Artists' Biographies

Marina Cains was born in Lower Hutt in 1979. Last year she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Massey University Wellington. She has exhibited her work in Wellington at Neut Gallery and Photospace and in Auckland in the exhibition Follow the White Rabbit: New Artists 2003 at Artspace. Cains lives in Te Aro.

Ryan Chadfield was born in Wellington in 1981. Last year he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Time Based Art) from Massey University Wellington. Chadfield had work in the exhibition Follow the White Rabbit: New Artists 2003 at Artspace, Auckland. He currently lives in transit.

Daniel du Bern was born in Sydney, Australia in 1980. Last year he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Time Based Art) from Massey University Wellington. His work has been exhibited in various locations around Wellington including Enjoy Public Art Gallery, and at Artspace in Auckland. Du Bern lives in Mt Victoria.

Regan Gentry was born in Napier in 1976. He studied at the School of Fine Arts, Otago Polytechnic graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Sculpture) in 2000. He has exhibited work in various locations around Wellington as part of the 2004 Fringe Festival’s ‘Interventions’ project and at Enjoy Public Art Gallery. Foot in the Door is an ongoing project. Gentry lives in Kelburn.

Kim Paton was born in Christchurch in 1979. She is currently completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Sculpture) at Massey University Wellington. Her artworks have been exhibited previously in Wellington at Enjoy Public Art Gallery and in Auckland at Artspace as part of the group exhibition The Bed You Lie In. Paton lives in Aro Valley.

Gregory Sharp was born in Auckland in 1980. Last year he graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Time Based Art) from Massey University Wellington. His work has been exhibited in group shows including Save the Robots at Enjoy Public Art Gallery, 2003 and User Friendly at Expressions Art and Entertainment Centre, Upper Hutt. Sharp lives in Mt Cook.

Marnie Slater was born in Wellington in 1980. Last year she graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Sculpture) from Massey University Wellington. She has exhibited in various group exhibitions throughout New Zealand including The Bed You Lie In at Artspace, Auckland and Co-ordinates For the Super Sensible at High Street Project, Christchurch. Slater lives in Mt Victoria.

Louise Tulett was born in Lincoln, Canterbury in 1981. She is currently studying at the School of Fine Arts at Massey University Wellington. Tulett has exhibited in Wellington at Enjoy Public Art Gallery and in Auckland at Artspace. She lives in Te Aro.