Original Painting
Mixed Media using Pigments & Epoxy Polymer on Mirror
Each panel is 150x1350mm (Set of 3)
Solar Verticals Series
‘Freedom's Dance’ reflects moments of quiet connection with the rising sun—where emotion and light meet. Through vibrant, fluid colour on mirrored glass, I explore the coexistence of stillness and movement. Guided by both intention and spontaneity, each work seeks to evoke feeling rather than depict form. These paintings invite you to pause, reflect, and experience the warmth and freedom found in shifting light.
Hollie O’Neill is a contemporary New Zealand artist based in Waikato, creating artworks that explore the interplay of light, colour, materiality, and perception. A full-time artist since 2002, her practice spans painting, sculpture, and light-based mixed media.
Inspired by the landscapes of Aotearoa New Zealand, O’Neill is drawn to the subtle visual experiences found in nature—shifting colour, reflections, changing light, and atmosphere. These encounters become points of departure, brought into the studio and intuitively translated through colour, material, and reflection.
Working with mirrored glass, aluminium, epoxy, pigment, and canvas, she creates artworks that respond to their surroundings and change with light, movement, and viewpoint. Her reflective works offer a dynamic visual experience, while her paintings on cotton canvas explore softer, more atmospheric expressions of light and colour.
O’Neill has received national recognition as a finalist in the NZ Painting & Printmaking Award, the Parkin Drawing Prize, and the Academy Prize for Visual Art. In 2024, she received the Eden Park Best in Colour Award. Her work is held in public and private collections in New Zealand and internationally, including The Arts House Trust collection.
Original Painting
Mixed Media using Pigments & Epoxy Polymer on Mirror
Each panel is 150x1350mm (Set of 3)
Solar Verticals Series
‘Freedom's Dance’ reflects moments of quiet connection with the rising sun—where emotion and light meet. Through vibrant, fluid colour on mirrored glass, I explore the coexistence of stillness and movement. Guided by both intention and spontaneity, each work seeks to evoke feeling rather than depict form. These paintings invite you to pause, reflect, and experience the warmth and freedom found in shifting light.
Hollie O’Neill is a contemporary New Zealand artist based in Waikato, creating artworks that explore the interplay of light, colour, materiality, and perception. A full-time artist since 2002, her practice spans painting, sculpture, and light-based mixed media.
Inspired by the landscapes of Aotearoa New Zealand, O’Neill is drawn to the subtle visual experiences found in nature—shifting colour, reflections, changing light, and atmosphere. These encounters become points of departure, brought into the studio and intuitively translated through colour, material, and reflection.
Working with mirrored glass, aluminium, epoxy, pigment, and canvas, she creates artworks that respond to their surroundings and change with light, movement, and viewpoint. Her reflective works offer a dynamic visual experience, while her paintings on cotton canvas explore softer, more atmospheric expressions of light and colour.
O’Neill has received national recognition as a finalist in the NZ Painting & Printmaking Award, the Parkin Drawing Prize, and the Academy Prize for Visual Art. In 2024, she received the Eden Park Best in Colour Award. Her work is held in public and private collections in New Zealand and internationally, including The Arts House Trust collection.
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