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Feb 192 min read

To the bone

By Sophie Carter Standing in a wool shop in 2004, sculptor Michele Beevors planned to knit a hat. Then she thought perhaps she could knit...

Nov 22, 20233 min read

Have fun and fail with confidence

Tāmaki Makaurau-born painter Reece King has been announced as the recipient of the first Church Road Art Initiative.

Nov 14, 20236 min read

Leave no stone unturned

Hamish Horsley's stone sculptures are as grounded as he is. From his childhood in Whanganui to his travels in Europe and Southeast Asia,...

Nov 14, 20236 min read

The family business

Dan Poynton talks to his cousin Matthew Browne about his art and their family art history. “I never wanted to be a painter,” Matthew...

Nov 13, 20235 min read

Inspired by $2 shops

Salome Tanuvasa talks to Louise Garrett about the close connection between her surroundings and her art. Salome Tanuvasa’s work can...

Nov 13, 20232 min read

An epic calm

By Fairooz Samy If meditation could be captured visually, it would look like one of Cindy Leong’s pieces. The Auckland-born,...

Nov 13, 20236 min read

Solve, express, present

We catch up with Nigel Borell, after he has had some time away from full-time work in art institutions. Catharina van Bohemen talks to...

Nov 12, 20235 min read

Portrait of an artist on fire

Sione Tuívailala Monū has a grid and they know how to use it. They chat to Fairooz Samy about their new exhibit, and the power of...

Oct 29, 20232 min read

Fire and earth

Maia McDonald’s (Ngāti Mutunga, Te Āti Awa) work is on fire. Literally. All of the works in her most recent solo exhibition have been...

Oct 19, 20233 min read

Rate of inflation

By Sophie Carter For some Bailee Lobb’s artwork becomes a place of rest. For others it’s an incentive to move or perform. Some only stay...

Sep 27, 20233 min read

Fruit machine

By Sophie Carter Oliver Cain’s bananas get about. They protrude from picture frames, hang from trees, explode from urns and milk cartons...

Sep 5, 20232 min read

Trash talk

By Hannah Mahon A jellytip wrapper is a find for Jay Hutchinson. For the artist trash is fine art. He began to notice discarded stuff,...

Sep 5, 20235 min read

Find identity through mimicry

Ayesha Green (Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu) has been painting still lifes during her three-month artist’s residency at the McCahon House in...

Sep 5, 20232 min read

Off grid

By Sophie Carter Selina Foote is an artist with extremely steady hands. Her latest exhibition, On a Clear Night, has opened at the Suter...

Sep 5, 20232 min read

Ancient and respectful

By Leila Lois Caro Pattle’s work reflects Shinto concepts of veneration and respect. She talks to Leila Lois about her inspiration. “I...

May 16, 20232 min read

Infinite potential

By Sophie Carter The Māori proverb “Iti noa ana, he pito mata” (a small portion will produce a harvest) refers to the uncooked portion of...

May 9, 20232 min read

Chance, gravity, suspense

By Arthur Hawkes In a Papakura barn, Sarah Louise Keber watches paint dry. Keber is obsessed, not with painting, but paint. “I even watch...

May 9, 20232 min read

Bringing the mauri

By Sophie Carter For Maungarongo (Ron) Te Kawa sewing is as natural as breathing. “It’s my happy place, my te whare pora.” His father...

May 8, 20233 min read

Countenances count

What motivates people to buy portraits without any family or personal connection to the sitter? Craig Beardsworth considers the...

Apr 17, 20234 min read

Working with haste

Thomas Baker is a ceramicist and woodworker from New Zealand. His work is showcased in McLeavey Gallery's exhibition Joy, which brings...