Toni Kingstone

I live and work in rural Waikato, painting from my studio overlooking Mount Pirongia. The surrounding land, weather, and shifting light are constant influences in my work.

My paintings explore landscape as both a physical place and an emotional space — familiar yet slightly altered, grounded yet dreamlike. Using fluid acrylics and layered translucent colour, I build depth, movement, and atmosphere, shaping each work through a balance of flow and control. While the process allows for chance, every painting is carefully resolved to create a cohesive, intentional image.

The Horizon Series draws on elements of Magical Realism, placing recognisable forms within expansive land, sea, and sky to invite quiet reflection and a sense of discovery. Subtle narrative details — figures, animals, or symbolic elements — often emerge on closer viewing, rewarding time and attention.

Alongside these works, I have begun exploring abstract botanicals, responding to the rhythms and energy of the natural world through looser, more expressive mark-making. Other bodies of work include Hidden Mountains, where landscape becomes a vessel for local myth, native birds, and symbolic presence, and Symbolism, which addresses social, political, and environmental ...

Solo Exhibitions

2018 - 'Peaceful by Nature' Solo exhibition, Welcome Swallow Gallery, Hamilton

2017 - 'Solo Exhibition', Next Level Gallery, Waikato Society of Arts, Hamilton

2017 - 'Solo Exhibition', Colour Burger Studio, Te Awamutu


Duo / Trio Exhibitions

2022 - 'A New Horizon', La Petite Galerie, Raglan

2019 - 'Taking Flight', Burchell Pavilion, Te Awamutu


SELECTED ART SHOWS AND GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2026

27 February - 1 March - Wellington Art Show, Takina, Wellington

19 - 22 March - Cambridge Autumn Festival Art Exhibition, Town Hall, Cambridge

11 - 12 April - 'Under the Bed' RaglanArt, Town Hall, Raglan

23 - 24 May - Waipa Open Studio Trail, Artist Studio, Te Pahu, Waikato

30 May - 13 June - 'Into the Blue', Old School Arts Centre, Raglan

31 July - 2 August - Auckland Art Show, Viaduct Events Centre, Auckland

28 - 30 August - Tauranga Art Show, Baypark, Tauranga

25 - 27 October - Raglan Arts Weekend, Sunset Motel, Raglan

2025

25 - 27 October - 'Raglan Arts Weekend', Raglan

27 - 29 June - Auckland Art Show, Viaduct Events Centre, Auckland

6 June - 1 August - 'The Winter Collection', Welcome Swallow Gallery, Hamilton

25 - 27 April - 'Remembering', RaglanArt, Raglan Town Hall

28 Feb - 2 Mar - Wellington Art Sh...