
Karma was born in 1979 in Auckland, Aotearoa, (New Zealand). She has exhibited Nationally and Internationally in Australia, Europe and Colombia. She has traveled extensively and developed her worldview point through relating with diverse cultural groups and appreciating their relationships with the natural world. This has brought a strong cultural influence into her work, and extends to universal themes, drawing upon ancient and time-honored techniques, combined with modern mediums and concepts that produces powerful and evocative works. Karma is the co-director of the Imagine the Land Project that she gestated in 2008. The work developed into a group collaboration in the desert of Colombia during an RESARTIS Artist residency program. Karma is currently developing further programs that bridge the world of the arts and community in Australia and working towards a MA in Arts Therapy through Melbourne’s esteemed MIECAT Institute. Karma is available to teach and facilitate art processes including Imagine the Land Installations, community arts programs and textile workshops. She is currently working between Australia and New Zealand.
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KARMAS BIOGRAPHY
2011 Mandala of Life & Death, Death and Diversity, Wellington Museum of City & Sea.
Imagine the Land Project
2011 Waiatakaruru, As Above, So Below, Waikato, NZ
Imagine the Land Project
2011 Rivers to Recovery, ANZATA Conference, Matar Hospital, Brisbane, Australaia.
Imagine the Land Project
2011 E:Scape, Waitakaruru, Waikato, NZ.
Imagine the Land Project
2010 Te Huihuinga Hakui - Gathering of Grandmothers of Pacifica, Auckland, NZ
Imagine the Land Project Installation
2010 TINA, Arts Festival, Newcastle, Australia.
Imagine the Land Project
2010 Raglan Wharf Art Project
Imagine the Land Project
2010 Intenciones llenas de gracia, desde la fe hacia el siguiente paso.-
Museo Antonio Narino, Villa de Leyva, Colombia. Multi-media and installation work.
2010 Artist Residency- El Hayelo, Villa de Leyva, Colombia.
Researching site specific impermanent environmental installation work
2009 Verbier Art, Galerie dart & atelier de bijouterie- Verbier, Switzerland.
2009 La Cave de la Ferme- Frangy, France. Solo exhibition.
2009 Weaving the circle, Wellington Fringe festival of the Arts- Shed 13,
Wellington Water Front, Wellington, NZ. Exhibition director. Award nominated.
2009-2010 Michael Fowler Center -Public exhibition, Wellington,
2008-2009 Studio Artist, Arts Unique, NZ.
2008 Water Dance, Wellington, NZ, Multi media installation. (group exhibition)
2008, Tongarero Grandmother Dreaming, Wellington, NZ,
Multi-Media installation
2008 Dancers of Compassion (fundraiser for Tibet with Tenzin Chogel)
Nelson School of Music, Nelson. Chandrakirti Centre, NZ.
Dance performance based on the ten armed Chenrezig, choreography, costume design.
2006-2009 Four Winds Gallery, Motueka, New Zealand,
2007 Dingo Installation - The Dreaming Indigenous Festival, Queensland, Australia,
Multi-media installation.
2006 A Felt Odyssey - Morrison St, Nelson, NZ, (Solo show), multi-medium works in wool.
2006 Mahuka Creations - Fibre Spectrum Gallery, Nelson, NZ. (Solo show), Wearable Art
2006 Ora Gallery - Wellington, NZ.
FUNDED PROJECTS
2011 Regional Arts Fund NSW, Australia
Felting program, The Wake Up time Group, in conjunction with The Buttery
2011 Environmental Sustainability Fund Auckland Unitec, New Zealand
Imagine the Land Project
2010 Creative Communities Waikato (Creative New Zealand) New Zealand
Imagine the Land Project
2009 Kakano, Creative New Zealand
Weaving the Circle
2006 Small Business Grant, New Zealand
2004 Creative Communities Dunedin(Creative New Zealand) New Zealand
Kala Gaia
Education
2011 Post Grad Cert, Experiential & Creative Arts Practice, MIECAT Institute, Australia.
2008 Advanced Dip of Art & Creativity (level 7), The Learning Connexion, Wellington.
2004 Honors Dip of Art & Creativity, The Learning Connexion, Wellington.
1999 Dip of Art & Creativity, The Learning the Connexion, Wellington.
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