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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
  • Artists A-Z
    • SEARCH ALL MEMBERS
    • Desiree Alexandre
    • Marina Bagley
    • Rebecca Barclay Clist
    • Sarah Barnett
    • Sarah C
    • Ann Bolton
    • Mary-Anne Boyd
    • Janine Brougham
    • Emma Caiman​
    • Edie Chappell
    • Leslie Cleary
    • Wendy Clifford
    • Britta Conrad
    • Chris Cowley-Thomson
    • Daphne Davies
    • Shirley Emerson
    • Marilyn Davies
    • Ailsa Dennis
    • John Ecuyer
    • Ngaire Evans
    • Nicola Everett
    • Gayle Forster
    • Linda Foster
    • Jean Fountain
    • Jocelyn Friis
    • Nina Gastreich
    • Linda Gilbert
    • Pauline Gough
    • Andy Griffiths
    • Josie Gritten
    • Jan Grover
    • Christine den Hartogh
    • Bineta Hinton
    • Angella Hockenhull
    • Arran Hockenhull
    • Mike Hooton
    • Ann Howard
    • David Just
    • Paul Walter Kaiser
    • Rosina Kamphuis
    • Michelle Kenner
    • Susanne Khouri
    • Wendy Leach
    • Jenny Macpherson
    • Pauline Mann
    • Lynne McDermott
    • Gordon Stewart McGibbon
    • Cliff McPherson
    • Samantha Minnery
    • Cheryl Mitchell
    • Christine Moginie
    • Philippa Murray-Aynsley
    • Elena Nikolaeva
    • Tom Nordmeier
    • Deva Prem
    • Elke Radewald
    • Lloyd Rayner
    • Neil Reid
    • Kathleen Reynolds
    • Melanie Rodriga
    • Roland Seibertz
    • Donna Shadick
    • Logan Simich-Burr
    • Hugo Simpson
    • Toni Smith
    • Ramari Tauroa-Tibble
    • Susan Taylor
    • Mandy Thomsett-Taylor
    • Colin Unkovich
    • Jeanette Vickers
    • Pamela Volkov
    • Wayne Whyte
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    • Gallery and Workspace use guidelines
    • Gallery and Exhibitions >
      • Gallery Handbook
      • Gallery dimensions
      • Using the gallery
      • Staffing the Gallery
    • Annual General Meeting 2020
    • New members
    • New MAI logo
    • Applying for an Exhibition
    • MAI email directory
    • Creating an Artists Profile
    • Members' discounts
    • Beware of art scams
    • KAA >
      • Kaipara Art Award information for artists
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    • Tutors 2021 >
      • Tutor: Kalvin Collins & Shalini Anjaiya
      • Tutor: Nicola Everett
      • Tutor: Andy Griffiths
      • Tutor: Wendy Leach
      • Tutor: Christine Moginie
      • Tutor: Elena Nikolaeva
      • Tutor: Jude Thomas
      • Tutor: Raewyn Vague
      • Tutor: Karen Williamson
      • Tutor: Evan Woodruffe
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    • Mangawhai Community Art Centre