ABOUT
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Karlalise Horstmans (b. 1974 - Cook Islands) is an artist writer jeweler based in Auckland, New Zealand.
She studied art through high school, then travelled to the Netherlands where she attended De Vrije Academie de Kunst in Den Haag in 1991.
Following this, she lived between Australia, New Zealand and the United States of America, continuing to paint and sell works into private collections. She resettled in New Zealand to study law and commerce, graduating from the University of Auckland in 2005 with a BCom/LLB (Hons).
After working a short time as a litigator in the field of intellectual property, she resigned to raise her children. Since then, she has focused her efforts on creative endeavors (including writing and making jewelry). She began painting full-time and exhibiting her paintings in 2022.
She paints in acrylics, oils, ink and mixed media. Her paintings vary in scale, from small (30cm) to extra-large (2m+).
Her works are available by private negotiation. Please enquire as to availability and/or commissions.
EXHIBITIONS
2024
* REDIRECTED, Depot Art Space, Auckland, New Zealand, Group Show (by Invitation);
* AFFORDABLE ART Kumeu Arts Centre, Auckland, New Zealand, Group Show;
* TARANAKI NATIONAL ART AWARDS 2024 (Finalist), Taranaki, New Zealand, Juried Group Show;
* ART SALON 2024, Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand, Group Show by Invitation;
* THE QUEENSTOWN ART SHOW 2024, Queenstown Event Centre, Frankton, New Zealand, Group Show by Invitation;
* THE TRUSTS 37th ART AWARDS, Corbon Estate Art Centre, Auckland, New Zealand, Juried Group Show;
* TASMAN NATIONAL ART AWARDS 2024 (Finalist), Nelson, New Zealand, Juried Group Show by Selection;
* MAGS ART SHOW 2024, Mt Albert Grammar School, Auckland, New Zealand, Group Show by Invitation
* MATARIKI, North Art Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand, Group Show;
* MATARIKI, Kumeu Art Centre, Auckland, New Zealand, Group Show;
* THE AUCKLAND ART SHOW 2024, Viaduct Event Centre, Auckland, New Zealand, Group Show by Invitation
* PERCIVAL PORTRAIT PAINTING PRIZE (Finalist), Townsville, Australia, Juried Group Show by Selection;
* HOPE & SONS ART AWARDS 2024 (Finalist), Otago Art Society, Dunedin, New Zealand, Juried Group Show by Selection;
* WAITAKERE ARTS MEMBERS 50th ART AWARDS Corbon Estate, Auckland, New Zealand, Juried Group Show;
* SUMMER MEMBERS SHOW, North Art Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand, Group Show;
* OUR AOTEAROA, Kumeu Art Centre, Auckland, New Zealand, Group Show;
* MARTAKANA, Matakana Primary School, Auckland, New Zealand, Group Show by Selection;
* CRAIGS ASPIRING ART PRIZE (Finalist), Mt Aspiring Family School, Wanaka, New Zealand, Juried Group Show by Selection;
2023
* SMALL BUT PERFECTLY FORMED, Lakes District Museum & Gallery, Arrowtown, New Zealand, Group Show by Selection;
* KUMEU ART AWARDS (Finalist), Kumeu Art Centre, Auckland, New Zealand, Juried Group Show by Selection;
* ART SALON, Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand, Group Show by Selection;
* SELECTED WORKS AT LILY CAFE, Auckland, New Zealand, Solo Show;
* THE TRUSTS 36th ART AWARDS, Corbons Art Estate, Auckland, New Zealand, Juried Group Show;
* NATURAL BEAUTIES, Artspace at Mairangi Art Centre, Auckland, New Zealand, Solo Show;
* WE ART, Mairangi Art Centre, Auckland, New Zealand, Juried Group Show (Merit Award);
* ARTISTS REVEALED, Mairangi Art Centre, Auckland, New Zealand, Group Show;
* HIBISCUS & BAYS ART AWARDS (Finalist), Estuary Arts Centre, Auckland, New Zealand, Group Show by Selection;
2022
* ART SALON, Fo Guang Yuan Art Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand, Group Show by Selection;
ARTIST CLOSE UP MAGAZINE
DUALITY was featured in ARTIST CLOSE UP magazine recently (September 2023, Issue 10, page 103).
Check it out (available in hard copy and online). It's a good catalog of emerging artists.
Hand-signed limited edition, fine art giclee prints of DUALITY are available in our Store. Original available by Inquiry.
ART EDIT MAGAZINE
Australian designer GREG NATALE styled a dramatic dining room around CASCADE (acrylic on canvas, 130cm x 90cm, 2023) in Art Edit Magazine recently (September 2023, Issue 37, page 194).
Check it out (available in hard copy and online). Art Edit magazine is a good resource to discover established and emerging artists practicing in Australasia.
The original of CASCADE has been sold. However, hand-signed limited edition fine art prints may still be available. See PRINTS for details.
PERCIVAL PORTRAIT PAINTING PRIZE
IN-BETWEEN JOBS appeared in the finalist's exhibition of the Percival Portrait Painting Prize 2024 at the Perc Tucker Regional Gallery in Townsville, Australia. Although Karlalise's works have been selected as a finalist in numerous prizes / awards since 2022, this was the first time one was selected as a finalist for an international juried prize.