Exhibitions & Events
Installations, exhibitions, and gatherings presenting my work across Aotearoa and beyond.
Upcoming Event
Art, Conversation & Fine Dining at Annabelles Restaurant
Tuesday 4 November 2025 — St Heliers, Auckland
An evening of fine cuisine and conversation, featuring artworks on view and short artist talks by Judith Lawson and Karen Sewell.
Together we explore light, ecology, and transformation through painting, sculpture, and shared dialogue.
Luminary | Luminare — Palazzo Bembo, Venice (2022)
A sculptural and photographic installation exploring the metaphor of light and light-giving bodies, presented in the Personal Structures biennial exhibition, a parallel event of the Venice Biennale.
Luminary I Luminare — Northart Gallery & St Paul’s Cathedral (NZ Tour)
An immersive installation combining sculpture, photography, and sound to create contemplative spaces of stillness and light.
Celestial Numinance — (2024–2025), Malcolm Smith Gallery, Uxbridge Arts Centre, Howick
A development of the body of work exploring light, atmosphere, and transcendence through photography, sculpture, scent, and sound. Celestial Numinance extends the artist’s ongoing inquiry into the unseen — a meditation on the meeting of earth, sky, and spirit.
Recent Highlights
New exhibitions and installations are currently in development.
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