AUT Visual Arts Graduating Exhibition Invite

5th floor of the WM Block at 40 St Paul St., Auckland.
Opening night: 12 Nov, 5-8pm
Laxmi Jhunjhnuwala is exhibiting – see www.laxmijhunjhnuwala.com

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New art gallery in Tairua

Paula MacNeill has opened ‘The Little Gallery of Fine Arts’ in Tairua’s main street. The jam-packed opening was on Saturday 24th, and all looks great. Two of my paintings are being shown and I will take down another for their stock this weekend coming. There is painters including Michael Smither, sculptors, weavers and jewellers. The [...]

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New Work at Bath Street

Just letting you know that Peter Gibson Smith is  showing some new work at Bath Street Gallery, 43 Bath St. Parnell, till October 10th. No opening for this one but if you’re over Parnell way,  drop by.
Hours: Tuesday – Friday 10.00 – 5.30,  Saturday 11.00 – 3.00
Peter Gibson Smith
Mob: 021 32 88 90

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art related happenings

A lot to post – it may all come in one go. I have just come from one of the Sunday talks at the Auckland Art Gallery that are happening while the Rita Angus exhibition is on. Today’s speaker was Principal Conservator, Sarah Hillary giving an illustrated account of her research into the diverse range [...]

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David Hockney

Back in June, The Sunday Telegraph London ran an article called Hockney’s Green revolution, by Catherine Milner. David Hockney’s new paintings, Just Nature, were on show at the Kunsthalle Würth, Schwäbisch Hall in Germany. They have great articles and writing on art in their papers.
Apparently after years of living the lifestyle in California David Hockney [...]

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The UK’s Threadneedle Prize

Work by artists shortlisted for the £25,000 Threadneedle Prize will go on display at Mall Galleries, in London, next week.
This competition is a showcase for the best in contemporary painting and sculpture, open to all artists – established and emerging talent – aged 18 and over, living or working in the UK. Approximately 60 works, [...]

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Trust the Process

‘Errors are harbingers of original ideas because they introduce new directions for expression.’
So starts the chapter on ‘mistakes and distortions’ by Shaun McNiff called ‘Trust the Process – An Artist’s Way to Letting Go’.  This book is very easy to read through although I have only read this chapter and one on ‘The Many Ways [...]

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Studio Time

I’ve been awhile, waiting for studio floors to be sanded and then polyurethaned. In for the first time this morning and unpacked what I have there now. And now to starting work – I have to plan and work towards the exhibition in March with Amy.  So unusual for me to be able to pin [...]

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2009 TCAC Emerging Artist Award Winner: Linda Dixon

Linda was on the Painter’s Studio year at Artstation – so pleased to see that she won this award while I have been away in England with family. Excellent.  You can read more here..
Judges Comments
Linda Anne Dixon’s work is a beautifully articulated, subtle oil painting. I love the scale of this piece – it shows [...]

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2009 TCAC Emerging Artist Awards

One of the people that I did my last year’s Painter’s Studio course with at Artstation is a finalist in the 2009 TCAC Emerging Artist Awards – Linda Dixon.
Opens Thursday 25th JUNE 6 – 8 pm  until Sunday 9th JULY and you can see the finalists here. And pictured is Linda Dixon’s great painting. [...]

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