Profile
I was born in Wellington in 1966 and grew up on the Kapiti Coast. I studied Art History and English Literature at Victoria University, with a special interest in creative writing.
In 1995 I gained a diploma in Visual Art from Hawkes Bay Polytechnic. In 2003 I gained a Master Degree in Fine Arts from Auckland University’s Elam School of Arts.
I have taught elements of visual art, particularly drawing, painting and research, at EIT since the late 90’s. Alongside this I have maintained a consistent practice of art-making in a number of different media and disciplines including collage, text, spoken word, drawing and painting. I have also produced design and illustration work for music projects. I exhibit regularly within Hawkes Bay and sometimes further afield within New Zealand.
I am also active in other areas of the local arts scene. I am a reviewer for the online publication The Hook. Also I am a DJ, currently with a residency at Hastings bar The Common Room.
I live in Hastings with my partner and children.
Research Outputs
Research outputs 2022
Hawksworth, M. L., Fairbrother, E., Roberts, J., & Thompson, V. (Eds.). (2022). Vines (4th ed.). EV Books.
Hawksworth, M. L. (2022, Autumn). Through a child’s lens. Living Hawkes Bay, 44-49.
Hawksworth, M. L. (2022, Spring). White cubes and wallpaper. Living Hawkes Bay, 28-37.
Hawksworth, M. L. (2022, Winter). Being there. Living Hawke’s Bay, 10-19.
Hawksworth, M. L. (2022). Adventures of paint [Art review]. Vines, 4, 27-29.
Hawksworth, M. L. (2022). First colonnades [Artwork]. Vines, 4, 35.
Hawksworth, M. L. (2022). Untitled [Artwork]. Vines, 4, 26.
Hawksworth, M. L. (2022). Venn nursery [Artwork]. Vines, 4, 11.
Research outputs 2020
Hawksworth, M. (2020). Event horizon (2019) [Inkjet prints, found frames, pins and spraypaint]. In Feast for the eyes #1 [Group exhibition]. Vent Gallery, Eastern Institute of Technology, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, February 18-March 6, 2020.
Research outputs 2019
Hawksworth, M. (2019). Event horizon [Photomontage]. In La Petite Mort [Group exhibition]. Morrinsville, New Zealand: Wallace Gallery, November 2-24, 2019.
Hawksworth, M. (2019). Puzzle Tray: F block new build (2018) [Photographic montage]; Office F108 (2018) [Photographic montage]; Orientation (2018) [Artist book]. In ITP Research Symposium_Whanungatanga Art Exhibition. Napier, New Zealand: ideaschool, Eastern Institute of Technology.
Hawksworth, M. (2019). Island Bay [Photomontage]. In Starting Over # 2 [Group exhibition]. Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand: Ideaschool, Eastern Institute of Technology: Vent Gallery, April 2019
Hawksworth, M. (2019). Island Bay [Photomontage]. In Hawkes Bay Review [Group exhibition]. Napier, New Zealand: CAN, May 31-June 27, 2019.
Hawksworth, M. (2019, September 26). Orientation/F-Block. Brown Bag Research Lunchtime Seminar presented at the Eastern Institute of Technology, Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand.
Research outputs 2018
Hawksworth, M. (2018). [Series of three art works (Theatre, F109; Room, F108; and F-Block, New build [Photomontages with pins, from artist’s and private collections]), Orientation 2018 [Self-published book], and Orientation design [Spoken word/powerpoint performance (images and text from Orientation 2018) delivered at Hastings City Art Gallery, September 15, 2019]. In EAST 2018 [Group exhibition]. Hastings, New Zealand: Hastings City Art Gallery, August 11–November 11, 2018.
Hawksworth, M. (2018, September 25). Public talk presented at the Humanity Painters’ Fertile ground group exhibition, Arts Inc Heretaunga, Hastings, New Zealand.
Research outputs 2015
Hawksworth, M. (2015). Cryo [Oil painting]. In 24th Annual Wallace Art Awards [Group exhibition]. Auckland, New Zealand: Pah Homestead, September 8-November 8, 2015.
Hawksworth, M. (2015). Cryo [Oil painting]. In 24th Annual Wallace Art Awards [Group exhibition]. Wellington, New Zealand: Pataka Art + Museum, November 27, 2015-February 13, 2016.
Hawksworth, M. (2015). hard SF [Solo exhibition, paintings, drawings, prints]. Hastings, New Zealand: Hastings City Art Gallery, May 17-July 19, 2015.
Hawksworth, M. (2015). Mystery plays 1-8 [Digital prints]. In Christmas exhibition [Group exhibition]. Napier, New Zealand: Paper-Works Gallery, November 27-December 21, 2015.
Hawksworth, M. (2015). Cryo [Reproduced artwork]. In 24th Annual Wallace Art Awards 2015 [Exhibition catalogue] (p. 34). Auckland, New Zealand: Wallace Arts Trust.
Hawksworth, M. (2015, Mar-Apr). Hangups. BayBuzz, 70-72.
Hawksworth, M. (2015, May 18). Artist floor talk presented at the hard SF exhibition, Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, New Zealand.
Research outputs 2013
Hawksworth, M. (2013). Improvisation no. 13 [Drawing]. Parkin Drawing Prize Exhibition [Group exhibition]. New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Queen’s Wharf, Wellington, New Zealand, July 27-August 25, 2013.
Research outputs 2012
Hawksworth, M. (2012). Strife Knot 1 – 6 [6 drawn artworks]. 150 x 150 x 150 [Group exhibition]. Sanderson Contemporary Art, Auckland, New Zealand, August 7-12.
Hawksworth, M. (2012). 1. Transport. 2. Weaxan [Drawn artworks]. Advent [Group exhibition]. Sanderson Contemporary Art, Auckland, New Zealand, November, 2012-January, 2013.