Artist duo Jason Courtis & Holly Thomas are pleased to present their latest collection of photographic and painted work. Liquid and Light showcases Jason's interest in the urban landscape through digital media and Holly's paintings delve into the world of liquid materials, gravity and expression. 

Marble & Mud is a creative manifestation of my identify examined under the lens of my Greek whakapapa. Years of exploring my relationship with my heritage and upbringing have brought rise to the same core themes with an undeniable flow, be it in icons, colours, symbols or sound. This exhibition will be a collage of visual art, showing mixed media, textiles, writing, projection and performance art. 

Woe Plush Be Upon Ye! is a surreal collision of the internet meme landscape and the gallery space; a fun display of mixed media artworks by twelve local and international artists that aims to celebrate internet pop culture through one viral anime plush toy.

ARTISTS

AR-EM BAÑAS, JOAQUIN BELISARIO, JUSTIN CHEUNG, SARA FERNÁNDEZ, BECKY HADLOW, EVA HU, CICI LI, SKYE LIU TIANZI, MAYA LOUW, EMILY SELFE, DAYOON SONG, OSCAR VAN HEST

WORKSHOP

Still Life Drawing Session
Saturday 29 March, 1pm

If you find yourself on Cuba Street on a Friday night and spot a pack of photographers poking their lenses into shop windows, it means one of two things: either Taylor Swift has added Wellington to her latest tour and the paparazzi have turned up; or the Wellington Lens Club is on their fortnightly photo walk in the CBD. 

Daniel Phillips is a 51-year-old artist based in Lower Hutt, Wellington.

Daniel is a person with ASD (autism spectrum disorder) living his best life as a hugely prolific independent artist. When asked why he loves to make art so much his reaction is “art makes me happy!”

Daniel has been a practicing artist for many years, his distinctive style has won him critical acclaim in the Wellington region and beyond.

Come discover an array of creations encompassing paintings, textiles and ceramics. Our goal is simple: to create moments of joy, and opportunities for smiles, with each piece telling a story of passion and playfulness.

Nine Lives, A Thousand Details: A Feline Atlas brings together Rae Huang's intricate ink drawings and vibrant embroidery works, creating a whimsical journey through feline-centered worlds. In the artist's detailed drawings, cats take on human-like qualities – they work, dream, celebrate, and go about daily life in elaborately crafted scenes. Each composition reveals a rich narrative where cats become the storytellers of modern life, blending imagination with familiar situations in unexpected ways.

PhotoChop, not Photoshop!

For the last 20 years PhotoChop has showcased artists who reinterpret physical ephemera to celebrate the absurd and unpredictable in the human hand and eye. No Photoshop. Cut and paste by scissors and glue. In collecting and combining mass media images a new visual is created: relevant, ridiculous and anarchic.

ARTISTS

PUNAKA is a collaborative installation between 11 artists of varied backgrounds. The work explores an embodied approach to practices of communion and collaboration. Through the interweaving of diverse knowledge systems and personal histories, a transient and nurturing place is formed. This place is what we call ‘Punaka’. It reflects on the ways we gather, build, and sustain each other through collective acts of making.

A Lonely Place Facing The Sun presents moving image installation works by Amber-Jayne Bain, as the realisation of a two year Master of Fine Arts degree at Massey University.

‘Family folklore can warp and change with the telling’ - Marie-Jean Mills