Toyota New Zealand identified Kina as a deserving winner of their Small Business Driver initiative for numerous reasons, but primarily due to their support of local artists, as the success of Kina is vital to their success.
Ceramic artist Alex Wilkinson is a Waikato based maker, producing unique works alongside her team under Mystery Creek Ceramics. In addition to producing her wonderful works, Alex is passionate about advocating for the arts and teaches at the Waikato Society of Potters.
We are proud to have Paul Maseyk Pottery on our shelves here at Kina. Paul has been working as a full time artist since 1998 and is noted for producing ceramic works ranging from tableware through to highly illustrated large sculptural pieces. Recently Paul spent time at Driving Creek Railway and Pottery...
Dunedin ceramic artist Blue Black creates fabulously striking and playful sculptural works, ever with a wonderful eye for colour and form."The work generated is process based. I just make and in the making, ideas and reasons for producing the work evolve during the process or until the works are realised....
These works are a continuation of exploration and inspiration of wildflowers. Here (in these works) it is the textures, colours and movement of beach flora which has captivated my imagination. We are so very lucky in Taranaki to have rich coastlines blooming with a multitude of grasses, flowers, flaxes and shrubs,...
Independent New Zealand Artist Angela Tier, continually explores universal experiences such as loss, grief and fear through her fine sculptures. Angela’s sculptural works are hand built using the coiling technique, in which coils of clay are gradually stacked and joined one on top of the other. “I like working in the...
Brad Novak (aka New Blood Pop) is arguably New Zealand's leading urban pop artist and wants us to “keep our inner child alive”.He is the first artist in New Zealand’s history to exhibit concurrently with both the pop art and street art global elite including Warhol, Haring, Lichtenstein, Obey, Brainwash...
Kathryn Furniss creates beautiful art works inspired by the natural world and her garden setting in her hometown of Nelson. We quizzed her to see what ignites her creativity.
Simon Lewis Wards creates iconic sweets of Aotearoa. He enjoys making art that sparks a smile in the viewer and conjures nostalgic memories from our New Zealand childhood.
