August 2024       Aotearoa Artists in Venice - HUM Podcasts
Despite the absence of a national pavilion at the 60th Venice Biennale, New Zealand is making an extraordinary impact on the global art scene. This year marks a historic moment for Aotearoa artists, with the largest ever representation of Māori artists featured in Venice. Notably, Mataaho Collective’s exceptional achievement in winning the prestigious Golden Lion underscores New Zealand’s significant contribution to the international art community.

In Crossing Currents: Aotearoa New Zealand Artists in Venice, Contemporary HUM speaks with the artists featured in the 60th Venice Biennale and parallel events Personal Structures and Re-Stor(y)ing Oceania as they reflect on presenting in Venice during an historic year for Aotearoa art, Ngā toi Māori and Indigenous art globally. Click here to listen and learn more about Contemporary HUM.
July - August 2024       The Adam Portraiture Awards - Finalists
The Adam Portraiture Award is a biennial competition for painted portraits of New Zealanders, by New Zealanders and presents a breadth of responses to identity and representation. From 451 entries, Judges Felicity Milburn, lead Curator at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, and Urban Art Advisory Board member and one of Aotearoa's most significant artists, Karl Maughan, selected 37 works for this years finalists exhibition.
Click here to see the prize winners, all of the 37 finalists and when and where to see the exhibition.
May to July 2024
Te Ao Hurihuri
Courtesy of the Wairau Māori Art Gallery
For Te Ao Hurihuri, which references the idea of an ever-changing world, Wairau Māori Art Gallery has partnered with Whangārei Art Museum to utilise their significant collection. Through a selection of key works this exhibition references a transformative period in Aotearoa's art history and these visionaries of the modern Māori art movement who disrupted the creative scene and forged a pathway for the contemporary Māori art we know today.
For more information:https://en.wairaumaoriartgallery.co.nz/
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Selwyn Muru, 1937-2024 (Te Aupõuri, Ngãti Kuri) Portrait of Christ, 1960
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Elizabeth Ellis, CNZM b1945 (Ngäpuhi, Ngãti Porou) Te Rawhiti Rakaumangamanga,
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Cliff Whiting 1936-2017 (Te Whãnau-ā-Apanui) Tangaroa, (detail) 1982
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Dame Katerina Te Heikoko Mataira DNZM 1932-2011 (Ngãti Porou) Deep Water, 1957
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Cliff Whiting 1936-2017 (Te Whãnau-ā-Apanui) Tangaroa, (detail) 1982
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Ralph Hotere OZM 1931 - 2013 (Te Aupõuri) Requiem, 1973-1974
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Paratene Matchitt 1933-2021 (Ngãti Porou, Te Whanau-ã-Apanui, Te Whakatõhea) The Bull, 1964
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Pauline Kahurangi Yearbury 1926-1977 (Ngāpuhi) Hatupatu and the Bird Woman, 1966
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Buck Nin, 1942-1996 (Ngãti Raukawa, Ngãti Toa) Through the Mists of Time [Culture Survives], 1990
March to May 2024
Adam Art Gallery Te Pataka Toi
Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery is the purpose-built public art gallery of Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington. The Gallery is a forum for research, dialogue and critical thinking across media, disciplines, cultures and contexts. Since its establishment in 1999, the Gallery has presented a highly-regarded programme of exhibitions, events and publications for staff and students of the University and the wider public.
For more information: www.adamartgallery.nz

February to March 2024
Gothic Returns: Fuseli to Fomison  
Images courtesy of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Gothic Returns: Fuseli to Fomison explores the persistent appeal of ‘the gothic’. A broad term that embraces some of the most darkly charismatic imagery ever produced.
This is one of eight collections at the Auckland Art gallery that are free to the public to view. Adjacent to it is the 400 year old masterpiece  A Village Fair  circa 1614–19 by Flemish artist Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564–1638). Gallery Paintings Conservator Genevieve Silvester spent three years working on the restoration of this remarkable work. For more information: LINK

December to January 2024

Ngà mihi o te wà - Season's Greetings!

SEPTEMBER TO NOVEMBER 2023

The Parliamentary Collection

AUGUST TO SEPTEMBER 2023

The Parkin Drawing Prize 2023

The Parkin Drawing Prize is Aotearoa New Zealand’s premier award for drawing. It promotes drawing in all its forms – as discovery, a testing of ideas, and decision making. For more information go to Parkin Drawing Prize

JULY TO AUGUST 2023

The Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award 2023

 Exhibition created in association with the New Zealand Portrait Gallery  Te Pūkenga Whakaata
The Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award is a competition that encourages emerging Māori artists to create portraits of their tūpuna (ancestors) in any medium.
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Stevei Houkāmau, Kia Whakatōmuri te haere whakamua, 2023
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Robert Pritchard-Blunt, Heke Mai, 2023
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Anna Jepson, Whakanui, 2023
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Ngaroma Riley, Aunty Anne Tapene, 2023
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Tia Kershaw, Lady of the mist., 2023
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Jody Tupara, Ngā haututu o te kāuta, 2023
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Ming Ranginui, Swept under the rug, 2023
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Yara Hunt,My Kuia Huia, 2023
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Aimee Guthrie, Pango, 2023
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Karaitiana Akroyd, Wairua, 2023
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Hana Pera Aoake, Te Mamaeroa, 2023
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Annabel Bowen, Gone Fishing?, 2023
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Arini Poutu, Clinging to Life and to Each Other, 2023

MAY TO JUNE 2023

Melvin Day Centenary

​MELVIN N DAY CNZM (30 June 1923 – 17 January 2016)

Melvin ‘Pat’ Day CNZM was a key figure in mid-20th Century New Zealand Art. Born in Hamilton in 1923, Melvin Day was a radical, but also a great believer in tradition. His early Cubist paintings of the 1950s testify to his importance, along with John Weeks and Louise Henderson, as one of our earliest experimental Cubist artists. These post-war avant garde explorations laid the foundations for Day’s modernist abstractions of the 70s and the monumental, faceted landscapes of the 80s, for which he became best known. 

When Melvin Day died in 2016, the contents of his studio were put into a charitable trust to be used to raise funds for grants and scholarships for future generations working in the visual arts. This year the Day Trust will be presenting two commemorative exhibitions of Day’s life’s work to mark the centenary of the artist’s birth. 

