ART COLLECTION
Art and wine have a long-standing and intricate connection that spans history, culture, and social practices. Wine has been a subject in art for centuries, appearing in paintings, literature, and even music.
Many famous artists, such as Caravaggio, Velázquez, and Picasso, have featured wine in their works, reflecting its role in daily life, celebration, and ritual.
Dancing Water is dedicated to the art of beautiful wine.
With a passion for art and its integration into the brand, Kim collaborated with Michelle Reid to create the labels and with local artist Olivia Barnes to capture the essence of the vineyard and winery building.
MICHELLE REID — ‘GLINT’
Michelle Reid is a visual artist and educator based in Riverhead, Tāmaki Makaurau. Her work explores atmosphere, aesthetics, and emotional spaces, blurring the line between the real and the lyrical. In 2024, she completed a Master of Fine Arts at Whitecliffe, where she was recognised as the top MFA student. Her paintings have won awards and are part of private collections in Auckland.
Year: 2021
Medium: Ink and gesso on framed timber panel
Dimensions: 120cm x 90cm
MICHELLE REID — ‘METAMORPHOSIS’
Michelle’s second artwork in the series captures the essence of renewal and transformation. Layers of texture and movement suggest a shedding of the old and the emergence of something new, echoing the rhythms of nature and personal evolution.
Year: 2021
Medium: Ink on Paper
Dimensions: 1200mm x 900mm
OTHER WORKS BY MICHELLE
FLURRY - 2019
Ink and gesso on birch framed panel
535mm (H) x 765mm (W)
2021 PRELIMINARY DRAWINGS
Ink on paper
420mm (H) x 297mm (W)
2021 PRELIMINARY DRAWINGS
Ink on paper
420mm (H) x 297mm (W)
CHLOE SUMMERHAYES — ‘ROOTBOUND’
Chloe Summerhayes is an Ōtautahi-based artist who works in drawing and painting to explore time, the body, and the beautiful chaos of being human. She completed her MFA at Ilam School of Fine Arts in 2022. Her work blends old-world romanticism with modern unease, embracing imperfections and letting intuition and failure guide the process. She paints, erases, and reworks obsessively, breaking apart figures and spaces until only fragments remain — each piece a balance of control and chaos. At its core, her practice is about living in the in-between, navigating opposites — addition and reduction, minimalism and excess, abstraction and figuration — capturing the tension of existence itself.
Year: 2023
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 660mm x 485mm
WAYNE YOULE — ARTIST
Wellington-born multi-media artist Wayne Youle (Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Whakaeke, Ngāti Pākehā) has built a diverse body of work since graduating from the Wellington Polytechnic School of Design in 1999. His residencies include the Rita Angus Residency (2010), SCAPE Artspace in Sydney (2012), and McCahon House (2019), with works held in public collections across Aotearoa. Formatively specialising in typography, Wayne embraces a less-is-more approach, using clean lines, bold silhouettes, and flat colour to create conceptually rich pieces. His art explores identity, race, and cultural symbolism, drawing inspiration from personal history, Māori and Pākehā dynamics, and artists like McCahon and Basquiat. With humour and sharp observation, he questions how history and identity are shaped through visual language.
Year: 2023
Powder coated aluminium (9 parts)
2000 x 1300 mm
One of New Zealand’s leading contemporary artists, Wayne lives just up the road from the vineyard, and has created a unique art installation that tells our vineyard’s special story. This collection of art is deeply personal, a reflection of heritage, love, and the profound connection to nature.
The Kete symbolises the gathering of life and learning, an offering to the land that nourishes in return. It speaks to the importance of place, culture, and community, where what is put into the earth is cherished and returned with abundance.
The Heart represents the core of it all – love, passion, and the drive to give everything for family, work, and the pursuit of dreams. It's about pouring one's energy into the things that matter most, to experience the pure essence of life.
The Snowflake evokes the fragility and beauty of nature, with its unique, fleeting existence mirroring the delicate balance we must maintain with the world around us.
The Crown Lynn Swan speaks to the quiet grace and loyalty we find in the unexpected, a symbol of belonging that transcends time and place.
The Amphora, representing the roots of winemaking, captures the ancient connection between humans and the earth, a vessel for sustenance and the sharing of life's bounty.
The Wind, with its invisible force, reminds us that we are ever at the mercy of nature's elements, yet it is in harmony with them that we find our strength.
Gabby's Paper Plane is a tender symbol of travel, youth, and the bond between parent and child, a reflection of the journeys we take in life, both personal and professional.
The Olive Branch is a quiet promise of peace, resilience, and renewal. It speaks to the wisdom of time, the strength found in patience, and the beauty of offering something gentle in a world that can be hard.
OLIVIA BARNES — ARTIST
This pencil and water colour work captures the recently restored wine shed at the vineyard. The artwork represents stage one of our plan to transform the dwelling into a versatile space for art exhibitions and vineyard events. Olivia has a Master of Art and Design in Painting from Auckland University of Technology.
Year: 2019
Pencil & Ink on paper
Dimensions: 1200mm (H) x 900mm (W)