Just a Crack: Q+A with Tom Armstrong

Just a Crack: Q+A with Tom Armstrong

Elusive, introspective, and quietly prolific, Tom Armstrong is an artist who prefers paint to prose. His work is playful, naïve, and at times absurd, moving confidently between childlike spontaneity and...
June 19, 2025
Improvisation, Intuition and the Art of Showing Up: Q&A with Amanda Billing

Improvisation, Intuition and the Art of Showing Up: Q&A with Amanda Billing

In this thoughtful and candid Q&A, Amanda Billing reflects on her evolving creative journey. Fluidly moving between acting, painting, and photography, she touches on how themes of improvisation, vulnerability, and...
June 17, 2025
Emerging Women in Art | Artist Talk

Emerging Women in Art | Artist Talk

This event is part of a new initiative by The Frame Gallery aimed at fostering deeper connections between artists, collectors and the wider community. In this talk, we turn our focus...
June 17, 2025
Introducing: Lost Gods (1 of 1 Series) by Levi Hawken

Introducing: Lost Gods (1 of 1 Series) by Levi Hawken

Levi Hawken is a contemporary artist whose work is deeply rooted in the urban landscape of Auckland, New Zealand. Raised in the neighbourhoods of Herne Bay and Ponsonby, the 70s...
April 17, 2025
Helena Skerlj-Rovers: Recent Works and the Stories Behind Them

Helena Skerlj-Rovers: Recent Works and the Stories Behind Them

Every artwork carries its own moment; its own mood, season, and story. In this trio of works, we see an artist navigating different phases in her practice. Helena gives her...
April 17, 2025
Inner Workings: A Closer Look at Five Key Works by Naomi Faifai

Inner Workings: A Closer Look at Five Key Works by Naomi Faifai

Naomi Faifai is a self-taught artist based in Timaru. From an early age, she felt an innate drive to create, constantly experimenting with different processes and materials, often using whatever...
April 15, 2025
Figurative and Fearless: Q+A with Sharon Duymel

Figurative and Fearless: Q+A with Sharon Duymel

Art has long been a vessel for voicing the unseen and unheard, and few artists embody this ethos as powerfully as Sharon Duymel. Through layered compositions, intimate figures, and a...
March 13, 2025
The Art of Everyday Moments: Michael Smither’s Prints

The Art of Everyday Moments: Michael Smither’s Prints

There’s something profoundly nostalgic about Michael Smither’s art. His prints don’t just depict family life; they transport you into it. The burning heat of sand, the sticky fingers and laughter...
March 05, 2025
A Q+A with James: Exploring Nature and Memory

A Q+A with James: Exploring Nature and Memory

From New Zealand to London to Mexico City, James Watkins has woven a rich tapestry of experience into his artistic practice. His work, deeply rooted in observation and memory, captures...
February 13, 2025
A Q+A with Leah: Woven Narratives

A Q+A with Leah: Woven Narratives

Leah Creaven’s work with rug tufting is more than just a mastery of technique, it’s an intimate exploration of memory, emotion and storytelling. Based in Whangamatā, she not only creates...
February 13, 2025
A Q+A with Judi: A Life in Ink

A Q+A with Judi: A Life in Ink

Judi Bagust’s artistic journey is one of evolution, exploration and deep connection to place. With a career spanning decades, her work has been shaped by a rich tapestry of influences,...
February 11, 2025
A Q+A with Kirsten: Unraveling the Imagination

A Q+A with Kirsten: Unraveling the Imagination

Kirsten Lovelock’s paintings invite us into a world where symbolism and surrealism intertwine, offering glimpses of both personal and universal narratives. With a practice spanning over two decades, her work...
February 10, 2025