MEGAN HOCKLY My work is a combination of what I’m thinking about, angry about and visually engaged with. I am immersed in Art with my job, which is lucky really. I am currently teaching at Hillcrest High school and continue to love learning alongside the students. I like using a range of techniques and materials,…
LUCY GALBRAITH Lucy Galbraith is a full time contemporary artist based in Raglan. Working mostly with oil paint, Lucy’s pieces play with nostalgia drawn from growing up in a small town that didn’t seem to know if it was a coastal retreat, retirement village or bogan paradise. Before moving to Raglan, Lucy exhibited in Wellington…
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 AT MADE GALLERY 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…
DOMINIQUE MARRIOTT Dominique Marriott specialises in life drawing and is renowned for her minimalistic nude paintings created with sumi ink and calligraphy brushes. She takes a bold and uninhibited approach to capture the essence of the human form. Her work reflects a deep appreciation for simplicity, energy, and the intrinsic beauty of the body. Guided…
HAYLEY HAMILTON I am a New Zealand based full time artist who has always used clay and paint to create my work. I consider myself a visual storyteller. I was born in the UK, originally studying at Central St Martins School of Art and Design in London before moving to NZ. The last few years…
JANE GALLOWAY For two decades 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, planning and many hours to…
MARISE RARERE AT THE SHED Ngati Ranginui / Pakeha MFA (Painting/Sculpture), RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia BMA, (Wintec), Hamilton Marise is a full-time artist. She lives at Whale Bay with husband Mike, close to the special surfing spots. Recently Marise has shifted in to her current base on Hills Road / Marise @ mahi.…
MARY SPACAPAN Mary Spacapan, an artist deeply connected to the land and unearthing her indigenous North American [Mohawk] heritage, brings a unique perspective to the canvas. Born to US-Canadian parents, Mary’s journey has taken her from the United States to Aotearoa New Zealand, where she now calls home. She believes it right to acknowledge her…