We Come From The Earth
Bringing together natural materials alongside painting, sculpture, printmaking, ceramics and weaving, We come from the Earth explores our relationship with the environment with works from the Te Manawa collection.
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Exhibitions
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WAR – What is it Good For? Anthony Davies
This exhibition by printmaker, Anthony Davies is part of a series on the war in Ukraine.
Anthony Davies is a master printmaker who has spent time looking at the progression of the Ukraine war. His artwork, using a selection of images from the Internet, presents these events from his own viewpoint. Davies says he felt compelled to undertake this series. He speaks of a sense of injustice as he watches people turned into refugees; “the devastation of ordinary people”.
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3 events,
Feminine/Abstract
Feminine/Abstract is an exhibition that explores abstract painting through the eyes, minds and hands of women. These artists use symbols, techniques and materials to connect with a diverse range of people, revealing a more realistic representation of Aotearoa today.
FREE
5 events,
Local Knowledge: Euan Macleod and Gregory O’Brien
Blending two distinctive styles, Euan Macleod and Gregory O’Brien’s collaborative paintings reflect the appreciation both artists have for the outdoors, and equally, their shared curiosity about human history, and concerns about present-day life. These two artists have spent the last fourteen years ducking in and out of their personal art practices to travel to remote...
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Artist Talk: Gregory O’Brien & Euan Macleod
Artist Talk: Gregory O’Brien & Euan Macleod
A special opportunity to hear from Sydney based Euan Macleod, and Wellington based Gregory O’Brien on their collaborative exhibition Local Knowledge. Together, these works explore the cross general understanding that grows with the places we live in—particularly in regard to ecological, industrial and social concerns around bodies of water in Otago, Wellington and the Manawatū.
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Artist Talk: Feminine/Abstract
Artist Talk: Feminine/Abstract
Join exhibition curator Sian van Dyk and artists Kura Te Waru Rewiri; Peata Larkin; Claudia Jowitt and Miranda Parkers, in an insightful wander through Feminine/Abstract. Bold, unexpected and insightful, this exhibition considers how the lived experiences of women have contributed to their abstract painting practices.
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