Creating art is a favourite pastime for many locals and you can find their artworks in restaurants, cafés and studios across the island.
Most artists on Great Barrier work from home and allow visitors to view their work by prior arrangement. The Aotea Community Art Gallery located in Claris/Kaitoke has a variety of artists' work on display. Permanent displays of work may also be seen at the gallery at the Currach Irish Bar in Tryphena and at Claris Texas Café.
For anyone interested in art and the influence that Great Barrier Island has on artists’ creative abilities, head along to the Aotea Community Art Gallery.
Phone: +64 9 429 0670
Fenella Christian is a contemporary mixed media artist who has been living on Great Barrier Island since 1979. She has had work exhibited at the Academy of Fine Arts in Wellington and on Great Barrier Island over the years. Phone: +64 9 429 0414
Peter Edmonds is a talented wood worker who makes furniture and bowls, carves and does some building. His studio is located at Schooner Bay.
Phone: + 64 9 429 0414
The Shoal Bay Markets feature local artwork, pottery, woodwork, crafts and produce. They are held on the third Sunday of every month from 10am at Shoal Bay Pottery, 34 Shoal Bay Rd, Tryphena. Phone: + 64 9 429 0455
Take home some pottery as a memory of your experience on the island. See the pottery being made and browse through the colourful collection.
Phone: + 64 9 429 0455
Vivian Keenan creates sculptural woven designs, hinaki, quivers, sails and wall hangings. Her work is stocked at the Aotea Community Art Gallery or you can call her to request a studio visit.
Phone: + 64 9 429 0201
Sculptor - 20 Garden Road, Tryphena
Phone: + 64 9 429 0103
Mosaic artist - R.D.1, Tryphena
Phone: + 64 9 429 0039
Felt artist - Postal Services, Port FitzRoy
Phone: + 64 9 429 0219
