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Ann Hay, has been a practising Artist for many years in the King Country Ruapehu District and was for many years leader of the Taumarunui Art Society giving many years of community srvice. Exhibiting both in Taumarunui via the RCAC Gallery and Galleries in Taupo, Anne is well known for her original Batik paintings and prints - quite unusual and difficult to create expressive and animated expressions of local scenes Ann handles this technique with ease. Ann's other love is Animals and she is actively involved in the SPCA . Her beautiful expressive dry pastel works capture the personality of each animal making them seemingly live within each canvas. Ann is available for commission work and her fees are very reasonable

Dale Thomas is a local Taumarunui Artist and is known for his beautifully vibrant, colour impressionistic work of local scenes.  Dale is a master at the use of perspective and visual rhythm.  He draws viewers into his dynamic compositions and takes the viewers eye on a journey through each work that has its own unique style and flavour.  Dales works are very popular and he has sold a number of paintings through the Gallery in recent times.  Commissions may be available on request.

Te Waiata Ida Hamm descends from a line of Harakeke (flax) weavers.

She enjoys the inspiration and company of those involved in the local Twin Rivers Art Gallery in Taumarunui.

She designs and creates beautiful pieces using traditional weaving of harakeke and feathers entwined with more modern materials such as copper.

Taumarunui is the centre of her universe.

Te Kainga Tuturu - "Home Sweet Home"

James Cannon, is a Taumarunui Carver and painter of distinction who is developing a reputation around New Zealand for exceptional work.  With a meticulous eye for detail and a true scholarly appreciation of Maori Culture, James works are selling regularly through the Gallery, New Zealand wide and now internationally

Mark is a local Artist and a recent expat from the hurly-burly of Auckland. Mark and his partner Lynne have always loved the tranquillity that comes with living in the King Country and moved here in 2014. Mark is by profession a Graphic Designer, Illustrator and Web Designer. In the last couple of years he has won awards for his paintings and hopes to spend more time painting in the near future


Commissions are available on request

Michael Barker is an established artist living on the slopes of Te Aroha Mountain in the Hauraki District. Inspired by his surroundings, Michael’s work is underpinned by the unshakeable philosophy ‘natura est magister’ that ‘nature is the teacher’.
Michael specialises in using oil, pencil, pen and watercolour. This has allowed an expression in a variety of textures, colour and size enabling him to produce photo-realistic effects. It also allows detail and colour to be combined with more subtle results, used with both his animal studies and portraits.

AWARDS

Michael has exhibited widely through out New Zealand and is a past winner of the George Harrison Art Award in Tauranga and twice winner of the Waimarino Premier Art Award. In 2014 he was awarded the Supreme winner's prize at the Franklin Arts Festival in Pukekohe. In October 2014, he received the TSB Community Trust painting award with an oil 'Towards the Shire' at the Taranaki National Art Awards. In 2016 was awarded the Gordon Harris Prize for innovation in watercolour at Watercolour New Zealand's annual exhibition at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wellington. In 2016 he won the Doris McMiken Prize for Watercolour for 'Hope Rising' and in October 2017 he was awarded the Supreme winner's prize for the same work. Currently, he is exhibiting at the Great War Exhibition in Wellington as a part of ongoing national WWI commemorations and continues to teach and exhibit widely.

Michael Walsh - garden art chainsaw carver. Michael lives in Kakahi, his ancestral home, creating tactile, unique garden art. His medium is historic, upcycled Totara fence posts, fence battens, and other interesting old timbers. Expanding his flair for depictions of the Koru, and fulfilling client's requests for his quirky heads, he also brings to life Kaitiaki, Patu and Taniwha. Timber slabs evolve into table tops, breakfast bars and bench tops. Every year, Michael is an extremely successful seller at Martinborough Fair and Artists Open Studios in Whanganui, Always popular, Michael's pieces have found homes all over the world.

My name is Raewyn Vanstone and I live in the beautiful King country where I can enjoy the rather unique lifestyle of rural New Zealand, surrounded by amazing scenery every day. As I get to look at it every day, I don't need to paint it, so I don't. Instead, I paint what makes me feel happy, using vibrant eye catching colours and simple shapes with lots of texture. My love of old fabrics and bits and pieces, a bit of quilting, sometimes tea bags......all gets put in to my paintings! Then its covered in lots of warm bright colour. I mainly use acrylic paint. I also like to make odd items out of old bits of wire and dabble in a bit of fabric art as well.

Regan Hoban Artist
Born and raised in Taumarunui originally under the maiden name of Poole. Regan's work is very popular and as someone said recently at the opening of a recent exhibition - one to watch. In the Gallery, Regans work is very popular whether it be original Pencil drawings to larger paintings and portraits many of which are currently themed around Regan's extensive world travels. Back in the land she loves, Regan is now a mother of three Children Libby, Freida and Monty and married to husband Guy. Three children are a handful for any mother and this restricts how much Regan can paint and create but this will pass shortly. Regan is also a baker extraordinaire and an asset to the Twin Rivers Community Gallery. Buy her work now before it becomes expensive

Stephanie Gee's Art is always popular in the Art Gallery and affordable. Stephanie is known for her beautiful loose watercolour/acrylic and pen renderings of local scenes that often capture the spirit of the Ruapehu district icons with just a few strokes of the brush. A real skill. As a person, Stephanie is softly spoken but has a quiet strength. Extremely loyal to her family Stephanie has spent a lot of time in service to others. As a team member of the Gallery, she just gets on with it going above and beyond. If you are looking for affordable Art that has soul then Stephanie's work is what you want.

Wayne Phelan is our resident senior Art Tutor who brings a wealth of experience to our team.  Wayne has had a colourful life as Artist, Actor, Air Force Pilot, DJ and more.

Wayne has exhibited in many of the Countries leading Galleries and is well known and respected in the community