06/06/2026
Artist of the Month: Karolina Stus.
Each month we will be featuring either a commission-based artist or a Red Delicious Cooperative Artist in our newly created front-of-house special spot; a carefully curated mini exhibition of work new to the Gallery.
Our inaugural Artist of the Month is commission-based Kapiti Coast Artist Karolina Stus.
Karolina is a Polish-born award-winning photographer and visual artist. Her creative practice blends photography and handcrafted materials including wood, encaustic wax, natural dyes and ceramics, exploring themes of identity, transformation and human connection.
Her work carries a painterly, tactile quality, where photography meets object and emotion becomes form.
Her awards include:
Master of Photography with Distinction III
NZIPP Creative Photographer of the Year 2025, 2024
Wellington Photographer of the Year 2025
NZIPP Commercial Photographer of the Year 2023
NZIPP Expressive Photographer of the Year 2020