Ann Winship is a multidisciplinary artist whose work explores the complexity of communication, identity, and spirituality in a fast-paced, media-saturated world. Working across sculpture and painting, she uses both mediums to pose deep questions about how we find meaning amidst chaos. 

Her Spirit Vessels are delicately woven copper wire sculptures; organic, floating forms that shimmer with light and cast intricate shadows. Each vessel symbolizes a spiritual quality such as compassion, intuition, or harmony, inviting reflection and inner calm. 

In her painting series Lost in Translation: Our Search for Meaning, Ann uses acrylic gestural markings and asemic writing to examine how we digest the fragments of modern communication. These abstract works confront the overload of sound bites, disinformation, and emotional noise, challenging viewers to look beyond surface distractions and reconnect with deeper truths. 

Based in New Zealand, Ann Winship continues to create thought-provoking pieces that bridge the cerebral and the spiritual, offering visual meditations on modern life. 

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Ann Winship will be exhibiting at stop 45, during KOAST 2025 - buy a KOAST Trail Guide for further details!

Kerikeri-based artist Bruce MacGregor has been drawing and painting from memory since he was four years old. His earliest lessons came from his father, who taught him to draw as a way of understanding the world; a skill that soon became a lifelong passion. 

Though largely self-taught, Bruce has refined his practice over decades, working across a range of mediums and learning from master printmakers like Perry Davies and Dan Weldon (Long Island University, New York), whose mentorship deepened his understanding of technique and material. He has experimented with all manners of paints, dyes, stains, mixed media, metal and timber; always seeking new ways to express life as he experiences it. For Bruce, line, colour, texture, abstraction, and sculpture are all tools of creative communication. His pieces often evoke a quiet intensity: moments suspended in time, places remembered, and emotional atmospheres captured with subtlety and restraint. 

Bruce’s work explores the relationships between space, memory, and mood. He often returns to themes of solitude, interiors, and the coastal environment of the Far North. His approach is intuitive, layered, and emotionally resonant. Bruce has exhibited widely across Aotearoa, and his art is held in both private and public collections. 

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Bruce will be exhibiting at stop 24 during KOAST 2025 - buy a KOAST Trail Guide for further details!

Creating from and with Nature has long been a way for Liz to stay connected to herself and the environment.

"I am attracted to the minutiae found in Nature, especially objects that are often bypassed or that go unnoticed.

I have always been intrigued by natural forms and I have an enjoyment, love and desire to work with my hands, this has been directed into my career as a full-time artist."

Liz participates in group exhibitions regularly, and her art is in national and international collections, including Italy, Germany, America, Denmark, England and Australia. In 2016 I had a 10 week artist residency in Denmark.

Liz will be exhibiting at Little Black Gallery Stop 42 during KOAST as part of Rhythm of the North, an exhibition designed to celebrate KOAST - Tai Tokerau Art Trail and our Northland artists.

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Raewyn King is a full-time Kerikeri-based artist with a lifelong dedication to creative expression. For over 48 years, she has lived and worked in Northland, previously co-running a stained-glass studio in Peria where she designed and created intricate glass artworks for 26 years alongside her husband. 

Now focusing on mixed media, wood sculpture, and acrylic painting, Raewyn is known for her finely detailed work and distinctive Kiwiana-inspired pieces. Her art reflects a deep connection to Aotearoa’s culture and character, often blending craftsmanship with playful storytelling. Raewyn continues to explore new forms while staying true to the joy she finds in intricate, hands-on creation. 

Raewyn will be exhibiting at Little Black Gallery during KOAST as part of Rhythm of the North, an exhibition designed to celebrate KOAST - Tai Tokerau Art Trail and our Northland artists.