Passion for Art
29th and 30th November 2025
14 Inspiring Artists
Studios Open 10am to 3pm
1. Kirsten McIntosh
6 Williams Street, Cambridge
With every painting that Kirsten does, she looks for a challenge and finds such opportunities in reflections, in clouds, with flowers, roadside grasses and a late afternoon sun.
She works with a limited colour palette especially with the New Zealand landscape.
2. Wayne Sinclair
59 Duke Street, Cambridge
Wayne spent his school years in Blenheim - leaving to train as a Display Artist.
A self-taught artist, he took up the brush in 1968 - shifted to Hamilton and in 1972 made painting his profession, becoming a full time artist. During the time he has won many major New Zealand Art Awards - travelled the world and taught adult painting classes around the Waikato area.
Wayne has a varied approach to his work - the subject dictates the style. The concept sometimes being colour, light or detail. Subjects vary from typical New Zealand landscapes, bush, coastal, horses and English, French and Italian themse as a result of his travels.
3. Catherine Haworth
129 Forrest Road, Cambridge
Catherine is a well know pastel artist who creates delightful images of horses, dogs and cats. Her fine art works are in homes both in NZ and overseas.
4. Cambridge Society of Arts
Thornton Road (by the outdoor gym area)
The CSA offers members a place to paint, has regular exhibitions for the sale of art, and holds workshops in different mediums to inspire those attending. The art for this event will show varied works including those in pastel, oil, acrylic and watercolour.
5. Carole Hughes
19 Queen Street, Cambridge
Carole is a self-taught Cambridge artist who has a passion for colour and Fauve art.
The use of colours, bold thick strokes and an almost naïve way of putting paint on canvas is a magical blend.
6. Jo Beckett
12 Alpha Street, Cambridge
Jo is a potter who is inspired by flowers, birds and the bush to create her current range of garden art, domestic ware and art for the home.
7. Lea Woutersen
131 McLarnon Road, Cambridge
Lea paints in oil and acrylic, does encaustic and gourd art and also makes sculptures.
8. Janet Smith @ The Woolshed Pottery
37 Kairangi Road, Roto-o-Rangi
The Woolshed Pottery at Roto-o-Rangi
is a working pottery with several different kilns available which produce different firing effects - visitors will see an array of work from domestic to more contemporary pieces. I include other local artists work too.
9. Lynn Wilson
34 Watkins Road, Cambridge
Lynn wants to free up space on her walls. 34 Watkins Road is the venue to see her variety of acrylic and pastel works for sale.
10. Faith Thomas
35 Campbell Street, Leamington
Originally from Auckland I completed my Bachelor of Fine Arts with a Printmaking major in 1982 from Elam School of Fine Arts, Auckland University.
Now living in Cambridge I have exhibited throughout New Zealand for over 40 years and have contributed to exhibitions in Russia, Portugal, Australia, England, Japan, Germany and America. I am a longstanding member of the Print Council of Aotearoa New Zealand and a strong advocate for young and emerging Printmakers.
Although I generally work with the intaglio techniques of etching and mezzotint my recent works explore the juxtaposition of lino images and Harakeke paper made from native New Zealand flax plants.
11. Inspirit Gallery
360 Pencarrow Road, Tamahere
Spacious purpose built gallery and sculpture garden showing the best of New Zealand art & design. Stunning rural views.
12. Kate Burchett - Studio Three
3 Grosvenor Street, Cambridge
Art has not just been a passion for me but more of the way I perceive life.
An Australasian College of the Arts graduate, dip Ceramic Art plus dip Equine Management. From understanding conformation and movement in horse breeding and gesture in art, I've used all to express my point of view.
Award-winning in New Zealand in all disciplines.
I welcome visitors to my studio.
13. Creative Fibre
230 The Oaks Drive, Cambridge
Cambridge Creative Fibre teaches and supports its members in their exploration of techniques to process and craft with all fibre. The techniques include spinning , weaving , knitting and felting. We also interact with the community through our annual exhibition and yarn bombing the town.
14. Studio 10 Ceramics
10 Dick Street, Cambridge
After owning a New Zealand art gallery for 27 years, Sandra has returned to her creative side, making pottery and teaching.