular sessions cultivate a lively atmosphere where artists delve deeply into the study of the human figure and produce dynamic artwork in the moment. Artworks created in…
MEGAN HOCKLY Megan has been making Art and teaching since graduating from Wintec in 2005. She has exhibited locally over the past 18 years and stocked galleries with her paintings and prints. Recently after a 3-year stint teaching Textiles at a Secondary school in Hamilton, she has found her art practice heavily influenced by fabric…
LUCY GALBRAITH Lucy Galbraith is a self-taught Raglan-based artist. Her work is predominantly in oil paint but by no means restricted to that medium. She also enjoys working in acrylics, pencil, charcoal, digital and mixed media. Before moving to Raglan, Lucy exhibited and worked on commissions from her home on the Kapiti Coast. She is…
FELIPE QUERIQUELLI Nanci and John had a forbidden love. Felipe was born. He played on the farm with his grandfather and learned to ride horses at three. At three years old he broke his arm riding a horse. He did theater in his teens and thought he would be a good lawyer, gave up halfway…
ELSA LYE Elsa works intuitively to express the spirit of place/life through the magic of paint and clay. Elsa Lye (MFA hon) “my creative process is still a magical mystery that enthralls me, being surprised, seeing with new eyes. To somehow express the freedom, the energy, the pull of the tide, the shades of black…
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…