Artists

Alicia's work is distinguished by bold color palettes, dynamic patterns and rhythmic compositions. Each piece is a personal expression of her connection to the environment culminating in a distinctive style where abstract and representational imagery coexist. Inspired by the vibrancy and emotions she experiences in her gardens at home, Alicia creates vivid and immersive works, sharing her perspective of the natural world. Based in Te Puna, Tauranga, Alicia is a full-time artist who has exhibited in New Zealand and Australia, with her paintings collected worldwide.

Amber Miller is a New Zealand artist, living and working in Otumoetai, Tauranga. Working mostly in oil on canvas, her paintings are vibrant, bold depictions of New Zealand landscapes with blue skies, sandy beaches and lush greenery. Her quirky bubble trees capture the imagination, adding a touch of whimsy and fun. Amber hopes that when people look at her art it evokes joy and ignites their connection to mother nature.

A Glimpse into Amrit's Process NZ based artist, Amrit Kaur works across a range of mediums. Her practice investigates nature's often overlooked beauty and revolves around unpredictability and adventure where each piece goes on a journey of self-discovery. With no definitive end in mind, her pieces start out in nature, influenced by her surroundings, before getting resolved in the solitude of her Auckland studio. This is a nod to the complexities of life where we are influenced by what’s happening around us but, in the end, we return to ourselves to make sense of it all. Amrit is not interested in capturing the details but in highlighting the subtleness her of subject through design and elements. Kaur collects relics from nature, sketching and taking notes while outdoors and then embedding those onto her canvas back in her studio. Play and freedom are a big part of Amrit's work.

Explore the captivating works of New Zealand-born Samoan artist Ana Teofilo, where Pasifika heritage meets contemporary expression. Teofilo’s intricate Polynesian motifs are freehand carved into uniquely shaped boards, ranging from small to large-scale. Each piece is adorned with reflective glue dots, creating a dynamic interplay of light, color, and texture. Experience Teofilo’s stunning creations and bring the beauty of Pasifika artistry into your space.

Andrea's paintings are created to celebrate nature, and their aim is to showcase nature's beauty, shine a light on conservation, and connect with people to generate feelings of wellbeing, energy, happiness and joy. She uses visual narratives to communicate meaning, and there is often a poem or story behind her work. Colour is very important for dictating the mood and feeling in Andrea's pieces, and she work in oils, as she loves the depth that can be created by layering translucent colours. Andrea exhibits internationally, and is proud to have received five international awards for her work.

“Strong, confident, joyful art to make you feel like that, live like that and love like that.” Balancing vibrant colours and bold strokes, drawing from the harmony and unpredictability of nature, while exploring the depth of human emotion. For Bay of Plenty, full time artist, Angela, it wasn't the time spent learning to draw but rather the moments where she felt free to transcribe her emotions through paint - with no fear of getting it wrong, which created the artist. Angela says “Painting allows me to feel fully alive. Feeling alive means feeling content to feel however I feel.”

Whilst studying PPE at Oxford University, Anna developed her art under world-renowned tutors at the prestigious Ruskin School of Art. Since moving to New Zealand, she trained with Judy Curnow, a protégé of the acclaimed artist Tim Wilson. Her signature style combines Fairmined 24-carat gold leaf with oil paint glazing techniques inspired by the Old Masters and developed by Tim. As a conservation artist, Anna aims to promote awareness of native bird species and the efforts to protect them. Living on a rural lifestyle block in a predator-free zone, she is surrounded daily by the thriving native birdlife that inspires her work.

Anna Leyland is a contemporary New Zealand artist known for her distinctive work in painting. Through intricate pattern-making and symbolism, her art celebrates the rich diversity of Aotearoa, reflecting the inclusive social ethos of New Zealand. Leyland’s unique style merges contrasting elements, blending masculine and feminine energies, natural forms with abstract thought, and simple concepts with complex designs. Her meticulous masking techniques and layered geometric patterns create striking optical effects, often enhanced by the use of metallic paints that add a sense of lustre and opulence.

