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Reuben Paterson

There Goes The Moon

Beloved for his shimmering glitter paintings, Reuben Paterson is passionate about patterns - the bigger, the better. But will he find enough people to help bring to life his vision of a massive beach-painting Read More »

Grahame Sydney

Into The Nevis

Iconic realist landscape painter and photographer Grahame Sydney attempts something he's never tried before: a posed photograph with costumed figures.
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Virginia King

Pacific Stars

Concerned by rising sea levels and plummeting environmental conditions, renowned sculptor Virginia King is planning to float a sculpture - and then eat it. So she's off to Manukau City to rope the Lavalava Ladies' Walking Group into her task. Read More »

Steve Carr

Snowballs

Installation artist Steve Carr used to be an Elvis Presley impersonator.

Artificial concepts appeal to him, so when given the chance to put the Rangiora BMX club in a room with two piles of perfect snowballs, he takes it. But who knew snowballs could be so dangerous? Read More »

Regan Gentry

Paper Trail

Sculptor Regan Gentry is best known for his large steel and light structures; massive projects that take months to come to fruition.
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Poet, painter, lawyer and graphic artist Tracey Tawhiao sets out to open the eyes of young taggers to the artistic potential of their unpopular talents.

But how will they respond to her invitation to take their work downtown to a mainstream audience? Read More »

Painter, sculptor and video artist Seung Yul Oh loves to watch people's faces as they blow up balloons until they burst.
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Expert knitting and crochet artist Jacquelyn Greenbank has designs on Christchurch's Cathedral Square. For the centre of the 'garden city' she's unimpressed that it is a grey, uninviting space.

This could all change, if she can find enough knitters to help her transform the square into a woolly woodland scene. Read More »

Painter Karl Maughan, best known for his huge and vibrant paintings of Rhododendron trees, wants to stamp his iconic style upon his former high school in Palmerston North.

His canvas? An entire classroom block. It's off to the Principal's office we go. Read More »

Best known for her bright lei artworks, avowed 'Westie' Niki Hastings-McFall has a plan to transform an ugly wall along Henderson's rail corridor.

To do this, she needs to round up schoolkids, her neighbours, and 3,800 plastic lei.
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Dick Frizzell

Teaching a Fencepost to Paint

Renowned painter and illustrator Dick Frizzell takes 10 Hawkes Bay farmers with no self-professed artistic talent on a painting retreat.

Their challenge? They have just three days to create a landscape their wives would be proud of.

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Playful and controversial artist Wayne Youle combines his Maori and Pakeha heritage in his humorous objects and text-based works.
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