This blog was created by the previous owner of Creative Matters, Mandy Jakich.
The current version of this blog is available at creativeconnections.nz

Yvonne Abercrombie is a contemporary artist living in Helensville just north of Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. Applying the figure to an...

Rachael Errington is a visual artist living, working and exhibiting in both New Zealand and Australia. She has been showing her paintings...

Tim Jones is a contemporary painter born in the UK and living in Matakana New Zealand. He creates bold abstract paintings through the use...

Zoë Nash is a multidisciplinary artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. Her brightly coloured, abstract works explore a slow and...

Belinda Griffiths is a conceptual figurative artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. Her work lies within the disciplines of painting...

Clinton Christian (aka Clint© or CC'd) is an award winning contemporary New Zealand artist based in Hamilton New Zealand. His graphic...

POPUP is a versatile platform for artists, organisations, and venues in Aotearoa to produce their own online experiences. Born out of...

Dunedin based artist Nic Dempster has been part of the city’s art scene for over twenty years. His bold colourful geometric style has...

In this episode I'm chatting to Charles Tongue, the founder and CEO of Brother Theo - a platform dedicated to career coaching and legacy...

Creatives in Schools Henderson Valley School 2024

Robyn Fleet is a painter from the Hawkes Bay. Her paintings capture the essence of human experiences and our deep connections to the...

Sally Bulling - Contemporary NZ artist

Tim Christie is a designer and artist currently based in Wellington New Zealand. His innovative, fashion-forward artistic style has been...

Alison Gilmour is a painter from Auckland, New Zealand. She grew up in Devonport, a coastal suburb in Auckland, which has instilled a...

This episode is kindly supported by Turua Gallery. Dominique Marriott is a Waikato-based artist living near Raglan on the west coast. She...

Raymond Sagapolutele is an Aotearoa NZ-born Sāmoan artist and academic living in Manurewa in Auckland. His photographic practice focuses...

Auckland based artist James Emery has always had a keen interest in art and art history, particularly NZ art from the 1950s and 60s and...

Jae Frew is a contemporary portrait photographer who was based in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland for a long time and now lives north of...

Artist Michael McHugh is New Zealand born and resides in Sydney Australia. For more than three decades, he has been exploring the vast...

Faleata Ualesi is an emerging contemporary Samoan Artist living in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. His current work is built around motifs...