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Q&A with Brogan Scott

What inspired you to become an artist? As cheesy as it sounds, I would have to say my High School art teacher. My older sister always went on about how much work art was a subject and that I shoul...

Materialise - featuring Brogan Scott and Euan Lockie

Railway St. Studios is pleased to present the group show Materialised, curated by Kendall Cashmore. The exhibition was on view from 13 June - 2 July.  Materialised examines the artist during a form...

Above and Below - Gail Stent & Judy Stokes

Two creative Auckland photographers, Judy Stokes and Gail Stent, explore the realms of Above and Below.  Water plays an influential role in both of their lives. They, as photographers, are now cont...

Bruno's Originals, Fashion as the Avant-Garde

The merging of art and fashion is symbiotic. Everything that surrounds us is a product of the society we live in; who we are, what we see, and what we experience is interconnected and interrelated....

Solo Exhibition, Reverie by Eva Llorens

Railway Street Studios is proud to present Eva Llorens’ upcoming solo exhibition, Reverie, on view from May 2 - 21. The exhibition presents a series of new paintings by the Spanish artist. Llorens ...

An Ongoing Collaboration - Hoch + Green presents, Rogue Blossoms

The journey of the collaborative process according to HOCH+GREEN has been both exhilarating and liberating. A friendship spanning over 20 years between friends Julie Green and Gina Hochstein, perco...

Art Critic TJ McNamara Visits Railway Street

Veteran art critic TJ McNamara, paid a visit to Railway St Gallery over the weekend. He enthused over Gaye Jurisich’s work, “the roll and thrust, with forces of light pushing powerfully through the...

An Interview with Kirsty Black

Where did the idea/inspiration for your recent work come from? The freedom of the initial gestural sweep of colour, and vigorous brushwork provides the initial inspiration. This first step is intui...

Line Moves - Gaye Jurisich

Who are you and what do you do? I am a multimedia artist who draws on all sorts of materials to get inspiration to create. How do you work? I work consistently day by day gathering ideas and siftin...

Portraits and Palimpsest

Blurring the lines between painting and printing, Susan Hurrell-fieldes and Jacqueline Aust pursue a range of concerns from the aesthetic and formal, to the self and the personal, creates a dynamic...

Review - Tina Frantzen exhibiting now in Wish List

TINA FRANTZEN has gained recognition for her unique approach to painting. In an age dominated by screens and pixelated images, her work feels like a welcome antidote. Her intention is to capture th...

Cammaeus - print maker extraordinaire, Prue MacDougall

Cammaeus For this second solo exhibition in Spain, Prue has created a series of new works that explore the European heritage of most New Zealand genealogy lines. Using her recently uncovered matern...

Pneuma from Auckland artist Mo Stewart

Railway Street Studios in Newmarket will soon be presenting a collection of works, titled Pneuma from Auckland artist Mo Stewart. Her works in black and white will take the viewer into a mesmerizin...

When Here and Now Cease to Matter - Peter Atkinson

The passage of sunlight, casting into relief and tracing its daily path across the worn surfaces, the pavements and floors of ancient buildings has captured my attention for some years. In these wo...

Ferric Coruscation - Sonja Drake

Ferric - of or containing iron Coruscation - to give forth flashes of light; sparkle, glimmer, glint Ferric Coruscation here refers to the process of oxidization of iron, as it rusts and breaks dow...

Looking for Humpty Dumpty - Maggie McGregor

Humpty Dumpty receives the Kintsugi treatment Exploring the fragile and broken is a way of drawing attention to and valuing what we have. Maggie McGregor processes and unpacks current events, polit...

Effervescent Dreaming - new work by Kirsty Black

Hummingbird Hamper, Daffodil Punch, Alfresco Caper, Wilderness Fossick; heady, spellbinding imaginings from an artist weaving childhood memories with storylines and explosions of colour. Kirsty Bla...

Make Yourself at Home - Jane Thorne

Jane Thorne finds much of her happiness whilst painting and drawing most things however she has a special fondness for bugs and beetles. As far back as 650 A.D., iridescent metallic green wings of ...

Urban Jungle - Katie Blundell Artist

Artists challenge us with their vision. They'd never slap something together that just looks pretty. Katie Blundell is no exception. With her deep interest in the human condition combined with a ge...

Journeys - Alexandra Howe & Barbara Robinson

The majesty and mystery of nature draws us to explore mountains, rivers and beaches. Or could it be nature’s capacity to heal us and make us whole that we venture to places of wilderness? Rooting o...