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Jul 21, 20203 min read
Conjuring tricks
Painter of quiet scenes and moments of change, Shelley Masters talks about being alone and his secret tricky talent.
Jun 25, 20204 min read
Eggs with solt aargers
Christchurch painter Miranda Parkes researched language, dialogue and relationships for her new exhibition.
Jun 10, 20203 min read
Cup half full
Uku artist Stevei Houkāmau talks about the mahi of Indigenous communities, the role of music in her work, and the magic of handmade vessels.
May 12, 20204 min read
Unconscious pursuit
New Plymouth painter Rosie Ralph talks memory, materials, motivation, and how to break the ice with a blank canvas.
May 7, 20203 min read
For change
Dr Tabatha Forbes talks kelp forests, botanical art, and mid-life-environmental-crisis.
Apr 24, 20204 min read
Slow download
Michael Greaves, painter and Senior Lecturer in Painting at Dunedin School of Art, talks inspiration, currency and success.
Apr 15, 20202 min read
Hyder and seek
Jane Hyder is a Wellington artist, painter and printmaker. Here she shares her inspirations, including Matisse, Mansfield, and her mum.
Apr 7, 20203 min read
I want candy
Tracy Byatt creates art out of sugar. She talks of battling dampness, being green, and botanical correctness.
Mar 19, 20204 min read
Text me
Elisabeth Pointon, who works with big text and big spaces (like the sky), talks about confused flatmates and being the favourite child.
Jan 27, 20203 min read
Bubble wrap
Māori Pacific Curator at Pātaka Art + Museum Ioana Gordon-Smith talks community, curating, and cabin bread tins.
Dec 10, 20193 min read
Wā kainga
Professor Huhana Smith combines kaupapa Māori methods and science to address climate change concerns in her paintings.
Sep 9, 20193 min read
City Chief
Robert Leonard is the Chief Curator at City Gallery Wellington. He talks freedom, favourites and falling in love.
Sep 4, 20193 min read
Green fingers
Karl Maughan says painting overgrown hedges, wild undergrowth, and manicured lawns is the ultimate form of gardening.
Jul 29, 20195 min read
A E I O U
Catherine Griffiths is an artist, designer and typographer. She talks of collections, vowels and her penchant for word play.
Jul 16, 20192 min read
Glimmers of hope
Auckland artist Henrietta Harris captures glimmers of coming-of-age, anxiety and hope in her dreamy paintings.
Jul 1, 20193 min read
Summer ahead
Max Patte is a British-born Wellington artist. Here he talks about learning opportunities, Ridley Scott, and wishing he was on a motorbike.
Jun 25, 20194 min read
A movable feast
Brian King, art collector, tutor, and performance designer, talks here about supporting the art community and offers advice on medlars.
Jun 18, 20193 min read
Compulsive competitionist
Dunedin ceramicist Madeleine Child talks about the ongoing conundrum of pricing work, celebrating the amateur, and collecting coat hangers.
Jun 11, 20192 min read
Under the black hood
Photographer Harry Culy talks about working slow in a world that's speeding up, ghosts, and everyday strangeness.
Jun 4, 20193 min read
Art beat
Tiffany Singh is a social practice artist focused on communal well-being. She talks health and sustainable communities.
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