Kerikeri artist Jane Molloy-Wolt is one of three from Northland selected as finalists in the prestigious Parkin Drawing Prize.
The prize will be awarded in Auckland tonight with a $25,000 prize for the winning work.
Molloy-Wolt has had her work Primal Transcript shortlisted for the prize and regardless of whether she wins tonight, her work will be showcased in a month-long exhibition (free to the public) at the NZ Academy of Fine Arts in Wellington.
Of her work Primal Transcript, Molloy-Wolt said: “The repetitious mark-making within this transcript as it may be seen, is an integral aspect of my daily life and art practice coinciding. This unreadable writing system developed using a form of ritualistic symbols and patterns, which evolved through times of loss and fear, a diversion allowing time to process trauma and grasp an introspective drawing method that gives me freedom and comfort. In this moment the rhythmic gestures of ink and bamboo stick dance across the paper, carrying me away beyond myself to an other-worldly place, leaving behind remnants of a primal language.”
Two artists from Whangārei have also had their works shortlisted.