Anna’s paint carvings embody a sense of beauty and peace, exploring arrangements of urban nature and wild flora. Her work is intricate, with lines carefully carved into a thick base of layered acrylic paint, creating a beautiful handmade aesthetic. Anna's professional background in graphic design informs her work: she prides herself on creating carefully considered and balanced pieces of art, with superb attention to detail and finely honed carving skills. She enjoys the simplicity of working in duotone, and exploring the possibilities of what can be achieved with positive and negative space.

Anne Baldock draws inspiration from the picturesque Otago Peninsula, where she resides. Her figurative works often depict intricate domestic scenes or meetings that are observed from an elevated perspective, evoking the curiosity of a fly on the ceiling witnessing life unfold. The presence of animals reflect her belief that pets are an integral part of what makes a house a home. Extra dimension is achieved in the domestic room interiors through the use of hand cut natural birch plywood strips carefully mitred and layered to form the walls and perimeter furniture. Each work is truly unique.

Brad Novak (aka New Blood Pop) is a leading urban artist whose work sits sharply at the nexus between fine art and street art. His practice deals with 'The Digital Dilemma': “I believe those of us who remember first-hand what it was like before ‘the internet’ have a duty to future generations. Many of my artworks continue to be a commentary, and warning, about the challenges with an ever-increasing technological age”. Novak is the first artist in NZ’s history to exhibit simultaneously with both the global pop and street art superstars such as Warhol, Haring, Brainwash and BANKSY (Toronto, 2015).

Forever discovering new ways to express his love of landscape and the peope who fill it, Bruce explores various mediums to create compositions in styles ranging from photorealism to minimal abstraction.

Bryn Jones has been a practising sculptor for over 30 years and exhibits regularly in both New Zealand and Australia. His most known public sculpture is Sir Edmund Hillary at Mt.Cook.

Caleb and Jackie Kutia are the artist duo behind Tekotiri Ltd, a Māori creative business specialising in hand-carved taonga inspired by whakairo and modern storytelling. As young parents, their daughter and whānau journey are central to their work, blending traditional Māori design with contemporary aesthetics. Each piece reflects their values—love, resilience, and whakapapa—and serves as a bridge between past and future. Their work not only celebrates identity but also invites others to discover their own warrior spirit. Together, they honour their tīpuna by carving stories that live, breathe, and grow with each generation.

Cathryn Ryan’s art celebrates New Zealand’s native trees and birds, exploring themes of strength, resilience, and identity. Her work often features eggs, symbolizing birth, potential, and fragility. Floating freely, they become time capsules, preserving our connection to nature. Other vessels—like tin cups, seashells, and clumps of earth—tell stories of where we come from. Occasionally, these objects take on quirky, unexpected forms, adding a playful twist to the narrative. Through these symbols, Cathryn invites viewers to reflect on who we are, fostering a deeper connection to both the land and our shared history, with moments of both contemplation and lightheartedness.

Cayleen Bester is an Auckland-based Digital illustrator and 2D animator. Her illustration work focuses on storytelling from the perspective of animals and often incorporates fantastical elements. Cayleen studied animation at Yoobee Colleges, and in her final year, she was a 2D animator and background painter on The Mariner, an award-winning student short film. Since then, Cayleen has worked as a 2D animator on the kid's TV series Badjelly (based on Badjelly the Witch by Spike Milligan) at Mukpuddy Animation Studios and on other short film projects in various roles, including lead character design, 2D animation, and background painting.

Chloe paints bold, colourful table scapes that women might imagine escaping to when they don’t have any fucks left to give. Chloe started to imagine being at a table in the South of France being fed wine and grapes by the majordome of her chateaux when in reality she was listening to the baby cry as he threw another nugget on the floor while the toddler demanded another episode of Bluey. This idea of building imagined spaces was inspired by Deborah Levy’s book, Real Estate, which centres on this idea that women can own real estate in their minds, which they have total control over.

Chris Melville is an award-winning abstract landscape photographer known for his unique exploration of fabric and textiles. With a background in graphic design and photography, and a passion for innovation, Melville continues to push the boundaries of photography, creating works that resonate deeply with audiences. Chris portrays minimalist landscapes with his photographic technique, reminiscent of New Zealand lakes, fjords and farm views, surprising and delighting viewers and collectors alike.

