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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

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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 .

Jeanette Verster
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Donna Dinsdale

Tutor

Faculty of Business, Design and Service Industries

CreativeFashion

Update January 2026

January the 8th 2026 saw the opening to the public of ‘The Taranaki Collection 2026’. This was an Open Call collection that was pre-screened for gallery … Read more

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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

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Artists involved in ART&SCIENCE and The Textile Curious. 27th March – 5th May

This page gives us some background insights into who the artists are that engaged in what has been described as speed dating between art and science in this particular iteration.


 Pam McKinlay

I love wearing things that I have made … Read more

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Journeys – Our Way. The Kapiti Extensions Group Exhibition

13th February – 24th March 2025

Kapiti Creatives – Members of Association of NZ Embroiderer’ Guilds.

Seventeen textile fanatics meet monthly in Waikanae to share, challenge, inspire and work separately and together to create ‘Art’ in its wider sense. Driven by … Read more

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Alysn Midgelow-Marsden.

Alysn Midgelow-Marsden (she/her) is a New Zealand based artist with a Northern European heritage. Her works are your invitation to create intimate connections with personal experiences through subconscious and viscerally emotive interactions by walking a narrow path between concept and … Read more

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The Beach 2025

Invitational Exhibition of works by Alysn Midgelow-Marsden, Ailie Snow and Tracey Sullivan

January 2nd – February 10th 2025

Limited Edition Book by Tracey Sullivan

Every year Ōpunakē comes to life when the weather settles and the beaches become irresistible. We … Read more