held in the land
This exhibition brings together the original works of Jade Barclay, a new artist to Kina Artspace, and Taranaki based artist Joni Murphy, uniting their shared exploration of nature, memory and feminine presence through layered, tactile works that invite quiet reflection and a closer look at the beauty found in everyday landscapes.
Both artists draw from a deep attentiveness to the natural world, translating lived experience, place and memory into richly textured works that sit between the seen and the felt, where earthy tones, organic forms and shifting light become a language for stillness, connection and wonder.
Jade Barclay is a self-taught artist creating from her home studio in rural Queenstown, New Zealand.
Jade's distinctive paintings are inspired by Mother Nature and feminine form, celebrating our deep-rooted connection to the natural world. Her immediate surroundings in Aotearoa and the experience of life itself is evident in her work- drawing on the muse both as it appears and as it feels.
Joni's work begins with a quiet kind of noticing, a slow, deliberate immersion in the natural world.
Here, that gaze is shaped by the beaches and bush of Taranaki, a landscape she has returned to time and again, carrying it with her across a lifetime. Since childhood, she has gathered fragments of this place through drawings and memory; the grain of stone and sand, the shifting hues of leaves and lichen, and the delicate forms of shells, caves, rock pools and winding creeks.
Blending acrylic, mixed media and oil stick, Jade's paintings invite you to savour life's quiet beauty through earthy palettes, organic strokes and raw harmony of rustic textures and lines.
Both physical and emotional journeys; to the peaks, depths and quiet corners of the land, shape Jade's creative process. Her background in holistic nutrition, women's wellness and psychology deepens this exploration, offering meaning that goes beyond the surface.
Joni's collection lives in the space where memory meets the present moment. It holds the wonder she felt as a child, rediscovered in these same places years later, where past and present gently overlap and speak to one another.
That sense of childhood awe continues to thread its way through the work, evolving, deepening and searching for new ways to give shape to something both fleeting and familiar. At it's heart, the collection is an invitation to slow down, to look a little closer, and to ask quietly: what draws your eye?
Gilly Sheffield’s corrugated iron crosses explore the interwoven nature of whānau and culture.
She loves to transform old discarded corrugated iron into something beautiful which celebrates the history of both the iron and the families who have sheltered beneath it.
Using iconic corrugated iron, long associated with sheltering New Zealand homes, and combining it with traditional weaving, she highlights the skills and knowledge passed down through generations across the diverse cultures that shape Aotearoa.
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This exhibition brings together the original works of Jade Barclay, a new artist to Kina Artspace, and Taranaki based artist Joni Murphy, uniting their shared exploration of nature, memory and feminine presence through layered, tactile works that invite quiet reflection and a closer look at the beauty found in everyday...
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