Melvin Day – A Legacy, at Webb's Gallery, 7 - 24 June

Featuring over 30 artworks spanning seven decades of the artist’s carer, will open at Webb’s Gallery, 23 Marion Street, Wellington, on 7 June and run through to 24 June. All of these works will be for sale to raise funds for the charitable Trust. 

Centenary Exhibition, at Katherine Mansfield House, 30 June to 13 August, 10am to 4pm

This second exhibition of just 12 very special paintings, loaned from private and public collections, will open at the gallery at Katherine Mansfield House & Garden,  25 Tinakori Road, Thorndon, on the centenary of Melvin Day’s birthday, 30 June. 

Mark Hutchins-Pond
Specialist, Art

Melvin Day Centenary

APRIL TO MAY 2023

Te Whanga A Reipae
Courtesy of the Wairau Māori Art Gallery
Te Whanga A Reipae’ features six Māori artists who are making a significant impact here in Aotearoa and abroad. The exhibition at the Wairau Māori Art Gallery also marks one year of operation for the world’s first public Māori art gallery.                          For more information, visit the Museum webpage here
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February - March   Barry Hopkins Art Trust Collection   
        Courtesy of the Waikato Museum - TeWhare Taonga O Waikato
The Barry Hopkins Art Trust was set up by long-time art collector and philanthropist Mr Barry Hopkins (b.1942 d.2017).
The Trust collection is now in the care of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato and is comprised of more than 300 artworks. This striking selection showcases Mr Hopkins’ love of Aotearoa New Zealand art, from abstraction to allegory.
For more information, visit the Museum webpage here
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Brent Wong, Transgression, 1970
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Mark Curtis, Cruising, 2008
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Matthew Clayton, Abel Tasman Of Three Kings, 1897
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Mary McIntyre, Only Wool Has Natural Talent 3, 1979-1980
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Andrea du Chatenier, Bird Watcher with Albino Huia, 2014
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Walter Wright, Waka Landing Near Ngaruawahia, 1910
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Zena Elliott, Lines, lines and more lines, 2011
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Guy Ngan, Animated Colours, 1973
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Elaine Henry, Machine No.7, 1981
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Michael Smither, Easter Egmont, 1980
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Michael Smither, Rocks and Wave About to Break, 1966
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Henryk Szydlowski, Sara, 1980
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Joan Fear, Ruru I, 2008
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Mary McIntyre, Mangere Grannies Streaking, 2011

2022

December - January     Ringa Toi Student Exhibition
He toi tupu, he toi ora, he toi i ahu mai i Hawaiki.
Tomokia ki te whare o Toi. Ko te whare nei i parua iho ki te muka rāwhiti, ki te neko, ki te kaitaka, ki te pakipaki – hei mātakitaki mō te ao whānui e.

Ringa Toi is an annual exhibition that showcases the artwork of secondary school students with a focus on Toi Māori.

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Dion Redley, Mataatua Poupou Tauiwi, Fairfield College, Year 13
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Waicy Nicholas, Matakana Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāi Te Rangi , Te Wharekura o Ruatoki, Year 11
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Ryan Williams, Cultural Hegemony; can it be surpassed? South Otago High School, Year 12
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Taniko Anaru, Kauika Te Whānau ā Apanui, Ngāpuhi, Tainui Whangārei Girls' High School, Year 13
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Justyce-Lee Raerae, Aroha Te Ati Haunui-a-Pāpārangi Te Kura Whakapūmau i te Reo Tūturu ki Waitaha, Year 12
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Nyle Turuwhenua, Whatu Ngāi Tūhoe, Pukekohe High School, Year 13
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Nyle Turuwhenua, Kete o te wānanga
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Elsie Kei, Avae, Rongomaiwahine, Ngāi Tahu William Colenso College, Year 12
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Ella Villarmea, Book Tiki Filipino, William Colenso College - Year 12
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Zavien Deisher, Tewhatewha Tainui, Fairfield College, Year 13
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Charlotte-Lee King, Tūhuratanga Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Mutunga Te Kura Whakapūmau i te Reo Tūturu ki Waitaha - Year 12
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Indiana McQueen, Papatūānuku Ngāti Raukawa ki Te Kaokaoroa o Pātetere Pukekohe High School - Year 12




November - December - urbanart 5th Anniversary Celebration!
October - November      National Contemporary Art Award 2022
Brave, colourful, and never shy. The art of now. Each year the National Contemporary Art Award brings the best in Aotearoa contemporary art to the Waikato. The finalists on display are selected via a blind-judging process by the annually appointed judge. Click here for more information.

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August - September               The Parkin Drawing Prize
At the Academy Galleries - 1 Queens Wharf, Wellington - August 2 - September 11

The Parkin Drawing Prize is Aotearoa New Zealand’s premier award for drawing. 
​It promotes drawing in all its forms – as discovery, a testing of ideas, and decision making.
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July - August       Wairau Māori Art Gallery -  Tohu Whakatipu
New Zealand's first contemporary Māori art gallery presents an exhibition exploring the unique symbolism and visual languages of three of Aotearoa's most exciting Māori artists. Symbols can offer us an access point and a way to interpret things we don’t understand. For Māori a tohu is not only a sign or an emblem; it can also act as a set of directions or wayfinding that allows us to navigate the complexities of contemporary life. www.wairaumaoriartgallery.co.nz
May - June        The Adam Portraiture Awards - Finalists
The Adam Portraiture Award is a biennial competition for painted portraits of New Zealanders, by New Zealanders and presents a breadth of responses to identity and representation. From 351 entries, Judges Linda Tyler and Urban Art Advisory Board member Karl Maughan selected 45 works for this years finalists exhibition.
Click here to see the prize winners, all of the 45 finalists and when and where to see the exhibition.
April  - May        The Fletcher Trust Collection - Celebrating 60 Years
One of Aotearoa New Zealand’s most prestigious private art collections, founded as a corporate collection in 1962. Centring on New Zealand painting from the late 18th century to today, the Collection continues to grow.
Artwork courtesy of the Fletcher Trust Collection - Visit the website here
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Adele Younghusband, The Scientist, 1951
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John Puhiatau Pule, Vaikona, 1993
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John Puhiatau Pule, Vaikona, 1993
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Ayesha Green, Mum (May 1985), 2020
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Don Binney, Pacific Frigate Bird III, 1968
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Rita Angus, Iris, 1953
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Areez Katki, Grasping (three anachronisms) , 2020
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Sam Rountree Williams, Islands, 2018
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Anna Lois White, Sleeping, c.1960
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Jaqueline Fahey, In My Studio, 2021
March - April          The Hundertwasser Art Centre Opens!
The realisation of the Hundertwasser Art Centre with Wairau Māori Art Gallery is a story that stretches back almost 30 years, and owes its success to an army of passionate and committed community volunteers. It began in 1993 after the Mayor of Whangārei invited Hundertwasser to design an art gallery for the city and has never been far away from civic discussion ever since.
Artwork courtesy of the Hundertwasser Gallery - Visit the website here
January - February          The Wellington City Art Collection
The aims in having and collecting for this art collection include: increasing the public's awareness of Wellington's artistic heritage, developing and maintaining a collection that reflects Wellington's Maōri and European heritage, its ethnic and cultural diversity, supporting and promoting local artists and enhancing Council's public spaces (such as public libraries, recreation and service centres).
Click here to view the collection online.

