In Conversation

11 articles

In Conversation with Lisa Ormsby

  • 26 September 2018
  • Sarah Holden

In anticipation of seeing her new paintings for our upcoming Labour Weekend exhibition, 'I See...', we talked with Lisa Ormsby to learn more about her background and artistic practice!

In Conversation with Lynne Robinson

  • 13 July 2018
  • Sarah Holden

With not long to go until her guided art history tour at our Whangamata gallery next month, we thought we would get to know our local artist Lynne Robinson!

In Conversation with Kate Hill

  • 20 April 2018
  • Jo Dalgety

This week we spoke with our resident printmaker, Kate Hill! Kate has been involved with our Tairua gallery for several years, as both an artist and volunteer. We talked about her background, life in the Waikato, and her approach to the medium of printmaking!

In Conversation with Mardi O'Shea

  • 6 April 2018
  • Sarah Holden

Introducing Whangamata artist and volunteer at The Little Gallery, Mardi O'Shea! Mardi is an abstract-impressionist painter who has been living in the Coromandel since 2009. We caught up with her to learn more about her background, her approach to painting, and her experiences of working in The Little Gallery Whangamata!

In Conversation with Verena Tagmann

  • 23 February 2018
  • Jo Dalgety

We chatted with our artist Verena Tagmann from Whitianga, ahead of her participation in our upcoming 'Artists in Residence' event!

In Conversation with Bernie Ross

  • 9 December 2017
  • Sarah Holden

We were delighted to chat with the warm and humble Bernie Ross, a weaver and one of The Little Gallery Whangamata's new artist volunteer team.

In Conversation with Joanne Mahoney

  • 18 September 2017
  • Sarah Holden

A part of The Little Gallery Tairua as both an artist and volunteer for over four years, Joanne Mahoney will soon be joining our team of volunteers at Whangamata, where she has been living since the late nineties. We caught up with her to chat about her work and the new gallery!

In Conversation with Wendy Walls

  • 18 July 2017
  • Jo Dalgety

Our resident mixed media artist Wendy Walls chats with us about her background and love for sharing her passion for art.

In Conversation with Dhyana Muir

  • 28 April 2017
  • Sarah Holden

We had a chat with our wonderful artist Dhyana Muir to learn more about her work and art practice!

In Conversation with Jo Dalgety

  • 27 February 2017
  • Sarah Holden

We had a chat with artist Jo Dalgety on process, poetry and art communities ahead of her demonstration next month!

In Conversation with artist Kirsty Black

  • 18 January 2017
  • Sarah Holden

Kirsty Black is one of The Little Gallery's painters and artist volunteers.