Niki Pennington (b. 1971), a British-born, award-winning artist based in New Zealand, holds an MFA from the prestigious Schule für Gestaltung Basel and is a graduate in Visual Communications from Wellington Polytechnic School of Design. Her critically acclaimed works have been exhibited in Wellington, Wanaka, New York, and Basel, and feature in private global collections.

Pennington’s work interrogates the interplay between memory and perception through the synthesis of paint, colour, and layered graphic structures. Her practice distills visual narratives into forms that evoke the universal and personal nature of recollection, layered with gestural mark-making. She navigates the emotional, physical, and sensory dimensions of memory, portraying its metamorphosis from fleeting moments to lasting impressions. Through a dance of abstraction and representation, Pennington’s pieces challenge the viewer to engage with the fluid, evolving essence of remembered experiences.

My practice is a deliberate exploration of balance and duality—between analog and digital, abundance and restraint. Creating transcends the tangible, becoming a vessel for memories, emotions, and ephemeral states. As a mother, woman, and artist, I navigate these interwoven roles, transforming what is felt and seen into compositions that exist beyond touch.