Christian Nicolson is a sculptor, painter, and videomaker. While some artists stick to one thing, Christian does not, preferring to be creative in as many ways as possible. He makes large installations in the landscape, and uses photography, printmaking and other methods to capture his work, mostly based in New Zealand.

On his website Christian points out that he “did not go to art school and wear paisley pants and suit jackets from an opportunity shop.” Although he continues, pointing out that he never found the paisley pants he was looking for so he studied design instead and still wore the suit jacket from the opportunity shop.

Christian left the world of design to follow his dreams and is now an accomplished sculptor that headland SCULPTURE ON THE GULF is proud to have exhibiting at the 2009 exhibition.

Fletcher Vaughan is a talented self taught 3D designer based in Auckland, New Zealand, who has been designing under the name Fletcher Systems since 1999. Born in 1967 Fletcher spent the first six years of his life on the Chatham Islands, and is of Fijian, Tahitian and New Zealand decent. His Tahitian blood coming by way of Pitcairn Island, and from his ancestor and namesake Fletcher Christian, the notorious Bounty mutineer.

Fletcher’s works have featured in many publications both in New Zealand and overseas. headland SCULPTURE ON THE GULF is please to have Fletcher as one of the exhibiting artists of next years exhibition and looks forward to watching the development of his next creation. For more information on Fletcher Vaughan visit his website at www.fletcher-systems.co.nz

You may be aware that headland SCULPTURE ON THE GULF is New Zealand’s foremost outdoor sculpture exhibition and a showcase for some of this country’s leading sculptors, but what exactly does that mean?

To get a taste for the amazing sculptures and breathtaking scenery that will be on display at headland SCULPTURE ON THE GULF 2009, January 23rd - February 15th, have a look at some of the footage from previous exhibitions.