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Raymond McIntyre: A Modernist View
Dynamic and progressive paintings and woodcuts from one of Aotearoa’s New Zealand foremost modernist artists.
Living Archives
Archives that tell stories about artists and history in Aotearoa
Whāia te Taniwha
Māori artists consider the enduring relevance of taniwha in Aotearoa.
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Notes
World-famous Britten superbike comes to the Gallery
The record-setting superbike that stunned the world is coming to the Gallery as part of a new exhibition by acclaimed artist Billy Apple, with a special sneak-peek event happening this Thursday 14 July.
Notes
Spring by Joan Dukes
This article first appeared in The Press as 'Spring, a breath of fresh air' on 7 July 2016.
Collection
Leo Bensemann The Dolomite Madonna, Takaka
“One marvellous summer’s evening Mary and I (with my cousin and his wife and a friend) were up on top of Mount Burnett. The undergrowth was everywhere littered with dangerous pieces of rock and it was there the Madonna appeared and was picked up.“We stayed much too late so it was dark when we came down through the bush past glow worms lighting up and switching off their deceptive paths on the bank of the track. But we got down safely and back at last to Collingwood which seemed brilliantly lit up after the bush and then drove quietly back to Ligar Bay. It certainly was a great night and was to prove so later…” —Leo Bensemann to Peter Simpson, 1984
Leo Bensemann: Paradise Garden (14 September 2024 – 9 February 2025)
Details of the rock (which survives) in this drawing, how it was found and how it was used in this drawing and in other paintings, appear on pages 168-170 of the book 'Fantastica: the world of Leo Bensemann' by Peter Simpson (Auckland University Press, 2011).
Collection
Fiona Pardington Still Life with Barley Grass and Freesia, Waiheke
“Every object has a particular meaning for me, a certain feeling, an emotion, a history – often a history I can sense, even though I can’t tell you its story.” —Fiona Pardington
Fiona Pardington’s still-life photographs assemble a myriad collection of objects that carry highly personal meanings for the artist. Objects, both found and owned, are assembled in the European still-life tradition but on the artist’s terms. Water held in containers, like the vase in this work, represent South Island creeks and rivers reflecting Fiona’s connection to Te Waipounamu through her Ngāi Tahu and Clan Cameron heritage.
(Perilous: Unheard Stories from the Collection, 6 August 2022- )
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Largest ever Fiona Pardington exhibition opens in Christchurch
Death, sex, flesh and the female gaze are among the many themes explored in the Gallery’s newest exhibition, Fiona Pardington: A Beautiful Hesitation.