Creative Connections

UK born painter Neal Palmer immigrated to New Zealand in 1998 and has been painting full time ever since.

Through the exploration of the New Zealand environment he has discovered subjects that evoke s…

Richard Penn is a South African artist living and working in Auckland, Aotearoa. 

His work examines the intersection of scientific and artistic vision, using scale and detail as metaphoric devices to …

Helen Ollivier is a painter living in West Auckland. She graduated from Elam School of Fine Arts in 1997 and since then has had 6 solo exhibitions, participated in group shows and been included in se…

Sefton Rani works out of Piha, a coastal settlement west of Auckland. He describes himself as a self taught maker who uses paint as his material of choice to create modern Pacific art.

Paint skins are…

Rebecca Hazard is a young emerging artist currently based in Tãmaki Makaurau Auckland, working primarily with oil paints.

Rebecca's current work references raw meat to investigate our tangibility with…

Bonco, aka Paul Nathan, is a visual artist living in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. He predominantly paints with oil on linen and sometimes makes sculpture and textiles. 
https://www.boncosmos.com/

Bonco ex…

Sarah Oostendorp is a contemporary emerging artist from Southland Aotearoa and currently living in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. Her art practice focuses on the state of mind whilst in the midst of crea…

Olivia  Asher is an emerging multidisciplinary artist currently studying at Auckland University's Elam School of Fine Arts.

In this episode Olivia shares her experiences as a second year student at El…

Stephen Templer is an artist and illustrator previously from Wellington and now living in Kumeu, in the north west of Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.

His art practice includes street art, murals, graphic de…

Virginia Woods-Jack is a British-born photographic artist and curator currently living and working in Aotearoa New Zealand. She is also the founder/curator of Women in Photography NZ & AU. 

Virginia's…

Logan Moffat is a painter who graduated from Elam School of Fine Arts with a BFA Honours in 2018. Since then he has been painting full time from his little studio in Pukekohe, in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auc…

Grace Thresher is an artist, exhibition coordinator and marketing creative based in Port Waikato, New Zealand. She uses a variety of media in her work; black pen, photographic manipulation, photograp…

Deborah Crowe is a visual artist working in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Her practice involves building 2D and 3D environments that explore architectural, spatial and environmental characteristics. The …

Jessica Gurnsey is an 18 year old artist from Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland currently based in Pōneke Wellington. 

In 2022 Jess became the youngest ever recipient of the NZ Adam Portraiture Award with her …

Scott Lawrie is an art lover, writer, entrepreneur and the owner and director of the Scott Lawrie Gallery in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.

Scott Lawrie Gallery aims to connect hearts and minds when it com…

Tiffany Singh is a social practice artist, specialising in socially engaged art outcomes. Her practice explores relationships & engagement between arts, culture, health & well-being. She was born in …

Lauren Kitts is a sculptor living in the Tasman area at the top of the South Island who works mostly in stone but also in bronze and wood.

Lauren has gained international recognition as a professional…

Glen is a sculptor born and raised in the UK and now a NZ resident living in Napier. His contemporary sculptures are made from recycled materials, off-cuts from native timbers, recycled copper, brass…

Elliot is  a text based artist from Tāmaki Makaurau, currently living in Taranaki, who works in an interdisciplinary way. He incorporates painting, language, photography, installation and sculpture t…

Valerie Auersperg, also known as Valerism and I Am Valerism, is an Austrian artist living in New Zealand. She creates acrylic paintings and digital drawings depicting pop-surreal scenes in a colourfu…