KARYN HITCHMAN ARTIST
Karyn Hitchman, Painter in Oils & Children's book Illustrator.
After many years of working in the fashion industry as a designer and pattern-maker, then several years of guiding tourists on the mountain trails of New Zealand's South Island, I have been inspired by these as well as history and costume. Therefore I love painting colour, texture, fabric, nature and I love painting people. I am a self taught artist, as well as having taken private lessons with some of my much admired fellow artists. My series "The Aristocrats" tells a story of our ancestors and the excesses of the time of Louis XVI. I imagine the portraits hanging in your living rooms and hallways (drawing rooms or library's), displayed as if they are your own ancestors. My paintings are found in galleries and private collections in New Zealand and other countries around the world. |
Commissions
I will happily undertake your commission. I will work with you and discuss what you are particularly looking for. You may want yourself or your child to be represented in a painting in my style. Please contact me to discuss.
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AWARDS
- 2011 Silk Road (Qtn) - Best Local Art award for "Her Serene Empress of Rose"
- 2012 Locations Art Award (Qtn) - Best Artwork of the Exhibition award for her painting titled "Ebony"
- 2013 Finalist in the Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Awards for "Tea Ceremony"
- 2016 Finalist in the Cliftons Art Prize for "Believe"
- 2012 Locations Art Award (Qtn) - Best Artwork of the Exhibition award for her painting titled "Ebony"
- 2013 Finalist in the Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Awards for "Tea Ceremony"
- 2016 Finalist in the Cliftons Art Prize for "Believe"
MEDIA
ART/EDIT Magazine: Australian glossy Art and Interior Design magazine - see below
ARTICLE FOR - 2011 Silk Road - Best Local Art award for "Her Serene Empress of Rose"
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown-lakes/glenorchy-artist-wins-silk-award
ARTICLE FOR - 2012 Locations Art Award - Best Artwork of the Exhibition award for her painting titled "Ebony"
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/apt-way-use-art-award-prize-money
ARTICLE FOR - 2011 Silk Road - Best Local Art award for "Her Serene Empress of Rose"
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown-lakes/glenorchy-artist-wins-silk-award
ARTICLE FOR - 2012 Locations Art Award - Best Artwork of the Exhibition award for her painting titled "Ebony"
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/queenstown/apt-way-use-art-award-prize-money