Take a tour through Tauranga and its central suburbs, visiting the BOP Open Studio artists as part of the event. There’s plenty to explore in this busy part of the Bay.
Originally from Ireland and now based in Wellington, Patrick Barry joins Bay of Plenty Open Studios 2025 as our Guest...
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Eight artists from the Incubator Creative Hub will showcase their work, offering a diverse range of styles and mediums. Nick...
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Shona Mackenzie is a mixed media artist working primarily with water-based paint, collage, ink, and drawing materials. Her expressive, intuitive...
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Sorren Groshinski is an experimental artist working across a wide range of mediums, from bold woodblock prints and acrylic portraiture...
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Vicki Fraser is a contemporary New Zealand artist whose work captures the beauty of life’s often-overlooked moments. Through a painterly,...
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Tracey Finch is a Tauranga-based painter whose work captures fleeting, ordinary moments with tenderness and nostalgia. Through expressive paintings, she...
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Robyne Dowdall is an emerging multidisciplinary artist based in Tauranga, working primarily with clay to create functional, textured vessels rooted...
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Malcolm Bowling’s work captures quiet, fleeting moments of the natural world, whether it’s the stillness of a rural landscape, the...
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Lois Parish Evans is an award-winning mixed media textile artist whose work explores the extraordinary in the everyday. Influenced by...
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Joyce van der Lely is a mixed media artist whose whimsical, illustrative work brings together reclaimed materials, intuitive expression, and...
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Donna Lipinski’s work is a celebration of New Zealand’s coastal beauty, expressed through two distinct and highly original styles. Her...
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Anna Solich’s art is a raw and honest extension of her inner world, an expressive, emotion-driven practice that shifts between...
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Now at home in Aotearoa New Zealand, with South African and British roots, Angela Maritz is an established full-time artist...
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With over three decades of experience working in clay, John Roy is a celebrated New Zealand ceramicist whose hand-built earthenware...
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Andrea Green is a mixed media artist whose practice centres around portraiture, while also embracing a wide creative range. From...
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Lynn Isherwood is a ceramicist and painter whose creative practice is grounded in tactile exploration and imaginative expression. Her handbuilt...
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Te Haunui Tuna is a contemporary Māori artist whose work explores the rich intersection between tradition and pop culture. His...
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Tracy Stamatakos is a Tauranga-based photographic artist known for her quietly powerful work that explores light, texture, and time. Using...
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Doreen McNeill is an abstract painter whose intuitive process brings emotion, spontaneity, and reflection to the canvas. Working primarily in...
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Born in the Netherlands and based in New Zealand since childhood, Christie Cramer is recognised for her bold and vibrant...
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Isaac Weston transforms reclaimed metals into contemporary artworks that explore light, texture, and patina. Drawing inspiration from natural patterns and...
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Lynn Ross is a ceramic artist whose organic, textured forms are inspired by the natural world. Working with heavily grogged...
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Nicola Welten is a Tauranga-based expressionist artist whose work radiates joy and vibrancy. Inspired by English-style gardens and New Zealand’s...
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Katja Pott is a multidisciplinary artist, bookseller, and storyteller. Her work spans painting, sculpture, garment design, poetry, and photography. Each...
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Jenny Tollemache is a joyful abstract artist whose work is driven by colour, texture, and playful experimentation. Painting intuitively in...
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Deb Clarke is a bold and expressive watercolour artist known for her grand-scale floral works and vibrant depictions of native...
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Arlene Foster is a self-taught jeweller and silversmith whose work combines technical skill with playful exploration. Working primarily in silver,...
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