NICKY HARTLEY
Nicky's Gallery
 
Agnes Ishak
Agnes's Gallery


 

Saffron Paddy
Saffron's Gallery
Ylia Sawitzki
Ylia's Gallery


 

 
WoM.A.N. - Mother Artists’ Network

We are a collective of creative Mothers and their children, based in and around Auckland, New Zealand. 

Our vision is to support each other as artistic, creative beings but also as mothers. Recognising that these two parts of our identity are intertwined and inseparable, and add richness to each other. We all craved a place where we could feed our need to be creative while including our children in the process.  Where the children could witness their mothers doing something they are truly passionate about and feel included and part of the process themselves.

We launched the group in June 2006 and held our first exhibition at the beautiful Depot Artspace in Devonport. We received such fantastic and encouraging feedback that it fuelled our vision and kept us creating. Since then we have held two more successful exhibitions.

There is a third exhibition coming to the Artspace in May 2009 - MOTHER.SONG. Click here to see more...

We also hold life drawing workshops open to other artists. We take turns to model, draw and entertain the baby. This gives us space for our own creativity while raising money for future exhibitions.

Looking back at the fantastic fun we have had, the lovely friends we have made and the beautiful creations that have emerged from both mums and children it seems in a lovely small way we are achieving our dream. And this is only the beginning...

We hope some of the joy we have felt is evident in the creations you see.

Enjoy!