Now Showing
Proliferate
Jessica Galias
Opening: June 25, 2025
Viewing: June 24, 2025 until July 5, 2025
This is a series of paintings that explores the fascinating world of mushroom and Fungi and its different species.
Collective
Catherine Burrell McKnight, Marina G Belsito, Piper Look & Kendra Apperley
Opening: June 25, 2025
Viewing: June 24, 2025 until July 5, 2025
UCOL Whanganui mid-year graduates present diverse artworks exploring memory, transformation, place, and materiality.
C L U S T E R
Steve Leurink
Opening: June 25, 2025
Viewing: June 24, 2025 until July 5, 2025
A collection of paintings that articulate connections between the past and the present.
Coming Soon
Mid-Year Programme Break
Opening: July 6 10:00 am
Viewing: July 6, 2025 until July 14, 2025
Thank you for your support during the first half of our art programme!
We’ll be closed from the 6th until the 14th of July, but don’t worry — we’ll be back on the 15th July with more arty goodness and a stellar line-up of exhibitions to round out 2025.
SPACE INVADERS
Graham Hall, Lee Morgan, Glen Hutchins & Jason Dufty
Opening: July 16 5:30 pm
Viewing: July 15, 2025 until August 2, 2025
Space Invaders explores themes of intrusion, occupation, and boundaries — physical, cultural, and imagined. From playful disruption to serious commentary, these artists challenge the notion of who controls space and how we might choose to navigate it.
Past Exhibitions
S M A L L – 3.0 – Leigh Anderton-Hall, Graham Hall, Patrick Cush, Mark Rayner, Paul Rayner, Mayumi Sherburn, Michael Haggie, Julie Wilson, Jessica Galias, Jo Giddens, Jodi Clark, Mike Marsh, Catherine Macdonald, Kaye Coombs, Siobhan Wooding, Kate Sione, Laura Papple, Katie Shand, Rachael Garland, Patrick Gregg, Katherine Claypole, Emma Cunningham, Cat Sleyer, Sandy de Kock, Samantha Matthews, Glen Hutchins, Karen Taylor + more!
July 2024
Our S M A L L exhibition is back and bigger than ever!
Meaty Bites – Paul & Mark Rayner
July 2024
The Rayner Brothers are thrilled to be back at Space with ‘Meaty Bites’. Featuring ceramics, rugs and paintings – and a few surprises…
…from visionary walks – Mayumi Sherburn
July 2024
narratives around the winter, composed by handcrafted prints
Quirks and Charming Strangeness – Ursula Macfarlane
July 2024
Ursula has created a body of composite image artworks, by incorporating elements from her extensive collection of photographs. You may be able to spot various flora alongside dewdrops, building structures and props, weaving a story into each art piece.
NB: In these modern days of Artificial Intelligence, Ursula prefers to use her own Actual Intelligence…
From Scratch – Glen Hutchins
July 2024
Fundraising exhibition of recent drawings by Glen Hutchins.
The work is spontaneous, random, direct, and playful; it explores the idea of space.
Sweet & Salty – Marcus Tesar
July 2024
Sweet for the flowers, salty for the marine pictures.
TE WHARE TUKUTUKU – Brigham Anderson
June 2024
Tukutuku patterns carry meanings and encode stories for current and future generations. Brigham’s contemporary tukutuku communicate his belief system and the values he tries to live by.
Puanga Kai Rau – Manu Bennett
June 2024
A celebration of the time of abundance for our people, providing life, energy and sustainability.
Shapelines – Rachel Stockley
June 2024
An exploration of shape, line and colour in the landscape
3 Regions Print Annual Exhibition – In Series – Catherine Macdonald, Jo Giddens (image featured), Marty Vreede, Julia Ellery, Margaret Scott, Fliss Newton, Desiree Singer, Katie Russell, Su Keates, Brenda Wallis & Rachel Stockley
June 2024
Featuring print artists from across the Taranaki, Whanganui and Manawatu region.
Retrospect Prospect – Jennifer Halli
June 2024
I have been thinking about skies and places as I work in thin layers. Out of the 40+ places I have lived, my thoughts are of the sky in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the city where it all began.
FOREST | FOR-REST – Nicola Gregory
May 2024
A collection of paintings that celebrate the divine beauty and restorative power of the forest.
Of the Sea – MB Stoneman
May 2024
New works roused by mysteries, personas and shadows of the deep ocean.
FROM 17 TO 71 – Rosalind Fitz Patrick
May 2024
(Finally using geometry)
Between Collage and Tessellation – Laurence Gatehouse
May 2024
Addressing the false dichotomy between art and science with shape and colour in floor rugs.
my congregation – Paula Clare King
May 2024
A selection of works that explore dream, memory and change through the coming together of materials.
Haunts – Rowan Love
May 2024
A reflection on urban decay
WONDER | WANDER – Kat Crosse
May 2024
A mixed-media celebration of landscape and fauna.
The Near and Far – Polly Cleverley
May 2024
Abstracted atmospheric images to draw you into the quiet spaces from half-forgotten homelands.
Stockroom Spotlight – Perry Davies
May 2024
Perry Davies is a much-loved artist of Space Studio & Gallery; it is our pleasure to celebrate this collection of works.