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May 27, 20193 min read

Light lilac

Gina Kiel is a visual artist, illustrator and designer. Here she discusses colour to the colourblind, recording keeping and Pareidolia.

May 20, 20194 min read

Becoming something again

Westport artist Nadine Meyer uplifts the beauty of the little, the ordinary, and the imperfect.

May 14, 20194 min read

Honest neon

Stu Robertson is the Founder Artist of 'Peace In 10,000 Hands' in Queenstown. He talks here about working his dream project.

May 6, 20194 min read

Through the looking glass

Glass artist Dr Kathryn Wightman talks about her career, community and the business of being an artist.

Apr 30, 20192 min read

Tongpop

Telly Tuita is a Tongan-born artist now living in Wellington. Here he talks op-shop finds, upcoming projects, and moving overseas for love.

Apr 23, 20194 min read

Grey-wearing Māori goth

Sarah Hudson is a full time artist and an even fuller-time mum. She talks about inter-generational connections and yell-singing.

Apr 16, 20192 min read

No such colour

Derek Cowie is a painter. Here he briefly discusses the mysterious Cadmium colour, environmentalism, and eye baths.

Apr 9, 20193 min read

Acceptable balance of oddness

Lisa Walker, kiwi jeweller living in Germany, discusses the honesty of goldsmithing, the secret of glue, and the beauty of oddness.

Apr 2, 20193 min read

Photographs or paintings

Kate Woods blurs the lines between photography and painting. Here she talks about moving between mediums and early inspirations.

Mar 25, 20192 min read

Home in ease

Negin Dastgheib نگین دستغیب is a Wellington visual artist. Here, she talks about her constant making of work and nature art in cities.

Mar 19, 20192 min read

Diasporic narratives

Multidisciplinary artist and textile practitioner Areez Katki talks about heritage, herstories, and the joy of a good cigarette.

Mar 11, 20193 min read

Always in the art department

Laree Payne is a curator who owns and operates Hamilton gallery, Weasel. Here, she talks about jumping feet-first into the art world.

Mar 4, 20194 min read

Cerulean blue

Max Gimblett is one of New Zealand’s most recognised painters. Here, he talks of themes, influences and enlarging his language of vision.

Feb 26, 20193 min read

Upside down menstrual cup

Wellington artist and illustrator Maddie Tait-Jamieson answers a few questions about life, art, and menstrual cup sculpture dreams.

Feb 18, 20193 min read

Aliens clubbing

Sam Trubridge is the artistic director of The Performance Arcade in Wellington. He talks theatre and the biggest problem facing galleries.

Feb 12, 20192 min read

Questionable rattling

Ed Bats is a visual artist represented by Gallery9 and Parlour Projects. He talks life, art, and the mysterious knocking in his car.