Jane Armour BVA
I have been a maker of
objects for as long as I can remember. In 2011, after years of
creating, exhibiting and being involved in both commercial galleries
and community projects, I completed a Bachelor of Visual Arts at
Dunedin School of Art. The house form developed out of my degree work
and I have been expanding on these ideas, and engaging in dialog
around house and home. As people view these miniature houses, and
touch or move them, it seems to release stories about houses grown up
in, or moved to. I enjoy that connection to people and their stories.
Becky Cameron BVA Honours
A
recent graduate of the Dunedin School of Art, I
am interested in ideas about landscape, belonging and home.
This
has come from my personal experiences, having travelled extensively
and then settled far from my original home in England. My art
practice is part of the exploring of new places and of making a home,
whilst at the same time ‘unpicking’ the source of my response to
these places.
I
use drawing as my main tool, and works can take the form of prints,
small or large scale drawings or cut paper models. My 2013 Honours
exhibition Shadow Aspects
used kinetic light pieces to explore memory
and our feelings about time and space.
I aim to work in a sustainable way, using low-impact and
locally-sourced materials.
Nicki Gilmore Dip Fine Arts. Dip in Art (Specialty), BVA
Having reinvigorated my love of painting through attending the Dunedin School of Art, I continue to work in the Dowling Street Studios, initially, with the help of the Feldspar Award. I am so pleased to be a part of the Salon des Femmes group because I greatly value the opinions of the women and the ideas that arise from the group interactions. Creating material based around the themes of our exhibitions challenges and encourages me to think beyond my usual ways of working.
Generally, my paintings evolve from isolated places. Nature is always the starting point. These are places that I find beautiful and that challenge me to interpret them to create a sense of place and atmosphere. I am fascinated by water and its reflective qualities – these are mysterious places of an upside down world seen in the reflections- hazy murky places not quite of the real. I love to work with the colour and light, and discover new conceptions of these special experiences.
Kiri Mitchell BFA
In my work I am interested in the human condition,
sexual politics and power within relationships. Drawing is the
dominant force in my work, which I then translate into print, either
line etching on zinc plates developed with tonal washes of aquatint,
or using the simplicity of line that lino cuts can give you.
I took the opportunity, at the first Salon
des Femmes show last year, to exhibit a
departure from previous work; a group of small sculptures titled
‘Mother
superior and her martyr’. This new development into the three dimensional is going to be the
main focus of this year’s work.
I have returned to the DSA to
do the Bachelor of Visual Arts Honours and intend to complete a Master of Visual Arts degree the following year.
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Claire Peters BFA
Through my work I explore an
inner world of questioning and expression regarding evolution with specific
focus on genetics, the human body and its environments. Multiple layers of paint accumulate upon the
canvas leaving impressions of their photographic source. Autobiographical in nature these motifs mix,
weave and then evolve into new forms and layers that build up the visual image
and become memories that reoccur while painting.
Although these motifs are
abstract they refer to representational objects. Man-made objects, for example MRI scans and
petri dishes are mixed with motifs referencing the body, internal organs and
cellular structures. The motifs become more abstracted from their source material to the stage that a unique language
develops.
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Anna Smythe BFA
In
my current practice I am drawing attention to the construction of a
flat painted surface through many different application techniques;
layers, pattern, uncontrolled glazes, detailed brushwork and opaque,
flat areas vie for control of the paintings voice. I am also
exploring the notion that paint can return wonder to a simple
landscape. I choose scenes that might
seem banal to others yet intrigue me in their understated beauty. By
transforming these scenes with heightened colour and introducing
whimsical elements I hope to create a place of wonder and allow the
viewer to journey beyond the surface (even in its obviously painted
construction) into the emotional experience of being there; in a
place that is unrecognizable, yet strangely familiar.
Susan Videler BFA
I
completed my four year BFA degree in 2011, majoring in Painting and
taking the Painting Prize and the Lindsay Crookes Memorial Life
Drawing prize for that year. Since graduating I have developed a
studio/gallery space, ‘Red Thread’ where I tutor life drawing and
host a weekly three hour evening life drawing class. I paint and draw
in this space. I also enjoy printmaking and have attended two
Polytech run workshops in recent years.
Although
I graduated in painting I have a love of jewellery making and have
been fortunate enough to work alongside Tony Williams for the last
two years. I have exhibited paintings in Wanaka, at the Dunedin
Airport Terminal, had a joint show of Life Drawings in my gallery
space and was part of the inaugural Salon Des Femmes ‘Hellcats’
exhibition. I was the judge at last year’s North Otago Biennial
Exhibition, as well as running life drawing weekend workshops in
Oamaru and for the Otago Art Society.
In
the future I see my work increasingly in the field of jewellery
making.
Marion Wassenaar MFA
I
have a passion for Print, however my art practice also includes
sculpture, photography and curating. My research relates to the human
impact on the environment and I look for experimental methods of art
making with sustainability and recycling in mind. My recent project
looked at methods of charcoal making, transforming printed matter
into pure carbon and creating sculptural works by transforming recycled
newspaper into charcoal with clay. This body of work was exhibited at the Dunedin Gasworks Museum.
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