Hamish Coleman

born 1989, Hakatere Ashburton; lives and works in Te Whanganui-a-Tara

Pākehā

Hamish Coleman holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours) degree from the University of Canterbury’s Ilam School of Fine Arts. He is best known for his use of 'interference pigments', which yield images that change in tonality depending on the angle at which they are viewed. His work has been shown in Australia and China as well as throughout Aotearoa. Recent solo exhibitions include The Fields, CoCA Centre of Contemporary Art Toi Moroki, 2024; Wax and Wane, Season, 2023; and On Returning, Ashburton Art Gallery, 2021. He held the 2024–25 Gullies Arts Residency.

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'The oil paints I use are made in the studio from interference pigments—that is, pigments that interfere with the light that bounces off them. I prefer to make my own paints because of the limited range of ready-to-use products that yield the effects I desire.'

HAMISH COLEMAN
Wax and Wane (installation view)
Season, Tāmaki Makaurau
2023

HAMISH COLEMAN
Bathed in Pink, 2023
Oil on linen
1400 x 1200mm
Private collection, Tāmaki Makaurau

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Hamish Coleman

EXHIBITIONS

AAF25

AOTEAROA ART FAIR 2025

01.05.25–04.05.25

THE FIELDS

30.11.24–12.01.25

AAF24

AOTEAROA ART FAIR 2024

18.04.24–21.04.24

STOCKROOM

3.3

WAX AND WANE

13.05.23–17.06.23

1.3

ORNAMENTAL FRIENDS

19.05.22–11.06.22