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Richard Adams (born 1957) – violinist and abstract painter. Chrystabel Aitken (1904–2005) – sculptor and jeweller. Florence Akins (1906–2012) – metalworker and textile artist. Gretchen Albrecht (born 1943) – painter. Peter Alger (born 1952) – ceramicist. Jim Allen (1922–2023) – sculptor, carver and mixed media artist.
Goldie studied art part-time under Louis John Steele, [1] after leaving school to work in his father's business. A former Governor of New Zealand, Sir George Grey, was impressed by two of Goldie's still-life paintings that were being exhibited at the Auckland Academy of Art (Steele's art society, of which Goldie was honorary secretary) in 1891, and he talked David Goldie into permitting his ...
Whero O Te Rangi Bailey (1935—2016), weaver and textile artist; Gertrude Ball (1879–1971), wood engraver and painter; Ria Bancroft (1907–1993), sculptor; Nola Barron (born 1931), potter
Colin McCahon. Colin John McCahon (/ məˈkɑːn /; 1 August 1919 – 27 May 1987) [1] was a New Zealand artist whose work over 45 years consisted of various styles, including landscape, figuration, abstraction, and the overlay of painted text. Along with Toss Woollaston and Rita Angus, McCahon is credited with introducing modernism to New ...
Europeans began producing art in New Zealand as soon as they arrived, with many exploration ships including an artist to record newly discovered places, people, flora and fauna. The first European work of art made in New Zealand was a drawing by Isaac Gilsemans, the artist on Abel Tasman's expedition of 1642. [16] [17]
www.ritaangus.com. Rita Angus (12 March 1908 – 25 January 1970), known as Rita Cook early in her career, was a New Zealand painter who, alongside Colin McCahon and Toss Woollaston, is regarded as one of the leading figures in twentieth-century New Zealand art. She worked primarily in oil and watercolour, and became known for her portraits and ...
Hone Papita Raukura " Ralph " Hotere ONZ (11 August 1931 – 24 February 2013) [1] was a New Zealand artist. He was born in Mitimiti, Northland and is widely regarded as one of New Zealand's most important artists. In 1994 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Otago and in 2003 received an Icon Award from the Arts ...
Ian Scott (artist) Ian Christopher Scott (20 April 1945 – 27 June 2013) was a New Zealand painter. His work was significant for pursuing an international scope and vision within a local context previously dominated by regionalist and national concerns. [1] Over the course of his career he consistently sought to push his work towards new ...