Deb is joining us at ‘from out of the blue studio gallery’ for an intense week long residency. Here is more information about her life and her practice so we can all get to know her a little bit.
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Deb Donnelly – 14th -21st April
Tag: New Zealand Fibre Art
Ruth Nicholas
Earthwise 26 February โ 6 April 2026 Solo Exhibition.
Ruth Nicholas is a well known Upper Hutt Artist with a very active profile in local quilting circles. Over the course of time her practice has moved out from quilting into … Read more
Artists in The Taranaki Collection 2026
Rebecca Beyer – New Plymouth
It is part of the wonder of having an Open Call how artists are encouraged to cross disciplines and try something new as they have a relevant story to tell. One such case is that … Read more
Jane Woodhall
Update January 2025
Jane was the Judge for The Taranaki Collection 2026 – Judge’s Choice Award. Her selection was Donna Dinsdale’s work ‘Pakanga II – The Quiet that Followed’. Images of this work are below. Also the Artist Statement about … Read more
Jeanette Verster
Member of Creative Fibre New Zealand, Member of New Zealand Regional group of The Surface Design Association, Member of The Quilters Guild.
The Taranaki Collection 2026
Jeanette’s work ‘Map’ was selected for inclusion in this curated Collection .
Donna Dinsdale
Pravina Phillips
Update September 2025
Solo Exhibition – Perfectly Imperfect. 11th September – 20th October 2025.
Artist Talk Sunday 28th September 2pm
From a cushion to an Exhibition – how did that happen?
Come and hear the personal story behind arriving at … Read more
Helen Harvey
Whakakotahi | Coalescence 31st July – 8th September 2025
Whakakotahi explores the fusion of textiles and Te Taiao (the natural world), referencing the relationship between animals, plants, and minerals in Aotearoa. Woven rugs and textile-inspired paintings explore material connections in … Read more
Tanya Doty – Heartstone Baskets
Tanya Doty has been crafting willow baskets from her workshop in Upper Moutere since her first basket making course with Golden Bay basketmaker Peter Greer in 2008. Largely self taught since then Tanya is firmly addicted to basket making and spends … Read more
Art+Science and the Textile Curious. 27th March – 5th May.
The Art+Science project is a decade-long art and science community – building exercise that has brought scientists and artists together in the production of high-quality exhibitions that foreground the research of individual scientists and artists through a dialogue focused on … Read more