Christian Nicolson has worked as a full-time artist for the past 20 years and is based in Auckland New Zealand. Initially studying design, he worked as an art director in design and advertising roles for several years in both New Zealand and in London. He loves to paint, sculpt, use photography, create installations, and also makes films. He has several works in the Wallace’s art collection and been a finalist in the Wallace awards 7 times. Christian has also featured in three of Denis Robinsons art publications including NZs favourite artists volume 2. He focusses on one solo exhibition a year but also has featured in many group shows such as sculpture on the gulf and sculpture on shore. Christian has also made an award winning feature film called This Giant Papier Mache Boulder is Actually Really Heavy. Being creative is king.

Christine, originally from the Netherlands, brings a rich background in documentary photography and photojournalism to New Zealand. Her work now spans photography, mixed media, botanical printing and printmaking. Transitioning from grainy black-and-white, wide angle documentary photography to vibrant abstraction, she creates bold, immersive works. The large works allow viewers to be enveloped in the experience. The pieces range from serene and tranquil to vibrant and energetic and can be appreciated purely for their visual appeal or challenge the viewer's mind to create its own narrative, offering a momentary escape and a sense of solace from the weight of today’s world.

Ché Rogers is an artist influenced by mid-century minimalism, Op, and Pop art. He employs circular motifs and dynamic patterns found in nature, such as oceanic sonar and sound waves. The theme of man versus machine is a constant in Rogers’ work, evident in his playful relationship with technology. His recent pieces feature light-reflecting and light-emitting elements made by scratching aluminium and Perspex rotating at high speeds. He lives and works in Taranaki, where you can also catch him producing live beats for Ché and the Revolution or on bass in the post-punk, shoegaze-inspired four-piece, Late for Life Drawing.

Clint Christian (aka Clint©) Clint Christian (aka Clint©) is an award-winning contemporary New Zealand artist focused on creating unique modernist works that are bold and relatable and often nostalgic. Clints works are varied in style, themes and mediums, while he shares his own personality that is joyful and filled with colour. Prior to becoming a full-time artist Clint worked in the construction industry, followed by many years as an architectural designer and he uses these life experiences in his latest works to create painted wall sculptures. Recently Clint has developed a collection of work dubbed ‘Retro vision’ celebrating his youthful memories of the 1970s – 1990s pop culture.

Inspired by childhood memories, Constanza's artistic production aims to show the beauty of the mistake, to explore repetition and process. She works with the juxtaposition of colours and textures, and endless superposition of them on many layers. Layers that together tell a story behind. She invites you to submerge into this colourful world of imperfections. Originally from South America, her work has been selected for important group, solo shows and galleries across New Zealand, Chile and Argentina. At present she lives with her family in Papamoa where works from her home studio.

Auckland-based painter Coral Noel Yang specialises in abstract art using acrylic, blending Soak-Stain techniques with Asian water-ink traditions. Her vibrant and layered works exude luminous hues and expressive marks, drawing inspiration from Aotearoa's landscapes, her 15 years of global filmmaking experience, and her Chinese-Japanese heritage. Enthralled by the unpredictable beauty of fluidity, she navigates between intuitive material play and meticulous design, crafting layers adorned with water marks, organic shapes, and whimsical brushstrokes.

Dalene was born in South Africa and studied Fine Arts at the University of South Africa, Pretoria. She moved with her family to New Zealand in 1997 and now resided in Arrowtown. She achieved multiple sell-out exhibitions and has gained a reputation internationally as well as within New Zealand, showing her work both solo and at group exhibitions. She also features in the “New Zealand Favourite Artists” Volume 2. " I paint for the love of expression and the passion of life and all the beauty in it. I try to arouse emotions and sensations, often of serenity and tranquillity, that invites you to reflect and contemplate. My abstract oils convey a feeling of controlled atmospheric space and a measured control of depth and perspective."

