Creative Connections with Mandy Jakich
Episodes
Elliot Love - Contemporary Artist
29 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Elliot Love is a contemporary artist based in TÄmaki Makaurau, Auckland. His hyper realistic paintingsdepict cars from the 80's and 90's er...
Linda Va'aelua - Visual Artist | Designer
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Linda Vaâaelua is a full time visual artist and designer of Samoan Scottish heritage. She grew up in the West Auckland suburb of Te Atatu South and ...
Frankie Meaden - Textile Artist
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Frankie Meaden is a textile artist and painter from TÄmaki Makaurau, Auckland. She makes giant embroidery artwork from recycled materials.Frankieâs...
Mandy Rodger - Contemporary Abstract Artist
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mandy Rodger is a contemporary abstract artist based in Auckland, New Zealand.Mandy's first career was in law and in 2014 she began studying pain...
Matt Payne - Landscape Painter
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Payne is a landscape painter living on the North Shore, in TÄmaki Makaurau Auckland. Much of Mattâs work is inspired by a love of New Zealand...
Sam Mitchell - Visual Artist
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Mitchell is a visual artist based in the north west of Auckland, well known for her artworks painted in acrylic on perspex in reverse and watercol...
Gavin Chai - Emerging Artist, Painter
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gavin Chai, born in 1997 in Malaysia, is a figurative painter and artist based in TÄmaki Makaurau Auckland. He specialises in the traditional techni...
Marcus Hipa - Visual Artist
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marcus Hipa is a Niuean artist born and raised in Alofi, Niue Island, currently living in TÄmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa NZ. Drawing, painting and carving...
Dagmar Dyck - Interdisciplinary Artist
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dagmar Dyck is an interdisciplinary artist, researcher, art educator and social justice advocate. She is a New Zealander of Tongan and German descent,...
Janet Hafoka - Photographic Artist
19 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Janet Hafoka is a visual artist based in TÄmaki Makaurau Auckland, working primarily in the medium of photography. Her art practice focuses on tran...
Neville Parker - Gallerist and Artist
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Neville Parker has been a full time sculptor and illustrator since 1995 and he opened his first art gallery in 1996.Since then he has had 7 more disti...
Sean Hill - Emerging Artist
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sean Hill is a Kiwi Samoan emerging visual artist from Auckland, currently based in New Plymouth. His art practice is influenced by graffiti as well a...
Aimée Ralfini - Artist, Design Director, Founder of Art Ache
19 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Auckland based Aimée Ralfini is an artist, design director and the founder of Art Ache.As an artist Aimée works in the digital space, collaborating ...
Neal Palmer - Painter
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
UK born painter Neal Palmer immigrated to New Zealand in 1998 and has been painting full time ever since.Through the exploration of the New Zealand en...
Richard Penn - Artist
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Penn is a South African artist living and working in Auckland, Aotearoa. His work examines the intersection of scientific and artistic vision...
Helen Ollivier - Painter
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Helen Ollivier is a painter living in West Auckland. She graduated from Elam School of Fine Arts in 1997 and since then has had 6 solo exhibitions, pa...
Sefton Rani - Maker
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sefton Rani works out of Piha, a coastal settlement west of Auckland. He describes himself as a self taught maker who uses paint as his material of ch...
Rebecca Hazard - Emerging Artist
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rebecca Hazard is a young emerging artist currently based in TĂŁmaki Makaurau Auckland, working primarily with oil paints.Rebecca's current work ...
Bonco - Visual Artist
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bonco, aka Paul Nathan, is a visual artist living in TÄmaki Makaurau Auckland. He predominantly paints with oil on linen and sometimes makes sculptur...
Sarah Oostendorp - Emerging Artist
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Oostendorp is a contemporary emerging artist from Southland Aotearoa and currently living in TÄmaki Makaurau, Auckland. Her art practice focuse...
Olivia Asher - 2nd Year Student at Elam School of Fine Arts
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Olivia Asher is an emerging multidisciplinary artist currently studying at Auckland University's Elam School of Fine Arts.In this episode Olivi...
Stephen Templer - Visual Artist, Illustrator
22 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Templer is an artist and illustrator previously from Wellington and now living in Kumeu, in the north west of TÄmaki Makaurau Auckland.His ar...
