Art Workshops with Jo Ogier February 2015
The Community Nursery Education Centre is very excited to be able to host artist Jo Ogier on 21 and 22 February for two art workshops - “Picturing Plants” and “Bugs and Butterflies”.
This workshops are suitable for both beginners with a passion for plants and bugs and for those with some botanical experience. See full course details “Picturing Plants” and “Bugs and Butterflies”
Places will be limited and you can book by emailing Chris.
These workshops will be the first of a number of workshops to be offered in the Education Centre in 2015 - WATCH THIS SPACE!!
JO OGIER
Jo is an Master of Fine Arts graduate from the Otago School of Art (2000), and also holds a Graduate Diploma in Plant and Wildlife Illustration (NSW Australia 1995), along with a series of scholarships and awards - including the William Hodges Fellowship awarded to the artist in 2000.
She has exhibited extensively in New Zealand http://solandergallery.co.nz/node/2392 and in several group shows internationally. Her work is held in public and private collections throughout New Zealand. Jo has also completed a number of large scale commissions for The Otago Museum, The Nelson Provincial Museum and The Department of Conservation.
Her work is primarily concerned with issues of conservation and ecology. Jo currently works full time on her art and lives in Sumner, Christchurch with her husband and three dogs.
Posted: 13 November 2014