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Saturday 28 February 

10am-4pm

Sunday 1 March 

10am-3pm

Discover creativity across Mangawhai during a relaxed weekend of open studios and shared creative spaces.
With 24 locations and over 50 artists, the trail offers an inspiring mix of art forms, welcoming spaces, and opportunities to meet the people behind the work. Explore at your own pace and enjoy art, conversation, and community along the way.

Meet the Art Trail Artists

This directory introduces the talented artists participating in this year’s trail, listed alphabetically by first name to help you easily explore and plan your visits. Each listing includes the artist’s trail number, a snapshot of their work and creative practice, and links to their online and social media pages so you can connect and learn more. We invite you to browse, discover new favourites, and enjoy the creativity that makes the Art Trail a special community event.

8

45 Moir Street, Mangawhai 0505, New Zealand

Alysn Midgelow-Marsden

Patinated drawings and sculptural forms in wire and metal meshes and cloths

10

12 Insley Street, Mangawhai 0505, New Zealand

Amie Wintle

A collection of photography and creative works

12

Cnr Estuary and, Molesworth Drive, Mangawhai Heads 0540, New Zealand

Andrea Gardner

Hand-painted watercolour cards. Sales donated to Motor Neurone Disease

17

51 Lincoln Street, Mangawhai Heads 0505, New Zealand

Angela Amerigo

Art exploring joy, rage, femininity and our inner contradictions

12

Cnr Estuary and, Molesworth Drive, Mangawhai Heads 0540, New Zealand

Ann Connew

Acrylic on canvas

2

740 Settlement Road, Hakaru 0975, New Zealand

Bernard Callinan

Landscape Photography - traditional and textured

2

740 Settlement Road, Hakaru 0975, New Zealand

Britta Conrad

Contemporary flaxweaving working with traditional Māori raranga techniques.

9

45 Moir Street, Mangawhai 0505, New Zealand

Cecilia Young

Playful vibrant abstract mixed media original, prints, gifts and ceramics.

9

45 Moir Street, Mangawhai 0505, New Zealand

Cecilia de Donatis

Figurative ceramic sculptures and oil paintings, uniquely imaginative, sometime functional.

12

Cnr Estuary and, Molesworth Drive, Mangawhai Heads 0540, New Zealand

Chris Cowley Thomson

Atmospheric when not experimental

21

13 Robert Hastie Drive, Mangawhai 0573, New Zealand

Chris Foote

Sculptural & practical pottrkery allowing imperfections in the work

8

45 Moir Street, Mangawhai 0505, New Zealand

Christine den Hartogh

Family history, beach treasures, botanical and rust printing woven together with discarded materials into a cohesive whole

2

740 Settlement Road, Hakaru 0975, New Zealand

Daryl Hepple

Photography

23

67 Cullen Road, Waipu 0582, New Zealand

Deb Hunter-Whitlock

Landscape and still life oil paintings, and abstract encaustic wax artwork

17

51 Lincoln Street, Mangawhai Heads 0505, New Zealand

Elena Nikolaeva

Quirky sculptures made of driftwood and found objects

17

51 Lincoln Street, Mangawhai Heads 0505, New Zealand

Femke Koome

An eclectic variety of subjects and naturescapes in watercolour

15

13 Grove Road, Mangawhai Heads 0505, New Zealand

Gayle Forster

Patterns and shapes making sense of their relationship to the environment and the forces that have created them

2

740 Settlement Road, Hakaru 0975, New Zealand

Grant Crowe

Photography

8

45 Moir Street, Mangawhai 0505, New Zealand

Howard Esler

Rusty steel and melted lead sculptures, each with their own story

4

1259 Kaiwaka Mangawhai Road, Mangawhai 0573, New Zealand

Ian McGowan

Some old ideas, some new. I would welcome constructive feedback

12

Cnr Estuary and, Molesworth Drive, Mangawhai Heads 0540, New Zealand

Janine Brougham

Digitally enhanced prints and bold eclectic pop culture images

21

13 Robert Hastie Drive, Mangawhai 0573, New Zealand

Janél Collé

I see, feel, and paint, bold and vivid colours from nature!

14

2 Park Lane, Mangawhai Heads 0505, New Zealand

Jill Guillemin

Ceramic and multi-media - animals, birds, replica houses, native trees.

7

74C Jude Road, Mangawhai 0573, New Zealand

Jocelyn Friis

Expressive, nature inspired acrylic and encaustic semi abstract landscape paintings

5

7 Tara Road, Mangawhai 0573, New Zealand

Johnnie Daley

A mix of realism and abstract animal artworks

10

12 Insley Street, Mangawhai 0505, New Zealand

Julia Walkinshaw

A collection of photography and creative works

2

740 Settlement Road, Hakaru 0975, New Zealand

Julie Lumsden

Fibre artist, creating felted, stitched and woven 3D art pieces

12

Cnr Estuary and, Molesworth Drive, Mangawhai Heads 0540, New Zealand

Kathy Park

Acrylic exploration

2

740 Settlement Road, Hakaru 0975, New Zealand

Keri Craike

Abstract realism kissed with Māori culture through collage mixed media

16

64 Moir Point Road, Mangawhai Heads 0505, New Zealand

Lena Nelson

Pottery. Necklaces. All sorts

12

Cnr Estuary and, Molesworth Drive, Mangawhai Heads 0540, New Zealand

Marion Bilton

Contemporary modern acrylic

6

53 Tara Road, Mangawhai 0573, New Zealand

Michelle Wade

Children's books (Kindergarten & Primary ages)

20

6 Echo Valley Road, Mangawhai 0573, New Zealand

Nathan Hutchison

Reclaimed metal sculptures

19

73 Jack Boyd Drive, Mangawhai Heads 0573, New Zealand

Nicola Everett

Try your hand at printmaking

22

1192 Cove Road, Langs Beach 0582, New Zealand

Pat Hadlee

Ceramic work with a twist

24

3 Cove Road, Waipu 0510, New Zealand

Patsy Montgomery

My own prints and paintings and also ceramics from 6 assorted ceramic artists both local and other districts

2

740 Settlement Road, Hakaru 0975, New Zealand

Paul Bell

Modern expressionist landscape and figurative painting. Architectural line drawings

22

1192 Cove Road, Langs Beach 0582, New Zealand

Penny Goodall

Contemporary woven pieces form a variety of natural materials

1

631 Settlement Road, Kaiwaka 0573, New Zealand

Phillipa Reeve

Bold, free, abstract mixed media paintings

3

92 Hilltop Road, Hakaru 0975, New Zealand

Rebecca Barclay-Clist

Figurative art where symbolism and metaphor are employed

2

740 Settlement Road, Hakaru 0975, New Zealand

Rose Peters

Using traditional skills to create art digitally

18

17 Jack Boyd Drive, Mangawhai Heads 0573, New Zealand

Rosina Kamphuis

Drawing, painting, mixed media, printmaking, books

11

28 Molesworth Drive, Mangawhai 0505, New Zealand

Samantha Minnery

Love to create handcrafted jewellery and sculpture using recycled glass

13

18 Thelma Road South, Mangawhai Heads 0505, New Zealand

Sarah C

A mix of local artwork and creative gifts

6

53 Tara Road, Mangawhai 0573, New Zealand

Sheryl Jury

Engaging art and pottery.

12

Shirley Emerson

22

1192 Cove Road, Langs Beach 0582, New Zealand

Sue Matthews

Traditional handmade pottery, decorated with paints as opposed to glazes

9

45 Moir Street, Mangawhai 0505, New Zealand

Yvonne Clapperton

Big, bright

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