Susan Nelson
Susan Nelson (she/her) is a multi-media visual artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland), Aotearoa (New Zealand). Her practice is centred around authentic creative process and discovering the unconscious through playful exploration of a wide range of materials spanning from bronze, plasticine, wax, and clay to yarn, paper, and hard candy 2D and 3D sculpture. She has trained at the Valerie Skemp Decorative Arts Studio (Canada), The Vancouver Academy of Art, Otago Polytechnic (Dunedin), and most recently completed a Postgrad Diploma in Fine Arts at Elam, University of Auckland (2020).
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mothermother is delighted to take residency at NORTHART in their Taupuni Ako programme. The residency continues to December 2024. Thanks to Jessica Pearless and Jonothan Organ co directors at NORTHART. Image: Katy Hessel and Nat Tozer
The mothermother booth at the Aotearoa Art Fair, The Cloud, 16th - 20th March 2022, features 18 artists, a beautiful new publication and will be unmissable!
A Rowan Thomson and Peter Derksen collaboration for Iteration 17, opening celebration August 21st 2022, all welcome!
all welcome to iteration 12 opening celebration
We are pleased to offer documentation of Iteration 10 and the mothermother project now as a downloadable pdf! you can find this on Iteration 10 page. Enjoy.
'My dreams told me to wait, your time is coming’.
Faith Wilson’s response to Kiriana and Eleanor’s installation for mothermother
The inaugural edition of TENT will feature live exhibitions across the country and also online, and will take place from Thursday 4 – Sunday 7 November across New Zealand.