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About Vanessa

Born in Aotearoa New Zealand in 1987, I’ve been creating art for as long as I can remember. From an early age, creativity felt like a natural way to express what couldn’t be spoken with words, a connection between inner and outer worlds.

During high school, I discovered the visionary and surrealist painters who inspired me to want to capture different realms through images. Their work reflected back to me what I felt inside, that there is more to this reality than what meets the eye.

In my adult years, I studied the Mischtechnik, a layered painting method that has been passed down through the visionary art lineage, it is a revised technique of the old master artists. Through these studies I discovered a very practical way to express different elements like dreams, archetypes, spirit, and landscapes of transformation.

The works I create can act as portals, by this I mean they can open a doorway into an inner experience. They invite the viewer to pause, feel, and perhaps remember something within themselves.

The use of sacred geometry, symbolic elements, and light infused forms gives voice to a deeper knowing, guided by the unconscious. Inspired by visions, dreams, or awakenings in my own life, my art reflects an ongoing journey of self discovery.

I make art to offer beauty, resonance, and healing. I hope that each piece can serve as a reflection, an invitation, or simply a place to pause and reconnect.

I currently live and create from my studio in the Tasman region, at the top of New Zealand’s South Island.

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