Miranda Parkes


Miranda Parkes is a New Zealand painter and multi media artist based in Christchurch, New Zealand. Parkes' works are held in the collections of the Sarjeant Gallery and the Arts House Trust.

Education and career

Parkes graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in painting from the University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts in 2005.
Parkes is known for her scrunched canvases, and works across a range of media, often playing with depth and layering.

Notable exhibitions

GroupPaint, Bartley & Company, Wellington, 2022. Hine Auaha, The Central Art Gallery, Christchurch, 2021.the new nice, joint show with ceramicist Madeleine Child, Olga Art Gallery, Dunedin, 2019.
SoloBaller, Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, 2023.Open Relationship, commissioned for Pahū! at Te Ara Ātea, Selwyn, 2022.Zoomer, Bartley & Company, Wellington, 2021.the merriest, Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, 2018.the merrier, Hocken Collections, Dunedin, 2017.Whopper, commissioned for Tauranga Art Gallery, 2014.Shebang, Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui, 2013.Cracker, Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, 2010.

Awards and residencies