Artists & Groups

From Central Otago

Profiles

Robert Franklin

Gallery: Fusion Ceramics, 434 Bannockburn Road, RD 2 Cromwell

Robert Franklin Lives and works in Bannockburn, near Cromwell, Central Otago. He was a part-time studio potter for a decade in the 1970’s. “My return to ceramics has …

  • Hunters Arawata

Denis Kent

50 Ashworth St, Alexandra

I was educated in Dunedin and studied at the Dunedin School of Art. It was under the tutorship of Tom Esplin, that I became interested in oil painting, and have been using this …

Marie Velenski

Old Cromwell Historic Precinct, Melmore tce, Cromwell

Fused glass jewellery, small framed works and wire work. I have been experimenting with glass fusing since 1999. I am self taught. I locked myself away in the garden shed with my …

Les Riddell

Gallery: Objects Of Art, 71 Melmore Tce., Murrell's Shed, Old Cromwell Town, Cromwell

Les Riddell is a fine jeweller who operates from an historic old stone store in Old Cromwell. There he has a fine display of his work and a fully equipped workshop attached. There …

  • The Girl with the Black Pearl Earring - Acrylic (100cm x 100cm)

Maxine Williams

1078 Earnscleugh Road, Clyde

Central Otago artist Maxine Williams is a Clyde person, born and bred, she knows her district and its people intimately. Like many here she is passionate about the culture and …

Tessa Sole

Gallery: Dandelion Studios, [email protected]

I'm an intuitive artist based in Central Otago. Every piece I make is original – no prints, no copies, just my honest hand.I paint original works for walls, small miniature …

Beverley Rae Helm

546 Allison Lane, Gimmerburn

My name is Beverley Helm and I am a born and bred Maniototo girl. I have three gorgeous kids who keep me more than busy, when I'm not chasing them around the country side I steal …

Nicola Bennett

Gallery: Nicola Bennett Studio, 66 Tarbert Street, Alexandra, Central Otago

Nicola is an abstract expressionist painter, inspired by the sensory deliciousness of food. Often collaborating, she works on large scale canvases, with oils and mixed media. …

  • Essence - Acrylic on Panel (90x270cm)

Libby Mitchell

Libby Mitchell, Te Atamira Art Space, Shop 101-11 Dart House, Remarkables Park Town Centre, Hawthorne Drive, Frankton, Queenstown 9300

Libby Mitchell is a British landscape photographer, painter and installation artist. Having completed an Advanced Diploma of Visual Art at Latrobe College of Art and Design in …

Kōpūwai, Ida Valley

Idaburn Valley, Oturehua

A sculpture by artist Ephraim Russell, created for Transpower in collaboration with mana whenua. Located opposite the Idaburn Dam in the Ida Valley, the work depicts the Ngāi …