A working Artist since 2000, Deb Fuller resides in the small rural community of Little River situated on Banks Peninsula. Her distinct artistic style is a creative collaboration of Mixed Media Painting and her own Photographic Imagery, the result being an intriguing blend of these visual art mediums. Evoking themes of nostalgia with tones of recollection. Dwellings we call Home, Vacant Chairs and Ordinary Objects fill the space. Timeless landscapes are created where stillness is palpable and the perfectly present moment is void of effort or consequence.

Didi Chapman was born in the Czech Republic, and recognized early on in her life that art was an important part of her identity. She was specifically attracted to drawing the natural environment using pencil and Indian ink and modeling a small sculptures from clay as a child. Didi’s passion for creative art developed into 20 years as a graphic designer owning a graphic design company in Prague and winning a coveted contract producing the corporate identity for an international insurance company. Moving to Australia in 2003 Didi continued her career as an international graphic designer while attending the National Art School in Sydney learning new art skills such as etching and printmaking. Her passion for drawing with Indian ink continued and she was able to hold a successful solo exhibition in Sydney in 2007 and in the Taupo Museum, NZ in 2015. Since shifting to New Zealand in 2013 and setting up home in Taupo with her kiwi husband and their two sons, Didi become a highly valued member of Active Arts Taupo where she curated their annual exhibitions for 5 years and became a chairperson of Creative Clay Group. She became a member of the Ceramics Association of New Zealand in 2018.

With a strong background in portraiture, social presentation, perception, and persuasion are the dominant themes which run throughout Angeles' works, paying close attention to behaviour, ego, identity, and anonymity. Inspired by existential philosophies, with reference to 20th century aesthetics, her paintings depict social issues and personal moments which incorporate the spectacle of contemporary media and culture.

Dominique Baker is a painter, carver and print-maker, born and raised on the North Shore of Auckland. She graduated with a Bachelor of Visual Arts at the Auckland University of Technology in 2008. Baker is of Māori and European heritage, which has greatly influenced her practice. Her work is informed by street art and exploring a range of methods of making, resulting in visually intricate paintings.

Don is inspired by the natural world, from the microscopic to the massive. Don love organic, tactile structures and forms, using solid timbers, or steel or plywood to create his visions of those natural designs. He loves designing and making pieces that often end up different to how he imagined at the start. That's his process, working things out as they go.

Em Wafer is a full-time New Zealand artist known for her surreal microcosmic worlds. Em's work addresses the dreamlike subconscious, where a multitude of perspectives exist: the unique and the universal. She exhibits locally and internationally, and has collectors worldwide.

Esther Bunning has been creating beautiful images for over 30 years. Her work has a unique, dreamy quality that’s instantly recognisable - often with a sense of quiet enchantment. Esther has a knack for capturing people and landscapes, and florals in a way that feels deeply personal, often revealing layers you might otherwise miss. She experiments with creative techniques & tools, which adds a playful and artistic edge to her photography. A Nikon Ambassador for New Zealand, an Asukabook Ambassador for Australasia, Esther’s work is celebrated both locally and internationally. For her, photography isn’t isn’t just about taking pictures—it’s about creating art that truly connects with people.

Esther is a full-time artist who exhibits in New Zealand and overseas. Her mixed media inventions using eggshells, hand-painted shattered glass and lights are highly tactile and striking. She has sold more than 800 works worldwide. Her work is dreamlike and melodramatic, exploring how we remember places and our emotional links to them. Her own intense emotional energy can be felt in her paintings

2025 is a landmark year for FLOX, marking two decades of creativity, innovation, and artistry. This exceptional milestone celebrates 20 years of FLOX thriving as a full-time business owner and creative. To honour this journey, the artist is embarking on an exciting new chapter, unveiling a refreshed business model, inspiring new artwork, and exclusive product collections. Collaborations with extraordinary partners are also on the horizon, promising to bring fresh energy to FLOX’s signature style whilst staying deeply connected to her roots here in Aotearoa.

Our long-standing Gallery Partner, Flagstaff Gallery, is back at this year’s show and presenting a selection of exquisite new works all by female artists - Ingrid Boot, Jenni Stringleman, Annie Sandano, and Sierra Roberts. The Flagstaff Gallery is one of Auckland’s longest-standing modern art galleries, representing acclaimed and emerging NZ artists since 1993. Located at the heart of the historic Devonport Village, the Gallery’s warm and welcoming space invites you to view their stable of 100+ artists.