Virginia Woods-Jack: Photographic Artist
15 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Virginia Woods-Jack is a British-born photographic artist and curator currently living and working in Aotearoa New Zealand. She is also the founder/cu...
Logan Moffat - Painter
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Logan Moffat is a painter who graduated from Elam School of Fine Arts with a BFA Honours in 2018. Since then he has been painting full time from his l...
Grace Thresher - Artist, Exhibition Coordinator, Marketing Creative.
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Grace Thresher is an artist, exhibition coordinator and marketing creative based in Port Waikato, New Zealand. She uses a variety of media in her work...
Deborah Crowe - Visual Artist
24 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Deborah Crowe is a visual artist working in TÄmaki Makaurau Auckland. Her practice involves building 2D and 3D environments that explore architectura...
Jessica Gurnsey - Painter
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Gurnsey is an 18 year old artist from TÄmaki Makaurau Auckland currently based in PĆneke Wellington. In 2022 Jess became the youngest ever ...
Scott Lawrie - Gallerist
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Lawrie is an art lover, writer, entrepreneur and the owner and director of the Scott Lawrie Gallery in TÄmaki Makaurau Auckland.Scott Lawrie Ga...
Tiffany Singh - Social Practice Artist
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tiffany Singh is a social practice artist, specialising in socially engaged art outcomes. Her practice explores relationships & engagement between...
Lauren Kitts - Sculptor
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lauren Kitts is a sculptor living in the Tasman area at the top of the South Island who works mostly in stone but also in bronze and wood.Lauren has g...
Glen Colechin - Sculptor
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Glen is a sculptor born and raised in the UK and now a NZ resident living in Napier. His contemporary sculptures are made from recycled materials, off...
Elliot Collins - Interdisciplinary Artist
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Elliot is a text based artist from TÄmaki Makaurau, currently living in Taranaki, who works in an interdisciplinary way. He incorporates painting, ...
Valerie Auersperg (Valerism) - Illustrator, Painter
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Valerie Auersperg, also known as Valerism and I Am Valerism, is an Austrian artist living in New Zealand. She creates acrylic paintings and digital dr...
Josh Lancaster - Painter
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Episode 56. This week I'm talking to Josh Lancaster. Josh paints the places and buildings New Zealanders know and love. Â "I do t...
Rachael Mayne - Painter
14 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rachael Mayne is an artist with a passion for wild flower fields, gardens and all things floral, living in TÄmaki Makaurau Auckland. Rachael juggles ...
ARTFULL - An Online Gallery Platform
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Artfull is an online gallery platform that bridges the gap between artists, galleries and art collectors in Aotearoa NZ. Â https://www.artfull.co.nz/O...
Lucy Rice - Abstract Painter
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lucy is a full time artist living in the small seaside town of Snells Beach, an hour North of Auckland, New Zealand, with her husband & 3 young ch...
BLANK INSPIRATION: Pre Framed Canvases
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is episode 52 and the first of a new series of shorter format podcast episodes that will be sprinkled through our artist interviews and are devot...
Jim Wheeler - Veteran Sculptor
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Wheeler is a veteran NZ sculptor living in Tamaki Makaurau Auckland. Jim generally works in cast metals such as bronze, aluminium and iron but al...
Lucy Melville - Painter, Business Coach, Creative Entrepreneur
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lucy Melville is a painter, creative entrepreneur, business coach and Mum based in Mt Maunganui.Lucyâs work centres around energetic geometric shape...
Coral Noel Yang - Multi-disciplinary Artist
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Coral Noel Yang is a Waitakere-Auckland based, Taiwanese born, multidisciplinary artist who specialises in expressive figurative and abstract painting...
Fraser Williamson - Illustrator and Painter
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fraser Williamson a.k.a. âFrazâ has had a love of art since he was a young boy and has been creating incredibly distinguishable paintings and illu...
Shane Hansen - Artist, Designer of Graphics, Furniture and Fashion
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Shane Hansen is an artist, a designer of graphics, furniture and fashion, a loving husband and doting Dad to two boys. Â Born in New Zealand in the 19...
Helen Dean - Abstract Painter
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Helen Dean is an artist based in Titirangi, Auckland. Her abstract paintings begin with colour and are created through many layers of paint to build u...
