Now Showing
Interiors
Susan Dryden & Rose McLeod
Opening: April 14, 2021
Viewing: April 14, 2021 until April 24, 2021
An exploration seeking clarity in the midst of chaos and complexity using paint and colour.
Homes for Servicemen
Patrick Mckenna
Opening: April 14, 2021
Viewing: April 14, 2021 until April 24, 2021
A curated selection of high quality reproduction prints of Architectural Drawings & Plans from the 1948 Rehabilitation Housing Plan Service (Expandable Housing or State Housing)
The original plans have been a recent and topical discovery made by Local Business man Patrick Mckenna of ‘Patrick’s Bookstore’
With thanks, we acknowledge sponsorship by Harcourts Whanganui to make this exhibition come to life.
Getting Closer
Sarah McDowell
Opening: April 14, 2021
Viewing: April 14, 2021 until April 24, 2021
A tenderness toward unpredictable encounters represented in drawing, painting and sculpture.
Coming Soon
A Different Perspective
Fiona Goulding
Opening: April 28 5:30 pm
Viewing: April 28, 2021 until May 8, 2021
Animals are part of our everyday lives, whether we are aware of them or not. They form relationships with each other and with us, yet as people our choices have the power to shape their existence.
274 Days Til Summer
Antonia O'Mahony
Opening: April 28 5:30 pm
Viewing: April 28, 2021 until May 8, 2021
Day to day tasks, nothing changes. Wild berries ripen, everything changes.
Floating hours and ghost days
Alice Fennessy
Opening: April 28 5:30 pm
Viewing: April 28, 2021 until May 8, 2021
This series of drawings contemplates the elastic qualities of time spent alone at home, while casting light on the dualities of softness and crushing tedium, confining restriction and nurturing safety that domestic spaces present.
Past Exhibitions
seasons sway – Katie Shand
February 2019
Exploring womans relationship with nature using embroidery in storytelling, as women have for hundreds of years.
X – Group Exhibition
February 2019
A dynamic group exhibition features 10 artists to celebrate 10 years of La Fiesta!
entitled film stills – Tia Ranginui
February 2019
A series of film stills from films I haven’t made, and probably never will.
Kintsugi – Leonie Sharp
April 2019
Kintsugi; a healing and restorative ideology built on the idea of strength and beauty in imperfection.
SMASH – Cam Munroe
April 2019
Painter Cam Munroe develops her recognizable central-shape paintings with a smash of red.
Encore – Group Exhibition
April 2019
A Space selected Group Exhibition with works from 2019 Open Studios.
Islands of Bite – Perry Davies
April 2019
Set in the raw landscape of New Zealand’s South Island high country, these works confront the viewer in an intense flood of furry incisions washed with gravelly tones.
Balance, Shape & Form – Craig Winton
April 2019
Handmade Jewellery, using traditional metal working techniques, Roll printing, beautiful beads and set gemstones
Wayfinder – Leigh Anderton-Hall
June 2019
With hand built ceramic objects, Leigh Anderton-Hall creates a personal esoteric space, with reverence to the rhythms of life.
The Form of Flora – Amy Blackburn
June 2019
A dedicated and detailed look of the delicate nature of flowers through drawing.
Licentiate – John Smart & Melanie McRae
June 2019
A celebratory exhibition of Whanganui Camera Club members, John Smart (President) & Melanie McRae who have recently been awarded their LPSNZ Honours certificates.
The Footprint of a Working Artist – Dan Mills
June 2019
Intuitive mixed media paintings, evolving in the space between the blocks of commissioned work.
Ghost Surf – Neddal Ayyad
June 2019
Ghost Surf- A dialogue between the North Atlantic and South Pacific by Neddal Ayyad.