Frankie Meaden is a New Zealand based artist known for using recycled materials in her work. She has been a professional artist since 2016. Frankie makes huge, colourful, tactile, embroidered artworks, that hang like tapestries. She is pushing the boundaries of fibre art, experimenting with the scale of embroidery, and repurposing waste into embroidered artworks. The rope used in her artwork is made from recycled plastic (made from plastic pulled out of our oceans), and the fabric comes from street pole banners that would otherwise be going to landfill.

Gaen is a New Zealand artist who lives and works in Hamilton. Born and raised in Christchurch, New Zealand, Gaen draws inspiration from a lifetime exploring the country's landscapes, with many of those experiences of the dramatic terrains of the South Island. Embracing the memorizing moments of dawn and dusk, he captures the essence of nature's beauty.

The common thread that influences Hayley’s creative work is ‘stories’. Reading, telling and re-telling tales has always been an integral part of her life, from her love of reading and making up fantasy worlds when she was young, to illustrating children’s books, to her continuing passion for mythology, history and legends. Portraits are the main subject for Hayley’s artwork because she is drawn to faces. A person’s face is like the cover of a book, concealing years’ worth of stories all intricately entwined to weave the fabric of who they are. In every human there are countless strands, love, hope, pain, fear, friendship, and a face is the doorway for the greatest and most complex tale of all.

Heather Wilson had such a happy carefree kiwi childhood and finds a lot of the inspiration for her work is drawn from those memories. Heather's art also explores aspects of iconic New Zealand scenery and symbolism connected with her beloved geometric patterns from the 1970s. Her work is contemporary. Heather would describe it as an explosion of bold strong colour and texture, which is her distinctive trademark. Heather uses acrylic and mixed media on canvas and board with resin effects.

Hollie O’Neill’s practice is inspired by the peaceful beauty of nature and the light interacting with it. Using her vibrant colour palette, O’Neill manipulates layers of pigments mixed with epoxy polymer, unveiling a luminous beauty and depth of colour. Her artwork captures the essence of light, colour, and emotion. Recognised as a finalist in prestigious awards such as New Zealand's Parkin Drawing Prize and NZ Painting and Printmaking Award, also awarded Art in the Park - ‘Eden Park Best in Colour Award 2024', her works grace esteemed collections like The Arts House Trust Collection.

Jack Stobart is a Zimbabwean-born, New Zealand stone sculptor living in Arrowtown. Jack comes from a family of artists. Jack’s mother, Louise Stobart a renowned metal sculptor and designer along with her husband Bruce, founded Birdwoods Gallery in Havelock North in 2004. Jack undertook a sculpting apprenticeship in 2018, under the tutelage of internationally recognised sculptor, Tendai Gwaravaza. Jack has sold his work both nationally and internationally with his work in collections in Europe, America, Australia and Canada. Jack runs his own gallery in Arrowtown, also called Birdwoods and produces many of his works from his Arrowtown studio.

"I’m an artist based in rural Port Levy, NZ, where I create figurative works inspired by life’s challenges, emotional journeys, and my surroundings. I’ve studied worldwide, gaining inspiration from places like Switzerland, the Australian outback, Papua New Guinea, and India. The human figure is central to my work, but I’m passionate about exploring shape, form, and composition through vibrant color, texture, and layered paint. Recently, I’ve expanded into sculpture, using steel and mixed media to create innovative, captivating pieces."

Jamie is a retired boatbuilder who still loves working with timber everyday, making new pieces to see the enjoyment on peoples faces when they see his art hanging in their homes. For Jamie Adamson, wood is a natural pleasure to work with. As he works, the process comes from an instinctual space. He enjoys the physicality of the forms he creates, emulating natural shapes, flowing lines and working with the organic nature of the material.

"I'm a self taught artist that creates from my home studio, (a.k.a my dining room) with a style and technique that is constantly evolving. I specialise in wildlife art but always with a quirky element, fashion, accessories and an individua personality being my favourites."

