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Pamela Cooper
Cooper enjoys creating works with texture using clay, wire and
modelling paste, finished with acrylic paint. Iconic New Zealand coastal
and rural scenes are part of her diverse range of subject matter.
Shirley Cresswell
Cresswell is based in Hamilton and is passionate about her art. She has
developed her own style and technique using acrylic paints. Specialising
in New Zealand coastal scenes and lake reflections, Cresswell depicts
these in a realist style that captures light in her work.
Jonathan Croxford
Croxford studied Printmaking at Elam Art School, graduating in 2006,
and now focuses mostly on painting. He uses a pop-influenced approach
to his painting and is using recognisable comic book characters as his
subject matter.
Jiajia Cui
In 1997 Cui completed a Bachelor Degree in Visual Arts at the East
Chinese Normal University. After immigrating to New Zealand in 2003,
she began painting, inspired by the light and colour here.
Leanne Culy
Culy is based in Hawkes Bay and has a background as a graphic
designer and stylist in the film industry. She often focuses on nostalgic
images of New Zealand. Culy is the owner and creative designer for
her homeware company, Homebase.
Jane de France
De France is a self-taught professional artist and a member of the
New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts. She paints with layers of organic
paints, giving a beautiful, deep, rich and luminous quality to her works.
Artwork from left to right: Shirley Cresswell, Angie Dennis, Fran Dibble, Rosemary Eagles.
Angie Dennis
Dennis has been painting professionally since 2002. Her background
in Environmental Science perhaps explains her passion for preserving
native flora and fauna through her art. Dennis’s bold and contemporary
artworks depict Pohutukawa, Toi Toi, Koru, Tui and Fantail.
Esther Dexter
Dexter is a full time artist based in Central Otago; her artworks selling as
far afield as Singapore and the United States. Dexter began as a portrait
artist before moving onto landscape and abstract paintings in acrylic.
Fran Dibble
Born in Connecticut, USA, Dibble immigrated to New Zealand with her
family as a teenager. She and her husband, sculptor Paul Dibble, run
an art studio and bronze foundry. In 2007 Dibble received the Queen’s
Service Medal for services to the arts.
Toni Duffy
Duffy is from Christchurch. In 2002 she attended the Royal Institute of
Art and Design in Farnham, England. She began painting on her return
to New Zealand and has been successfully exhibiting and selling works
throughout New Zealand for the past nine years.
Rosemary Eagles
Eagles attended the Whitecliffe School of Art and Design and is an
established Mt Eden artist. Exploring abstract painting, with a focus
on rock formations and landforms, in both acrylic and oil mediums.
These works are inspired by the Poor Knights Islands marine reserve.
Susan Edge
After 20 years as a fabric artist, Edge began painting in the naive style
in 2004, using acrylics on canvas. Her current work incorporates
elements of the surreal, employing wit and social commentary.