Tess Sheerin's mural of a trout on a central Queenstown building has been turning heads for two months.
Now, more of her work can be seen indoors at her first solo show, "Creature Collective'', at the Queenstown Arts Centre.
Partly influenced by street art and graffiti from her time living in the United Kingdom, Sheerin painted Drainbow Trout on a wall in Earl St in November.
It is the first of five murals she plans to paint throughout the country with the aim of raising awareness of the impact of coastal pollution on wildlife.
The exhibition consists of screenprints, paintings on recycled doors and other debris from the Canterbury earthquakes, and multimedia works on recycled plastic.
Sheerin, who moved to the resort nine months ago, said she began working on the 11 pieces in 2012, when she returned to her hometown of Christchurch from the UK to "face the aftermath'' of the earthquakes.
The largest work, Consciously Ignorant, was inspired by litter she had collected on a beach.
It had prompted her to research coastal pollution and its knock-on effects, particularly on native wildlife.
She hopes to start a mural in Dunedin this month, before works in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland.
She is working on a mural of a tuatara at the Kiwi Birdlife Park, where she volunteers one day a week.
Her exhibition continues until February 2.