2021

November - December      John Drawbridge
John Drawbridge MBE (1930 – 2005) was a New Zealand painter, printmaker and muralist. Notable works include New Zealand House Mural (London) - now installed at Victoria University, a mural for the New Zealand Pavilion at Expo 70 in Osaka (installed in the National Library until mid 2010s) and the 40 meter long mural in The Banquet Hall of The Beehive. Visit Fe29 Gallery for more information.
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Hotel Istanbul, 2003.
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Double Portrait, No 1, 2008.
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Aspiring, 1949.
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Girl at a Window, 1968.
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Tanya Going and Coming, No. 3, 1967.
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Wave, 1970.
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Large Wave,1986.
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Interior with Matisse, 1981.
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New Day, 2004
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Sea and Sky, 1972.
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Untitled (unfinished portrait) 2002.
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Pacific Lagoon, 1963.
September - October       Take Time to Kōrero/mā te kōrero, ka ora
                                            "a little chat can go a long way"
Artworks by some of New Zealand's most famous artists, together with contemporary award winners draw attention to Mental Health Awareness Week which this year is themed around the importance of  having a little chat/kōrero for our mental wellbeing: "Take time to kōrero/mā te kōrero, ka ora - a little chat can go a long way."
Our thanks to Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato, the Fletcher Trust Collection, the New Zealand Portrait Gallery and Cathy and Chris Parkin.
  Mental Health Foundation Website  
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Andrew Moon, Fast Supper, 2010 Courtesy of the Parkin Collection
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Melissa McDougall, Little King, 2018 Courtesy of the artist and the New Zealand Portrait Gallery
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Zena Elliott, Untitled 2008 Barry Hopkins Art Trust Collection
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Eileen Mayo, Sunflowers, c. 1965 Courtesy of the Fletcher Trust Collection
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Pat Hanly, Ecstasy Condition: Passion, 1975 Courtesy of the Fletcher Trust Collection
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Robin White, Hooper’s Inlet , 1976 Courtesy of the artist and the Fletcher Trust Collection
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Robyn Kahukiwa, Aroha, 1971 Courtesy of the artist and the Fletcher Trust Collection
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Don Binney, Pacific Frigate Bird III, 1968 Courtesy of the Fletcher Trust Collection
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Meredith Marsone, Mother and Child, 2007 Trust Waikato Art and Taonga Collection
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Rita Angus, Iris , 1953 Courtesy of the Fletcher Trust Collection
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André Brönnimann, Sisters, 2016 Courtesy of the artist and the New Zealand Portrait Gallery, Te Pūkenga Whakaata
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Helen Stewart, At the Bay, c. 1946 Courtesy of the Fletcher Trust Collection
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Katie Mines, Grandad, 2016 Courtesy of the artist and the New Zealand Portrait Gallery
August                               The Parkin Drawing Prize 2021
At the Academy Galleries - 1 Queens Wharf, Wellington - August 3 - 29
The Parkin Drawing Prize is Aotearoa New Zealand’s premier award for drawing.
​It promotes drawing in all its forms – as discovery, a testing of ideas, and decision making.
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June - July                  The Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award 2021
 Exhibition created in association with the New Zealand Portrait Gallery  Te Pūkenga Whakaata
The Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award is a competition that encourages emerging Māori artists
to create portraits of their tūpuna (ancestors) in any medium.
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Bodie Friend, Nana Pat 2021 Huirohutu Meha Elkington 2021. WINNER
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Ashley Rangi Kura Riwai Mokena Koro Taranaki Te Koro Tupuna , 2021 - Honourable Mention
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Ngahina Belton-Bodsworth Te Moana. Tō Māua Haerenga 2021 . Honourable Mention.
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Eleanor Wright Paratai 2019 Honourable Mention
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Te Haunui Tuna , Survival 2021. RUNNER UP.
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Ani Huia Ligaliga Rongomaiwahine 2021 Finalist
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Cornell Tukiri Whakapapa 2021 Finalist
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Nathaniel Nathan Te Whare Tekau mā Tahi 2021. Honourable Mention
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Michelle Estall, Echo 2021 . Finalist.
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Tina Tangiweto Tipuna Wahine e Wairakau Takitaki 2020 Huirohutu Meha Elkington 2021. Honourable Mention.
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Waiāio Ngā Mōrehu Elkington Huirohutu Meha Elkington 2021 Honourable Mention
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Jamie Berry Wi Pere, A chief and a champion for his people 2021. Finalist.
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Emiko Sheehan Collapse and reconstruct time 2021. Honourable Mention.
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Karaitiana Akroyd Hon. Mokena Kohere M.L.C 2021 . Finalist.
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Skye Sigley, Kui 2021 Honourable Mention
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Annabel Bowen, Nancy 2021 . Finalist.
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Lucia Hemara Hori Hemara, Pakanae 2021. Honourable Mention.
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Michelle Black, Waatara Black 2021. Finalist.
May - June                           Embrace the Dawn Chorus          
Exhibition created in association with Predator Free Wellington and Zealandia.
To celebrate International Dawn Chorus Day, on May 2nd, the Urban Art Foundation presented the Embrace the Dawn Chorus exhibition dedicated to New Zealand’s bird life and created in collaboration with ZEALANDIA Ecosanctuary and Predator Free Wellington.
At the commencement of their second phase of attacks against introduced predators in the Wellington region, Predator Free Wellington contacted Urban Art and suggested this exhibition to draw attention to their work. The next phase of Predator Free Wellington's eradication will involve 19 suburbs – from Kilbirnie around to Owhiro Bay, and up through to the CBD, an area that is home to approximately 60,000 people.

