Exhibitions
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17 September 2016 – 6 February 2017
From the Sun Deck: McCahon’s Titirangi
Colin McCahon’s shift to Titirangi in 1953 was a watershed moment in the artist’s career, providing the inspiration for him to ...
3 September 2016 – 6 February 2017
Reading the Swell
Drawing its inspiration from the sea, this exhibition highlights the Gallery's collection of maritime paintings, drawings, prints, photographs ...
3 September 2016 – 6 February 2017
Ship Songs
A small but poetic exhibition looking at early European and Māori representations of seafaring vessels, with the Charlotte Jane as a ...
From 17 September
He Rau Maharataka Whenua: A Memory of Land
Canterbury modernist landscape painting from the collections of Te Puna o Waiwhetu Christchurch Art Gallery, poignantly revised from within a ...
3 September 2016 – 6 February 2017
Kōwhaiwhai
Five significant works of art that look to traditional Māori architecture to inform modernist and contemporary Māori art practice.
27 August – 20 November 2016
Joyce Campbell: Flightdream
Joyce Campbell’s immersive video work takes the viewer on a journey into the ocean’s fathomless depths, exploring processes of ...
27 August – 6 November 2016
1969 Comeback Special
A fascinating focus show centred on a decade in which Gallery director, Brian Muir, began to acquire contemporary New Zealand art for the ...
16 July – 6 November 2016
Great Britten! A work by Billy Apple
Billy Apple blurs the line between life and art with a new installation that celebrates the triumphant, record-shattering 1995 campaign of the ...
25 June 2016 – 30 April 2017
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Three paintings by Tony Fomison, Philip Clairmont and Allen Maddox.
Ongoing
Ronnie van Hout: Quasi
A giant new sculpture on the Gallery roof by Ronnie van Hout.
9 July – 6 November 2016
Fiona Pardington: A Beautiful Hesitation
A survey exhibition by a leading New Zealand photographer explores sex, death and the female gaze.
4 June – 30 October 2016
Doris Lusk: Practical Visionary
Intricate landscapes and imaginative explorations by renowned New Zealand painter Doris Lusk.
Ongoing
Reuben Paterson: The End
Reuben Paterson's sparkling elevator installation offers an unexpected space for contemplation and connection.
Ongoing
Silent Patterns
An outdoor painting inspired by wartime Dazzle camouflage.
Ongoing
Yellow Ochre Room
A painted room which offers space and time for contemplation.
Ongoing
Beasts
A generous, multimedia selection of animal-themed works, both lively and thoughtful.
Ongoing
Treasury: A Generous Legacy
Stunning proof of the impact of generosity on the Christchurch collection.
Ongoing
Above Ground
An exhibition exploring the impact of architecture, imagination and memory.
Ongoing
Everything is Going to be Alright
Martin Creed's completely unequivocal, but also pretty darn ambiguous, work for Christchurch.
Ongoing
Here are the people and there is the steeple
A big bright mural inspired by the challenges of rebuilding a city. Kay Rosen turns the word 'people' into the foundation for an unexpected ...
4 June 2016 – 28 May 2017
Bad Hair Day
Bad Hair Day investigates the wild and wonderful ways of hair through painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography and video.
