Allan Beaver – Featured Artist Issue 36
December 1, 2025
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The Coromind crew visits Allan Beaver’s studio in Coromandel Town on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
The Coromind crew visits Allan Beaver’s studio in Coromandel Town on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
After completing a Fine Arts degree from Oxford University, I then spent 40 years teaching art – firstly as a secondary school art teacher in the UK and then as Teacher in Charge of art in NZ.
After completing a Fine Arts degree from Oxford University, I then spent 40 years teaching art – firstly as a secondary school art teacher in the UK and then as Teacher in Charge of art in NZ.
For the longest time, all I really wanted was a little cabin in the woods where I could draw, paint, surf, and maybe rock out to a party or three if the isolation got too much.
I am an artist whose creative journey began over 20 years ago, when a close friend encouraged me to explore the world of painting
The Coromind crew visits Allan Beaver’s studio in Coromandel Town on a sunny Sunday afternoon.
After completing a Fine Arts degree from Oxford University, I then spent 40 years teaching art – firstly as a secondary school art teacher in the UK and then as Teacher in Charge of art in NZ.
After completing a Fine Arts degree from Oxford University, I then spent 40 years teaching art – firstly as a secondary school art teacher in the UK and then as Teacher in Charge of art in NZ.
For the longest time, all I really wanted was a little cabin in the woods where I could draw, paint, surf, and maybe rock out to a party or three if the isolation got too much.
I am an artist whose creative journey began over 20 years ago, when a close friend encouraged me to explore the world of painting
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