Kell Sunshine - Lettering artist, Muralist & Illustrator
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kell Sunshine, a.k.a Kelly Spencer, is a lettering artist, muralist & illustrator from Gisborne with a big love for Mother Earth. Her creative st...
Sarah Barton-Hills - Painter and Photographer
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Barton-Hills is a painter and photographer based in Auckland, New Zealand. As a girl, Sarah was drawn to pattern, colour & texture. She con...
Kate Hursthouse - Designer, Painter, Entrepreneur
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Hursthouse is a New Zealand artist, illustrator, creative entrepreneur and mother of one living in Te Atatƫ Peninsula, Aotearoa NZ. https://w...
Gae Webster - Multi Disciplinary Artist
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gae Webster is a multi-disciplinary artist from Auckland in Aotearoa NZ. She works in paint, print, paper, fibre, glass, sculpture and contemporary je...
Toipoto - Creative Career Mentoring, with Dina Jezdic
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Toipoto (which means Closer Together in Te Reo Maori))Â is a free mentoring programme for the creative sector in Auckland NZ. Developed from The Big ...
Eric Schusser - Photographer
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Schusser is a photographer from Central Otago in New Zealand. He has a diverse style and portfolio that includes social documentary, abstract wor...
Annemarie Hope-Cross - Photographic Artist
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
EPISODE 39: Photographic artist Annemarie Hope-Cross was born in Wellington NZ, grew up in Auckland and has lived in Alexandra, Central Otago, since 2...
Erika Pearce - Multi disciplinary Artist
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Erika Pearce is a multi-disciplinary artist born in Auckland Aotearoa NZ and now based in the beautiful Bay of Islands. She is well known for her larg...
Philippa Bentley - Multi Disciplinary Artist
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Philippa Bentley is a multi-disciplinary artist inspired by nature, with ecology and environmental concerns at the heart of her work. â While prima...
Lucy Davidson - Contemporary Landscape Painter
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lucy Davidson is a contemporary landscape painter from the Tutukaka Coast in Northland NZ, currently living in Auckland. Her abstract paintings explor...
Jenny McLeod - Contemporary Glass Artist
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny McLeod is a contemporary glass artist from West Auckland, NZ. She creates quality, original functional glassware, sculpture, garden art, install...
Rosemary Eagles - Contemporary Painter
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rosemary Eagles is an established contemporary NZ artist living in Auckland. She has with a deep appreciation of nature and the beauty of Aotearoa New...
John Botton - Photographer and Fine Art Printer
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
John Botton is a fine art photographer and a digital giclée inkjet printer who holds a Fellowship from the Photographic Society of New Zealand. He&...
Beatrice Carlson - Inter-disciplinary Artist
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
EPISODE 32: Beatrice Carlson is an interdisciplinary artist, a visual artist, printmaker and contemporary jeweller. http://www.beatricecarlson.com ...
Kathryn Wilson - Shoe Designer
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kathryn Wilson is NZâs most successful shoe designer. She created her brand Kathryn Wilson at the age of 23 in 2003 with a dream to âmake beautifu...
Creative Matters Q + A
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Describe your studio. What tricks or ideas do you have to make the space work well for you and your creative process?In this episode NZ artists Terri-...
Michelle Reid - Painter
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Reid is a painter living in Riverhead, Auckland. She graduated with a Bachelor of Textile Design from Massey University in 2001 and worked in...
Creative Matters Q + A
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What impact has your creative making had on your everyday life? In this episode artists Marlon Hart, Tanya Blong, Gabriella Williams, Ingrid Boot, Gu...
Judith Milner - Painter
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
EPISODE 27: Judith Milner is a portrait and figurative painter living in Auckland NZ.After studying law, psychology and art history at the University ...
Guy Du Toit - Wood Artist
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Guy Du Toit is a wood artist living in Keri Keri NZ who creates unique and bespoke fine art pieces in rare native timbers.His fine wood art includes s...
Vanessa Fong - Clay Jewellery Artist
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Vanessa is a young TÄmaki Makaurau Auckland artist who gained a fine arts degree at 20 years old and has worked in Art Galleries and art education si...
Jannine Wilkinson and Ann Orman - Writer and Photographer
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing - Spirit: Conversations with Creative Womenhttps://www.thecreativecollectivespirit.co.nz/ https://www.instagram.com/conversationswithcreat...
