Joan Travaglia
Dip Fine Arts Canterbury
Dip Teaching Christchurch.
Joan is a printmaker, painter and mixed media artist working mainly with printed painted and collaged elements. She works with themes to do with identity and a sense of place. The images she uses are drawn from the New Zealand and Pacific landscape, its’ legends, flora, fauna, history and geography.
Joan has held many exhibitions of her work and her work can be found in private and public collections in NZ and overseas.
Art Awards:
Winner:
2006, 2001, 1997 ‘Waikato, Thames Valley and King Country Telecom Art Award’.
Finalist:
2010 Merit Award Finalist in ‘The New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Award'.
2008 7th British Mini International Print Exhibition.
2007 Wrexham Print International’ Britain. 2005, 2001 ‘The New Zealand Printmaking and Painting Award’.
2003 ‘National Contemporary Art Award’.
2001 ‘Norsewear Art Award’.
2000 ‘North Shore City Art Award’ and the ‘NorthArt Art Award’.
Joan works from her studio gallery ‘Ngaio Garden Studio’ which is open by appointment.