Our students
At Art for Life, we warmly welcome students of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities who have additional needs. We believe everyone has something special to offer and create a safe, encouraging environment where each person can express themselves, develop new skills, and grow in confidence.
One of the greatest privileges of what we do is getting to know these wonderful individuals, celebrating their unique personalities, and watching their creativity and confidence blossom through art.
Wendy
Meet our artists
From drawing and painting to collage, a wide range of artistic styles emerged,
each uniquely reflecting the individual artist's creative vision.
AARON NICHOLSON
ALEX LANG
ALYX WALLIS
ANDREW MARTIN
ANNA GROSE
BEN ELLEN BBOEK
CAMERON PAULIN SMITH
CHRIS HARRIS
DENISE LANAWAY
DONELLLE BALFOUR
GARETH GRIFFITHS
GEOFF POTE
GUYAN PERSAD
HEATHER HARRIS
JADE BROWN
JEFFREY POTE
NICK ZYLSTRA
JOANNE MCGIMPSEY FORD
PETER WATSON
SHANIA DAVIS
KATRIINA MOU
PHILIPPA SHAW
WENDY BLACKLER
MANDY FIFIELD
RICHARD HARGREAVES
WILLIAM ALLARDYCE
MARIA KUCENKO
ROBERT MEREDITH
SARAH ANDERSON
if you’d like to purchase an artwork from one of the students, please email tutor@artforlife.org.nz
Mandy
Katrina
Denise
Joanne
Geoff
Student of the month
October
Sarah always arrives with a smile and ready to paint! She has an amazing ability to observe a scene, draw, then flatten and simplify objects/colours in her own unique style when painting. She enjoys working in watercolours, paint pens, pencils, acrylic paints and pastels
Sarah is always kind to everyone, enjoys singing, and is definitely one of our best at singing, “Happy Birthday” when we celebrate a birthday!
Sarah Anderson
