What’s On
Leo Bensemann: Paradise Garden
A collection of Leo Bensemann’s extraordinary Mohua Golden Bay landscape paintings.
New exhibition now open!
Edwards + Johann: Mutabilities—propositions to an unknown universe
He Kapuka Oneone – A Handful of Soil
Our new collection exhibition is now open.
Open 7 days, 10am - 5pm
Late night Wednesday until 9pm
Free entry, free wifi
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Songs from Robert Burns
One of the highlights acquired for the Gallery's library recently is this beautiful 1925 Golden Cockerel Press edition of Songs From Robert Burns, illustrated throughout with wood-engravings by Mabel Annesley (1881–1959).
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James Nairn (1859-1904)
Today is James Nairn's birthday, an artist who could arguably be described as the father of Impressionism in New Zealand.
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Austen Deans at war
While the recently deceased painter Austen Deans is best known for his paintings of the Canterbury High Country, he also produced an important body of work while serving with the New Zealand Army during World War II. In particularly his paintings of life as a prisoner of war in Germany provides a rare glimpse into the life of Allied POWs.
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Lawrence Baigent and Robert Erwin
While much has been written about the wrecked buildings in Christchurch's cbd and the loss of some of the city's iconic heritage buildings, demolition work also continues in the suburbs, often on a more personal scale.
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Salamander Gallery Closes
The recent news that the Salamander Gallery will not be re-opening brings an end to a gallery with a long and productive history in Christchurch.
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Getting Older - Flying Nun
November sees the 30th anniversary of my favourite record label, Flying Nun Records.
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Muka Studio
Muka Studio, Auckland's renowned lithographic workshop, closed on 3o September this year after operating for the past 25 years.
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Finale
I bike past this relatively new building on the corner of Peterborough and Victoria streets every morning and marvel at its demise.
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A view from the Hilltop
A quick trip to the Akaroa Museum yesterday reminded me that the view overlooking Akaroa Harbour from the hilltop is still as breathtaking today as it was when colonial artists chose to paint the scene in the nineteenth century.