Judy Darragh - Multi Media Artist
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Judy Darragh is a highly respected NZ artist renowned for her brightly coloured sculptural assemblages of recycled items, industrial materials and fou...
Donna Massey - Painter
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Donna is an established full-time artist living and working in Riverhead, Auckland NZ. Her oil paintings are easily recognized for their vibrant cri...
Ingrid Boot - Painter
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ingrid is a painter influenced mainly by beauty as well as fashion history, fashion photography, movie icons and old things from the 20th century. Her...
Gabriella Williams - Painter, Pen and Ink Artist
23 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriella is an artist living in Auckland NZ. She has a super interesting story which Iâm sure will be really inspiring to many of you, as despite l...
Mandy Flood - Contemporary Jeweller
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mandy is a contemporary jeweller from Westmere, Auckland NZ."Everything is on the point of decline" W.G. Sebald "The aesthetics of deca...
Feeonaa Clifton - Multi-Disciplinary Artist
10 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Feeonaa Clifton (née Wall) is a multi-disciplinary artist and a mother of 3 children of Samoan, Swedish, German and English heritage, living at Mur...
Arwen Flowers - Mixed Media Artist
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Arwen is a New Zealand-born mixed media artist, raised in the beautiful ranges, forests, and beaches of the West Coast of Auckland. Her recent artwor...
Amber Emm - Painter
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Amber Emm is a full time artist from the North West of Auckland NZ, currently painting stunning photo realistic floral oil paintings that celebrate ...
Sharon Keightley - Quilt Maker and Pattern Designer
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon is a passionate quilt pattern designer and quilt maker from Auckland NZ. A self confessed lover of reproduction fabrics, her favourite thing ...
Emma Farry - Writer, Creative Maker
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Emma is a writer, photographer, creative maker and meditation practitioner. Her work is all about emotion, and the life of the spirit. She brings this...
Kiri Abraham - Painter, pencil and ink artist
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kiri Abraham is an artist, mother, gardener, tramper and lover of nature who has lived and worked in Helensville (North West of Auckland NZ) for the p...
Anna Hanson - Textile, Rope and Embroidery Artist, Curator
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With over thirty yearsâ experience in the arts, as both a practitioner and curator, Anna Hanson strives to empower artists, champion the role of art...
Emma Springford-Gough - Painter
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Artist Emma Springford-Gough grew up in West Auckland NZ and has lived in Huapai for the last 11 years with her husband, 3 kids, dog, cat and a handfu...
Jago Neal - Painter, Illustrator, Photographer
02 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jago Neal is a mixed media artist, illustrator and photographer originally from London. He now resides in West Auckland New Zealand. Jago has a small...
Amanda Jakich - Multi-Disciplinary Artist
24 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Amanda Jakich (Mandy) is a self taught abstract painter and the Founder and CEO of Creative Matters. She is the proud mother of 2 young adults (with a...
Marion Stutz - Painter
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Marion Stutz is a painter living in Huapai, Auckland NZ. In the last 5 years she has gone from being a creative interested in art with a great appr...
Catrina Lloyd - Painter
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Catrina is an abstract painter from Muriwai Beach, North West of Auckland, with a passion for interpreting the many layers of her natural environment....
Marlon Hart - Illustrator
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Marlon Hart is an illustrator/artist with a background in advertising and art direction. As well as animal wrangling, yoga, karate and acting! Go Ma...
Liz Smith - Embroidery Artist
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Liz Smith is an embroidery artist living in Muriwai Beach, Auckland NZ.Her business The Stitchsmith NZÂ brings you fresh, new designs for needlepoint...
Amanda Kemp - Ceramic Artist, Painter
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Amanda is a long-term Muriwai Beach resident, a ceramicist and a painter. She specializes in hand-built sculpture, often in the form of jewellery and ...
Mette Hay - Installation Artist
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Immersive installations that almost "use sound as a new way of seeing," drawing inspiration from nature, sound vibrations and materials. Joi...
Kylie Rusk - Painter, Printmaker
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kylie is a printmaker (lithography) and painter, inspired by the land, sea and skies of New Zealand. Hear her story from a farm in Hukerenui to Elam -...
Tanya Blong - Painter, Sculptor
08 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tanya is a full time artist and a mother of one, living at Muriwai Beach, North West of Auckland NZ.Tanya shares many insightful thoughts and ideas an...