What’s On
Leo Bensemann: Paradise Garden
A collection of Leo Bensemann’s extraordinary Mohua Golden Bay landscape paintings.
Edwards + Johann: Mutabilities—propositions to an unknown universe
Transformation, unpredictability and magic happen when unrelated worlds meet.
He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil
Exploring the relationship between tākata and whenua – people and land – through Aotearoa New Zealand’s art history.
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Uncanny Valley
The fifth in the Gallery's emerging artists series, presenting new work by seven young New Zealand artists.
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Talisman
Twelve New Zealand jewellery artists have made new work responding to the theme of talismans in culture. A selection of rare Oceanic talismans from Canterbury Museum are also included.
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Cloud 9
Cloud 9, the fourth in the emerging artists series at Christchurch Art Gallery, presents new work by nine contemporary New Zealand painters.
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Bill Hammond: Jingle Jangle Morning
The long-awaited exhibition is a spectacular survey of more than two decades of work by one of New Zealand's leading contemporary painters.
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room with a view
This interactive installation of jewellery object art by Kirsten Haydon was inspired by a visit to Antarctica, and looks at the way souvenirs are reminders of journeys and encounters.
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Out of Erewhon: New Directions in Canterbury Art
A group exhibition featuring work by a selection of Canterbury's rising talents.
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Portraits and Personalities: Portraits from the Permanent Collection
An exhibition featuring portraits from the Permanent Collection.
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dis-comfort
Performance and installation artist Teresa Andrew's exhibition explores childhood memory and past history through various media.
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Andrew Drummond: Observation / Action / Reflection
This spectacular exhibition explores Andrew Drummond's rich and diverse practice, which spans performance, sculpture, installation, drawing, photography and technology.
Notes
The Drawing Collection
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū's Drawing Collection significantly expanded in the late 1970s, when a conscious effort was made to purchase works on paper from the varied disciplines of drawing. Prior to this, drawings came into the Gallery Collection via gifts or bequests, such as three illustrations by British/French artist George Du Maurier, gifted in 1934 by the Trustees of the artist.