Facilitated by Alison Leauanae
Saturday 15 June
1 - 3pm
Studio 30
$35
Stitching by Alison Leauanae
Join artist Alison Leauanae as she teaches you her own technique of hand-stitching designs onto paper. In this workshop participants will draw simple motif or use a template that they can stitch onto a selection of papers.
Places are limited so bookings are essential. To book, please e-mail artscentre@wcc.govt.nz
All materials will be provided.
Artists Biography:
Alison Leauanae
Alison Leauanae is a Tamaki Makaurau-born and raised self-taught artist, currently residing in Te-Whanganui-a-Tara. Following a professional career in organisational development Leauanae has returned to her early creative passions. Her contemporary stitched works on paper are inspired by connections to the past that inform the present and consider a hopeful future, using motif and a visual language influenced by her diverse cultural heritage (NZ Pakeha (Scottish, English), Samoan (Magiagi, Saleaula, Lano, Samata)). Leauanae was awarded the Upstairs Gallery Emerging Artist Award in 2022, was a finalist in the Changing Thread: Contemporary NZ Textile Fibre Art Awards in 2022 and 2023, and has exhibited throughout the motu in various group exhibitions. Saili – Seek is her debut solo show.
Saili - Seek
24 May - 21 June
‘Saili’ – seek – explores the journey of navigating one’s path in seemingly uncertain times. Leauanae’s contemporary stitched works on paper are inspired by connections to the past, that propel us forward into a hopeful future, using motif and a visual language informed by her diverse cultural heritage.
