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My painted feathers capture the detail and personality of common and endangered birds, plants scenes and trees of New Zealand, anything that captures my attention and love of nature.
My first exhibition was in 2004. I completed my Diploma of Art and Creativity (honours) at the Learning Connexion Wellington 2007. I have been part of numerous group exhibitions, been commissioned by the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa for a children's interactive painted picture, as well as clients in New Zealand and Australia. I was invited to take part in the Braveheart Youth Trust Exhibition held in Auckland in 2014. I was also invited to take part of the exhibition called Art in a Garden which is held in the Canterbury area in 2014,2015,2016. I've been featured in the New Zealand Artist Magazine November/December edition in 2014. I had a Solo Exhibition at Taylor - Jensen Fine Arts Gallery Palmerston North in 2014. I had a Solo Exhibition at The Garden Art Studio Cambridge in 2016. I was selected for the Nelson Art Expo October 2015,2016 for s single wall. I won the Streetwise Cup Design in 2018. I was selected for the Christchurch Art Show held at the Air Force Museum of New Zealand in Christchurch,2018,2019,2020. I was also selected for the Auckland Art Show in 2020,2021 until covid had it's own ideas. I had a Solo Exhibition at the Cool Store Gallery February 2021,and part of a joint exhibition there in 2022. I have been a selected single artist wall(SAW) artist at the N.Z Art Show at the T.S.B Bank Arena Wellington from 2013 until this year 2024. I completely Sold out in 2022! I am part of the group exhibition Project Jonah at the Cool Store Gallery in Mapua August 2024. I have been part of the Manawatu Arts Trail 2017,2019,2022,2023 and this year 2024 at Caccia Birch House on the 12th and 13th of October. I have been part of the group exhibition at the Tremaines Affordable Arts Exhibition held at Napier Girls High School,2018,2019,2020,2021,2024. Born and schooled in Palmerston North. Wife to Scott who also makes my frames for me. I'm a hairdresser by trade. I have always loved detail and more often than not didn't finish anything that I started as I got lost in it. I have many sketches from a much younger me showing this. My feather paintings came about when a friend said to me" you love birds and you love feathers why don't you have a go at painting on feathers?" They started small and unframed and whilst getting artwork ready for one of my Solo Exhibitions I decided to frame three, a Tui,a Morepork and a Wood Pigeon and the rest is history. I paint realistically and intuitively as nothing is planned, I just start with an idea and it flows from there, I balance and change things as I go. |
