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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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