Wel­ling­ton artist Sacha Lees began her career work­ing on The Lord of the Rings tri­logy as an illus­trat­or, air­brush artist and creature design­er. These days Lees, ori­gin­ally from the West Coast, is a lead­ing artist. She developed her paint­ing tech­nique in Florence and now spe­cial­ises in the “fant­ast­ic” genre – a move­ment spe­cial­ising in myth­ic­al creatures and folk­lore. Her solo exhib­i­tion that begins next week show­cases her per­fectly rendered dysto­pi­an canvases that are strangely uplift­ing for even the most cyn­ic­al soul. Be sure to own a Lees before the Weta gang buy them all up.
Octo­ber 26 to Novem­ber 25
Exhib­i­tions Gal­lery of Fine Art
20 Brandon St
Wel­ling­ton
www.sachalees.com