Printmaking

Mark Graver RE

Mark Graver RE
Guest Artist Printmaking

Mark Graver RE is an award-winning artist printmaker based at Wharepuke in Kerikeri.  Originally from the UK he studied at Leeds Polytechnic (B.A. Hons Fine Art 1985-88) and Camberwell College of Arts, London (MA Printmaking 1994-95).

Moving to NZ in 2003 he established the Wharepuke Print Studio in 2005, Art at Wharepuke gallery, 2009, and the Wharepuke Sculpture Park, 2015.

He is author of Non-Toxic Printmaking (2011, London, A&C Black), has sat on printmaking selection panels in China, Bulgaria and NZ and curated international print projects, exhibitions and symposiums in the UK and Australia.

He is a full member of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers (RE).  Based at the Bankside Gallery, London, there are only ever 100 full RE fellows in the world at any one time.  He works with acrylic resist etching, digital printmaking, video and sound.

Mark's work is held in public collections including the V&A Museum, London, The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford UK, and in the USA, China, Malaysia, Taiwan, Mexico, Spain, Portugal, Turkey and NZ.

Mark will be exhibiting at Stop 35 in the KOAST Trail Guide, during KOAST 2025

Jennifer Huebert

Jennifer Huebert
Printmaking

Jennifer Huebert is a printmaker living and working in Mangonui whose works draw inspiration from the natural world. 

Exploring our perceptions of adventure and wonder regarding the world around us, Jennifer's practice is inspired by modernist interpretations of the landscape. Her current body of work draws inspiration from the natural world, employing ephemeral landscapes which challenge the viewer to contemplate their transient relationship to oceans, forests, and other places where people can only be visitors. Each work is a hand printed linocut.

Jennifer owns The Little Gallery, featuring the work of local artists in a charming heritage hotel on the Mangonui waterfront.  She will be exhibiting at Stop 16 during KOAST 2025 - buy a KOAST Trail Guide for further details!

Leigh Tawharu

Leigh Tawharu
Painting Printmaking

Leigh Tawharu is a 2D mixed media artist based in Kaeo, whose work explores an evolving relationship with the surrounding landscape. Using thread, ink, paint, and paper, she creates layered compositions that blend the tactile and the visual. 

Inspired by a lifelong love of textiles, fashion, and design principles, Leigh’s pieces often evoke the qualities of fabric; rich with texture, pattern, and movement. Her distinctive approach brings a textile-like depth to paper, inviting viewers to engage with both surface and story. Each work is a quiet meditation on place, process, and the material beauty of the everyday. 

Click on the images below to see enlargements of some of her work. 

Leigh will be exhibiting at stop 22 during KOAST 2025 - buy a KOAST Trail Guide for further details!

Ruth Francis

Ruth Francis
Painting Printmaking

Ruth Francis is a Northland-based artist whose work is a loose, lyrical response to the natural world. Drawing on memory as a creative tool, she creates emotive pieces that capture the feelings, colours, and atmosphere of places she has experienced. Whether painting, printmaking, working with clay, or exploring photography, Ruth allows each piece to unfold organically; letting it weave its own quiet story. 

Inspired by nature and guided by intuition, her multidisciplinary approach embraces the journey of making as much as the final work. Her art invites reflection and connection, offering glimpses of familiar landscapes reimagined through memory and emotion. 

Click on the images below to see enlargements of some of her work. 

Ruth will be exhibiting at stop 37 during KOAST 2025 - buy a KOAST Trail Guide for further details!