About this episode

Mandy Jakich interviews contemporary New Zealand painter Lyndy Wilson about her diverse artistic style and inspirations from her surroundings.

Lyndy Wilson is a contemporary New Zealand painter of Tainui descent. She grew up and still lives in the small town of Ngāruawāhia surrounded by the Waikato and Waipā rivers and the majestic Hakarimata ranges, a constant source of inspiration. Her style can be described as diverse, eclectic and ever evolving which allows her the freedom to explore different subjects such as floral and botanical, abstract, landscape and more recently figurative. Growing up in Ngaruawahia Lyndy was immersed in ...

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Host: Mandy Jakich

Guest: Lyndy Wilson

Topics covered

• contemporary painting
• New Zealand art
• floral and botanical
• abstract art
• landscape painting
• figurative art

Keywords

• Lyndy Wilson
• contemporary painter
• New Zealand
• art
• Hakarimata
• Ngāruawāhia
• floral
• abstract
• landscape
• figurative

Mentioned in this episode

Places: New Zealand, Ngāruawāhia, Waikato, Waipā, Hakarimata

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