Dr Miriam Saphira was born in 1941 in Kaimiro, Taranaki, Aotearoa/New Zealand and currently lives in Point Chevalier, Auckland. Miriam Saphira has exhibited in 35 group exhibitions and has had 17 solo exhibitions in New Zealand, Australia, London, France and Germany. She has nine books published and has edited two anthologies. Miriam was artist in residence at Hamilton in 2000 and is a member of the Waikato Printmakers. The mediums Miriam uses include oil painting, etching, and some three dimensional work including bronzes. She has received four awards for her work in the community.
Artist Statement: The knowledge of our ancestors is restricted by what information is kept and passed on and what is discarded. My work is around the establishment of a museum of lesbian culture and in my current art practice I have used meditation in my studio. In a Jungian way I incubate and explore the myths, symbols and relationships from the depths of my subconscious.
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