Artists & Groups

From Central Otago

Profiles

OCTA

Organisation / Group: OCTA, Gallery: Old Cromwell Town Art, 71 Melmore Terrace, Old Cromwell Town, Cromwell

OCTA Gallery and Workshop showcases a world class collection of original works on paper by renowned national and international artists. Also featuring are selected paintings, …

  • By Ann O'Neill

Alexandra Patchwork Group

Organisation / Group: Alexandra Patchwork Group, Alexandra Community House, 14 - 20 Centennial Ave, Alexandra 9320

Creating a variety of patchwork, quilting and craft pieces, eg quilts, wall hangings, bags, table runners, Christmas decorations and more. Members meet on the second and fourth …

Creative Writers Circle

Organisation / Group: Creative Writers Circle, Alexandra Community House, 14 - 20 Centennial Avenue, Alexandra.

We are a group of writers who meet at 12 noon on the first Thursday of each month (with the exception of January) at the Alexandra Community House, 14 - 20 Centennial Avenue, …

  • 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 …

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. …

  • Jenny & Art (20 x 20cm)

Jenny Hill

Gallery: Locharburn Studio, 1765 Luggate Cromwell Rd, Cromwell 9383

Jenny Hill is both a mixed media artist and co-owner of Locharburn Wines with her husband Chris, in Central Otago, New Zealand.Combining her interest in photography and textiles, …

  • 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 …

PKay Maracin

Old Jailhouse, 57 Erris St, Cromwell

American by birth, Germany for the career, Aotearoa for the love. After living on three continents I settled in Old Cromwell in 2007.I am a weaver and textile designer, and …

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 …

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 …