Lloyd Harwood
“I’ve always loved naive art, kids art, it can be gutsy and there’s no pretensions,” says Harwood. “It is what it is, it doesn’t put up intellectual barriers for people, so is accessible and people can relate to it easily.”
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Lloyd is a NZ resident currently living in Nelson. Born in England he studied art and acquired a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with Honours from Falmouth School of Fine Art, and a Diploma in Art & Design from the North Essex School of Art .
Lloyd has held numerous solo shows across both Islands and has been the recipient of national NZ awards for contemporary painting and for originality in the use of colour. He was gifted Artist Membership of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts in 1990. Lloyd has for many years tutored painting and drawing and been actively involved with community arts both in the UK and NZ.
Responding to nearly all and everything that surrounds him, Lloyd often draws inspiration from myth and cross cultural symbolism. Underlying the work thematically is his personal celebration of both the childlike wonder and the often adult folly of being human which sees him revelling in the areas of satire and paradox.
His work appeals and works on varying conceptual levels and has often been described as both ‘affable and sardonic’. Having multiple entry levels allows wide accessibility and perhaps partly accounts for the fact that he is collected by people of varying ages and different walks of life from around the world.
In his spare time, between the day job and raising a family of three, Lloyd has continued painting and successfully exhibiting in galleries across the country. He has received two National Awards for his work and was gifted artist membership of the NZ Academy in 1992. He is now represented by several galleries in both Islands and has work held in both private and public collections internationally.