Category: exhibitions
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Womb to tomb
Since I committed to a solo exhibition in September (there was still heaps of time to get all the work done when I decided to do it last year) my mum passed away. This made me think about life and death, and I eventually decided to shape my exhibition to the theme of womb to…
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Kawandi workshop & quilt show
New for me in 2025 was running a kawandi workshop over eight weeks through the winter months. I applied tor funding from the Palmerston North City Council’s Creative Communities Fund and was lucky to be awarded some funds to cover costs. I have met lovely ladies, some with whom I am still keeping in touch,…
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Manawatū art awards
While I spent the bulk of the first half of the year working towards the exhibition at Te Manawa, I was also in-between making work for art awards and competitions, even though I kind of decided to give it a break for 2025. I got caught up in the process of making for awards, and…
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The story behind my work for Te Puna o te Atua
Some time in 2024 (I think it was in the middle of the year) I found out Te Awahou Collective had an upcoming exhibition at Te Manawa. This was a huge thing for me and I am thrilled to be part of a group that had the opportunity to exhibit there. I was mulling over…
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Te Manawa exhibition opening
After finishing my Masters degree in 2024, I was flat out working on my piece for an exhibition by Te Awahou Collective, called Te Puna o Te Atua, at Te Manawa. But let me backtrack a little. Towards the end of 2023, I met Albert McCarthy through Gary Whiting who is a lecturer at UCOL.…
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