Kyla Cresswell | Once Lay a Wetland - Kōreti I, 2023

Drypoint

64 x 29.5 cm

Edition of 8

Kyla Cresswell grew up in Murihiku / Southland, New Zealand. She majored in Printmaking at the Otago School of Art before spending many years oversees in Japan, England and Canada. Returning to New Zealand, she now lives in Dunedin. In 2022 Kyla was awarded the William Hodges Fellowship through the Southland Art Foundation. Kyla has always been drawn to a pared down aesthetic, and through a variety of printmaking techniques—mezzotint, drypoint and embossing—she explores the micro and macro of the natural world. Kyla’s practice relates back to the land. It is grounded in the space where she stands. Her work over the past two decades has often reflected on challenges faced by the natural environment, focusing on nature’s tenacity and resilience. Some works bring forth the disquiet of the tamed and untamed meeting, and encourage us to reflect on the spaces in between. Kyla has exhibited in New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom, Japan and Canada and her work is held in private and public collections around the world.