Coming Soon
The degrees to which we are absent or present
Sarah Pearson
Opening: July 16 5:30 pm
Viewing: July 15, 2025 until August 2, 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.
The Canonization of Sister Josephine Bhakita
Sandy de Kock
Opening: August 6 5:30 pm
Viewing: August 5, 2025 until August 23, 2025
Saint Josephine Margaret Bhakita was born in Darfur, Sudan in 1869.
This body of work is my interpretation of her spirituality, and it highlights, for me, the incredible strength of African women.
EMBER
Artists revealed soon!
Opening: August 6 5:30 pm
Viewing: August 5, 2025 until August 23, 2025
In the stillness of Winter an ember marks
a beginning or an end…
Treedom
Fiona McGowan
Opening: August 6 5:30 pm
Viewing: August 5, 2025 until August 23, 2025
Ceramics and Forests of Aotearoa merge.
Past Exhibitions
Collective – Catherine Burrell McKnight, Marina G Belsito, Piper Look & Kendra Apperley
June 2025
UCOL Whanganui mid-year graduates present diverse artworks exploring memory, transformation, place, and materiality.
Proliferate – Jessica Galias
June 2025
This is a series of paintings that explores the fascinating world of mushroom and Fungi and its different species.
C L U S T E R – Steve Leurink
June 2025
A collection of paintings that articulate connections between the past and the present.
PUANGA in SPACE –
June 2025
An exceptional exhibition of Puanga-inspired art produced by rangatahi from Whanganui schools, spanning all three galleries of Space Studio & Gallery.
Image: Carrie Bullmore WHS
Essence of There – Amanda Smart
May 2025
Painted hanging works exploring place, pattern, and presence through movement, colour, and sensory abstraction.
The Very Lively Ones – Adele Dubarry
May 2025
A celebration of prancing ponies and dancing ears of wheat: the magic of Iron Age gold coins in Britain.
random acts of perspective – Ursula Macfarlane
May 2025
The intriguing nature of infinite points of view when trying to explain art. These are photo composite stories.
MULTIPLIED – Kaye Coombs, Jo Giddens, Mark Rayner, Mike Marsh, Katherine Claypole, Rachel Stockley, Patrick Gregg, Jillaine Murray (The Black Pixie), Sandy de Kock, Duncan Foord & Rachael Garland
April 2025
A group exhibition that explores the aesthetic and power of multiplication.
Midnight Honey – Amanda Panda Ceramics
April 2025
Vibrant, heartwarming ceramic art for your table, home and soul.
The Black Lake – Patrick Gregg
April 2025
A series of ‘Pastels’ inspired by a Tea Tree stained Dunal lake in Australia.
Communication Tower – Stuart Morris
April 2025
A visual exploration of abstraction and monumentality.
CREATING SPACE – Katrina Langdon
April 2025
As an artist my journey is always to transcend that which indisputably exists, to tug gently at consciousness and offer a glimpse of something more, to usher ever-forward the limits of imagination.
I am forever and always dwelling in the ‘spaces between’ not quite in this space or that – something more intangible…
New Faces – Mark Rayner
April 2025
New faces…and a few familiar ones too. Dogs and devils and other crazy creatures come together for this exhibition of new works by Mark Rayner.
Whanga (Harbour) – Melanie Rodriga
March 2025
‘Whanga’ (Harbour), a place of safety and shelter. Atmospheric landscapes of an imagined natural world.
Entropia – Chris Lambert
March 2025
I’m interested in the flowering of life, the blossoming of death, and the wonder of spontaneous creation.
City Mission Fundraiser – Wendy Watson
March 2025
When the going gets tough, volunteers step up.
Between Then and Now – Mica Kerridge
March 2025
Between Then and Now reflects on the way places remain vivid in our minds, even as they fade, transform, or disappear in reality. These works explore the tension between nostalgia and time, capturing the shifting nature of landscapes that exist both as they were and as we remember them.
Ko Au Te Awa; I Am the River – Manu Bennett
March 2025
E rere kau mai te awanui
Mai te kāhui maunga ki Tangaroa
Ko Au te Awa; Ko te Awa ko Au.
The river flows from the mountains to the sea
I Am the River; The River is Me.
Nga Tamariki O Tane Mahuta raua Ko Tangaroa – Rob Barrington
March 2025
digital – art – installation
Vibrant Sights – Kalia Court
February 2025
Vibrant Sights is a bright, colourful series, depicting some of Whanagnui’s iconic sites.