Erika Hazlehurst New Zealand artist
Erika and her work "Freakshow' at the 2022 Parkin Drawing Award Exhibition.
Erika Hazlehurst is a Lower Hutt-based artist with an interest in drawing, painting, symbolism and surrealism. In 2026 she is continuing her studies in the Bachelor of Fine Arts at Massey University, has graduated with an Advanced Diploma in Creative Art, and holds a Master of Design in architectural drawing and symbolism from VUW.
Erika’s paintings occupy the in-between realm, populated by mythic, hybrid figures that exist somewhere between human and animal. These forms emerge through repeated acts of blind drawing, a process of distortion and abstraction that allows new beings to surface and embody ideas of connection, transformation, and evolution. Balancing the real with the fantastical, Erika’s work explores the mythology of monsters as symbols of becoming.
Erika’s paintings occupy the in-between realm, populated by mythic, hybrid figures that exist somewhere between human and animal. These forms emerge through repeated acts of blind drawing, a process of distortion and abstraction that allows new beings to surface and embody ideas of connection, transformation, and evolution. Balancing the real with the fantastical, Erika’s work explores the mythology of monsters as symbols of becoming.
© Erika Hazlehurst 2026
