Print Artist & Curator
Cultural icon John Perry has been active in the arts scene since he graduated from Elam in the 1960s, working as an artist, curator, educator, art dealer, consultant and valuer. A lifetime of collecting can be viewed at his shop Global Village Antiques & Collectables in Helensville, Auckland. https://inaarraoui.com/john-perry/
Wellington based print artist Kyla Cresswell utilizes intaglio and wood-based techniques to explore the sense of quiet and stillness embedded in the landscape. https://inaarraoui.com/kyla-cresswell/
Recently completing a Master of Visual Arts at AUT, Luca Nicholas received the New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Award for his delicately layered etching Hyper-ballad (2020) which can be seen as part of his first solo show Triple Axel. https://inaarraoui.com/luca-nicholas-triple-axel/
Graham Judd runs an award-winning specialist letterpress printing company, teaches and mentors young letterpress enthusiasts and has recently established a mobile print shop with the aim of sharing his love of letterpress across the country. https://inaarraoui.com/gto-printers-graham-judd/
Inspired by urban ecologies and walked landscapes, Celia Walker’s art practice embodies her commitment to engaging with her immediate environment to tackle global environmental issues. Her work includes curating collaborative print exchanges, installations and exhibitions. https://inaarraoui.com/celia-walker/
For this ambitious cultural exchange, exhibition, each artist has responded to multiple aspects of place, providing visual and conceptual representations of personal experiences or shared narratives of a specific physical environment. https://inaarraoui.com/exhibition-thinking-of-place-ii/
Although often referred to as ‘books’ artist’s books share little resemblance to the books on our bookshelves at home, instead opening up new worlds for the imagination to explore by incorporating different forms, folds, materials and imagery to challenge perceptions of what a book can be. https://inaarraoui.com/exhibition-out-of-the-cupboard/
Hamish Oakley-Browne
The Te Kowhai Print Trust Studio is a flourishing centre for novice and professional printmakers alike to immerse themselves in the world of print, thanks to the management and vision of printmaker extraordinaire Hamish Oakley-Browne.
https://inaarraoui.com/te-kowhai-print-trust-hamish-oakley-browne/
Having recently graduated from Tokyo University of Fine Arts, Aiko Robinson continues to celebrate sexuality with humour and playfulness in the tradition of Shunga – Japanese erotic art. https://inaarraoui.com/aiko-robinson/
This essay looks at the various innovations and innovators that gave shape to one of the most intriguing and varied branches of printmaking: the intaglio print. https://inaarraoui.com/intaglioprintmaking/
