Nik Hanton
Using the age-old materials and techniques of leather, wood, binding, and hand painting Nik Hanton revisits these methods, reshapes them, and brings them into a contemporary context that examines the complex social experience of being human.
After studying Sociology and Psychology Nik worked for a number of years in a variety of Media industries before following her passion for jewellery.
In 2015 Nik completed a Bachelor of Applied Arts majoring in Contemporary Jewellery from Whitireia NZ, received the Fingers Gallery Graduate Award and won the ECC / Dowse student Craft/Design Award for Jewellery from The Village Goldsmith. She recently returned from The Netherlands where a series of her work was selected for the prestigious Galerie Marzee International Graduate show.