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Jemma Edenborough is a mixed media sculptor in Ōtepoti Dunedin, working primarily with repurposed materials. She works across a variety of mediums; sculpture, illustration, soft textiles and photography.

  • 54 – An Ephemeral Installation of Melting Māui Dolphin

    54 – An Ephemeral Installation of Melting Māui Dolphin

    The disappearing dolphins – an ephemeral sculptural installation in the Dunedin Octagon by contemporary artist Jemma Edenborough, June 2025 There are fewer than fifty-four Māui dolphin left in the world. They are now the rarest marine mammal in the world after their predecessor was officially ruled as extinct. Māui dolphin live off the West coast…

  • The Privilege of Living Past 29

    The Privilege of Living Past 29

    My work ‘The Privilege of Living Past 29’ is about the surprise of finding gratitude during a genocide. I didn’t have Palestinian friends or family prior to the last 18 months, but what is happening now answers the age-old question of ‘what would I have been doing during the holocaust if I’d been alive then?’.…

  • Release of A to Z of Animals Dead & Alive Colouring Book

    Release of A to Z of Animals Dead & Alive Colouring Book

    Link to order on Etsy I am so excited to present my first physical colouring book! If you’ve been following my work for a while you may know that I have made digital colouring books on Etsy before, repurposing vintage illustrations and converting them into modern formats, but this is the first collection I have…