ZEALANDIA is the world’s first fully-fenced urban ecosanctuary, with an extraordinary 500-year vision to restore a Wellington valley’s forest and freshwater ecosystems as closely as possible to their pre-human state. The 225 hectare (500+ acre) ecosanctuary is a ground breaking conservation project that has reintroduced more than 18 species of native wildlife back into the area, some of which were previously absent from mainland New Zealand for over 100 years. 
Set around a picturesque reservoir, ZEALANDIA is home to some of New Zealand's most rare and extraordinary wildlife - all thriving wild in a world-first protected sanctuary.
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Chimp, Becoming, 2019 Visit: www.chimpartist.com
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Hannah Shand, Whisper, 2020 Visit: www.hannahshandart.com
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Sofia Minson, Grey Ghost (Kōkako) Visit: www.newzealandartwork.com
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Chimp, Wisdom, 2019 Visit: www.chimpartist.com
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Hannah Shand, 'The Babies of the Forest', 2018 Reference photography by Jason Searle Visit: www.hannahshandart.com
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Sofia Minson, The Heart of the Kākā (Kākā – Bush Parrot) Visit: www.newzealandartwork.com
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Judi Lapsley Miller, The web of life , (toutouwai) Visit: www.artbyjlm.com
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Jeanette Blackburn, Magnificent Morepork Courtesy of the artist & NZ Fine Prints Prints.co.nz
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Niels Meyer-Westfeld, Kākā Pair, Aug 2008 Visit: https://www.artselect.gallery https://exhibitionsgallery.co.nz
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Judi Lapsley Miller, Nightlife , 2020 Visit: www.artbyjlm.com
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Jeanette Blackburn, New Zealand Falcon Courtesy of the artist & NZ Fine Prints Prints.co.nz
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Niels Meyer-Westfeld, Kea, Apr 2017 Visit: https://www.artselect.gallery https://exhibitionsgallery.co.nz
March - April            The Waikato Museum - Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Waikato Museum's exhibitions, events and programmes tell our stories from a regional and global perspective, and include visual art, social history, tangata whenua and science from touring exhibitions, and the museum’s own collections. On the banks of the Waikato River, in the heart of Hamilton's south-end cultural precinct, Waikato Museum's 13 galleries feature more than 25 new exhibitions and 100 public events annually. Through this interactive programme we aim to engage and inspire our local and international visitors. Open daily 10am to 5pm.          Click here to visit the Waikato Museum

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Para Matchitt Whiti Te Ra 1970 Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
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Rodney Hamel, Sanatorium Hill 2004 Barry Hopkins Art Trust Collection, Courtesy of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
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Brent Larson, Our Cows 2003 Trust Waikato Art and Taonga Collection
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Zena Elliott, Untitled 2008 Barry Hopkins Art Trust Collection
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Robin White, Sam Hunt and Hills Across the Harbour, Otago 1971 Purchased with assistance from Hamilton Motorcycle Club Collection Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
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Michael Smither, Rocks and Wave About to Break 2005 Barry Hopkins Art Trust Collection, Courtesy of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
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Meredith Marsone, Mother and Child 2007 Trust Waikato Art and Taonga Collection
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Brent Wong, Transgression 2006 Barry Hopkins Art Trust Collection, Courtesy of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
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Michael Moore, South Pacific, First Light No.1 2008 Trust Waikato Art and Taonga Collection
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Jill Perrott, Coromandel Harbour 2005 Trust Waikato Art and Taonga Collection
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Jenny Doležel, Play-Pen 2008 Trust Waikato Art and Taonga Collection Taonga o Waikato
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Paul Judd, A Sweeter Ride 2008 Trust Waikato Art and Taonga Collection Taonga o Waikato
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Margot Philips, Untitled (Tribal Mask) 187 Collection of Waikato Museum
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Deborah Duffield, It Weren’t Me Dad 2005 Trust Waikato Art and Taonga Collection Taonga o Waikato
February - March            Zac Langdon-Pole: Containing Multitudes
Courtesy of the City Gallery Wellington -  Te Whare Toi
Zac Langdon-Pole’s disorienting, puzzling works prompt us to rethink our relationship to nature, colonial history, and more. Containing Multitudes — the first major New Zealand exhibition by the award-winning Berlin-based expat—includes a new installation: a native-timber floor where the tracks left by colonising borer beetles are perversely picked out in gold.

