MORAG STOKES

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Morag Stokes - Contemporary New Zealand Artist

 

 

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You can also use the links below to check out my artist page on Facebook, my workshop listings as a Certified Instructor for Golden Artist Educators and my activities with the New Zealand Art Partnership. See below for the latest news, views, and links.

         

 (Site last updated: 05/05/2013)

News and Views


March 24, 2013
Canvas 200 Show
I have a couple of small paintings in the Canvas 200 Show at the NZ Academy of Fine Arts, opening Thursday 21st. March and  will also be exhibiting with Pablos Tutors at ROAR Gallery on 2nd. April.

January 17, 2013
Workshop and talk in Nelson
I’m flying to Nelson for the weekend beginning 15th Feb to run an acrylic painting weekend with the Mapua Art Group (MAG) and artists from the Nelson region. This will include 3 events – an open to all Talk/Demo/ Q and A session, an Artists Networking Dinner and an Acrylic Adventures workshop. For more information :https://dl.dropbox.com/u/37390340/GoldenweekendFlyer.pdf

January 17, 2013
Workshop schedule update
My GOLDEN Artist Educator workshop schedule through until June is now up on GOLDEN’s website (as well as here): http://www.goldenpaints.com/artist/aep/workshopsByDate.php?cc=NZ

January 5, 2013
Neighbourhood

Neighbourhood is a new 35 part television series that explores and celebrates New Zealand's cultural diversity in a fresh and engaging way. In it Morag Stokes  talks about immigrant art - what happens when Celtic and Maori/Pacific art merge - what happens when you 'belong' to two countries.www.tvnz.co.nz/neighbourhood   

Clip on Youtube:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygtz6Ia7AYQ


November 2, 2012
TV Documentary

Morag Stokes and her cross cultural art works are featured in a new documentary series onTV1, showing on Sunday 4th November. Trailer:   http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151136804257986


October 29, 2012
NZTV 1 Neighbourhood - profiling my work
My home and art studio in Khandallah, Wellington will be featured in NZTV1’s Neighbourhood  documentary programme on 4th. November 2012. In this doco, I’m talking about immigrant art - what happens when Celtic and Maori/Pacific art merge - what happens when you 'belong' to two countries. Neighbourhood is a new 35 part television series that explores and celebrates New Zealand's cultural diversity. www.tvnz.co.nz/neighbourhood .

October 5, 2012
New Course on Colour Mixing with Acrylics
New workshop now available, 8th December 2012. Colur Mixing with Acrylics will give you a day immersed in the creation of the widest range of unique colours from a  relatively small palette of modern paints (for more details see http://stokes.net.nz/media/Acrylic_Adventures_Workshop_1.pdf).

September 19, 2012
Arthouse Auction
The Arthouse Auction is on Saturday 5 – 6.30.  See you there! http://www.nzafa.com/web/arthouse-art-new-ronald-mcdonald-house

August 27, 2012
Arthouse
This show is shaping up to be really good, with some great NZ artists rising to the cause! Come and sponsor paintings for the new public art collection at Ronald McDonald House. Help raise the spirits of parents who need to be close to their sick children in hospital. Here’s my contribution via the NZ Academy of Fine Arts ‘Arthouse’ Exhibition. http://www.nzafa.com/web/morag-stokes-arthouse

August 15, 2012
Paints with Panache workshop

My Paints with Panache workshop is coming soon. I still have two places left. Come and find out all about interference and iridescent paints. 25th August 9:30am - 4:30pm.


August 15, 2012
NZ Art Show
This year’s NZ Art Show has been a great success, as ever. I worked on the staff team hanging hundreds of paintings before and during the show, exhibited and sold work too. http://artshow.co.nz/The+Show/Show+Information

June 11, 2012
June exhibitions

I’ve got two group shows coming up in early June – The New Zealand Art Partnership exhibition at Kiwi Art House Gallery, Cuba St, Wellington and the New Zealand Academy of Fine Art’s Matariki: Whenua exhibition. Check out my exhibition page for details.


May 28, 2012
On TV

I’ve  just spent all morning with a camera crew filming my work for a profile they’re doing on a new TV1 doco series. It won’t be on TV for a few months yet.

http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1204/S00281/neighbourhood-tv-series.htm


May 8, 2012
FREE interactive talk/demo on GOLDEN OPEN acrylics

Come to my FREE interactive talk/demo at Gordon Harris on Thursday evening (May 10th. 5.30pm – 7.30pm). It’s all about using Golden OPEN Acrylics: 

http://email.shoutpoint.co.nz/t/ViewEmail/r/028EA61A1EC99915/91BFD524657F0991C9C291422E3DE149

April 29, 2012
Talk/Demo on GOLDEN OPEN acrylic paints

I'm doing a FREE interactive talk/demo of GOLDEN OPEN acrylic paints (the new, slow drying ones) at Gordon Harris, Wellington, on Thursday 10th May, 5:30-7:30pm. Drinks and nibbles too. Registration essential through Gordon Harris at http://www.gordonharris.co.nz/store4.php




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