Though physically based in Auckland, New Zealand, artist and illustrator Vivien Masters really alternates between living in Rococo France and Victorian England.
With her figurative and feminine style she explores themes of artifice, female identity, contemporary alternative culture and the surreal.
Her delicately detailed paintings and drawings are all created by hand in her city studio. She works with pencils, ink, watercolour and acrylic paint on either hot-pressed paper or hand-strectched canvas.
As well as making her own art, Vivien works as a freelance illustrator. After starting her small business Vivien Masters Art & Illustration earlier this year (2011), Vivien has been busy creating custom works of art for both private and commercial clients. Recent projects range from individual tattoo designs and CD cover art to creating illustrations and banner designs for websites.
Though new to the world of children's illustration Vivien is currently working on a number of projects, including the design and illustration of educational resources.
Vivien Masters received a BVA (Bachelor of Visual Arts) in 2009 from the Auckland University of Technology in Auckland. Her work has been exhibited in New Zealand and Australia.
- Member of Illustrators Australia
- Member of the Storylines Children's Literature Charitable Trust NZ
- Member of KiwiWrite4Kids
- Big Day Out Music Festival, NZ
- Cassette Number Nine Bar, NZ
- Vintage Revival, NZ
- Auckland City Libraries, NZ
- Simon Comber (Musician), NZ
- Filament Magazine, UK
- The Kiwi Puppet Company, NZ
- Plum Green (Musician)
- Security-Assessment.com, NZ
LIVE ART performance for Casette Number Nine at The Big Day Out music festival
Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland
Friday 20th January 2012.
LIVE ART performance at 'Lily Loca's Vaudeville Cabaret presents The Wunderbar Spectacular'
The Basement Theatre, Auckland
Saturday 21st January 2012.
I Made You A Mix Tape
Corban Estate Arts Centre, Henderson, Auckland
27 January - 4 March 2012. Opening Thursday 26 January, 6pm.
Art With Love- The Seventh Rendezvous: Richmond Road School Exhibition and Auction
Richmond Road School, Ponsonby, Auckland [November]
The Illustrators Australia 2011 A3 Print Show
Sydney, Australia [August]
The New Zealand Art Show 2011
TSB Bank Arena, Wellington, New Zealand [July]
The Illustrators Australia 2011 A3 Print Show
Northcote Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia [June]
The Rocketfuel 40 Hr Famine Art-a-Thon Online Charity Exhibition and Auction [June]
Illustrators Gallery, Spinning Tales Children's Writers' & Illustrators Conference
Kings School, 258 Remuera Road, Remuera, Auckland [April]
Illustrators Australia for Japan Online Charity Exhibition & Auction
http://www.illustratorsaustralia.com/japan [March]
Cassette Nine- Live Art from the Big Day Out Exhibition
Cassette Nine, CBD, Auckland [February]
Art With Love- The Sixth Sensation: Richmond Road School Exhibition and Auction
Richmond Road School, Ponsonby, Auckland [November]
Art With Love- The Fifth Flirtation: Richmond Road School Exhibition and Auction
Richmond Road School, Ponsonby, Auckland [November]
AUT BVA Graduating Exhibition.
AUT, 40 St Paul Street, Auckland [November]
Art With Love- The Fourth Romance: Richmond Road School Charity Exhibition and Auction
Richmond Road School, Ponsonby, Auckland [November]
I've Wandered Much of Late: Pilot Show
AUT St Paul Gallery Three, Auckland [August]
Watch This Space
AUT St Paul St Gallery Two, Auckland [June]
