Welcome to the Wairarapa Art Trail – Sat & Sun Sept 27 & 28
Saturday & Sunday from 10am-4pm, explore the Wairarapa Art Trail – a vibrant celebration of creativity, showcasing the diverse talents of artists across the region. Visitors are invited to explore open studios and meet painters, potters, photographers, sculptors, printmakers, textile artists, and more in their creative spaces…
Live Art Demonstrations at the Greytown Art Gallery
Join us Saturday Sept 27 & Sunday Sept 28 at the Greytown Art Gallery and see Dale Knapp (Pottery), Linda Kirkland (Abstract Painting), and Roze Doherty (Flax Weaving) demonstrate their creative talents.
JACKY PEARSON – 232 Norfolk Rd, Carterton
Jacky has been painting watercolours for over 30 years and is an award-winning watercolourist and international tutor.
ESTHER BUNNING – 1519 State Hwy 2, Tauwharenīkau
Esther Bunning has been creating unique photography for over 35 years and is a full time photographic artist. Her work has a unique, dreamy quality that’s instantly recognisable – often with a sense of quiet magic.
TERRY WREFORD HANN – Photographer, Visual Storyteller • 1519 State Hwy 2, Tauwharenīkau
We are looking forward to participating in the Wairarapa Art Trail. Our studio, situated between Featherston and Greytown, will feature local artists Esther Bunning, Terry Hann, and Sandra Schmid. Between us, we will have a diverse range of art for you to view.
TRACEY-LEA MORGAN – 4 Nobel St, Carterton
Tracey-Lea is a New Zealand artist working from her home studio in the Wairarapa. She’s a detail-focused pattern painter, creating bold artworks full of colour, movement, shadow and shimmer.
LISA DONALDSON • Ceramics – 474 High St South, Carterton
Lisa is a Wairarapa artisan who makes domestic pottery and sculptural ceramics. Her work is inspired by NZ mountain ridgelines and rocks
FELICITY DONALDSON SMITH • Ceramics – 222 West St, Greytown
Felicity Donaldson Smith is a multidisciplinary artist and the creative force behind Wundaire. Since relocating from Wellington to Greytown in 2019, she has established a home studio where she creates her distinctive ceramic works and runs sought-after hand-building workshops
EVAN DAVIES PHOTOGRAPHY • 54B McMaster St, Greytown
I’m a professional freelance photographer. I create images that tell stories, evoke feeling, and preserve moments that might otherwise be lost. My work is built on the foundation I learned all those years ago in the darkroom: patience, precision, and the belief that a single image can say more than words ever could. And every time I click the shutter, I’m chasing that same feeling I had as a teenager—the magic of seeing a photograph come to life.
CAROLINA VARGAS-GONZALEZ • Nidito Ceramics – 10 Venice St, Martinborough
I’m a potter based in Martinborough, working from my home studio under the name Nidito, Spanish for “little nest.”
CARL TANGEN • Metal Art Merchant – 1D Mary St, Masterton
Carl is a skilled steel artist based in the Wairarapa, New Zealand. With a solid background in engineering, Carl has seamlessly transitioned into the art world, crafting striking metal sculptures and distinctive garden ornaments.
SANDRA SCHMID • Jewellery – 1519 State Hwy 2, Tauwharenīkau
Sandra is a multi-award-winning contemporary jeweller and visual artist based in Martinborough, New Zealand. She holds a Bachelor of Applied Arts from Whitireia New Zealand.
ANNIE DOORNEBOSCH • Providence Printmaker – 723 Te Ore Ore/Bideford Rd, Masterton
I love to create designs incorporating botanicals and native flora and fauna. My work often includes hints of New Zealand’s cultural influences and landscape.
JOSEPHINE DURKIN• Ceramics – 157 West St, Greytown
Josephine trained in Umbria, Italy with a traditional Italian ceramics studio. She specialises in the classical Italian ceramic (majolica) style of the renaissance period with old designs, classic shapes and new variations.
ADRIAN JACKMAN • Figurative/Abstract Painter – 26 Wakelin St, Carterton
Adrian’s paintings are collaged from a broad range of found images, often zooming into isolated spaces or layers of collected objects that are melded with technology. He focuses on discovering new painterly narratives, while hinting at ideas of ‘glitch aesthetics’ and ‘digital disruption’.
LISA TAYLOR • Semi Abstract Painting – 22 Greenlane Rd, Masterton
Lisa’s semi-abstract paintings are atmospheric by nature, often evoking a sense of calm; they are described as distinctive, reflective and moody.
KAREN IRWIN, MUCKY PAWS POTTERY – 45 D Murphys Line, Featherston
Mucky Paws Pottery is the creative, playful venture of hobby potter Karen Irwin, situated in a picturesque olive grove not far from the shores of Lake Wairarapa, near Featherston.
