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 to women in art; their processes, perspectives, and place in the creative landscape. Through conversation, we explore how these women shape, challenge and expand the boundaries of contemporary practice.

Featuring Helena Skerlj-Rovers, Sharon Duymel, Judi Bagust and Kate Cox, four artists at different stages of their careers. The talk offers a rich dialogue on materiality, identity, and artistic evolution.

 

 

HELENA SKERLJ-ROVERS 
TEXTILE ARTIST | AUCKLAND
Helena Skerlj-Rovers is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. Her vibrant practice, rooted in painting, now includes textiles and tufted rugs. Blending colour, gesture, and a lifelong love of craft.

SHARON DUYMEL
PAINTER | PAUANUI
Sharon Duymel (Utrecht, The Netherlands) is a Pauanui-based artist whose feminist practice explores identity, female agency, and internal experience through the body as a site of psychological expression. She completed her MFA at Whitecliffe in 2022.

JUDI BAGUST
PAINTER | AUCKLAND
Judi Bagust is a contemporary painter whose fluid ink works explore rhythm, movement, and place. Drawing on heritage, environment, and poetry. A Whitecliffe MFA graduate, her work has been widely exhibited and commissioned.

KATE COX
PAINTER | KERIKERI
Kate Cox is an abstract painter based in Kerikeri, creating large-scale works in acrylic, oil, and pastel. With a background in design and commercial interiors, her practice explores abstract landscapes and has been recognised in a number of awards.

AMANDA BILLING
MODERATOR | AUCKLAND
Our moderator, is the ever-thoughtful Amanda Billing - photographer, actress, painter and passionate advocate for creativity. Amanda will also share her artistic process, feminine perspective, and how we define success in a creative life.

 

PROUDLY REPRESENTING
Aida Smith
Anna Palmer
Brenda Clews
Charlotte Robertson
Chloe Streeter
Frankie Meaden
Harriet Millar
Helena Skerlj-Rovers
Hollie O’Neill
Jane Crisp
Judi Bagust
Karin Barr
Kate Cox
Kirsten Lovelock
Leah Creaven
Lizzie Beere
Melanie Field
Naomi Faifai
Pam Mossman
Rachel Rush
Robyn Fleet
Sally Tagg
Sharon Duymel

June 17, 2025