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“A Piece of You and Me” is an exhibition featuring North Island artist Tanya McCabe, who has evolved her style of combining detailed texture elements with vibrant colours resulting in unique stunning originals, and local professional artist Joanne Webber, who gains her inspiration from a diversity of places such as advertising, history, public & political affairs, with irony playing an important role in her works.
Tanya McCabe’s art was selected as the winner in a competition that hundreds of artists entered to use her painting as a jigsaw for for Holsom in 2011.
Tanya has a background in graphic design, with a vivid imagination and a passion to experiment, Tanya loves to translate the weird and wonderful images she sees, into her well crafted original masterpieces. Never satisfied with flat colours, Tanya’s work often has multiple layers of translucent colours skillfully combined to create her unique originals. A very humble artist, Tanya creates from the heart and still finds herself amazed when people adore her work.
Joanne Webber has gone from painting realistically to preferring to display concepts, ideas and
notions. She has exhibited throughout New Zealand and in New York and her works are held in collections internationally including Hong Kong, Germany, England and Italy (Benetton Collection).

Joanne studied Art History and NZ History at Canterbury University, and her current focus is on New Zealand based themes and ideas. These days she really enjoys the fusion of iconic kiwiana with current motifs and ideas. Her work is often inspired by advertising items and their relevance in contemporary society, and she likes to combine various elements of historical value alongside contemporary. This exhibition has combined two different aspects of Joanne’s paintings. The first is the exploration of landscapes, breaking them down into colour-blocks whilst retaining the basic shapes.  The second group of paintings further explore my fascination with combining our iconic symbols (the tiki) with childhood and/or European patterns and designs, thus presenting the dual nature of our culture.

Terrace Downs Art exhibitions feature a unique opening night where you are able to dine with the artists and enjoy great company, a delicious Buffet, prepared by Terrace Downs wonderful chefs and wonderful music from the soulful Kris Trousselot on the piano.
Opening night is Thursday April 4th at 7pm priced at $45 pp and includes complimentary beverage on arrival.
Bookings for this night are essential. The exhibition is free to attend and will run from the 5th April– 2nd May during resort opening hours.
Please contact The Arts Director for any enquiries 021 1229317 or rachael.inch@terracedowns.co.nz