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2020

December - January            Art in the Hood
Students from 21 primary schools from across New Zealand took part in ”Art in the ‘Hood” a competition to create artwork depicting what they love about their neighbourhoods. These are the finalists, you can see all of the entrants here.
Sponsored by oOh!media, New Zealand
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The CBD, by Noa aged 12, of Kadimah School, Auckland. WINNER
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Mount Eden, by Ethan aged 6 of Ficino School, Auckland
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Grey Lynn, by Tyra-Jane aged 12, of St Joseph’s School, Auckland
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Freemans Bay, by Alexa aged 9 of Freeman’s Bay School, Auckland
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Maungawhau, Mt Eden, by Genesta, Twinkle and Jessie aged 12, of Kohia Terrace School, Epsom, Auckland
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Claudelands, by Elsa aged 10 of Southwell School, Hamilton
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Grey Lynn, by Aniva aged 11, of Grey Lynn School, Auckland
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Karori, by Paige aged 10, of Karori Normal School, Wellington
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Avondale, by Willa aged 12 of St Mary’s School, Auckland
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Woolston, by Aria aged 10 of St Anne’s School, Christchurch
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Herne Bay, by Mila aged 9, of Bayfield School, Auckland
November - December      Supporting the NZ Art Show
Due to Covid-19 this year's NZ Art Show exhibitions were cancelled, leaving artists out of pocket. The NZ Art Show is now "live" online so if you're looking for that special something to give to a loved one, go to www.artshow.co.nz and support Kiwi artists.
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Mahani Del Borello, Fish 'n Chips
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Nikki Corbishley, The Makers
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Kris Ancog, Arctic Dreams
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Paula Petheric, Hazel's Roses
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James Brewer, Cyber Wellington
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Marina de Wit, Aphrodite
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Monica Paterson, The Birth of Popo
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Mike Marsh, Vincent Gallo
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Tim Christie, Nonbinary / Weaving
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Gemma Baddock, The Lure of Gold
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Jane Sinclair, Lake Wanaka Reflection
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Michael Payne, Hope
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Yana Meech, Love Addiction Revisited
October - November        Whenau Ūkaipō Connectedness
 Courtesy of Coexistence Wellington.
A United Nations 75th anniversary art exhibition, bringing forward authentic Māori, indigenous and many cultures artistic visions to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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September - October      The Wallace Art Awards 2020 - Finalists
Sir James Wallace established the Annual Art Awards in 1992 and are now the longest surviving and largest annual art awards of their kind in New Zealand. Over the years some of New Zealand’s most prominent artists have entered and many of the winners’ and finalists’ artworks have been purchased by the Trust to add to the Collection. Past winners have included Robert Jahnke, Sara Hughes, Andy Leleisi’uao, Yuki Kihara, Mark Braunias and Judy Millar. Courtesy of the Wallace Arts Trust
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Carmen Simmonds, I Am - Covered
August - September      The Parkin Drawing Prize 2020
The Parkin Prize is valued at $25,000 and is Aotearoa New Zealand's premier award for drawing. It promotes drawing in all its forms – as discovery, a testing of ideas and decision making. Click here for more information on the artworks or contact the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts or phone 04 499 8807 if you wish to purchase a work.

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Poppy Lekner - Forward Slash - WINNER
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Jennifer Summers - Suburban Orb - Merit Award
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Maria OToole- Tukorehe Wetland, Sound Score, Waituhi - Nuku: Drawing Ecologies - Merit Award
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Stuart Forsyth - I’m not so sure I want to go back to the way it was before - (detail) - Merit Award
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EDWARDS + JOHANN - Concretions - pink - Merit Award
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Michael Hawkins - Student Debt - (detail) - Merit Award
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Akiko Diegel - The day after yesterday - Merit Award
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EDWARDS + JOHANN - Concretions - acid - Merit Award
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Ina Johann - Mapping another life - A state of being in disguise of a cloud - Merit Award
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Elisabeth Vullings - 1:1 Door - (detail) - Merit Award
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Simon Attwooll - Home - Merit Award
 July - August                   The Parkin Collection
Courtesy of Chris Parkin
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Monique Richards - No Robot
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Philip Markham - Get Carter
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Lynne Sandri - The Wearer Series
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Jason Barnes - A White Wedding
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Janine Westbury - Our Coastal Treasures
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Stephen Howard - Greystones
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Simon See - The attack of the 60 ft Vermeer inspired women and despondent chicken, 2005
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Michael Tuffery - Tha and Coco, the Animal House
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Andrew Moon - Fast Supper
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Grant Hanna - I Dream of Fishes
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Robin White - Hills of Porirua
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Reg Mombassa - Skirting the Rim of Hell
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Duncan Smith - Rob Coming / Rob Going
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Stephen Martyn Welch - Rosa's Dad
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Rika Nagahata - Hiyaku
 May - August                               City of Sculpture
Courtesy of the Wellington Sculpture Trust
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Phil Price - Protoplasm, 2002
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Andrew Drummond - Tower of Light, 2005
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Anton Parsons - Invisible City, 2003
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Kereama Taepa - A (very) brief history of Aoteoroa, 2017
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Bill Culbert - Sky Blues, 2006
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Neil Dawson - Ferns, 2018
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Kon Dimopoulos - Pacific Grass, 2001
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Brett Graham - Kaiwhakatere: The Navigator, 2001
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Ronnie van Hout - Quasi, 2016
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Leon van den Eijkel in collaboration with Allan Brown Urban Forest , 2007
April - August                                 "In Isolation"
Images courtesy of the artists. All work was created during the lockdown period with comments by the
artists themselves, describing their emotions and reactions via their artwork during this extraordinary period.
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John Crawford - Michelin Man This Moment of Time
Covid-19 Alert level 4
State of Emergency declared (12.21 yesterday)
I will do as I am told
This is real
The word ‘denial’ no longer exists.
www.johncrawford.co.nz
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Michael Hsieh - A Portrait in Isolation
The lockdown period has given me time to paint and work on subject matters that interest me. Something I dont usually have time for.
Capturing the stillness and depth with limited pallet was the goal.  mish_tattoo
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Jo Kreyl - "I'm going to blast those Covid 19s into space" Painting
I usually work from home so lockdown should have been a cakewalk. Unfortunately the dog and I hadn't factored in what it would really be like to have my 2 boys and husband home 24/7 for a whole month.  In reality I found it really difficult to concentrate on painting for any length of time and kept wandering off to watch the news, hoping for a miracle cure. I have since heard that a lot of artists are feeling this way, a bit discombobulated. It wasn't until I had figured out my own way of attacking Covid-19 that I could get back into my painting groove. The dog is currently applying for jobs restocking shelves at countdown. 
www.jokreylart.co.nz
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John Crawford - Lockdown Day 3
It rained today, first time for a while. Garden needed it.
Brian and Edith share the bubble with Pedros the rabbit, who sometimes comes between them (Brian thinks this anyway).
Not being to leave the house is a pain in the arse, but our Prime Minister made it blatantly clear of the consequences should they venture out unnecessarily. They spend time each day at the window, feeling the empty silence, basically looking at nothing yet seeing everything.
www.johncrawford.co.nz
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Lisa Chandler - Confined
Confined: to keep someone closed in a place, often by force. At the start of lockdown the onslaught of Covid 19 news, imagery and daily tally numbers felt like a bombardment. On the one hand scarily real, yet on the other hand totally surreal. As an artist whose practice explores contemporary urban life I felt the best way to deal with this onslaught was to paint it.  I chose to create a series of small boards, one figure confined to each board, and then each board isolated from the other in a wide grid format. I was struck by the symbolism of people staring out of their windows, and by the blue and orange complementary colour scheme of the PPE suits and gloves. Created using a trace monoprint technique and overlaid with transparent coloured glazes some of the pieces glow, echoing the high temperatures of the virus while others exude a sense of loneliness in shades of blues.

