Philip Trusttum (born in 1940) is recognised as one of the major expressive painters of his generation, known particularly for his large works full of energy, colour, and vigour, inspired by the everyday world as he engages with it, whether politics, events, family, stories, and objects. Philip Trusttum graduated with a Diploma in Fine Arts from… View more
Jenna Packer graduated from Ilam School of Fine Arts in 1988 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, then went on to complete a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in History at the University of Canterbury. Through the 1990’s she lived in the UK and Morocco, and for several years in France. She spent time at… View more
Ōtautahi-based artist Andrew Bond centres his artistic practice around the shared human faculty of imagination or, simply put, the childlike impulse to ‘pretend’. He believes that creativity in adulthood is essentially an extension of this fundamental human need. For Andrew, this manifests through paintings filled with recognisable figures and objects inhabiting self-contained worlds. These worlds… View more
Thomas Hancock’s practice imbues a sense of familiarity, exploring the way in which we perceive objects, using uncanny viewpoints and lighting techniques to obscure their identity and give them a sense of mystery and allure. Hancock uses this suspended state of recognition through photographic and painting processes which dislocate the subject from its original setting… View more
Vivienne Murchison studied painting at The Ilam School of Fine Arts, gaining a BFA(Hons) in 2018 and an MFA with Distinction in 2019. Based in Canterbury her exhibitions include the Nebula group exhibition for emerging artists from Ilam at the 2019 Christchurch Arts Festival; Qualia MFA submission exhibition 2019 in Next Gallery; group shows Select ‘17 and Ilam 2018 at SoFA gallery, and Diversity… View more
Maurice Lye is a Christchurch based photographer. Throughout his career he has contributed to multiple publications and exhibited across New Zealand since 1979. Although his photographs seldom depict people, candid human curiosity, humour and pathos are prevalent in all his work. His themes are diverse but there is a common thread: ‘I’m a scavenger, forever… View more
Born in Christchurch, New Zealand Bridgit Anderson studied photography at the Ilam School of Fine Arts, University of Canterbury. She moved to London in 1985, making her home by the River Thames in Rotherhithe, just south of Tower Bridge. Here she developed a lifelong interest in 19th century photographic processes and the ideas that have… View more
Katie Thomas has developed a body of work that shares much territory with European Modernism and Abstraction. Yet, her painting also takes its cue from her engagement with the natural world in the here and now. Changes in light, colour, atmosphere and space are a direct influence on her studio practice. Large in scale, her… View more
Jacqui Colley is an award-winning New Zealand artist. Born in Zambia, she was raised in Cape Town, South Africa where she studied graphic design at Cape Peninsula University of Technology before moving to New Zealand in1996. Her work is exhibited internationally and she is regularly involved with collaborations, residencies and special projects. “Gesture is writ… View more
Sefton Rani describes himself as a maker, who uses paint as his primary material. Based in Auckland, he is a visual DJ who mashes up industrial materials with Cook Island narratives, to create modern Pasifika art. His work blends “made / found abstraction” with various features of Mangaian heritage arts. Rani uses dried paint skins… View more