Eileen Mayo

England / Australia / Aotearoa New Zealand, b.1906, d.1994

Takahē

  • 1976
  • Gouache and coloured pencil on paper
  • Purchased, 2005
  • 124 x 100mm
  • 2005/012

Location: Touring Gallery B

Tags: animals, birds (animals), grasses (plants)

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Exhibition History

Conor Clarke Tirohanga Manu 2025. Photograph. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, purchased 2025
Bird Land: Te Kāhui Manu
Eileen Mayo Black Swans 1983. Screenprint. Ngaire and George Hewson collection
Eileen Mayo: Nature, Art and Poetry
Ronnie van Hout Ersatz (Sick Child) 2005. Mixed media. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery, purchased by the Friends of Christchurch Art Gallery, 2007
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Gavin Hipkins Romance: New York (jellyfish) (detail) 2006. C-type print. Private collection, Christchurch. Reproduced courtesy of the artist, Hamish McKay Gallery and Starkwhite
Blue Planet
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Eileen Mayo

Eileen Mayo

It's 107 years since this multi-talented artist, described by art historian Kenneth Clark as 'outstandingly good', was born in Norwich, England.

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Collecting Cards

Collecting Cards

That the latest set of collectable cards in boxes of Weetbix features the All Blacks isn't really surprising, given that the Rugby World Cup is about to kick off on our shores and Weetbix are the official breakfast sponsors of the All Blacks.