Angela Mckenzie

Painting for me is an exploration of self; there is a place I go when fully absorbed in the painting process. This place is never clearly defined; it is the space between being awake and asleep. Drifting thoughts are intermixed with vague concepts whilst experimentation, exploration and an intuitive response to the working process are three key points of connection which are relevant in my own studio work. Combining both surface and paint is an opportunity to play, to destroy and can be both exciting and irresistible. The possibilities of a chance encounter with the intersection of colour can tie the work together, bringing out the ultimate aesthetics.
Art can tell us about the world we live in. It can make us feel more profoundly, think more intelligently and stimulate the senses. Abstract for me is seductive and irresistible, a place where colours merge, patterns develop, and forms appear. It is more an exploration into the discovery of images rather than a deliberate making of a drawing

Bachelor of Fine Arts

2019 - '111', The Peoples Gallery, Tauranga
2018 – ‘110’, The Peoples Gallery, Tauranga
2017 - ‘Matariki’, Helium Gallery, Rotorua
2015 – ‘Nothing Comes From Nothing’, Zeus Gallery, Tauranga
2015 – ‘New Work, New Walls’ – Zeus Gallery, Tauranga
2015 – Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Awards, selected work, Whakatane
2014 - 'It's not the size that counts', group show, Zeus Gallery, Tauranga
2014 – ‘Bleeding Vinyl’s’, group show, Creative Tauranga, Tauranga
2014 – ‘Boys Toys’, group show, Lightwave Gallery, Mount Maunganui
2013 – ‘Minis’, group show, Gallery 59, Tauranga
2013 – ‘Day of the Dead’, group show, Lightwave Gallery, Mount Maunganui
2013 – ‘Portals’, Group Abstract Show, Gallery 59, Tauranga
2013 – ‘Day of the Dead’, Group show, Lightwave Gallery, Mount Maunganui
2013 – Selected work - New Zealand Painting and Printmaking awards
2012 – Art of Abstract, group show, Creative Tauranga, Tauranga
2012 – ‘Fact’ – female, abstract, contemporary, talent. Group show, Red Spot Gallery, Rotorua
2012 – Wearable Arts art exhibition, Rotorua
2012 – 3-2-1, small works on paper group show, Letham Gallery, Parnell, Auckland
2012 – ‘Small Dimensions, Big Ideas’, Wallace Gallery, Morrinsville
2012 – Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Awar...