Biography

Hollie is a New Zealand artist based in Waikato.  She has been a full-time artist since 2002.  

Hollie developed a highly recognisable contemporary art practice that bridges abstraction and minimalism. Her practice spans painting, sculpture and light-based mixed media, exploring the relationship between colour, light, reflection and perception. She is ‍ inspired by the landscapes of Aotearoa New Zealand and the fleeting moments found within them—the way light shifts, colour changes, reflections appear and atmosphere transforms a place. Sometimes a work begins with something she sees; other times, it comes from the feeling of being immersed in nature. Hollie brings these experiences into the studio and intuitively translates them through colour, light and materials. This curiosity keeps her practice evolving and leads her to experiment with mirrored glass, aluminium, epoxy, pigment and fabrics.‍​ The reflective works respond to changing light, movement and viewpoint, whilst her paintings on fabric explore softer, more atmospheric expressions of colour and light.