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Negin Dastgheib نگین دستغیب is a Wellington visual artist. Here, she talks about her constant making of work and nature art in cities.
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Mar 21, 20192 min read
Puppet master
Staying true to her values, environmental passion, and Māoritanga, 3D artist Jasmine Ruru tells of the next stage in her creative career.
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 17, 20191 min read
Prize for Price
A seven metre high kinetic sculpture has taken out the $5000 EY People's Choice prize at this years 'Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe'.
Mar 15, 20194 min read
Gender bias no problem
Piera McArthur talks to Janet Hughes about her experience as a woman artist, in the light of a post-suffrage century of change.
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 7, 20192 min read
Wonder women
In celebration of International Women's Day, Auckland Art Gallery is opening a bold and provocative exhibit by the Guerrilla Girls.
Mar 6, 20193 min read
Colours of a Life
Janet Hughes checks out a new volume exploring the colourful life and works of Douglas MacDiarmid.
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.
Mar 1, 20191 min read
Numbers game
Work from more than 150 artists will be exhibited at the 2019 Auckland Art Fair, which runs from 1-5 May.
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 21, 20193 min read
Beauty on a budget
Industrial design graduate Eleanore Rogers teaches us how light, plants and upcycling can turn dingy Wellington flats warm and stylish.
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 15, 20194 min read
Solid states
Otobong Nkanga explores the contested social and political histories of colonialism through performance, drawing, photography, and more.
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.
Feb 8, 20192 min read
Fresh face
A new tribute mural of Rita Angus looks out from the Dominion Building in Wellington.
Feb 4, 20192 min read
Filling the void
Airport carpets, bus seat covers, and waiting rooms spark inspiration for recent Dunedin Art School graduate Megan Brady.
Feb 3, 20193 min read
Crushing it
Monique Lacy's artistic process includes crushing, squashing and painting. Sarah Catherall investigates.
Feb 3, 20192 min read
Vonney Ball: Ceramics
Sam Trubridge reviews a new book that explores Vonny Ball's journey with ceramics.
Feb 1, 20191 min read
Baker’s dozen
Frame TV, the Samsung television that doubles as a picture frame, has added 13 New Zealand works from Te Papa to its digital collection.
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