SONJA BREMMERS • Mixed Media – 22 Greenlane Rd, Masterton
Born in rural New Zealand, Sonja has been creating art throughout her life and has exhibited widely across the Wairarapa. Her work is grounded in mixed media, often combining ink, handmade paper, encaustic, fibre, and natural materials such as leaves and found objects.
NO. 23 GALLERY – 23 Holloway St, Carterton
Under the Wai Art umbrella is No. 23, a fun, friendly and vibrant community gallery space filled with art and creativity, to showcase talent in the Wairarapa.
ANNA LAYZELL • Printmaker & Mixed Media – 195c Millars Road, Longbush, Carterton
Anna is a printmaker who enjoys collagraph printmaking as well as other art forms. She reconnected with painting upon discovering the cold wax medium and predominantly works in oil and cold wax, both printmaking and painting.
HUGH GAYWOOD EYRE • Outdoor Sculpture & Mosaics – 1D Mary St, Masterton
I am a self-taught artist, and needlework and soft furnishings run in the family—something that feels deeply ingrained in my DNA. I’ve always felt more at home with a needle and thread than a paintbrush, although I’m not afraid to pick up a brush when the occasion calls for it.
ANNA-MARIE KINGSLEY • 99 Hinau Gully Rd, Carterton
Anna-Marie Kingsley (born 1969, Whitianga) is a self-taught artist who has been painting professionally since 2006. She features in Denis Robinson’s book New Zealand’s Favourite Artists vol 2.
ARATOI – Wairarapa Museum of Art and History – 12 Bruce St, Masterton
Aratoi’s current exhibitions include Dame Robin White and Taeko Ogawa, Sandra Schmid, Wairarapa Camera Club, Rosalie Jurczenko and two collection shows. Koha appreciated on entry.
WINKS – Greytown
Based in Greytown, WINKS is a self-taught, experimental artist whose evolving practice spans resin, acrylics, photography, recycled materials, and more.
SEAN CRAWFORD • Sculpture – 17 Andersons Line, Carterton
Sean Crawford is a successful New Zealand sculptor. Originally Wellington-based, but now living and working in the rural Wairarapa – his works are found, and sought after – both nationally and overseas.
JOHN KEATING • Photography – 165 Hoeke Rd, Carterton
I’m a passionate, self-taught photographer based in the Wairarapa, with a wide range of interests, including native bird photography, abstract, and street photography.
COLIN MONTGOMERIE • Sculpture – 1D Mary St, Masterton
Colin is a passionate sculptor who transforms discarded machinery, scrap metal, and found materials into striking, original artworks. His creative process is rooted in sustainability, giving new life to objects that might otherwise be forgotten.
LYNN TODD • Sculpture – 32B Kahikatea Rd, Masterton
Lyn focuses her sculpture work on the well-being of the human condition, exploring the interconnectedness between the individual, family, community, and the wider environment. Visit her at her Masterton studio from 10am-4pm, Sat & Sun.
ANNE BENSON • Textiles – Heart of Arts, 47 High St North, Carteron
Anne is a textile artist whose lifelong passion for stitching and fabric has evolved into a rich and expressive art practice. Anne will be creating at Heart Of Arts, 47 High St North in Carterton from 10-4pm Sat & Sun.
JUSTINE TURNBULL – 37 Harrison St West, Featherston
Justine is a Wairarapa-based artist and educator with a BFA in ceramics and an MFA in painting. Her practice moves between creating her own work and mentoring others. Justine blends classical and contemporary techniques, using myth to explore existential themes.
SHARON FISHER, WearMe • Jewellery – 21 Philip St, Carterton
Sharon is a Wairarapa-based jewellery artist, creating individually handcrafted pieces in her studio surrounded by the region’s vibrant creative community. She works primarily with metal clay—sculpting, texturing, and shaping it by hand before kiln firing it at high temperatures to fuse the metal particles
SIMON KING – The Elms Studios, 723 Te Ore Ore/Bideford Rd, Masterton
Simon King is a multidisciplinary artist whose studio practice spans both 2D and 3D media. His current two-dimensional work focuses on collage, combining printmaking, painting, and drawing to explore themes of identity, ancestry, community, and connection. In three dimensions, Simon works primarily with wood, creating vessels, joinery, and furniture that reflect his interest in form, texture, and colour.
JENNY MERTON – The Elms Studios, 723 Te Ore Ore/Bideford Rd, Masterton
Jenny primarily uses upcycled and repurposed materials and is currently exploring the intersection of art and nature across various media.
Masterton Art Club (MAC) – 12 Victoria St, Masterton
We look forward to welcoming you into the Masterton Art Club (MAC) workshop/gallery space during the Wairarapa Arts Trail 2025. There will be some fun art activities for you to try!
JO CONSTABLE – 423 Norfolk Rd, Waingawa, Carterton
Born in Manchester, England, it’s hardly surprising Jo Constable has a love for all things industrial as well as typography and graphic design. She loves breaking rules, thinking outside the creative box and extending herself creatively. Her first love, however, is printmaking.