Quirky Fox Art Gallery - with Vicki Fox

Vicki Fox founded Quirky Fox art gallery in 2012. It is located in Hawera, a small town of 10,000 people south of New Plymouth. Showcasing both established and emerging talents, Quirky Fox invites both New Zealand and international artists to be part of its carefully curated range; all international artists are exclusive to the gallery within New Zealand, while New Zealand artists are exclusive to the gallery within Taranaki. Quirky Fox aims to provide a home for artists working in new contemporary and representational styles and introduce their works to both a New Zealand and international audience. This episode is a great insight into how a person can get over challenges and use their strengths to create and work on something they are passionate about. Vicki Fox has lived her whole life with a speech impediment. As a child and young person she was teased and never felt she fitted in, even feeling like a "misfit" at times throughout her life. As she has got older she has come to the realisation that the things she was teased about are actually the really interesting, fun parts of her personality. In this chat Vicki shares how she finds her artists and builds her network, what she looks for in an artist and her expectations and management of artists both in New Zealand and internationally. We discuss her advice to artists approaching her gallery, how she feels about artists experimenting and changing their style, why she is against AI, pricing work (her least favourite part of the business), the development of her newly renovated gallery space and her exhibition schedule. Thank you to Vicki for agreeing to have this chat with me, something I know she had reservations about. I think her story will inspire you. At the moment Creative Connections does not receive formal funding. Some generous listeners have chosen to support us with a monthly donation of $3, $5, $8 or $10. If you would like to contribute in this way you can click this link to set up your donation. Easy as and you can cancel any time! Thank you so much, every cent is truly appreciated and ensures the continuation and development of the podcast. Support the show Creative Connections Website See our website for more about us and artist blogposts with images + links of the things we talk about in each episode. CREATIVE CONNECTIONS Instagram Creative Connections Facebook

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Quirky Fox Art Gallery - with Vicki Fox is an episode from Creative Matters by Mandy Jakich.

This episode is 71:11 long.

This episode was published on Jan 23, 2026.

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