Artist in Residence

Jeremy Bennett is an award-winning art director and painter, well known for his work on King Kong and The Lord of the Rings trilogy.

He also spent ten years in the US working at Valve Software as a Senior Art Director, where he designed environments and characters for titles such as Half Life, Left for Dead, Portal, and DOTA2.

As this year's Artist in Residence, Jeremy shared his insight into the film industry and his creative process with students, and we were very lucky to have him join us.

The Artist in Residence Programme

The Artist in Residence programme began in 2012 when the Creative and Perfoming Arts Centre (CPAC) building was finished, with Chris Parkin as the first sponsor. In 2022, the Artist in Residence sponsorship became part of the Scots College Parents' Association (SCPA).

The goal of the Artist in Residence programme is to provide artists with an opportunity to work on their craft of making art, while creating opportunities with our ākonga to have a chance to see artists in action. Students from all three schools get to interact with the Artist in Residence, and each year, the Artist in Residence brings a new and different approach to art making – from traditional painting practices to more conceptual ideas. This gives our ākonga the opportunity to learn more about many different forms of art making.

Previous artists include: Taupuruariki (Ariki) Whakataka Brightwell, Kelcy Taratoa, Seraphine Pick, Matt Gauldie, Hannah Schickedanz (mural in page header), Greta Menzies, Sam Duckor-Jones, Michel Tuffery, Antony Nobilo, and Lynne Sandri.