Paula Clare King - selected works

For July 2024, Zimmerman Art Gallery is delighted to introduce the paintings of Manawatu poet and painter, Paula Clare King.

Artist’s statement

“I don’t know what I am painting until I’ve finished a work, trusting the paint pigment will guide me.

I’ve come to realise that the images come from memory, dreams, my subconscious and my positioning of the present.

I like this way of painting as it often surprises me.

Reflecting on my work to date, I see myself trying to explore themes of space, place and belonging, body and invasion through landscape.

I am trying to reveal my reflections on the interplay of the past, present and future – human interactions, power imbalances on/with the landscape and each other.”

Paula Clare King – brief artist bio

Paula Clare King has a Master’s Degree in Education, an MA in creative writing from the International Institute of Modern Letters and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Māori Visual Art.

Earlier this year, Paula was a finalist in the New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Awards with her painting “prayer for us” – one of the works in this month’s exhibition.

Exhibition runs until Sunday 28 July - gallery open hours are 11am to 3pm Thursday to Sunday.