Tim was very good at making faces in class. He has received awards and scholarships for making faces, and has inspired others to make faces in his classes. He aims at turning dreams into realities with a process of discovery, contemplation, transformation, and seeing...

Art has always been a defining aspect of my life. I had the opportunity of studying art at Auckland University of Technology in the 1990s and graduated with a BVA. I describe myself as a "figurative painter" in that I am always striving to portray my work classically...

Vivian Yuan is an artist working in oil and watercolour. She started painting in 2016 while living in Hawkes Bay, and then moved to Rangitikei in 2019. Though her style is evolving, Vivian's favourite subject is always people, followed by flowers and landscapes. She...

Mulberry Floral Art Gallery is an experimental studio creating photographic fine art prints as well as floral work using dried plant material. Inspired by the Dutch artists, I create traditional still life images from my own designs.  Recent work has taken on an...

I'm Palmerston North based artist. Artwork is a universal language I use to tell my stories, to share the beauty of the world surrounding us. I love to work with acrylic and oil enjoying building up layers to create visual depth. The inspiration comes from constant...

Val is a Foxton Beach based artist working primarily in acrylic paints. In her works, Val seeks to capture the beauty of nature - birds,animals,insects, landscapes,flowers and seascapes - all rendered in bold, bright colour. Val enjoys photographing her subjects prior...

We are an incorporated, non-profit community group with an interest in the art of weaving using traditional Māori weaving skills. To uphold the mana and tikanga of traditional Māori weaving within a contemporary context. Highbury Weavers participate and promote...

Albert McCarthy - A pioneer in the Maori Contemporary Art movement. Born in Taumaranui, he has exhibited extensively both nationally and overseas. His work is in public collections in Australia, the USA & Europe. He is an artist who works in a multi- disciplinary...

Stocking a range of works by 42 local artists, including glass, pottery, paintings, drawings, cyanotype and eco prints, textiles, jewellery, knitwear and handmade books. Items are priced to suit all budgets - from a beautiful investment piece to a small gift for a...

Susan brings unique stones to life through art. She works with acrylics on stone, canvas and paper. She is often asked to paint pet portraits on stones. She likes to paint some unique scenes like French shops and farm scenes on these stones as well. They are ideal to...

I studied at Quay School of Art in Whanganui, graduating in 2015.  My favourite medium is oil, and favourite subject, our Manawatu and Rangitikei dramatic landscapes and  beautiful light, my painting is abstract and raw in nature.  I'll be showing an eclectic mix of...

I first started painting in oils approximately 14 years ago.  I find it both relaxing and challenging, but that is the journey we go on as artists.  I cover many genres from old rusty cars to ballerina’s and everything in between. I would tend to be a realistic...

Former Yugoslav radiologist , Dr Stanica Dulovic, never had time for art until she immigrated to New Zealand in 1995 in her forties. Her artistic talent, exspecially for portraits was recognised by people at Square edge art centre in Palmerston North. Her 1st solo...

Snails is an artist run collective providing community spaces for artists and musicians. We hold gigs, workshops, openings, readings, art installations, performances, art exhibitions as well as providing private studio spaces in the historic Cosmopolitan Club Building...

Based in the Rangitikei for 12 years, Sharon finds much inspiration close to home, and from her travels around NZ. Anything from found natural objects to landscapes create the sparks for new work. Within Sharon’s exploration of watercolour and acrylics, her landscapes...

My name is Serena Mercer, I am a glass artist and tutor working with fused glass.  I describe my work as being one off pieces made with love, sweat and tears.  I love experimenting with different techniques and colour and learning just how far I can push the glass to...

Self-proclaimed “third culture kid” Sarah Moody draws inspiration from the animals and natural world that shaped her upbringing in Zimbabwe, the UK, and Aotearoa. The animation and illustration graduate specialises in animal portraiture and explores the absurd using...

Originally from the Kapiti Coast, Sam works from her studio in the Rangitikei - her work will be showing at the Marton Arts & Crafts Centre for 2023. Sam's art practice began in 2009, her work primarily focuses on stylised and imagined landscapes painted in oil,...

Rosemary Mead-White discovered painting again when she moved to Marton and joined the Marton Arts & Crafts Centre (where her paintings will be on display). She currently works in watercolour but feels she is still developing in terms of medium and subject....

