Janet Mazenier

Based in Te Hau Kapua Devonport in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand my visual art practice has developed over more than fourteen years through sustained studio inquiry, formal art education, and international research. This trajectory culminated in the completion of a PhD (Creative Practice) in June 2026, alongside a MFA (1st class Hons.) and BFA. Through exhibitions, residencies, and research-led practice, I have maintained a long-term and focused commitment to contemporary painting.

My practice centres on the affective, material, and phenomenological dimensions of place, its spirit, memory, and temporal depth, where land operates as an active agent in the formation of the work.

My research has been grounded in place-based inquiry across Aotearoa New Zealand and Ireland, supported by residencies and exhibitions, and further expanded through exhibiting in Iceland. These experiences have fostered a strong commitment to cross-cultural exchange and to contributing actively to artist communities locally and internationally.

You can follow me on Instagram: @janetmaz and @meithealireland

Upcoming

Studio D3 artists “Alchemy” - opening 27 August 2026. All welcome - 3 Victoria Road, Te Hau Kapua Devonport.

November 12 opening at Satellite2 Gallery in Te Hau Kapua Devonport with artist Beatrice Carlson: a collaborative exhibition of exploration. 5pm all welcome. In November 2025 we initiated a year-long project exploring themes of Perceivable and Perceptible, making with each other and with each others work and materials. This project culminates in a body of work that holds the presence of each other in the making processes, an exciting and different way of thinking about and making work.

Further exhibitions are planned towards the end of 2026 and into 2027.