GEORGINA HOBY SCUTT

ARTIST

BA (Design), BComm (Management)
University of Otago

Born and raised in Nelson; after study, life abroad and having three children, Georgina began painting in 2016. Informed by her print & pattern design background, Georgina develops distinctive colour palettes and paints with gestural, expressive brushstrokes. Georgina considers herself primarily a Colourist. Her work is loosely figurative, lightly abstracted and fundamentally joyful.

ARTIST STATEMENT

“I studied print design in London and then spent five years in Barcelona working as a freelance textile designer. This was a pivotal time for me in terms of developing a sense of my own artistic direction, style and colour palettes.

I am influenced by abstract expressionism (William DeKooning, Grace Hartigan, Lee Krasner), the Fauves (Matisse, Cezanne, Gaugin) and Mid-Century British art (Ivon Hitchens, Mary Fedden); contemporary fashion and interiors.

For me, the creative process is intuitive, challenging and hugely joyful."

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

RED Gallery, Nelson 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021

SUTER ART GALLERY, McKEE GALLERY 2019

Little River Gallery, Canterbury 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026

Turua Gallery, Auckland 2023, 2024

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Kina Gallery 2019

Little River Gallery 2021, 2023, 2024, 2026

Turua Gallery, Auckland 2022

Red Gallery, Nelson 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023

Gallery DeNovo 2024, 2025