Romuald is a practising artist member of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts (NZAFA) where he regularly exhibits. Rom is the founder of a new way of painting known as Prealism which liberates the artist from their own ego through a process of kenosis (emptying of the...

I am a multidisciplinary artist working in various mediums, some are creatively challenging and others are more relaxing.  Currently these include painting, sculpture, flamework and silver jewellery and wooden spoon carving. I am an active member of FADAS and enjoy...

Rinitawa Galleries of Art & History Society is a community collective of the Lindauer Studio and Museum offering display facilities for local and regional artists to present their works for sale in a professional galley space. Phone: +64212335294 Email:...

Rholene Singleton specialises in using old school metalsmith tools and techniques to create one-of-a-kind jewellery pieces. In 2019, Rholene emigrated from South Africa and has since been associated with a selection of local art centres and galleries where she also...

While printmaking continues to be the focus of my art practise, I enjoy working across a wide range of mediums.  Limiting waste, I often rework my failed pieces into something more interesting through mixed media. I am an active member of Print Council Aotearoa New...

The fabric artists in this exhibition have been invited from the members and friends of the congregation of Pathways Presbyterian Church. The theme is God’s beautiful world,  a mixture of full size quilts and smaller wall hangings reflecting the natural world. Phone:...

The MS Art Group are artists with multiple sclerosis who share a passion for creating art and also live with the challenges of multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system and can cause a range of physical and...

Mirror Mirror uses recycled and off-cuts of picture framing profiles. Keith has handmade mirrors and picture frames. Phone: 0272425470 Email: info@bernadettepeters.co.nz

A carver & painter of wooden murals & pictures, most of my inspiration comes from the spiritual aspects of Nature. I express this by combining the disciplines of drawing, carving & painting. I don't plan my artworks - they just flow from my life...

Meredith Marsone's work is part of a new international movement of painting termed ‘disrupted realism’ which explores methods of combining realism and abstraction. Establishing herself as a notable contemporary figurative painter with a unique and distinctive style,...

Marton Arts and Crafts Centre opened its doors in 1971 and ever since it has filled the old St Stephen’s School with creativity. There is much on offer with classes and groups working in different artistic mediums including pottery, painting, writing, quilting,...

Marion Grinstead and Rosalind Fitzpatrick We call ourselves Double Trouble. Rosalind and I have been working together for 7yrs. We both own studios and share equipment. From the early beginning of playing with microwave kilns, we both purchased bigger kilns and our...

I am a Creative Portraiture photographer and I also work in the Impressionist style of photography. I like to paint pictures with my camera and hence I like my images to tell their own story. I sometimes get effect in my images by using watercolour overlays which give...

Maren joined the Marton Arts and Crafts Centre in 2018 to learn pottery and found a love for sculpture especially creating hares and rabbits, functional pottery and exploring our local clay and glazing materials.In 2022 she joined a class to learn watercolour painting...

As a glass blower, I am drawn to the traditional Swedish style of glass making that emphasizes simplicity, functionality and elegance. This styleis characterized by its clean lines, balanced forms, and subtle details that elevate its functionality to an art form.And...

Since May 1947 The Manawatu Camera Club members have enthusiastically shared the passion of making photographic images and sharing their work. The Club's aim is to promote the enjoyment of photography for individuals and the community. Email:...

“My art is an extension of my passion for sustainable, organic living.”   Experimental and exploratory, my work is a continuous learning experience; a meditative practice informed by my love and concern for the natural world.   Recycled, natural and found objects are...

Louise Roche Farmer is an artist based in Palmerston North. She works in clay in both sculptural and domestic ware applications. She is inspired by her cultural connectedness to early French, Italian and English clay work and also the colours and patterns of the...

Lorraine has been potting since her children were little. She is self taught and has both attended and taught many different workshops and classes over the years. Lorraine loves playing with clay and sharing her knowledge. She believes that learning is constant and...

Lisa Taylor is a contemporary artist, based in Palmerston North, New Zealand. She has been painting for most of her adult life, turning her full attention to the arts 20 years ago. Lisa is working predominantly with acrylics, but includes a variety of other media,...

