MAI Committee & Sub Committees 2020
Committee Members 2019 - 2020
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Mary-Anne Boyd MPhil (hons), MPP, MBIE, Dip Ed, TDip OT, MInstD - as chairperson brings both strategic foresight and attention to detail. With entrepreneurial flair, senior management, strategy and governance experience in private and public sectors and work in seven countries, she enjoys teamwork with the capable Committee members of Mangawhai Artists Inc. She is an active artist when not in her part-time Strengthening Families role of integrating multi-agency services around children and families in East Kaipara and North Rodney. She and her family have been part of the Mangawhai community for over three decades.
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Belinda Vernon BCom, CMInstD - was co-opted to the Committee in December 2018. She brings a range of useful skills from her background in accounting, management, volunteering, not-for-profits and politics. More adept with a spreadsheet than a paintbrush she is handy when it comes to filling in funding applications. She has responsibility for the Friends of Mangawhai Artists and is leading the team organising the 2019 Kaipara Art Awards. She is passionate about conservation, open water swimming, the arts and Mangawhai.
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Wendy Leach DipFA, MFA (Hons 1st class), DipTchg - is an accomplished artist and art educator who has had an involvement since the beginning of Mangawhai Artists, interspersed with six years living in Belgium with husband Colin. Wendy is webmaster and social media manager. She has exhibited in New Zealand and internationally and brings a world view to the Mangawhai Artists Inc. She is a key member of this leadership team.
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Jan Grover B.Com (MSIS) – is Treasurer. Jan was one of the original group to establish Mangawhai Artists back in 2006 and worked in various roles, including President, on the committee for the following 8 years.. Jan has recently rejoined the committee. With a background in IT spanning several decades she still enjoys trying to ensure the group stays in touch with the latest technologies while trying to develop her own artistic journey in acrylics and watercolour.
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Grant Mitchell MA (Hons) DipTchg - is a responsible and hard working Committee member passionate about achieving the vision of the proposed Mangawhai Community Art Centre. For several years he has been working towards the goal of a licence to occupy land in the Mangawhai Community Park. He is a busy grandfather early in his retirement career – creatively developing the context of a new home with wife Cheryl. He has business experience in several fields and until recently was also on the Museum Board. Grant is the development lead.
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Clare Wells Dip Tchg, PG Dip Ed, IODNZ member - is our committee secretary. Recently moved north from Wellington, Clare brings experience in governance and leadership having held a number of national roles in the public and community sectors. Completing 11 years as Chief Executive of NZ Kindergartens earlier this year, Clare now works as a consultant - mostly in the education sector. She has a keen interest in the arts and enjoys contributing to our creative community.
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Raewyn Vague MBA - is new to Mangawhai Artists Committee, having recently retired after owning her own Company since 2002 and working as a Consultant Health Analyst of the Health System. She has worked for several District Health Boards and the University on a part-time basis over these years. Raewyn moved permanently to Mangawhai in 2004 after owning a caravan here for the previous 7 years. She has been lucky to be able to work remotely at most times allowing flexible hours to follow her other interests which include: Tatting, Muka work (flax fibre), Crochet, Wood carving, Quilling, Mosaics, Darjit (sculpting), Silver Clay, Flax Weaving and Bone carving. Raewyn is the co-ordinator of the Mangawhai Artists Workshop Programme.
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Grace Cheng BSD, Dip Acc - Grace is a ‘digital native’ who brings her generation’s perspective to the Committee. Grace works part-time and is an active volunteer and artist member of Mangawhai Artists Inc. Her background experience includes retail, accounts, exhibition technician at Auckland Art Gallery and volunteer work in a community art precinct in Melbourne.
Christine Den Hartogh has responsibility for coordinating exhibitions at the Mangawhai Artists Gallery. Chris a Dutch documentary photographer and photojournalist who came to New Zealand in 2016. Although photography will make an appearance again in her work in the near future, she is currently exploring botanical printing in different forms and techniques, moving between eco printing, printmaking, photographic techniques and mixed media. Christine studied art at the Willem de Kooning Academy in Rotterdam, media at Open Studios Amsterdam and photography at the Academy for Photography Amsterdam, specialising in documentary photography and photojournalism. |
Membership options
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Benefits of full membership
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Friends of Mangawhai Artists Inc
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