Artist Statement & CV

Jade Barclay is a self-taught artist creating from her home studio in rural Queenstown, New Zealand.

Jade’s distinctive paintings are inspired by Mother Nature and the feminine form, celebrating our deep-rooted connection to the natural world. Her immediate surroundings in Aotearoa, laced with tropical scenes from her travels, are evident in her work — drawing on the muse both as it appears and as it feels. Her art moves between the grounded and the ethereal.

Blending acrylic, mixed media, and oil stick, her paintings invite you to savour life’s quiet beauty through earthy palettes, organic strokes, and the raw harmony of rustic textures and lines.

Both physical and emotional journeys — to the peaks, depths, and quiet corners of the land — shape Jade’s creative process. Her background in holistic nutrition, women’s wellness, and psychology deepens this exploration, offering meaning that goes beyond the surface.

Each painting connecting you back to nature, and back to yourself.

CV

Representation

— 2023 - Peoples Choice Award / Inside Outside Inbetween Exhibition, Te Atamira

Awards

— 2023 - Peoples Choice Award / Inside Outside Inbetween Exhibition, Te Atamira

— 2025 - Best Local Painting Award / Arrowtown Autumn Festival Art Exhibition, Lakes District Art Gallery

Exhibitions

— 2023 - Lakes District Art Gallery / Small But Perfectly Formed Exhibition (Group Show)

— 2023 - Lakes District Art Gallery / Autumn Festival Art Exhibition (Group Show)

— 2023 - Te Atamira / Inside Outside Inbetween Exhibition (Group Show)

— 2024 - Te Atamira / Winter Tale Exhibition (Group Show)

— 2024 - Te Atamira / Laneway Showcase (Group Showcase)

— 2024 - Lakes District Art Gallery / Autumn Festival Art Exhibition (Group Show)

— 2025 - Lakes District Art Gallery / Autumn Festival Art Exhibition (Group Show)