New Exhibitions: Inge Doesburg, Jo Ogier

In these exhibitions, the artists exhibit work exploring themes inspired by the landscape and the unique species of New Zealand.

Dunedin based artist Inge Doesburg visited Kapiti Island in 2006 and was heartened to see what bird protection has achieved on the island sanctuary. She has produced an impressive body of work inspired by this trip, including a number of one off works on paper. Doesburg is frequently drawn to remote, weather beaten locations and this body of work evokes the drama of being on the island as wild weather descends. Many of the artist's works include an ethereal light or a symbol in gold leaf which is a recurring motif - used by Doesburg to signify eternity, hope and flight. Other large-scale multi media works feature Doesburg's signature expressive mark making and are shaped in a half circular dome representing protection.

Inge Doesburg has exhibited widely in solo and group shows since 1991, in New Zealand as well as Japan, Australia and Germany.

Co-exhibitor Jo Ogier is an artist concerned with issues of conservation, ecology and the individual's role in nurturing, protecting and preserving our fragile world. Through her finely crafted woodcuts Ogier seeks to promote public awareness of the many endemic species of flora and fauna in New Zealand. The artist's work is distinctive, incorporating beautifully drafted images and using bold colour with recurring design motifs such as the flowing braided river pattern and the unfurling fern behind detailed images of native birds. Another lover of the wild outdoors, Ogier's work is influenced by previous field trips to the sub-Antarctic islands, Stewart Island, Fiordland and recently the South Island high country.

An MFA graduate from the Otago School of Art, Ogier also holds a Diploma in Plant and Wildlife Illustration (NSW Australia), along with a series of scholarships and awards - including the William Hodges Fellowship awarded to the artist in 2000. Ogier produces woodcuts using the Japanese keyblock method. She then prints onto handmade harakeke (NZ flax) paper to achieve works with a uniquely New Zealand signature.

Jo Ogier is based in Christchurch.

The exhibitions run from 12 August to 5 September.

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