No experience necessary – come be beguiled by the burr!

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Suitable for ages 11+

All materials provided. Each workshop is limited to 12 participants.

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Artist's bio

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Kyla Cresswell grew up in Murihiku/Southland, New Zealand. She majored in printmaking at the Otago School of Art before spending many years oversees in Japan, Europe and Canada, eventually settling in Wellington, more recently Athol, and now Dunedin.

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Drawn to a pared down aesthetic and working through a variety of printmaking techniques—mezzotint, drypoint and embossing—she explores the micro and macro of the natural world.

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Kyla’s practice relates back to the land. It is grounded in the space where she stands. Her work over the past two decades has often reflected on challenges faced by the natural environment, focusing on nature’s tenacity and resilience. Some works bring forth the disquiet of the meeting between the tamed and untamed and encourage us to reflect on the spaces in between.

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Kyla has exhibited in New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan and Canada. Her work is held in private and public collections around the world.

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