Vanessa Edwards

Vanessa Edwards graduated from the Quay School of Arts, UCOL Whanganui in 2002 with a major in Printmaking. Vanessa sees herself as a printmaker who likes to weave and often incorporates weaving into her predominantly drypoint prints. Of both Maori and European descent, Vanessa uses her artwork as a means to explore her heritage and the influence of culture and tradition in society today.

Image:
Title: Taku kanohi, tou kanohi, tona kanohi
Image:
Title: Titiro atu... titiro mai
Image:
Title: Manu aroha
Image:
Title: Manu Wairua (soul spirit birds)
Image:
Title: Manu waiata (song birds)
Image:
Title: Manu tipuna (ancestral birds)
Image:
Title: Manu matauranga (knowledge birds)
Image:
Title: With your basket, with my basket
Image:
Title: Ahakoa he iti..(he paunamu)
Image:
Title: Kura Ngaro