NZ artshow 2026

This year marks a significant chapter in my artistic journey as I prepare to exhibit at the New Zealand Art Show with a body of work that brings together sculpture, storytelling, material experimentation, and conversation. 

For the first time, all three of my ApiSculpture works will be displayed together as a complete collection. Seeing them united in one space feels deeply meaningful. Each sculpture explores the fragile and extraordinary relationship between humans, bees, and the ecosystems that sustain us. The series has evolved over time through research, reflection, and countless hours in the studio, and presenting the trilogy together allows the works to finally speak to one another as they were always intended to.

Alongside the honeycomb sculpture collection, I will also be exhibiting a new selection of encaustic artworks, including a really fun series of mushrooms painted onto upcycled tins.  Encaustic art continues to captivate me because of its physicality and depth. Working with molten wax and pigment creates surfaces that feel almost archaeological, preserving its history /emotion beneath translucent layers. These works sit beautifully beside the sculptural pieces, connected through themes of nature.

One of the highlights of this year’s show will be the opportunity to present a short talk to the “Women of Pōneke” audience, followed by a Q and A session with Amanda Millar. We will be discussing my Honeycomb sculpture, The Beehive, and the ideas behind its creation. This interspecies sculpture explores not only the architecture and intelligence of bee colonies, but also the wider lessons they offer us about collective purpose, cooperation, and survival.

Art has always been more than aesthetics for me. It is a way of opening conversations about the environment, community, and the systems we build around ourselves. Bees, in particular, represent an extraordinary model of shared purpose. Their ability to work toward a common goal while sustaining an entire ecosystem continues to inspire much of my practice.

Participating in the New Zealand Art Show this year feels especially exciting because it brings together so many interconnected parts of my creative world in one place. Sculpture, encaustic painting, public dialogue, and environmental storytelling all come together within this exhibition.

I look forward to connecting with visitors, collectors, fellow artists, and everyone curious to explore the works and the conversations behind them. Whether through the tactile surfaces of wax, the structural forms of ApiSculpture, or the symbolism woven through The Beehive, my hope is that audiences leave with a renewed sense of wonder about the natural world and our place within it.

I look forward to seeing you at any of the show days during Kings birthday weekend at TSB areana in Wellington.