Sean Duxfield (Co-Chair)
Sean offers his extensive experience in the development and delivery of ambitious exhibition programmes in museums and public art galleries. He runs a private art consultancy, and is an arts specialist for Webbs.
The Centre of Contemporary Art Toi Moroki (CoCA) is a leading art gallery in Ōtautahi Christchurch, governed by the Canterbury Society of Arts Charitable Trust. The gallery has a rich history of supporting the development of arts practitioners and serving the community since it was established more than 140 years ago.
Vision: A thriving home for art and culture in Waitaha, igniting connections between artists and community.
Mission: We empower artists to create and share work with Waitaha communities that deepen connections to our place and our stories.
Values
Manaakitanga: We host artists and communities with warmth, respect and hospitality
Collaborative: We nurture inclusive relationships, to facilitate and support connections
Bold: We encourage positive risk taking in our programme and our organisation.
We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Te ao Māori values
We prioritise the art practice and stories of artists from Waitaha
We build bridges for under-served artists and communities to access CoCA by addressing barriers
We promote a culture of reciprocity through our relationships with artists, and opportunities for volunteering, professional development and creative pathways
We foster and maintain strategic partnerships through proactive stewardship to expand our impact
We honour the CSA legacy by keeping CoCA artist-led, thriving, relevant and sustainable
Sean offers his extensive experience in the development and delivery of ambitious exhibition programmes in museums and public art galleries. He runs a private art consultancy, and is an arts specialist for Webbs.
Sarah is the Director of Form – an Ōtautahi institution and retail gallery championing New Zealand artists. She has a background working in HR roles for some of New Zealand’s largest organisations.
A Chartered Accountant, Diane holds a Masters of Applied Finance from Macquarie University, and has held a number of key finance roles in Australasia, including Acting GM Resources and Finance for Christchurch City Council.
Lachlan is Head of Commercial Investment at Pegasus Health, with a background in banking and the commercial sector. He has a track record of serving his local community through both volunteering and governance roles.
Kim is the founder and strategic director of Ōtautahi Creative Spaces. She is passionate about contemporary art, and deepening the connections between galleries and museums and the communities they serve.
Jamie (Ngāti Tūwharetoa) graduated with a BFA (Hons) from the Ilam School of Fine Arts in 2020, and has exhibited throughout Aotearoa. His current series of colour field paintings explore the limits of the formal qualities of abstract artmaking.
An artist and teacher, Raewyn is a Lecturer of Painting at Ilam School of Fine Arts, University of Canterbury. Her exhibition practice involves gallery and site-based work made in Aotearoa and internationally.
Sarah successfully ran her own business before moving into arts management. She is responsible for CoCA’s smooth running, including day to day administration, accounts, Board liaison and volunteer management.
Jade is a multidisciplinary artist, curator and producer. She believes in the power of art to foster belonging and community. Jade liaises with artists and delivers CoCA’s exhibition programme.
Paula has an extensive background in communications, stakeholder engagement and creative project management within the arts, culture and heritage sector. She looks after CoCA’s patrons and partnerships.
Melissa is an Ōtautahi artist, with a BFA in Graphic Design from the Ilam School of Fine Arts, University of Canterbury. Graphic design is her practice and in particular, navigating the parallels between design, language and perception.
Virginia is a Filipino-American artist studying for a BFA Honors in Moving Image at the Ilam School of Fine Arts. Their art practice responds to their cultural heritage and the way it is perceived in Aotearoa.
Folina is a multi-disciplinary artist/musician of Sāmoan and Pākehā descent. She has a Master of Creative Practice (Distinction) from Ara, and works for Tagata Moana Trust managing Fibre Gallery.
Kim is an artist and educator specialising in works on paper. She has helped to initiate many community arts projects. Kim is also a senior academic at Ara Art and Design, teaching across all levels of creative programming.
Oliver’s painting practice offers new modes of being with and experiencing painted objects. Having studied in Christchurch and London, he teaches into the Bachelor of Design and is a supervisor on the Masters of Creative Practice at Ara.
Virginia is a Filipino-American artist studying for a BFA Honors in Moving Image at the Ilam School of Fine Arts. Their art practice responds to their cultural heritage and the way it is perceived in Aotearoa.
Yulin’s holds a Masters degree in Fine Art from Central Saint Martins and has a passion for community building, Her art practice investigates the possibility of experiencing the sublime through encounters of artificial nature, and how this uncanny feeling contributes to the sense of belonging.
(Kai Tahu, Ngāti Maniapoto) is a visual artist. Her abstract, textile works and photography explore the shared emotional experience of our daily lives and the social and political narratives that shape our lived experiences.
Louise is a Senior Lecturer in sculpture at the Ilam School of Fine Arts, University of Canterbury. She has a BA in Fine Arts from UC, and a Master of Visual Arts from Sydney College of the Arts. She exhibits, and has curated exhibitions, in Aotearoa New Zealand and internationally.
Meg is an art writer and emerging curator with a Masters in Art History. Her developing curatorial practice is grounded in empathy and applies ecocritical, posthuman, postcolonial, feminist and multisensory lenses.
Sam works with heritage collections. He is passionate about community and art and crafts, and values the egalitarian spirit of contemporary art. He dabbles in the scandi-slöjd woodcraft tradition.
Judith Knibb
Jenny Walker
Kay McKinnon
Jacqui Beever
Eleanor Diaz Ritson
Denver Lyxnleg
Herbert Stockman
Rata Jamieson
Polly Moffit
Jackey Lu
Mary Moynihan
Trisha Blik
Trinity Skudder
Claudia Du
Rebecca Iles
Susan Richards
Rebecca Low
Saskia Whall
Daisy Poole
Maria Brown
Viktoria Palma
Leah Wang
Chuck Li
Scarlettt Munn
Charmayne O’Connor
Leigh Rodgers
Elisa Gao
Bre Robertson
CoCA is a charitable trust. While we receive grants from local and central government through contestable funding, we rely on the support of corporate partners, trusts and foundations and generous individuals to ensure CoCA’s longevity. We would welcome your support.