In this episode I visit Jeffrey Harris at his studio in Ōtepoti. Jeffrey is a self taught artist that is over 50 years into his practice. His work is held in numerous public and private collections, including The Auckland At Gallery Toi O Tamaki, The Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetu, The Fletchers Collection, Te Papa and The Dunedin Public At Gallery. Jeffrey has also been the subject of a book by Justin Paton, titled ‘Jeffrey Harris’, and has received several honors and...

In this episode I visit Emily Hartley-Skudder at her residency at the Francis Hodgkins Fellowship in Otēpoti at the University of Otago. Emily graduated from the Ilam School of Fine Arts at the University of Canterbury with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with First Class Honours in 2012. She has been the recipient of several scholarships and awards, and her work is held in numerous public and private collections including The Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, The Hocken Collection, The...

In this episode I visit Hamish Coleman in his studio in Otepoti. Hamish graduated from the Ilam School of Fine Arts at the University of Canterbury with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with Honors in 2012, and has been the artist in residence at the Dunedin School of Art. He has exhibited throughout New Zealand, with his work held in public and private collections. Hamish's work walks a fascinating line of presenting what feels like a new, fresh approach to painting, while simultaneously capturing...

In this episode I visit Gretchen Albrecht at her recent show at Two Rooms gallery in Auckland. After graduating from the The Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland with an Honors Degree in Painting in 1963, Gretchen quickly established what has become one of the most enduring and impressive abstract practices in NZ, with her much celebrated West Coast paintings and Hemisphere works, and continues to evolve her practice 60 years later. Her work is held in numerous public and...

In this episode I visit Imogen Taylor in her studio in Henderson, West Auckland. Imogen has a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Post Graduate Diploma of Fine Arts from the Elam School of Arts at the University of Auckland. Her work is held in numerous public and private collections including the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, The Fletcher Collection and The Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki. In 2017 Imogen was the artist in residence at McCahon House, and in 2019 was the recipient of...

In this episode I visit Kirstin Carlin in her studio in Mt Roskill, Auckland. Kirstin has a Master of Fine Arts from the Glasgow School of Art.Her work is held in numerous public and private collections, and she has exhibited widely locally and internationally, including at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki and the Dunedin Public Art Gallery. She is represented in NZ by Melanie Roger Gallery in Auckland, and regularly exhibits with The Central Art Gallery in Christchurch. There are images...

In this episode I speak with an honorary NZ painter that holds an Australian passport, Jude Rae. Jude has a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts from the University of Sydney, a Graduate Diploma in Professional Art Studies from the University of NSW and a Master of Arts in Painting from the University of Canterbury. Her work is held in numerous NZ and International public and private collections, including The Fletcher Collection, The Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhtu, The Auckland Art...

In this episode I visit Dick Frizzell in his home and studio in Mt Eden, Auckland. Dick is some six decades into a practice that is as diverse in output as it is long. He is responsible for some of the most iconic contemporary images of NZ art that reflect a drive of restless creativity that embraces artistic impression and applied art. Dick holds a Diploma of Fine Art from the Ilam School of Fine Arts at the University of Canterbury. He has had countless exhibitions in the last 50 years and...

In this episode I visit Arie Hellendoorn in his home and studio in Lower Hutt, Wellington. Arie holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Massey University. He has exhibited in galleries in Australia and NZ for over 15 years and is held in several public and private collections including the Chris Parkin Collection and the Wellington City Council Collection. He is represented by Suite Gallery in Wellington and Auckland. You’ll hear Arie talk about how he came to his hybrid approach that mixes...

In this episode I visit Stanley Palmer in his home and studio in Mt Eden, Auckland. Stanley has established one of the most enduring practices in NZ, now into his 7th decade of painting and print making. He has been exhibiting regularly since 1958 including in NZ, Australia, Italy, Japan and India. In 2002 he was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for his services to fine art. His work is held in countless public and private collections including Te Papa, The University of...

In this episode I visit Hannah Ireland in her home and studio in Mt Eden, Auckland. Hannah is Ngāti Hinē and Ngapuhi. While still an emerging artist, she has quickly established herself as unique painter, employing a fresh and gutsy approach to every aspect of her practice, from supports, materials and mark making that made an immediate and lasting impression on me the first time I encountered her work, and every time since. Hannah holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Bachelor of Fine...

In this episode I visit John Walsh in his Wellington home and studio to sit by the fire and drink tea… and talk about his practice. John is of Aitanga Hauiti and New Zealand Irish descent. His work is held in numerous public and private collections including Te Papa and Sargeant Gallery Collection, he has exhibited widely including at City Gallery Wellington, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, at the Dowse Art Museum and Pataka at Porirua. He is represented by Gow Langsford in Auckland, Paul...

In this episode I visit Karl Maughan in his Wellington studio. Karl has built one of the most immediately recognisable practices in NZ art, painting almost exclusively garden scenes since his first solo exhibition in 1987. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland. His works are held in numerous public and private collections including Te Papa, The Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetu, The Fletcher Trust Collection and the Suter...

In this episode I visit Katherine Throne at her Wanaka home, studio… and garden. Katherine has only seriously committed to a painting practice in her 40's. Despite that, her work has been in high demand since self represented sell out shows at the Allpress Gallery space in Freemans Bay Auckland in 2018 and 2019. Katherine holds a MFA from from Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland, and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting with Honors from the Kendall Collage of Art and Design...

In this episode I travel to Michael Dells home and studio in Nelson, where he conducts a practice that works with both representation and abstraction. Micheal holds a Bach of Fine Arts from Ilam at the University of Canterbury. His work is held in numerous public and private collections, including The Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, The Suter Gallery Collection, The University of Auckland Art Collection and The Ballin Collection. He has won several art prizes including the Parkin...

In this episode I travel to Otorohanga to visit Hiria Anderson-Mit-ah at her home and studio. Hiria is Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Apakura, Rereahu. Hiria graduated from Whitecliffe Collage of Design & Arts with an MFA, first class honours. Her work is held in numerous public and private collections, including the University of Auckland Art Collection, the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki and The Waikato Museum. She is represented by Tim Melville in Auckland and Page Galleries in...

Welcome to episode three of The Good Oil, conversations with Aotearoa painters. In this episode (part two of two part interview) I return to my conversation with Grahame Sydney. If you haven’t heard part one of this interview, I suggest you go to episode two of The Good Oil to listen to that first. In this episode you’ll hear Grahame talk about how honesty and accuracy have little to do with his landscape painting, how key it is for him to trust his own instincts, contrasted with his battles...

Welcome to episode two and three of The Good Oil, conversations with Aotearoa painters. In this episode (part one of a two part interview) I visit Sir Grahame Sydney at his home and studio in the Cambrian Valley in the Maniototo, Central Otago. In over 50yrs of practice Grahame has made a huge contribution to NZ art, receiving a knighthood in 2021 for services to art. His work is held widely in public and private collections including Te Papa, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Taamaki, Christchurch...

In this episode of The Good Oil I visit Judy Millar in her Auckland West Coast home and studio. Judy has a long and impressive record spanning four decades that is built on constant experimentation. She has represented Aotearoa at the Venice Biennale, is held in numerous public and private collections across NZ, Australia and Europe, and shows regularly with gallerists including Robert Heald in Wellington, Sullivan & Strumph in Sydney and Singapore and Mark Mueller in Zurich. She clearly...