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East Coast painter dives into life, water and legacy in new exhibition

East Coast artist Prudence Davis has unveiled her latest exhibition, "Going with the Flow," at the Matawhero Art Gallery. The collection features a series of paintings deeply inspired by the local landscape and the artist's personal connection to the ocean. Davis, who comes from a significant artistic lineage, uses this body of work to explore her environment through fluid, nature-focused compositions.

The exhibition highlights the ongoing legacy of regional New Zealand art and the weight of historical influence on contemporary practitioners. As a descendant of the noted landscape painter Kennett Watkins, Davis’s work represents a modern continuation of a family tradition, bridging 19th-century landscape heritage with a personal, coastal perspective.