Artist : Matt Gauldie

My art has always been my own interpretation of the people I’ve met and the places I’ve been; my life and experiences along the way — from shearers in dusty Maniototo sheds, painting Rawhiri’s descendents at Whiria Pa in the Hokianga to Nervous Jockeys preparing to race at Mosgiel’s Wingatui track, orchard workers at Mariakakaho, Hawkes Bay, NZ soldiers on long-range missions high in the mountains of Afghanastan’s Hindu Kush, wharfies tying down container ships at Wellington port, the theatrical world of Wellington’s late-night burlesque performers…I feel fortunate as an artist to have had the opportunity to investigate and capture these rich experiences in art.