11 December 2020
Press for Sale: 133x60cm, Auckland
04 December 2020
Press for Sale: 90x40cm, Hawke's Bay
Base plate 90cm
Roller width 40cm
Height 50cm
Shown here on small low table. Press attached to base board (not table).
Press for Sale: 60x120cm, Christchurch
12 November 2020
Workshop: Drypoint & Etching on Aluminium, 26-29Nov, Kerikeri
24 October 2020
Exhibition: 'Walking Distance', Celia Walker, 30Oct-18Nov, Auckland
Opening: 31st October 10am – 4pm
This installation traces the many paths and places within walking distance of home, with the altered perspective of physical distancing and restricted travel of these current times.
20 October 2020
Exhibition: Thinking of Place 2, 22Oct-1Nov, Auckland
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Gini Wade, Aberystwyth Dreaming, 2018 |
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Prue MacDougall, Miss New Zealand ll, 2018 |
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Nadia Kliendanze, In Situ, 2018 |
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June Emery, Scottish Memories, 2018 |
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Leena Mammari, Forlom Longing, 2018 |
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Deborah Klein, In Detritus, 2018 |
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Jo Ogier, An Altered Reality, 2018 |
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Michael Fitzgerald, Tidal 1, 2018 |
Given that the relationship between self and place is dynamic, interconnected and not fixed in time and space (Qazimi 2014), some artists have chosen to reflect on the power certain places have on individual experiences, recording impressions of an everchanging or richly textured landscape. Melbourne artist Michael Fitzgerald’s work Tidal 1 (2018) is a nod to the ephemeral beauty of the constantly moving tides in The Bay.
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Norman McBeath, Is to remember to have known and not forgotten?, 2018 |
This idea is further extended to the urban environment, where Scottish artist Norman McBeath questions: Is to remember to have known and not forgotten? (2018). His work is an exploration of a familiar place by day - a flight of steps leading up to a non-descript corner of The Old Town in Edinburgh, transformed by night, the shadows cast a different mood and story, making the familiar unfamiliar.
and runs until Sunday 1 November,
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Kyla Cresswell, Standing Still, 2018 |
19 October 2020
Press for Sale: 125x71cm, Hamilton
Asking price is fixed: $7,000
Contact by email: blackartz069@gmail.com
or phone Matthew: 0277739619
14 October 2020
Exhibition: Prue MacDougall, Atlas Pasifica, 15Oct-3Nov, Auckland
both physically across the world and chronologically through time,
and the effect such journeying has on one’s sense of identity.
Myth and reality often become blurred in the visual telling of these stories;
narratives of many strange events become embroidered with retelling.
Whether fact or fiction, it is the wonder of the story itself that becomes most important.
The work embodies many ideas strongly linked to New Zealand
around travel, sailing and people that have adapted
or are still in the process of moving and adapting.
she fashions these ideas into nostalgic cameos
in which our present reality reconnects with the past and is re-evaluated.
Artist Talks: Sat 17 & Sun 18 Oct, 10am
Prue MacDougall will discuss her ideas and inspiration
behind her exhibition 'Atlas Pacifica',
as well as demonstrate her process and skill in intaglio etching.
FREE event.
For more information, see: railwaystreetstudios.co.nz
13 October 2020
The Art Of Repetition, 10-18Oct, Auckland
This week is ArtWeek in Auckland,
and The Frame Workshop & Gallery is celebrating the art of screenprinting,
with a group show sharing both archival and new screenprints
from a selection of NZ artists.
The Art Of Repetition: A Showcase of Screenprinting in New Zealand
at The Frame Workshop & Gallery, 182 Jervois Rd, Herne Bay
Hours: Mon–Fri 9.30am–5.30pm, Sat 10am–3pm
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Michael Smither, Okahu Hatch Cover – Pounamu, Limited edition screenprint, edition of 12 |
For more information about this exhibition,
see: frameworkshop.co.nz
12 October 2020
Exhibition: Distant Kinship, to 15Nov, Whangarei
This weekend I was lucky enough to get out of the city
and popped in to Whangarei Art Museum to see "Distant Kinship",
an exhibition showcasing the work of 18 printmakers
from Grafiekgroep Bergen in The Netherlands
and the Print Council of Aotearoa NZ.
In 1642 the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman reached a new land in the Pacific Ocean and his cartographers named it New Zealand, after the Dutch province Zeeland. A kinship, distant in historical terms, was then born. Nearly four centuries later we now propose an exhibition of prints by Dutch and New Zealand artists: a contemporary kinship of printmakers, distant in geographical terms.
Featuring New Zealand artists: Jacqueline Aust, Kathy Boyle, Beth Charles,
Mark Graver, Steve Lovett, Kim Lowe, Prue MacDougall,
Catherine Macdonald, and Carole Shepheard.
Featured Dutch artists: Elsbeth Cochius, Gea Karhof, Hans Kleinsman,
Madeleine Leddy, Piet Lont, Nan Mulder, Jadranka Njegovan,
José van Tubergen, Eric van der Wal.
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Gea Karhof, Towards the Unknown |
Here is a video Mark Graver made that introduces the NZ artists:
It's a great collection of works, and well worth the effort to go check it out.
For more information & artist statements, see: whangareiartmuseum.co.nz
Free entry.
15 September 2020
Exhibition: Aiko Robinson
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Aiko Robinson, A Secret Hour, 2018 etching and chine-collé on washi paper, 36x10cm, edition of 20 + 2 APs. |
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Aiko Robinson, Cherry Popped, woodcut on paper, 42x62cm, edition of 8 |
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Aiko Robinson, Pillow Picture #3, 2020 watercolour, gouache and ink on paper, 53x73cm |
14 September 2020
10 Years of Waitakere Printers Ink: Barrel Store Exhibition, 18-27Sept




