Lisa Watkins

Lisa Watkins is a contemporary New Zealand artist working under the name MyShinyMadness. Through a practice she calls Circular Elevation, she transforms storied and overlooked materials into artworks exploring colour, wonder, connection, and possibility.

Her work is driven by a belief that value often exists in places we are taught to overlook. Working across sculpture, assemblage, installation, and public art, she creates moments of lightness and emotional connection that invite viewers to step outside the noise of everyday life and imagine new possibilities.

For Watkins, transformation is both material and human. Through colour, beauty, and curiosity, her work seeks to create order within chaos while celebrating the potential for overlooked objects, experiences, and people to be seen differently.

The Learning Connexion
Diploma Level 4 (Scholarship Recipient)

Wayfind Creative
Creative Business Programme

CREA Open 2026 — Special Mention for Artistic Research
Gallery Climate Coalition Active Member 2025–26
Localised Sustainability Award 2025 — Ultimate Winner
Waitākere Arts Awards 2026 — First Place Assemblage
Franklin Arts Festival 2024 — Second Place