Artist Statement
I am a visual artist working primarily in photography, alongside a regular painting and drawing practice. I find a sense of peace in te taiao – the natural world – and my work explores the beauty, wonder, and interconnectedness of nature.
My work responds to physical attributes, movement or behaviour, and the innate nature of my subject – infused with my own thoughts and feelings. I use creative techniques like Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) and multi-flash photography to add magic to the mundane. I also experiment with alternative printing processes including cyanotypes and chlorophyll prints.
My work has been recently exhibited at Hope and Sons Art Awards (2026), White Box/Dunedin Fringe Festival (2026), Photosynthesis (2026), Art Attic Gallery (2026), and Dunedin International Airport (2025). I regularly exhibit as a member of the Otago Art Society.
Current projects include a collection of paintings celebrating the joy of gardening, to be exhibited in a solo show at Colour + Light Gallery in Balclutha in spring 2026. I am also working towards an installation of wildlife photography at the South Canterbury Museum in Timaru.
EDUCATION & HONOURS
2024-2026
Diploma in Art & Creativity, Level 5, The Learning Connexion, Wellington (currently studying)
2025
Honours – Licentiate, Photographic Society of New Zealand
2010
Bachelor of Education, University of Auckland, Auckland
RECENT SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2026
“Garden Views”, Colour + Light Gallery, Balclutha (forthcoming)
“In Our Backyard”, South Canterbury Museum, Timaru (forthcoming)
“Garden to Coast”, Waikouaiti Coast Heritage Centre/NZ Festival of Nature, Dunedin (forthcoming)
“I found it in the forest”, White Box Gallery/Dunedin Fringe Festival, Dunedin
Waitaki Art Trail cyanotype exhibition, Pottery Patch, Ōamaru
2025
“A View From The Dwindle River”, Dunedin International Airport, Dunedin
“Pīwakawaka Blues”, Waikouaiti Coast Heritage Centre, Dunedin
2023
“Wings”, Dunedin Botanic Gardens, Dunedin
RECENT SELECTED GROUP & JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2026
Hope and Sons Art Awards, Otago Art Society/Railway Gallery, Dunedin (Finalist)
“Open”, Photosynthesis Exhibition Space, Christchurch
“Summer Exhibition”, Otago Art Society/Railway Gallery, Dunedin
“The Annual”, Art Attic Gallery, Invercargill
“Waihemo A&P Show”, Palmerston (Awarded – Art & Photography Division)
2025
“Puketapu Pop-Up”, Puketapu Radio/Waihemo Museum, Palmerston (co-ordinator) (Awarded – Second Place)
“Artshop”, Dunedin Community Gallery, Dunedin
“Windows Into Nature”, Dunedin Botanic Gardens, Dunedin
Matariki Flag Collaboration Project, The Learning Connexion, Wellington
“Creating A Voice”, LAB Gallery, Wellington
“Pond Gallery Fundraiser Show”, Pond Gallery, Dunedin
“Waihemo A&P Show”, Palmerston(Awarded – Art & Photography Division)
“Postcard Show: No Place Like Home”, Community Art Hub, Palmerston (co-ordinator)
2024
“Spring Exhibition”, Otago Art Society Gallery, Dunedin (Awarded – Special Mention for Second)
“Magical Pollinators”, Auckland Festival of Photography, Kinder House, Auckland
“Circus of Colour”, Otago Art Society Gallery/Dunedin Fringe Festival, Dunedin
“Puketapu Radio Pop-Up”, Puketapu Radio/Waihemo Museum, Palmerston (co-ordinator)
RECENT SELECTED TEACHING & TALKS
2026
Still Life Photography workshop series, East Otago High School, Palmerston
2025
Cyanotype demonstration and talk, Waikouaiti Library, Dunedin
Still Life Photography workshop series, East Otago High School, Palmerston
Artist Talk, “From My Backyard”, Dunedin Photographic Society, Dunedin
Photography Talk, “Composition”, Otago Eastern Districts Camera Club, Palmerston
Drawing Workshop, East Otago High School, Palmerston
2024
Weekly Drawing Classes, Community Art Hub, Palmerston
Open Studio, “Waitaki Art Trail”, Community Art Hub, Palmerston
Artist Talk, Macraes-Dunback Rural Women’s Group, Palmerston
RECENT SELECTED MEDIA
2026
“Capturing the natural world’s beauty”, The Star/Otago Daily Times, 26 March
https://www.odt.co.nz/the-star/capturing-natural-world%E2%80%99s-beauty
Jules Chin, “Students create masks inspired by Māori kirituhi”, Ōamaru Mail/Otago Daily Times, 20 March
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/north-otago/students-create-masks-inspired-m%C4%81ori-kirituhi
“I found it in the forest”, Toi Oho, Dunedin City Council, Issue 25
https://hail.to/ara-toi/publication/6NEOA5a/article/rJgBXm8
“Art exhibition inspired by Palmerston mountain bike park”, Palmerston Local, March edition, p.11
“Art in Garden to afford outside look”, Ōamaru Mail, 20 February, p.12
2025
Jules Chin, “City show features East Otago artists”, Ōamaru Mail, 12 December, p.16
Brenda Harwood, “Local artists join forces for ‘interesting’ show, The Star/Otago Daily Times, 11 December
https://www.odt.co.nz/the-star/local-artists-join-forces-‘interesting’-show
Jules Chin, “Artist providing taste of East Otago”, Otago Daily Times/Ōamaru Mail, 31 October
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/north-otago/artist-providing-taste-east-otago
“East Otago Art Takes Flight”, Palmerston Local, October Issue, p.1
“Dunedin Botanic Gardens: Windows Into Nature Exhibition”, POWA Newsletter, September Issue, p.5
Jules Chin, “Bird works take flight at new gallery”, Otago Daily Times/Ōamaru Mail
https://www.odt.co.nz/regions/north-otago/bird-works-take-flight-new-gallery
Ashley Smythe, “Postcards in Palmerston form pop-up exhibition”, Waitaki App
https://waitakiapp.nz/NewsStory/postcards-in-palmerston-form-pop-up-exhibition
2024
Jules Chin, “Museum inspires artists”, Ōamaru Mail, 13 December, p.57
Jules Chin, “Thumbs-up from artists on pop-ups”, Ōamaru Mail, 13 September, p.18
Dianne Lewis, “Colour Me Creative Exhibition”, Palmerston Local, September Issue, p.1