Trained in trompe l’oeil in the UK, this artist creates captivating oil paintings of gemstones, exploring the fleeting interplay of light, reflection, and scale. Each piece is meticulously rendered on custom-made boards, often finished with gold foil edging, which allows light to catch the artwork from the side, enhancing its realism. From afar, the paintings appear as flawless gems; up close, they reveal intricate, abstract studies of light and shadow. Blurring the line between realism and abstraction, their work captures the essence of light in a single, finite moment, drawing viewers into an ever-shifting world of perception.

Janette Cervin creates paintings that offer an invitation to an immersive antipodean paradise teeming with exquisitely detailed New Zealand flora and fauna. Vibrant hues bring plumage and petals to the forefront, creating a whimsical dance of detail and colour. An immersive illusion of depth is created through the combination of traditional painting conventions and applications of thick layers of glossy resin. This process is repeated to accentuate a three dimensional space. Some areas are also intentionally sanded back, resulting in some flower details being suspended throughout the painting at varying depths from the surface. This ghostly hint of flowers amongst the viscous glazed layers alludes to the pentimento effect achieved by the old masters and builds a unique depth of scene that draws the eye in, providing a sense of full immersion.

Janice Napper is a contemporary multi-media artist. Her work has always been characterised by a highly skilled handling of colour to generate distinctively vibrant, glistening artworks. The fluidity and rhythmic flow of her captivating works exudes a confidence from this self-taught artist pushing her polymer and resin mediums to the limit. She embraces an endlessly inventive range of subject matter and styles from her floral abstracts to expressionism landscapes often with objects of hidden interest for the viewer. Her background in advertising is evident in her cutting-edge creative ideas coupled with a strong understanding of design and composition.

Finding enjoyment in nature and creation, portrait artist Jenna Billman paints to share the special connection held between human and nature. Through thoughtful compositions and emotion in her subject matter, Jenna uses space, harmony and intent to amplify storytelling in her art practice.

Jeremy McCormick is gaining rapid recognition for his vibrant and impactful artwork within New Zealand and around the globe. He is an experienced self-taught artist whose paintings blend hyper-realism and surrealism, often featuring wildlife set against striking landscapes and urban, graffiti-covered streets. Jeremy's works tell cautionary stories about the consequences of humanity's impact on nature, depicting wildlife in constant rebellion and envisioning a future where the natural world reclaims urban environments. His compositions reflect a profound depth of thought and convey a meaningful message about humanity's relationship with existence

Jessica Gurnsey is an acrylic on canvas painter based in Wellington, New Zealand. Specialising in portraiture, she loves to step back from a painting and recognise the specific way her subject's hair falls, the creases by their eyes, and the textures in the pavement they stand on. “I love imperfections painted perfectly, because these are what make us human, and the details around us often inform the building of our sense of self.”

Jessie Kanji is a multi-disciplinary artist, researcher and educator based in Aotearoa. Following the migration of her grandparents from Gujarat, India, in the 1940s, she grew up in Wellington. She specialised in print, graduating with a Postgraduate Diploma of Fine Arts with distinction from Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland in 2023. In her practice-led research, she has worked across the related fields of drawing, photography, paper-making, textiles, and ceramics. In 2023, she was the recipient of the Printopia Print Prize and the National Youth Art Award from the Waikato Society of the Arts and a finalist in the New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Awards in 2024. Informed by her background in medical science, her art searches for the balance between order and chaos.Patterns in her inner world form the lens by which she sees the world. Kanji primarily uses print as a method of thinking to access cultural exchange, memory and meaning. In the amber-like qualities of ink, her work seeks to evoke the concept of rasa - a state of total absorption and emotional resonance. Jessie has recently received a fellowship award to complete her Masters of Fine Art at Rhode Island School of Design in Providence and will begin this in September, 2025.

Jimmy has become known as a leading figure in contemporary New Zealand art. His artworks are characterised by vibrant pop-colours, layered narratives that draw upon a rich array of sources to create a textured canvas and is given a luminous finish as a result of using liquid glass.