As an artist working primarily with oil paint my focus is on exploring humanity's relationship with the natural world through the lens of airplanes and birds. My art seeks to raise awareness and spark conversations about environmental concerns, and the impact of our...

Nature, animal and nostalgia-inspired printmaking and photography works by artist / printmaker Keeley Eastwood and photographer Brad Mosen ('Brunswick Art Collective' members.)Keeley is a Yorkshire-born, New Zealand-based artist who loves playing with the myriad forms...

A textile artist inspired by our native land, Judith is best known for creating miniature scenes of New Zealand using textiles, threads, paint and paper, machine and hand embroidery. She belongs to a quilting club and an embroidery guild and has exhibited in New...

Joe McMenamin is an artist focused on making hand-coloured doodle prints of NZ native birds, large-scale murals, and teaching art classes for kids and adults. He runs the Art Studio & Gallery in Feilding. Joe used to be a high school art teacher in Wellington and...

Painting flowers and animal is my passion, and love to explore different mediums from watercolours, acrylic, and inks to create colourful works of art. I'm inspired by what I see around me often, from a vase of flowers to my animals. I will have greeting cards...

My name is Jenni Corbett. I have created a group of characters called TheTouristBirds who feature in a lot of my paintings. Together we explore the world and have adventures. The goal is to have fun and encourage you to look at the world with different eyes.Phone:...

I write and illustrate children's stories with an environmental theme - two of these are bi-lingual (Te reo Māori and English). I also create greeting cards and sets of inspirational cards - "Painted Words". T-shirts for children aged from 1 - 6 years are on my stall...

Tania SullivanTania Sullivan studied art and design in London in the 1980s, she rediscovered her passion for painting during the 2021 lockdowns. Her work explores the contrasts between abstract and realism, fusing at both spectrums. Using oils, she loves the depth and...

I cannot remember days when I have not created things - collages, drawings, books, jewellery, assemblages, yarn bombings. I often concoct ‘alternate’ worlds and many of my works take shape in a dance between a found object and the process of working with it. I love...

Graham’s paintings depict his life-long love of farming and the unique landscape that New Zealand offers.  He lives on a farm near Ashhurst and paints in a large light-filled studio, a converted room at the back of a barn. He regularly exhibits at the Feilding and...

Gill Allen’s paintings form a collection of semi-abstracted panoramic landscapes. They embrace the exploration of mark-making as an energetic and spontaneous response to her environment. A variety of mediums are used including: charcoal, water-based mediums with a...

Local artisan art and gift shop in the heart of George Street. We stock a beautiful range of original art, prints, gifts, jewellery, ceramics, craft, baby and childrens clothing and toys. Created by talented local artists and crafters. We love what we do and hope you...

Discover a captivating display of mixed media art that embodies the gallery's ethos of refresh, repurpose, reimagine. Marvel at the diverse works crafted from glass, wood, stones, shells, vintage jewellery and clay; presented in both 2-D and 3-D forms. With a curated...

The Freyberg High School Visual Arts Academy consists of young artists aged 12-18 who are passionate about creating art and communicating their ideas through various visual mediums. We have created original works through a variety of workshops. Don't miss the chance...

Fiona’s earliest memories involve textures and textiles, colours and creativity, laughter and a love of books. Years of living overseas, some formal art training at Massey, an escalating collection of 'interesting stuff', and time at The Learning Connexion encouraged...

Artists Ruth Champion, Stan Foote, Judy Johnstone, Gael, and Allen Gamble working in watercolour, acrylic and pastel. Visit this talented group at Feilding Art Centre.Phone: 0273756342 Email: h.gaelgamble@gmail.com

The Feilding and District Art Society is a group of over 160 artists whose vision is to to foster enjoyment and participation in the visual arts, and enrich our community with art. Based at Feilding Art Centre, we provide a hub for Manawatū artists to share and grow...

Renowned fibre artist Esther Nitschke MBE has been spinning, weaving and teaching workshops for 60 years. Her long history of awards and accolades include three woven garments held in the collection at Te Papa and in 1994 she was made a Member of the Order of the...

