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Melanie Rodriga

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Alongside my career as a film-maker in Australia and New Zealand, I have always painted. I first painted at high school in Sydney, where I studied art for six years and went to summer school or private classes continually, encouraged by my mother’s love of painting. Since then I have worked in screen printing, applique, tempera, acrylics, painted fabric and for the past few years, oils.

Recently I have studied with Peter Walker at the Fremantle Arts Centre in Perth and Min Woo Bang at the Croydon Art Studio in Sydney. I am now studying with Elena Nikolaeva in Mangawhai.

Currently I am painting the Otamatea area of the Kaipara Harbour where I have lived on and off for over twenty years. The line and form of its landscapes, skylines and water and the way the light makes these continually morph and change is captivating. Although the outer form of this is spectacular I find the conflation of land, sky and sea almost fathomless and I have a strong desire to imbue my work with empathy for its deep spirituality — I hope my images are a representation, not only of the harbour’s atmospheric and etheric character but of its timeless and yet impermanent qualities. 

Websites:

https://www.nzonscreen.com/person/melanie-rodriga-nee-read/biography 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanie_Rodriga

Contact Melanie
Email  melrodriga@gmail.com

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  • Home
  • Exhibitions
    • Exhibitions, Current
    • Exhibition Calendar
    • Printable Calendar
    • Exhibitions, External
    • Exhibitions, Past
    • Gold and Oil: The Legacy and Menace of the Niagara
    • Magical Mangawhai 2018
    • Stingray Project 2017
  • Artists
    • Artists Profiles A - Z >
      • Brenda Adams
      • Desiree Alexandre
      • Marina Bagley
      • Faye Bagosi
      • Rebecca Barclay Clist
      • Sarah Barnett
      • Lindsay Blanchett-Burton
      • Ann Bolton
      • Mary-Anne Boyd
      • Peter Bradburn
      • Hannah Peri Braithwaite
      • Janine Brougham
      • Sarah C
      • Emma Caiman​
      • Heather Carrigan
      • Edie Chappell
      • Barry Clark
      • Leslie Cleary
      • Wendy Clifford
      • Britta Conrad
      • Barbara Cope
      • Chris Cowley-Thomson
      • Daphne Davies
      • Marilyn Davies
      • Ailsa Dennis
      • John Ecuyer
      • Shirley Emerson
      • Ngaire Evans
      • Nicola Everett
      • Maggie Fletcher
      • Gayle Forster
      • Linda Foster
      • Jean Fountain
      • Jocelyn Friis
      • Nina Gastreich
      • Pauline Gough
      • Mark Graham
      • Andy Griffiths
      • Josie Gritten
      • Jan Grover
      • Christine den Hartogh
      • Bineta Hinton
      • Angella Hockenhull
      • Arran Hockenhull
      • Barbara Hockenhull
      • Ann Howard
      • David Just
      • Paul Walter Kaiser
      • Rosina Kamphuis
      • Michelle Kenner
      • Susanne Khouri
      • David Laumatia
      • Bevan Lawrence
      • Wendy Leach
      • Jenny Macpherson
      • Pauline Mann
      • Gordon Stewart McGibbon
      • Lynn Middleton
      • Samantha Minnery
      • Christine Moginie
      • Patricia Mortensen
      • Elena Nikolaeva
      • Tom Nordmeier
      • Deva Prem
      • Elke Radewald
      • Lloyd Rayner
      • Barry Read
      • Neil Reid
      • Kathleen Reynolds
      • Melanie Rodriga
      • Donna Shadick
      • Logan Simich-Burr
      • Hugo Simpson
      • Bevan Smith
      • Toni Smith
      • Kristen Olson Stone
      • Kathy Strong
      • Ramari Tauroa-Tibble
      • Susan Taylor
      • Mandy Thomsett-Taylor
      • Colin Unkovich
      • Jeanette Vickers
      • Wayne Whyte
      • Kevin Willcocks
      • Karen Williamson
      • Judy Wood
      • Margaret Wright
    • Search all members
    • Medium >
      • Printmaking
      • 3D/Sculpture
      • Photography
      • Painting
      • Drawing
      • Multi Media / Mixed Media
      • Ceramics
      • Glass Art
      • Jewellery
      • Mosaics
      • Wood Art
      • Metal Art
      • Digital Art
      • Flax
  • In The News
  • About MAI
    • Mission Statement
    • MAI Committee & Organisation Structure
    • Sponsors
    • Contact Us
  • Workspace
  • Join
  • Friends of MAI
    • Become a Friend of Mangawhai Artists
  • Members
    • Gallery and Exhibitions >
      • Gallery Handbook
      • Gallery dimensions
      • Using the gallery
      • Staffing the Gallery
      • Applying for an Exhibition
    • Christmas Exhibition
    • Beware of Art Scams
    • Sculpture in the Garden 2020
    • Business and Planning
    • Creating an Artists Profile
    • Health and Safety
    • Resources >
      • Books
      • Catalogues
      • Pottery & Ceramics
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      • Magazines & Journals
  • KAA
    • Kaipara Art Award information for artists
  • Blog
    • Auction >
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  • Learning
    • Winter Workshops
    • Workshop descriptions 2019
    • Tutors >
      • Tutor: Kalvin Collins & Shalini Anjaiya
      • Tutor: Jenny Crundwell
      • Tutor: Nicola Everett
      • Tutor: Gayle Forster
      • Tutor: Lynn Middleton
      • Tutor: Christine Moginie
      • Tutor: Elena Nikolaeva
      • Tutor: Kristen Olson Stone
      • Tutor: Mandy Thomsett-Taylor
      • Tutor: Raewyn Vague
      • Tutor: Evan Woodruffe