Wellington artist Andrea Robinson is inspired by the native bush and wildlife that surrounds her, and her paintings are a celebration of nature.

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Connecting viewers through beautifully composed, playful paintings, Andrea particularly enjoys using photographs and sketches to create artwork that is colourful, energetic, and happy.  Her paintings shine a light on the beauty of nature, and she hopes her work inspires people to love and protect nature and take part in conservation efforts.

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Conservation has always been close to Andrea’s heart, and throughout her life she has picked up rubbish and planted native trees with community groups.  She is part of the Petone Beach clean-up crew, and she enjoys growing native trees and shrubs to encourage native birds into her garden.  Andrea also enjoys photographing birds and can be found in Pūkaha, Zealandia, Otari-Wilton’s bush reserve, and regional parks where wildlife reside.

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Training is an important part of Andrea’s practice.  She takes part in workshops whenever she can, and had the privilege of training under Jia Lu, an internationally recognised artist when she lived in Canada.  She has taken fine art papers from Calgary University and holds a Bachelor of Visual Communication Design (Hons) and a Diploma of Business Studies from Massey University.

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Andrea exhibits her work with The Captains Quarter Gallery, Zealandia, Pūkaha, and McAtamney Gallery,  and participates in the Wellington Art Show. 

 

She had two solo shows in early 2024, one with Mitchell Studios and the other at the Atura Hotel in Wellington.  Andrea also exhibits internationally, and she is particularly proud to have been chosen to exhibit work in the Garzoni Challenge, curated by the Uffizi Gallery in Italy.​

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Andrea has received three excellence awards from Manhattan Arts International, a Special Recognition Art Award in 2023 for bringing positive change to the world from The Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS, a Special Recognition Award in the “All Women" Art Exhibition 2022, in Santa Fe, and two Special Merit awards from the LightSpaceTime Gallery in Santa Fe 2024.