Jocelyn Friis

Jocelyn Friis is a New Zealand-based painter creating expressive semi-abstract land and seascapes from her coastal studio in Mangawhai. Working in acrylic and encaustic, through memory and feeling, she explores the interplay between nature’s resilience and vulnerability, and our relationship to it.

Originally from Cape Town, South Africa, Jocelyn’s early connection with nature and a Steiner education nurtured her creative path. Since immigrating to New Zealand in 1996, she has deepened her practice through eco and process art, exploring the link between creativity, wellbeing, and the environment.

A four time award-winning artist, Jocelyn has exhibited widely across New Zealand, including the Auckland Art Show and the NZ Association of Fine Arts, and more recently in the UK through the ArtCan organization.
She is a certified facilitator of Art & Creativity for Healing workshops, teaching both locally and online.