www.lisachandler.co.nz
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Alice Tulkens - Unsure
This painting was started at the beginning of Covid - !9 becoming a huge risk overseas. Having two children, I felt a need to be a comfort to them, along with personally feeling fear and a sense of inertia on what to do. The the virus wasn't just in Italy or Europe, it was on our doorstep then in our cities and all I could feel was unsure.  @crookedlittlealice
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Regan Balzer - Emergence. Inspired by a photograph taken by Pati Solomona Tyrell
This piece reflects inner emotions that are experienced while confined and a desire to break free, but still being bound, unable to move because the most important thing is to stay put and protect the ones we love.  
www.reganbalzer.com
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Daniel Anngow - Pompeii (Stagnation)
When connection in a community is severed we often loose our purpose, routines and guidance. The mentally unwell feel entrapment at times, the disabled despair. This work is a representation of stagnation in a moment of turmoil and suffering. No man is an island...
@anngowdan
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Morag Stokes - Just Dickin' Around in Lockdown
 When you're using large ribbed condoms to apply Chinese ink and graphite to yupo paper, it's good to do it in isolation. At least no one's there to ask why the studio is strewn with disguarded condom wrappers. My husband suggested I was "just dickin' around" and I couldn't agree more - a fine way to spend lockdown!
  www.stokes.net.nz
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Raewyn Vanstone - In My Backyard
Even on our bleakest days, we are still presented with beauty.
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Lorna Tawhiti - How I think I Look (mask on)
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Liam Barr - Home Base
It’s one thing to voluntarily isolate, but when imposed, the value of freedom and all we hold dear become treasures anew.   https://www.liambarr.co.nz
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Angelique Monaghan - Autumn
If I am honest, the keyhole for me is about being in lockdown and having to go inwards instead.
Having to face my own thoughts/mind and accepting that the key to all my problems is me. My mind can be my jail or it can help free me.
@Angelique Monaghan
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Helen Casey - Waiting It Out
Penguins are a favourite theme of mine in my artwork - I admire their stoic resilience in the face of storms, hunger and loneliness and their total reliance on their parter to get them through it. Makara Beach is a wild, beautiful and sometimes lonely place to be in Lockdown, and this artwork represents how I feel ‘waiting it out’  home alone with my husband as I work in my art gallery. Helen Casey
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Suraya Townshend - And This Little Piggy Stayed Home
In my Pig Diva character I was going to show my feelings during the lockdown. Yes, it is a hard time  for everybody, but this little Piggy stayed home because she is a very good citizen. It does not mean that she can not wear a beautiful dress, listen to beautiful music and drink nice wine. It keeps her in a good mood and brings a smile to her face. 
We are all in this together!
Stay home, stay safe and stay beautiful! 
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Liam Barr - Still Life
It’s one thing to voluntarily isolate, but when imposed, the value of freedom and all we hold dear become treasures anew.   www.liambarr.co.nz
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Bridie McKenna - Beautiful Decay
Inspired by the chance to witness the passage of time, the process of decay that makes things obsolete, forgotten but yet it holds it's own beauty and has its place.  
This is one interpretation of Me in my bubble by the beach. All is rosy ‘n’ cozy right? When on the inside, the image would be very different. 
An acknowledgement of the shadows in isolation during lockdown in contrast to what is seen on the surface.  https://instagram.com/lorna_tawhiti/
March - April     The Adam Portraiture Awards - 2020
Courtesy of the New Zealand Portrait Gallery
The first International UrbanArt Exchange.    Jan18 - Feb 9
New Zealand Gallery of Fine Art, 1 Queens Wharf Wellington

The IUAE  was ground-breaking for the gallery, being the first fully digital exhibition we have hosted. Observation of the viewing public indicated they were engrossed by the array of work, it’s accessibility, and the quality of the presentation.  Many stayed for a good period of time to see the show. We would welcome any similar exchange in the future.
Marc Pettie
Gallery Manager
NZ Academy of Fine Arts
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Regional News, January 2020.

January - February      Liam Barr

Images courtesy of the Artist. Represented by Artis Gallery.
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BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP, 2009
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WED TO THE WHEEL, 2014
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KIKI, 2018
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GENUS, 2018
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TEN CENT MIX, 2008
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BULLER’S BIRDS (AVARITIA NON HABET LEGEM), 2009
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POSTSCRIPT, 2013
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SWEETIE PAI, 2017
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QUEEN BEE, 2008

2019


“We believe the work of the Urban Art Foundation is so valuable because it takes our national art collections directly into the daily lives of New Zealanders in a way that is highly visible, accessible and delightful. We are proud to partner with them and look forward to seeing their reach grow.”
Jaenine Parkinson
Director New Zealand Portrait Gallery
November - December     Paul Martinson - Extinct Birds of NZ
Click here to visit Paul's Gallery and learn more about his work. Click on the images below for full size and more information.
Exhibition courtesy of Te Papa
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Hawkins' Rail
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Norfolk Island Pigeon
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North Island Giant Moa
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Forbes' Snipe
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Laughing Owl
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South Island Kokako
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New Zealand Little Bittern
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Owlet-nightjar
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Stout-legged Moa
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Chatham Island Raven
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Haast's Eagle
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Click the Kiwi to get involved.
August - September
Jacqueline Fahey's Suburbanites - Courtesy of the New Zealand Portrait Gallery
Derek Cowie - Courtesy of the Page Blackie Gallery
Click on any of the images below to enlarge them, for more information about the artist and his work, click here.
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Bensemann on Cadmium White, 2017 Oil on prepared plaster
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Blue Jug, 2019 Oil on canvas
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Further Reading: Agricultural Intensification, 2018 oil on prepared plaster
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Black Spot, 2019 Oil on Canvas
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See the Condemned Man, 2018 Pastel and pencil on paper
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Woollaston on Cadmium White, 2017 Oil on peg board
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Further Reading; Limited Resources, 2018 Oil on canvas
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Cadmium White Cup, 2019 Oil on canvas
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European Landscape, 2019 Oil on canvas
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The Communication We All Want, 2015 Pencil with watercolour on paper
June - July
I’m very supportive of the initiative and have been delighted to be able to bring the riches of our public art collection to the notice of New Zealanders around the country – reaching them as they go about their everyday lives. Being able to showcase Auckland Art Gallery’s collection in this way has been an extraordinary opportunity to stop people in their tracks, give artworks a new audience, and further our work to connect art with people. Art is for all and Urban Art makes it easy for us to share, inspire and delight with artworks from our collection.
Sara Laver
Head of Marketing and Communications  Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tãmaki

