HOMESTYLE MAGAZINE
Expat Kiwi Anna Church Shares her philosophy and recent renovation in Toronto.
Anna has lived in Toronto with her husband Nick (also a Kiwi) and their Children for 8 years, and this home for five. They recently completed a renovation that took it back to its 1834 bones and built it back up, bigger and better.
THE DESIGN CHASER
Renowned New Zealand artist Anna Church has been living and working in Toronto for the last eight years. Her work is created through the multi-format, fine art medium Sculptography, and has been sold and exhibited globally. As a long-time admirer, I am thrilled to have caught up with Anna to discuss her latest collections, which are nothing short of breathtaking.
MY SCANDINAVIAN HOME
Step inside Anna Church’s modern - Vintage family home
The other day when I was leafing through the pages of HOLLY MAGAZINE I stubbled across the work of New Zealand Artist and entrepreneur Anna Church. A little research lead me to beautiful images of her home in Toronto.
I couldn’t resist sending a note to Anna to find out more about her wonderful living space she shares with her family.
DESIGN LINES MAGAZINE
When artist Anna Church renovated her Riverside Victorian, she had a purpose_ to find the light. The moment she and her husband, Nick Dalton, bought the house for their family of four in 2014, she started planning. The house was dark, rundown and cramped, but the saving grace of high ceilings and a quick all-white paint job meant Church could take time to figure out exactly how she wanted to craft her ideal space.
SCOUT MODERN
Sometimes you come across someone’s work who is multi-faceted as a person and an artist and it feels truly magnetic. That person is Anna Church. With a graphic design and interior styling background, Anna brings a fresh take to her highly sought after limited edition prints. We are so excited to share a little more about her, her process, and her work. We know you’re going to love it! Enjoy!
VIVA
Playing magpie is part of the job for Anna Church, a “sculptographer” and interior stylist based in Toronto. After scavenging for items, she repurposes them in striking ways, transforming the old, forgotten and strange into large, playful sculptures_ a heart fashioned out of 19th-century plasterwork mouldings, a military-style insignia shaped out of silverware, a map of New Zealand made entirely of Crown Lynn pieces. Then she photographs them and sells them as limited edition prints, to galleries and collectors around the world. (2016)
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INSIDE OUT MAGAZINE
Life is pretty close to idyllic for stylist and artist Anna Church. Firstly because home is Waiheke Island, a white-sand-fringed paradise dotted with wineries only a short boat ride from Auckland. Here, this mother of two lives in a gorgeous cottage with her husband Nick Dalton, her children Molly and Thomas, and Dougal, the beagle. Then there's her work. which is a whirl of styled shoots for fashion types like Trelise Cooper, textile company Linens & More and Auckland's homewears house Citta Design. "I get to make a living from my talent for arranging objects" she says, "How cool is that?"
And Finally, there's her creative outlet. Anna's limited edition art prints have struck a chord with an audience that appreciates her sense of humour and nod to nostalgia. We chatted to Anna about her oasis and the secrets behind her style. (2012)
NZ HOMESTYLE MAGAZINE
Thousands of miles from her Waiheke Home, artist Anna Church has set up a new hub of creativity in the busting metropolis of Toronto. (2015)
COVET GARDEN MAGAZINE
Anna, Nick, Molly and Thomas moved to Canada from their native New Zealand three years ago. In that time they have lived in three different places including the lovely rental home that Covet Garden is touring in this latest issue. They have since bought and moved into another house in the neighbouring district but we couldn't have passed up the opportunity to show you how even a temporary habitat can feel well loved and lived in. (2015)
UPPERCASE MAGAZINE
Emblems, Crests - they are all around us, representing nations, provinces, families and individuals. They speak of union, a coming together, a visual montage of the ties that bind. (2013)
