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 …

Maurice Middleditch

Gallery: Aurum Gallery, Corner of Lawrence and Short Streets., RD 2 Bannockburn

Maurice Middleditch is a landscape artist who works in oil and watercolour. His work can be seen in the Canterbury Museum and the Antarctic Visitors Centre at Christchurch …

Katie Robinson

Gallery: Katie Robinson Studio, Bridge Hill, Alexandra

Katie Robinson is inspired by the region’s vast skies, dramatic landforms and ever-changing light. She creates vibrant landscapes which celebrate the colour and atmosphere …

Gail de Jong

Bannockburn

Art has always been the focus of my working life. After attending Art School in Dunedin and gaining a Diploma in Fine Art, I began teaching at Timaru Girls High School. I …

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Andrew Barr

Gallery: The Oamaru Stone Gallery, 5169 State Highway 8, Ettrick, Central Otago

I have been working with Oamaru stone for about 5 years now having re- discovered a long held passion for the stone. While in travelling in India, in 2004 visiting a village where …

  • The Manuherikia Valley looking north towards the Hawkdun Range 95 x 75cm framed - Oil on water colour paper 640G (95 x 75cm framed)

Jane Whitaker

Gallery: Naseby Art Studio, 885 Ranfurly Back Road (Naseby end), Naseby

My work is predominantly impressionistic and focuses mainly on landscapes, though I have recently enjoyed painting a number of portraits in a variety of media.  My enduring …

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Kathi McLean

37 Newcastle Street, Clyde

I discovered the wonders of clay thirty years ago and since then have enjoyed every aspect of the process. My learning has come from attending workshops, from many and varied …

Gretl Barzotto

241 Mc Arthur Rd, Springvale, Central Otago

Gretl Barzotto was raised in Aotearoa New Zealand and spent many years around mountains and lakes in the North and South Islands. Connection to nature in vast open landscapes is …

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 …