Frances Hodgkins - European Journeys at Auckland Art Gallery
Toi o Tāmaki - 4 May to 1 September

This exhibition will be touring nationally to Dunedin, Christchurch and Wellington in 2019 and 2020. Click on the above link for more information regarding the artist and her work, click on any picture in the top row to gather more information.
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Frances Hodgkins, Lancashire Family, 1927. Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1963
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Frances Hodgkins, Harbour, South of France, circa 1931. Collection of Mark and Louise Nelson, Sydney
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Frances Hodgkins, Bridesmaids, 1930. Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Gift of Lucy Carrington Wertheim, 1948
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Frances Hodgkins, Houses and Outhouses, Purbeck, circa 1938. Collection of the Northern Club, Auckland
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Frances Hodgkins, Untitled [The Watermelon Seller], circa 1903. Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2007.
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Frances Hodgkins, Evening, circa 1932–3. Collection of Catherine and Martin Spencer, Auckland
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Frances Hodgkins, Berries and Laurel, circa 1930. Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Purchased with funds from the William James Jobson Trust, 1982
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Frances Hodgkins, Chairs and Pots, circa1938. National Galleries of Scotland. Bequeathed by Miss Elizabeth Watt 1989
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Frances Hodgkins, The Edwardians, circa 1918 Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. Gift of Lucy Carrington Wertheim, 1969
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Frances Hodgkins, At the Window, circa 1912. Art Gallery of South Australia, South Australian Government Grant 1913

May - George Crummer photographic works - courtesy of Te Papa.

From the New Zealand Portrait Gallery Exhibition, Edith and George: in our sea of islands.
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Portrait of unknown woman and child, circa 1914
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Family group, circa 1910
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Young woman from Atiu, circa 1914
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Three unknown women, circa 1910
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Two unidentified women, circa 1914
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Two young men from Titikaveka, November 1897
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Portrait of unidentified teenage girl, circa 1914
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Portrait of Te Ao and his wife, circa 1914
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Boy and his bicycle, circa 1914
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Young man from Atiu, circa 1914

March - April 120 Years of the Parliamentary Collection

“Art inspires joy and reflection and Urban Art Foundation’s work is important because it provides accessibility to extraordinary experiences in ordinary locations.”
Sarah Jacobs
Curator Parliamentary Collection
Each image in this series represents a decade in the Parliamentary Collection. Appearing in chronological order, each piece shows the evolution of artistic style, and highlights the value of making art accessible to the nation. To  learn more please visit the Parliamentary website.

February 2019 - The Art of New Zealand Stamps.

 Click on an image for more information or visit the fascinating world of  DigitalNZ

January 2019                        Exhibition courtesy of Te Papa

Click on an image for more information.
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
Quatre espaces à croix brisée
1932


Piet Mondrian
Composition
1921
Robert Delaunay
Rythme/3
1938


Paul Klee
Musique diurne
1940
Tom Chadwick
"Look not in my eyes".
From ' A Shropshire lad', 1930-1937


Walter Honour
Painting 502,
1963


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Pat Hanly
Sea, earth, sky - molecular aspect
1969

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Theo Van Doesburg
Composition
1924
Wassily Kandinsky
Gris
1931

2018

January 2018                                          Exhibition courtesy of Te Papa

George Dawe
"Portrait of the Artist"
Circa 1810 - 1829

Courtesy of Te Papa
Mina Arndt
"The Red Hat"
Circa 1914

Courtesy of Te Papa

James Nairn
"Noon"
1894

Courtesy of Te Papa
Roderick O'Conor
"Mixed Flowers on Pink Cloth"
Circa 1916

Courtesy of Te Papa
Eleanor Sperrey
"Italian Goatherd"
1884

Courtesy of Te Papa

Mary Tripe
"Self Portrait"
Circa 1934

Courtesy of Te Papa

February 2018                                Exhibition courtesy of Te Papa

James Bowkett Coe
“Akatarawa “
Self portrait of the artist and his wife
1949 
Courtesy of Te Papa
Bruce Henry
"Comet"
1984
Courtesy of Te Papa
Sing Tai  Wong
“Man in the Mountains”
1972
Courtesy of Te Papa
Louise Lewis
“Riverbank, series 7”
1969
Courtesy of Te Papa
Elizabeth Berry
"Untitled"
circa 1926-1939
Courtesy of Te Papa
Pat Hanly
“Stripper Before A Mirror “
1961 
Courtesy of Te Papa

March 2018                         Exhibition courtesy of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū

Raymond McIntyre
Suzette
Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu; presented by Mrs M. Good, London, 1975
Frances Hodgkins
Pleasure Garden
Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu; presented by a group of subscribers, 1951
Doris Lusk
Power House, Tuai
Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu; donated from the Canterbury Public Library Collection, 2001
Evelyn Page
The Old Bookshop, Christchurch
Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu; purchased, 1983
Sydney Lough Thompson
Portrait of Joy Clark
Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu;  Christchurch Art Gallery Trust Collection
Rhona Haszard
Untitled (Looking Through Strand Lane From Hereford Street, Christchurch)
Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu; purchased, 2002

April 2018                                    Exhibition courtesy of the artists and Page Blackie Gallery        

Derek Cowie
McIntyre on Cadmium White (Girl), 2017
Oil on pegboard
Elizabeth Thomson
Cellular Memory (detail), 2017
Glass spheres, optically clear epoxy resin, aqueous isolation, cast vinyl film
Ngataiharuru Taepa
Tane Pupuke, 2014
Acrylic and oxides on plywood
John Walsh
The Black Legged Navigator, 2014
Giclée print
Heather Straka
Kia Ora, 2012
Silkscreen print
Karl Maughan
Pikopiko, 2010
Oil on linen

May / June 2018                            Exhibition courtesy of New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata

