Born in 1974, Kyla Cresswell grew up in the south of New Zealand and studied printmaking at the Otago School of Art. Years spent overseas working and travelling saw her influenced by the aestheic of Japan and inspired by the minimal wintery landscape of Europe and Canada.

Cresswell’s delicate work often explores the physical impact of the elements on the environment as well as the consequences of human occupation of the land. Working mainly in mezzotint and drypoint, she strives to find a sense of stillness and show a quiet celebration of nature.

The artist resides in Wellington, where in 2006 she opened Solander: works on paper Gallery to support contemporary New Zealand printmaking. In 2009 she was joined by two other directors and the gallery continues to thrive in central Wellington.

	Silent Forest -1st State embossing on 210 x 285 mm paper, from an edition of P, 2011. NZ$150 incl GST.
	Inhabitant #1 Mezzotint on 415 x 230 mm paper, from an edition of 10, 2008. NZ$215 incl GST.
	Inhabitant #2 Drypoint on 430 x 245 mm paper, from an edition of 12, 2008. NZ$215 incl GST.
	Inhabitant #3 Mezzotint and Drypoint on 415 x 230 mm paper, from an edition of 10, 2008. NZ$215 incl GST.
	Inhabitant #4 Drypoint on 315 x 355 mm paper, from an edition of 10, 2008. NZ$215 incl GST.
	Inhabitants #5 and #6 Drypoint on 315 x 355 mm paper, from an edition of 8, 2008. NZ$215 incl GST.
	Grown this way and that Drypoint on 200 x 270 mm paper, from an edition of 20, 2005. NZ$170 incl GST.
	Imperial Trees I Mezzotint on 395 x 270 mm paper, from an edition of 38, 2005. NZ$220 incl GST.
	Imperial Trees II Mezzotint, from an edition of 19, 2005. NZ$220 incl GST.
	Peony and Pine Drypoint and Mezzotint on 200 x 270 mm paper, from an edition of 26, 2005. NZ$185 incl GST.
	The Emperor's Gardens Drypoint and Mezzotint on 395 x 325 mm paper, from an edition of 24, 2005. NZ$220 incl GST.