Artists & Groups

From Central Otago

Profiles

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 …

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 …

  • 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 …

  • Airborne - Acrylic on canvas (104 x 79 cm)

Jenny Chisholm

Gallery: Artē Collective, Star Dust Gallery, 7 Earne St, Naseby, Artē Collective, The Green, 55 Main Road, Luggate

Jenny spent a number of years living and working overseas, including Australia, England, Vietnam, Malaysia and lastly India. In 2009 she returned to Central Otago and has based …

  • - Oamaru Stone

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 …

  • Dorothy Piper - Photo (175x174)

Dorothy Piper

3748 Fruitlands Roxburgh Road, RD1, Roxburgh, Central Otago 9571

A love of art and painting began in my teens and has continued to this day. Following years of working in a variety of careers I am now able to fulfill my long held desire to …

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 …

Sue-Ellen Bauer

5 Short St, Bannockburn

I have been painting for about the last 12 years, having been a Photographer for many.I am particularly stimulated by our surroundings in Central Otago, but really, by a lot of …

  • 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 …

  • Forms of Water 1

Megan Huffadine

12 Miners Terrace, Bannockburn RD 2, Cromwell

Bannockburn based artist Megan Huffadine has a BFA in Fine Arts from Canterbury University as well as a BA in Anthropology from Otago University.This background, which includes …