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Cam Munroe
Kapiti based artist Cam Munroe has been honing her skills in acrylic and mixed media painting for over three decades.
With an extensive exhibition history, she has been a recipient of and been a finalist in many notable art awards including the Parkin Drawing Prize, the Molly Morpeth Canaday Awards, COCA Anthony Harper Award, the Wanaka Art Awards, as well as the New Zealand Printmaking and Painting Awards.
These new work’s combine texture, acrylic, ink and oil to create captivating compositions that echo an imagined landscape. Lines and shapes meander, leading the eye through a maze of landscapes. Amidst the purity of white, a solitary shape bursts forth in luminous colour, symbolizing moments of vivid clarity in Cam’s journey and evolution. Lettering within the works whisper signposts and landmarks along the way.
“My work is inspired by the landscape of ancient pre-history, and how it has transformed throughout eons. Also, the spiritual nature and evolution of human existence on the landscape past and present and how that informs our lives today. ‘If I could build a time machine, I would love to start at the beginning.”
Cam’s work is held in many public and private collections throughout the globe, including the Wallace Arts Trust.
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Artworks by Cam Munroe
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For a Season
See Artwork »Abstract landscape combining acrylic, ink and mixed media set inside a white wood tray frame.
This series of paintings reflect my preoccupation with human history and it’s ancient past relating to landscape. The intentional spaces and marks left behind intrigue me, and my search for detailed learning is never satiated. My curiosity finds connection through my own artistic expression. My process is also inspired by visits to prehistoric petroglyph sites. Today I am in search of more abstract creative motifs, exploring new visual perspectives. In this painting I am embracing the unexpected in more open compositions. I’m finding meaning in chaos and enjoying the journey each canvas takes me on.
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Way of Seeing
See Artwork »Abstract landscape combining acrylic, ink and mixed media.
This series of paintings reflect my preoccupation with human history and it’s ancient past relating to landscape. The intentional spaces and marks left behind intrigue me, and my search for detailed learning is never satiated. My curiosity finds connection through my own artistic expression. My process is also inspired by visits to prehistoric petroglyph sites. Today I am in search of more abstract creative motifs, exploring new visual perspectives. In this painting I am embracing the unexpected in more open compositions. I’m finding meaning in chaos and enjoying the journey each canvas takes me on.
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The Greatest Gift
See Artwork »Abstract landscape combining acrylic, ink and mixed media set in a white wood tray frame.
This series of paintings reflect my preoccupation with human history and it’s ancient past relating to landscape. The intentional spaces and marks left behind intrigue me, and my search for detailed learning is never satiated. My curiosity finds connection through my own artistic expression. My process is also inspired by visits to prehistoric petroglyph sites. Today I am in search of more abstract creative motifs, exploring new visual perspectives. In this painting I am embracing the unexpected in more open compositions. I’m finding meaning in chaos and enjoying the journey each canvas takes me on.
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Parallels
See Artwork »Acrylic and ink on canvas in a wooden tray frame.
