The people behind the work
Meet the
creative north.
Step inside the practices of painters, potters, sculptors, textile artists and storytellers working across Te Tai Tokerau.
12 artists / 01
Open studio index
Faces, work, stories.
Move through the mosaic. Hover to meet the person and discover their practice.
ARTIST/01Ceramics & Pottery
Briar Monro Pottery
Whangarei, Northland
Briar Monro designs and produces beautiful, hand-crafted pottery in her studio in Parua Bay, Whangārei. Her work is inspired by our incredible natural environm…
ARTIST/02Sculpture
Carol Armitage
Whangarei, Northland
Atelier @ Tealbay: Tealbay provides a backdrop and inspiration for my work that embodies the land, sea and sky. Carol is a local resident of Tealbay / Helena b…
ARTIST/03Painting & Drawing
Crystal Love
Whangarei, Northland
My name is Crystal Love. I have been an artist since I was eighteen years old. I am now in my forties. I have a Level Four Certificate and a Level Five Diploma…
ARTIST/04Painting & Drawing
Jocelyn Friis
Kaipara, Northland
Jocelyn Friis is a New Zealand-based painter creating semi-abstract land and seascapes from her coastal studio in Mangawhai. Working in acrylic and encaustic,…
ARTIST/05Textiles & Fibre Arts
Karen Williamson
Kaipara, Northland
Karen is a textile artist working with natural dyes and botanical contact prints on fabric. She is the sole creator and owner of Ake Ake Shrouds, Aotearoa's fi…
ARTIST/06Painting & Drawing
Kellie Edwards
Far North, Northland
Kellie Edwards is a figurative and landscape artist based in the Far North of New Zealand, working primarily in expressive oils and pastels. Since childhood, E…
ARTIST/07Sculpture
Kristin Kay
Whangarei, Northland
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Kristin moved up to Whangarei around 2001 and studied visual arts and obtained a bachelor degree specialising in ceramics, sin…
ARTIST/08Graphic & Digital Design
Liam Martyn Astbury
Whangarei, Northland
I was born in the United Kingdom in 1994. I immigrated to New Zealand in 2008, and I have been loving the lifestyle change since moving here from the United Ki…
ARTIST/09Sculpture
Liz McAuliffe
Far North, Northland
Attracted to the plentiful, fecund/fertile shapes in nature I take delight in replicating and celebrating their unique and individual forms, imbuing them with…
ARTIST/10Painting & Drawing
LXM Artist
Whangarei, Northland
LXM Artist is Alex McPherson (BFA - Elam majoring in painting.) Alex's paintings are representative and express the enjoyment of nature and life. Trying to cap…
ARTIST/11Painting & Drawing
Oracle Art
Whangarei, Northland
Julia always expressed herself creatively in one medium or another but didn't get creative guidance until she did the “Learning Connexion” Art and Creativity f…
ARTIST/12Painting & Drawing
Vera Andrews
Whangarei, Northland
I am a Swiss artist based in Northland, working between abstract expressionism and ecological intuition. My paintings explore the emotional landscapes of natur…