Below are some of the artists who have exhibited, or are about to exhibit at our gallery
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Jenny Bielawski
Jenny is from Taranaki and has a very wide ranging art practice. She often explores environmental issues in her works. Jenny describes her practice below: Over recent years I have used fibre and fabric to make contemporary art works, often using knitting and including paint or printing onto fabric, sometimes I will machine or hand … Read more
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Jan Macneil
Works from Jan Macneil are often available in the gallery. This exhibition gives Jan’s exquisite inventive knitted works a place in the spotlight. Jan is an exploratory maker – she loves to combine beads, threads, colours, wires and knitting. This practice has been refined over the years but as she says something in me is… Read more
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Janette Theobald.
Ko Hikaroroa te mauka, ko Waikouaiti te awa, ko Takitimu te waka, ko Kati Huirapa te hapu, ko Puketeraki te marae, ko Motoitoi te matua tipuna, ko Kai Tahu te iwi, ko Janette Theobald ahau Tangata Whenua, people of the land. The land- life giving, sustaining both body and spirit, inspiring and energising. My roots… Read more
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Liz Sinclair
Update January 2026. We are so happy to have LIz’s work selected in The Taranaki collection 2026. Here are some images of that work. ‘Made Over Exhibition.’ 1st April – 10th May 2021. Liz has worked with two vintage domestic textiles for our ‘Made Over Exhibition.’ 1st April – 10th May 2021. Liz was born… Read more
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Heather Wratt
Te Puke, New Zealand. Member of the SDA NZ regional Group. Heather has a deep love of wool and of gardens. Her works reflect these influences. Here she describes her own creative life: I have knitted and crocheted making garments for my family, most of my adult life. I love working with natural fibres, using… Read more
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Liz Kettle
Bio for Liz Kettle Liz Kettle is a fabric and mixed media artist with a passion for teaching others the joy of making art and fascination in the creative process. Liz began her explorations in fabric by following a traditional approach to quilting. After filling her tool box with the skills needed for success in… Read more