Born in Darfield, New Zealand, Joanne works from her studio in Christchurch. Her paintings are informed by a variety of subjects, including history, advertising and a concern for the natural environment and humour. With an interest in fine detail, work is defined by the use of bold design which dances on the canvas and draws the eye around the scene. Joanne often uses irony to comment on events which produces quirky and thought provoking works. “As an artist I feel honoured and fortunate enough to be able to express my identity and culture through my art. Using the form of hei-tiki I can express and acknowledge my mixed heritage - Māori (Ngāpuhi) and NZ European. I combine the shape of the hei-tiki with taonga and objects remembered from my childhood in a way that displays my representation of what it means to be a New Zealander with Māori and Pākehā whakapapa.

Joe Kemp is a self taught Māori sculptor of over 25 years , he has work in public spaces and private collections here in Aotearoa and abroad . He and his wife Sherie have their own art gallery on the shores of lake Rotoma for public and private viewings.

In his paintings Jorg reconstructs aspects of natural forms and textures. His intention is to bring the viewer into a world that they are familiar and comfortable with. Jorg would like the viewer to connect subconsciously, to get drawn into discovering the paintings’ aspects and to be enriched by the formal beauty of the abstract form. Jorg is a full-time artist and has for over ten years sold many of his works through selected Galleries in New Zealand, and to clients in Australia, Europe and the USA. He often creates large commission paintings for private customers and corporations.

Josh is a self-taught, versatile artist from Whangārei, Northland, whose work blends human expression with cultural narratives. Drawing from his Māori heritage and other indigenous cultures, he explores storytelling using multimedia techniques, creating a visual marriage of black-and-white contrasts and bold colours with oils, acrylics, charcoal, airbrushing, and sculpture. His focus is on merging realism, abstract, and contemporary styles into a unified body of work, driven by a passion for cultural expression. In March 2024, Josh quit his job to pursue his passion as a full-time artist, making Art in the Park 2025 his first large exhibition. Every year Art in the Park sponsors one young artist from The King’s Trust & Art in the Park; Art & Enterprise Programme to exhibit at the show. This year’s awarded artist is Josh - through his captivating portraits in mixed media, a strong artistic voice shone through as a talent that deserved to be championed. Josh is exhibiting a full exhibit of work as part of the main exhibition in the show, as well as contributing one statement piece to the MAS Emerging Artists Gallery.

Joshua trained as a composer and concert pianist in film music in NZ and was recently based in LA, California. His reprieve from city life found him pen in hand, his therapeutic outlet inspired by his love for the complexity of New Zealand’s mountain ranges. His vessel; ink, instead of music. His acute attention to the feel of jagged peaks, glaciers and lake shores surrounding his hometown of Queenstown, have since been translated by his traditional nib pens and traditional India inks. This amalgamation of detail and grandeur can be felt in his harmony of Indian ink line art.

Juliet Best celebrates the beauty and moods of Aotearoa's coastlines and landscapes with her art. Gold-leaf glows upon the impasto sculpted land-forms. Atmospheric earthy tones and enchanting pops of jewel like colours form the water and sky narratives. Her New Zealand inspired landscapes are completed with a quality UV protective varnish, and often float-mounted in a timber frame. Juliet is the Artist in Residence for the Wellington Life Flight Rescue Helicopter and was awarded the NZ Art in the Park Millennium Landscape Prize in 2024.

Justin Galligan utilises steel rod and wire to create lines in space to sketch in three dimensions. Galligan is inspired by forms with movement, Wabi Sabi and balance without symmetry. His latest Kinetic wind sculptures were inspired by an analogue drawing machine he built in 2021 which produces unique pen patterns which cannot be reproduced.

Karley Feaver transforms her work into evocative sculptures that blur the lines between traditional taxidermy and modern sculpture. Her works are simultaneously poetic and vexing, and explores the profound connection between humans and nature, life and death, past and present. “I’ve fallen in a kind of obsessive, curious love with this art form and this is my attempt to understand animals and our obsessions with nature, beauty and death”. Drawing on a lifelong inspiration from nature, Karley’s surreal creations invite viewers to connect with its intricate beauty and contemplate the power of objects to hold personal meaning.