COMING SOON
Home.land
Pocket Exhibition Opening 12 Mar.

Aida Smith is a Wellington based oil painter whose still life and landscape works draw on personal history and the natural world, forming an autobiography in paint. Working between observation and memory, she creates evocative spaces.

Sustainability underpins her practice. She uses solvent-free professional oils and avoids mediums and varnishes to minimise environmental impact, reflecting her belief that art should exist in harmony with its subject.

She was a finalist in the 2025 National Contemporary Art Award and the 2025 Molly Morpeth Canaday Award, marking her growing presence in the New Zealand art scene.

UPCOMING
Natural Phenomenon
Solo Exhibition Opening 29 April

Mel Field is an Auckland-based artist whose work is inspired by nature and the mystical realm. Drawing on pattern, rhythm, and sacred geometry, she explores cyclical phases, relationships, and the interplay between seen and unseen worlds.

She paints intuitively, allowing each work to evolve organically, often letting pieces develop over weeks or months as she responds to the painting’s unfolding energy. Beginning with loose, spontaneous mark-making, she layers heavy body and fluid acrylics before softening the surface with sheer, transparent glazes. Her harmonious, nature-inspired palettes invite viewers to connect with the deeper forces that shape the natural world.

UPCOMING

Pocket Exhibition Opening 28 May

Laurette Looker is a self-taught artist working primarily in acrylics. Her intuitive paintings explore contemporary female figures in a naïve style that embraces bold colour, softness, and quiet strength, balancing playfulness with emotional depth.

Motherhood deeply informs her practice, reflecting a search for solitude, identity, and connection within the fullness of daily life. Her figures often sit between presence and reflection, expressing both vulnerability and resilience.

Inspired by natural surroundings and everyday objects, her portraits unfold like whispered daydreams, favouring atmosphere over narrative and inviting viewers to connect in their own way.