Jo Luping studied printmaking and photography at the Otago Fine Art School, then film making and design at Wellington’s Victoria University. She established her studio in 1996 and became renowned for her ceramics which capture New Zealand’s coastal landforms and indigenous flora and fauna. She works in a variety of mediums including jewellery, ceramics, glass, printmaking, textiles, photography and film. She lives in Wellington, New Zealand with her fabulous husband Aaron and gorgeous daughter Isabella.