On Now
Art is alive and well in suburban Ngaio.
Fee Thompson’s studio/gallery in Ngaio is a vibrant reflection of her deeply emotive and expressive art practice. Her work is rooted in the natural beauty of Aotearoa New Zealand, particularly the ever-changing skies and landscapes of Te Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington).
Sam Walker is a vibrant artist whose bold, colourful creations light up every space. She is the creative force behind Sams Art House, an awesome, little art school, encouraging people to embrace their creativity. Sam always has a brush in her hand, glitter in her hair, creativity in her heart and with this exhibition hopes to inspire others to see the world in brighter hues.
Aimée McLeod’s diverse ceramics include skillfully thrown functional ware and indoor/outdoor coil-built sculptures. Her Amazing Amazons represent women’s emotional strength while her sought after cute birds simulate many seen in her garden right here in Ngaio.
CONTACT
Fee Thompson
Website: www.feethompson.com
Email: fee@feethompson.com
Instagram: fee_thompson
Sam Walker
Website: www.samsarthouse.co.nz
Email: sam@samsarthouse.co.nz
Instagram: @sams_art_house
Facebook: Sams Art House - the home of creativity
Aimée McLeod
Website: www.aimeemcleod.com
Email: mazpots@gmail.com
Instagram: @potsbyaimee
Facebook: Aimée McLeod - Potter
Images
Fee Thompson, Skies and Silence - blue skies series #4/4
Aimée McLeod, Wacky Birds
Sam Walker, Cross#1
Up Next
"I feel that all the works I have created so far connect to the theme of OTOGI. Inside each being, there is a small world and a story.
When I observe the forms and movements of living things, and the rhythms and connections hidden within, I sense layers overlapping like patterns, shaping the Earth itself. Though often unseen, I gently capture these 'otogi'-like moments – delicate landscapes that quietly exist all around us."
Yae Takahashi is a Wellington-based artist originally from Japan. Her work expresses the hidden connections and harmony of life through simplified forms and patterned designs of animals, plants, and natural elements. Influenced by the traditional colours and motifs of both Japan and Aotearoa New Zealand, she creates symbolic imagery that reflects nature’s quiet stories.
The Art of OTOGI invites viewers into these layered worlds, offering a moment to pause and step into the gentle, unseen narratives within nature.
CONTACT
Website: www.yaetakahashi.com
Email: info@yaetakahashi.com
Instagram: @yae.works
Images
Prayer, acrylic on canvas, 457mm x 610mm
Celebration, acrylic and oil pastel on canvas, 406mm x 508mm
One Winter Day, casein tempera and acrylic on wood panel, 400mm x 500mm
Cerys Wiles’ and Frankie Matchitt-Millar’s practices reflect light back at each other, eroding the boundaries of individual art-making to a collective, ongoing discussion. Holding between them skills of painting, drawing, installation, ceramics, performance, and writing, this duo returns discipline to curiosity, following threads of embodied practice and wide scholarly research.
In Erosion is a Soft Force, Wiles and Matchitt Millar erode these boundaries of creative practice further. Working closely together, both the artists and their work engage in a correspondence. Across the white wall gallery, a delicate sound asks what this place might be beyond the infrastructure we have built to push change back. Here, institutional critique gives way to reciprocal relationships activating the deep care and potential of naturally eroding forces. Together, these artists explore their positionalities, reorienting themselves to face the wind and see what detritus falls from their skin to meet the land.
CONTACT
Cerys Wiles: @_wiles_wiles
Frankie Matchitt-Millar: @franklynui
Kieran Trainor: @redpaintyellowpaint
The Skullduggery Art Show is back for 2025!
Celebrate the spooky season with some creatively excellent original art! Paintings, sculpture, models and craft are all on display. All of the art is halloween horror or supernaturally inspired and you are guaranteed to see something you haven’t seen before! Skullduggery showcases the work of 60 professional artists; many from the local film, television and games studios. Entry to the show is free and some of the art is for sale!
EVENTS
Friday 24 October
Skullduggery Art Show Guided Tour - Join the show Producers for a tour of the exhibition, hear about the artists and the art. Bookings essential through Eventfinda.
Sunday 26 October, 2pm onward
Costumed life drawing class in the gallery
FREE
CONTACT
Website: https://www.whitecloudworlds.com
Instagram: @skullduggery_art_show