Fluid Scapes
ABOUT THIS EXHIBITION
DATES & TIMES
21 January - 22 February 2019
Open Daily: 10am - 4pm
Master of Fine Arts graduate Sandra Hussey will open our 2019 programme with her solo exhibition Fluid Scapes which includes a number of painted artworks which are an extension on a larger body of work she made during her Masters in 2018. Hussey’s practice is informed by the history of painting and her interest in formal qualities such as colour, composition and abstraction. For this exhibition she has been drawn to a palette inspired by the New Zealand landscape and waterways.
Unique to her approach is the way she constructs her works. She experiments with the physical qualities of paint, with her works being constructed like a collage, working both directly on the canvas and also layering skins of paint onto the surface of the canvas.
Header image: Sandra Hussey, Littoral (detail), acrylic and synthetic resins on unstretched canvas, 2018.
Image: Sandra Hussey, Influx (detail), acrylic and synthetic resins on unstretched canvas, 2018
DATES & TIMES
21 January - 22 February 2019
Open Daily: 10am - 4pm
Wednesday: 10am - 7pm
OTHER EXHIBITIONS
21 January - 22 February 2019
Fluid Scapes
SANDRA HUSSEY
For this exhibition Sandra Hussey has been drawn to a palette inspired by the New Zealand landscape and waterways. She experiments with the physical qualities of paint, with her works being constructed like a collage, working both directly on the canvas and also layering skins of paint onto the surface of the canvas.
19 November 2018- 13 January 2019
Complement and Contrast
Works from the Gallery Collection
Over the summer period we will present the Gallery’s growing collection with our exhibition, Complement and Contrast which brings to light old favourites along with new acquisations from the past.
Until March 2019
Croactus
Tony Bond
Christchurch-based artist Tony Bond has brought some playfulness to our foyer space with his wall installation Croactus comprised of 51 colourful ceramic sculptures.
5 November- 10 February 2019
Snark: A Victorian Odyssey
David Elliot
We welcome the imagination of David Elliot to the Gallery with his exhibition Snark: A Victorian Odyssey which explores the mystery behind his award-winning book Snark. Through the “evidence” presented in this curious collection of illustrations and artifacts Elliot invites us to investigate what really happened on the Snark expedition.