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Jenny McLeod


Auckland based glass artist Jenny McLeod creates a variety of work including functional glassware, sculpture, outdoor installation and exhibition pieces. She produces her work from her home studio based in Waitakere.

McLeod’s training in glass began with her diploma of Craft and Design at Carrington Polytechnic- which she achieved with a Distinction in Glass. Following this she was awarded the QEII Arts Council New Artist grant (1993) which enabled her to set up her first kiln studio. She has been making and exhibiting ever since.

The majority of McLeod’s works incorporate fused glass and metal work. This process involves sheet glass being cut and layered in a kiln and taken to high temperatures to melt together. The molten glass sheets sink into designs hand drawn into sand during the firing, to take on the desired pattern. Metals are fused in between layers and most pieces undergo multiple firings.

McLeod also incorporates a range of mixed media into her pieces, including materials like concrete, pumice, copper, shells and NZ native fibre, harakeke (flax). As the artist describes “I enjoy working with all these materials, and am inspired by their natural quality and unlimited possibilities”. This mixed media approach is beautifully shown in her Wall Necklace series, where large pieces of glass, copper, wood and metal are threaded on over-sized ‘chains’ to create beautiful pacific inspired wall jewellery. These pieces come to reference Pacific approaches to costume and ornamentation.

Jenny McLeod is a member of NZSAG. She exhibits throughout New Zealand in galleries and outdoor sculpture events. Her works are held in private collections throughout Australasia, the UK and USA.


"NZ is not only a country of natural beauty, but it is a country rich in cultural diversity. These are constant reference points in my work, which is created with a Pacific inspiration, for a modern setting." ​- Jenny McLeod

Jenny McLeod Works Available At Black Door Gallery


Jenny McLeod, "Tusk and Bead Wall Necklace", Glass, Beads and Stainless Steel, Approx 700mm, 2022
Jenny Mcleod, "Shark Tooth Wall Necklace", 25 fused glass shark tooth shaped glass with coconut beads, 600mm length, 2021

Previously Exhibited At Black Door Gallery


Jenny McLeod,"Charcoal Tusk Wall Necklace", Fused Glass and Metallic Shell Pearl Beads, Wall Hanging, 600 x 600mm, 2021, SOLD
Jenny McLeod, "Tusk Wall Necklace (Multi-Colour)", Glass and Wooden Beads on Stainless Steel Cord, 2021, Approx 1.2m length
Jenny McLeod, "Tusk", Cast Glass, Timber Beads, Wall Necklace, 400 x 500mm, 2019, SOLD
Jenny McLeod, "Spikey Feather Wall Necklace", By Jenny McLeod in Collaboration with Justine Hawksworth, Coconut beads with fused glass & copper, 600mm width, 2019, SOLD
Jenny McLeod, "Spikey Pacific Wall Necklace", Glass, Copper and Beads, 600 x 600mm, 2020
Jenny McLeod, "Pacific Wreath", Hand formed/slumped glass, 400 wide x 600mm height including rope
Jenny McLeod, "Tusk Wall Necklace", Fused Glass, Beads on Wire, 2020
"Lotus", Hand Formed Fused Glass Lotus in Green, Approx 300mm Diameter, SOLD
Jenny McLeod, "Red Hibiscus Wall Necklace", Fused Glass, Wooden Beads on Wire, 2020, Approx 60cm, SOLD
Jenny McLeod, "Charcoal Seedpod", Fused Glass on Flax Cord, 830 x 220mm, 2021
Jenny McLeod- "Round Charcoal Tusk with Rope", Fused Glass, Metallic Beading and Natural Fibre (Rope) detail, 600 x 500mm approx, 2021

Jenny McLeod Artworks In Situ


Jenny McLeod Artworks In Situ | Black Door Gallery
Jenny McLeod Artworks In Situ | Private Residence
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