Hikalu Clarke
FINE ARTS GRADUATE Hikalu completed his BFA in 2015 and then his Master of Fine Arts in 2017. After spending his first year at an arts school in Whanganui, he shifted to...
Ellen Johansen
Dissertation Topic: "Confluences: Aesthetic Experience and the Numinous", an investigation into the psychological and cultural elements that may play a role in influencing aesthetic...
Heather Hourigan
The Master of Fine Arts degree programme gained from Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design 2001, provided me with the environment to change and become connected with my own creative processes....
Kim Fiona Shaw
Kim Fiona Shaw The body of work shown herein and my associated art practice are a response to my interest in the relationship between art and the human experience of motion; in the power of...
Marie Potter
Marie Potter Marie is known for creating unique art relating to New Zealand culture and history. She is an established multimedia artist having exhibited in both selected and solo exhibitions...
Tracy Porteous
Tracy Porteous As an artist I explore the relationship between photography, light and environment in terms of mark making and image creation. I am interested in how light and environment...
Zoe Nash
Zoe Nash Zoe graduated from Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design in 2002 with a Master of Fine Arts degree. Prior to this, she had spent many years working in the graphic design industry...
Tawhanga Nopera
Tawhanga Nopera “Whitecliffe helped me find the time to turn creativity into a sustainable practice. Today I create performance art, digital video and still photography; I also...
Melissa Dines
Melissa Dines “Doing the MFA has furthered my professional development as a lecturer, while breathing fresh life into my practice as an artist,” says MFA graduate Melissa Dines....
Lisa Chandler
Lisa Chandler “I have a list of artist residencies I want to apply for over the next 10 years, including Japan, Taiwan, Germany, London and USA,” says MFA graduate Lisa Chandler who...
Jess Paraone
Jess Paraone “Whitecliffe’s structured approach helped me make sense of myself as an indigenous artist in a contemporary world,” says Master of Fine Arts graduate Jess...
Lee Harrop
Lee Harrop “Whitecliffe showed me different ways to develop and resolve ideas. I can critically assess my own work and find my own solutions confidently. Self-validation is an essential...
Siliga David Setoga
Siliga David Setoga “Driving my five children to and from school gives me time to think up projects,” says artist Siliga David Setoga. “It’s time to think about how I...
Denise Batchelor
Denise Batchelor “I could never have predicted the opportunities that have occurred since graduating,” says photographer and video artist Denise Batchelor, who graduated with her...
Lea-Anne Sheather
Lea-Anne Sheather “I’ve been really challenged to extend my art making, and to extend how I think and talk about art. I’ve loved crafting the writing as well as making my...
Cheryl Byngeley
Cheryl Byngeley “I enjoy being part of a passionate group, but mostly I have loved extending my thinking, refining my art-making and visual language,” declares Cheryl Byngeley....
Anita Jacobsen
Anita Jacobsen “Studying art has enabled me to not only learn about how the art world operates, but also how I can contribute to that world. I am finding ways to continue to have the...
Veronika Djoulai
FINE ARTS GRADUATE Veronika is both a Whitecliffe BFA and recent MFA graduate having completed her Master of Fine Arts in January 2017. Her Whitecliffe MFA graduating exhibition was seen...
Nell Nutsford - MFA
Graduated: 2008 Dissertation topic: Painting; investigating the literal mechanics of painting Recent work: My practice exploits – through reversal – the communicative...
Patricia Long - MFA
When asked why she came to Whitecliffe and what she achieved here, Patricia Long replied "I researched possible places where I could achieve what I perceived I desired. I wanted the authority...