Melvin Day
Self Portrait
c1947
Marcus King
Elizabeth McPhee
Date: Unknown
Freeman White
Barnaby Weir
2006
Marianne Muggeridge
Lucy in Her Green Dress
2000
Rudolf Boelee
Robin Hyde
2007
Dick Frizzell
Ernest Rutherford
2013

The John Drawbridge Exhibition  July 2018     Exhibition courtesy of the Drawbridge Estate

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Wave, 1970 Courtesy of the Drawbridge Estate. All Rights Reserved
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New Day, 2004 Courtesy of Fe29 Gallery. All Rights Reserved
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Untitled (unfinished portrait), 2002 Courtesy of the Drawbridge Estate. All Rights Reserved
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North Face Ascent, 1964 Courtesy of the Drawbridge Estate. All Rights Reserved
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Sea Element, 1963/64 Courtesy of the Drawbridge Estate. All Rights Reserved
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Pacific Lagoon, 1963 Courtesy of the Drawbridge Estate and Te Papa. All Rights Reserved
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Large Wave, 1986 Courtesy of the Drawbridge Estate. All Rights Reserved
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Hotel Istanbul, 2003 Courtesy of the Drawbridge Estate. All Rights Reserved
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Girl At A Window, 1968 Courtesy of the Drawbridge Estate. All Rights Reserved
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Double Portrait, No 1, 1998 Courtesy of the Drawbridge Estate. All Rights Reserved
For More Information :
Cecilia and Megan Mickelsen at Fe29 Gallery http://fe29.com/work/john-drawbridge-paintings/
Annabel Sinclair-Thomson at Paper Works http://www.paper-works.co.nz/shop-by-artist/#/john-drawbridge/
Cameron Drawbridge at Cameron Drawbridge Art Services http://www.camerondrawbridge.nz/page/john-drawbridge-artworks/

"The Children" Exhibition  August 2018      Exhibition courtesy of Te Papa

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Alfred O'Keeffe Charlie, 1938 Courtesy of Te Papa
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James Bowkett Coe Artist’s Brother , Desmond Coe, 1939 Courtesy of Te Papa
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George Henry Girl In Pink, 1907 Courtesy of Te Papa
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E Mervyn Taylor Maori Boy, 1955 Courtesy of Te Papa
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Unknown Portrait of a boy with a double chin. After 1880 Courtesy of Te Papa
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Harry Morley The Fisherman’s Daughter, 1926 Courtesy of Te Papa

Woman's Suffrage Exhibition  September 2018              Courtesy of  Wellington City Libraries

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Enos Pegler Photographer. Elizabeth Yates, Mayor of Onehunga, "The world's first Lady Mayor". The NZ Graphic and Ladies Journal , 16 December , 1893
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Ashley Hunter The NZ Graphic and Ladies Journal , 28 October, 1893
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Unknown The NZ Graphic and Ladies Journal , 30 December, 1893
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Ashley Hunter The NZ Graphic and Ladies Journal , 16 September, 1893
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Ashley Hunter The NZ Graphic and Ladies Journal , 30 September, 1893
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Ashley Hunter The NZ Graphic and Ladies Journal , 21 October, 1893
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Ashley Hunter The NZ Graphic and Ladies Journal , 21 July, 1894
Suffrage Cartoons from The New Zealand Graphic and Ladies' Journal
The New Zealand Graphic and Ladies’ Journal was published weekly in Auckland from 1890 through to the start of World War I, during a period of enormous economic growth and societal change. Distributed nationally, it targeted a new generation of aspirational middle-class women. Though it generally avoided discussion of politics, its views on the 1893 Suffrage Bill were made clear through the work of its principal cartoonist, Ashley Hunter. Primarily an engineer and architect, Hunter developed a side-line in cartooning and quickly gained a reputation for his observational insights into New Zealand society. He regularly submitted his work to the magazine until the late 1890s, when he ceased professional cartooning to dedicate himself to the engineering consultancy firm he established in Auckland.
His cartoons are particularly noteworthy in that they not only celebrated the fact that women received the right to vote after the Bill’s ascension, but also highlighted the potential political impact this could have on the actions of the Government and on the Liberal Party in particular. Wellington City Libraries holds one of the last remaining sets of the magazine in existence.

"City Folk" Exhibition  October 2018      Exhibition courtesy of Te Papa
Click on each image for more information.

Garth Tapper. 
Southdown boy, 1966-1970
David Armitage
Reader, 1970
Ian Hutson. 
Rider III, 1970
Jan Nigro
Man from the city, 1971
Ray Crooke. 
The harbour,  date unknown.
James Bowkett Coe
Rest and be thankful / Church Street steps, 1951
James Bowkett Coe.  
Art Union ticket salesman / Cuba St , 1945
Colin Wheeler
From the artist's window, 1961

Armistice Exhibition  November 2018
All artwork by George Edmund Butler, courtesy of Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kawanatanga

Courtesy of Auckland Art Gallery  Toi o Tamaki, December 2018
Discover more about the artwork and the Gallery by clicking on an image.

More From Urban Art

The Young Artist Award

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With kind assistance from the Ministry of Education we are currently working on the formation of an Annual Young Artist  Award. Creating in the two dimensional portrait format, young artists who are up to a University education level may enter the competition. Participation in the competition would be at the discretion of individual self-managed schools, based on their school programme, the New Zealand Curriculum and their individual students’ needs. 

                                                                   Please contact us if you or your company would like to sponsor this event.
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                                                                         Hidden Treasures

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Hidden Treasures features art work that has been out of the public eye for
a substantial period of time or have never been publicly shown. We are
grateful to the Ministry of Culture and Heritage for their kind and
considered input.

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Exploratory conversations are underway to present New Zealand Art on a freeview channel. This would allow everyone access to continually changing exhibitions created by the Urban Art team. Homes, hospitals, hotels, schools, all manner of public and private venues would now have access to previously unseen work. Click here for a time compressed version of the programme via Vimeo.

International Urban Art Exchange

Because Urban Art exhibits currently being displayed in New Zealand are already digitized and copyright cleared, we now have the opportunity to present our Nation’s cultural heritage to the world. Our first International Urban Art Exchange is with Finland. The NZ venue is the Academy of Fine Arts in Wellington, opening January 18, 2020. The Finnish venue is in Turku, opening June 28, 2020.

Urban Art Foundation
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