Fine Artist, Photographer and Teacher. Living in Halcombe, Eris produces work incorporating natural elements and themes. Having also lived in Hawkes Bay, Tasman Bays and Taranaki, she is inspired by and enjoys capturing the varied landscapes of New Zealand. Eris uses...

Golden times, familiar forms and big colour. Emma Kate is a Manawatū based artist. From landscapes to tablescapes, Emma enjoys exploring colour and connection that evokes a feeling of belonging. A mixed media artist, using predominantly acrylic ink and paint often...

Deb Mulholland is a visual artist who works across the mediums of theatre, film and painting. She studied art and theatre in Paris in the 1990’s and has had a prolific career in theatre and film. She arrived home after 35 years abroad five years ago and her love of...

David has worked with glass for 50 years.  Having started his glass journey in Texas he moved to New Zealand in 1995 to lead the glass programs at the polytechnic in Whanganui. He retired from teaching in 2006 to spend more time making art, his work is in numerous...

The County Fayre Gallery is a community art space for artists living in or connected to the Pohangina Valley. The Gallery is open most Sunday afternoons throughout the year plus there's a traditional tea rooms, local crafts for sale and displays of the local history...

I am Carla Woollaston, a Manawatu creative agent who provides personal, community and commercial creative options for art, workshops and events. I strive to create innovative experiences and products that respect our wild world. You will find many of my products use...

Ngaire is an artist who specialises in upcycling second hand finds by etching mirror and stone and buring onto wood to create one-off unique pieces of art. Ngaire will be 'live-burning'over the art trail weekend - come along and watch this facinating process.Phone:...

Kia ora e hoa mā, ko Ngāti Kahungunu, ko Ngāti Moe ahau. Ko Bridget Gowan tōku ingoa. I am an artist, maker and creative based in Te Papaioea (Palmerston North) New Zealand. Too (art) is a natural part of my everyday life. My work is layered, contemplative, nostalgic,...

When I begin a painting or drawing my motivation is usually to express a response to a particular feeling, event or subject around me. I use colour, movement and brush or pen strokes to evoke visual responses. My trees, landscapes, skies, and pattern's usually begin...

2008    Bachelor of Fines Arts, Quay School of Arts, Wanganui, majoring in Glass with a second major in Painting. I continued my studies in Glass Design and Production at the Wanganui Glass School until 2012.  The Conceptual Framework for my work as a painter and...

My painted feathers encapsulate my love of New Zealand landscape, flora, and both native and endemic birds. A sketchpad was my constant companion from a young age. My feather paintings started small and evolved over roughly 15 years to now be framed and my main source...

Belinda is an award winning full time Artist who has spent a lifetime developing her own unique and whimsical style. She works in a wide range of different mediums including Clay, Paint, Jewellery, Glass and Sculpture to create her beautiful pieces. Belinda also...

While Belinda Howard loved art at school, she was unable to carry on with it. Looking back she believes that this was probably a good thing as she has come to art as a mature woman with a stronger sense of self. Belinda was a student at the Learning Connexion for...

I am a 17yr old photographer based in Kiwitea. I brought my first camera when I was 13 and have been obsessed ever since. I shoot a wide range of subjects but my main interest lies with birds. I find birds fascinating and try to capture their behaviours and...

We are a group of local artists from Foxton and the surrounding district.  We meet weekly on a Tuesday from 10am - 3pm in the public space at Te Awahou Nieuwe Stroom in Foxton. The location allows us to interact directly with the public and we have now become a "bit...

Keith Stewart is an internationally qualified picture framer holding the qualification of Certified PictureFramer, CPF, from the USA and Guild Commended Framer, GCF, from theUK. His studio is a framing workshop where he offers an interactive consulting & designing...

We supply quality printmaking and art supplies to artists, educational services and community groups throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. Our retail store is located in friendly Feilding, and we also stock a range of local artists work to sell. Pop on over and visit us in...

Angie is a wild woman with a long-held passion for creating and gardening. Weaving with wild materials has combined these loves, creating with locally, sustainably sourced natural materials. Weaving with wild materials, Angie says, provides a natural rhythm of working...

I am a South African-born artist, who has just moved to Palmerston North. I am inspired by the ocean, yoga, manta rays, surfing, and African sunsets. I love to paint the waves, inspired by the light and colour in the water during early morning surf sessions, but I...