Monday, September 27, 2010

Collection Focus: NZ Pop at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery


Collection Focus: NZ Pop is in its last week at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in New Plymouth. The exhibition, comprised of works from the Govett-Brewster Permanent Collection, features works by Page Blackie Gallery artists Dick Frizzell and Paul Hartigan. Collection Focus: NZ Pop runs through to the 3rd of October.

Friday, September 24, 2010

Max Gimblett leads a sumi ink workshop at New York School of Visual Arts


Earlier this month Page Blackie Artist Max Gimblett was invited to the New York School of Visual Art by department chair Tom Huhn to teach a sumi ink workshop to his senior thesis class. This is the second year Max has lead a workshop for the school. See here for further images of the workshop.


Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Suter Gallery: West East Exhibition

The Suter Gallery, Nelson, is currently showing an exhibition entitled West East which explores the influence of Orientalism in New Zealand art. Showcasing a broad range of artists and media, the show includes work by Page Blackie Gallery artists Max Gimblett and Neil Dawson. The exhibition runs until the 17th of October and further details can be viewed here.

Image: Max Gimblett, Bowl, 2005. 50" quatrefoil.
Gesso, epoxy, pigment, silver leaf, shellac on wood panel

Friday, September 17, 2010

Paul Hartigan's exhibition The Vapours also features in The Wellingtonian

Paul Hartigan's new exhibition with Page Blackie Gallery, The Vapours, is discussed by Rebecca Thomson in The Wellingtonian Arts Section (published on Thursday 16th of September). Click on the image to enlarge the article.

Paul Hartigan features in The Dominion Post Arts & Entertainment Section

Tom Fitzsimons writes on Paul Hartigan's new exhibition with Page Blackie Gallery (published on Thursday 16th September). Click on the image to expand.

Monday, September 13, 2010

Paul Hartigan - exhibition opening



Paul Hartigan's new exhibition The Vapours opens at Page Blackie Gallery this evening from 5:30pm. Contact the Gallery for further details.

Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Also in the Spring Edition of Art New Zealand: Andrew Drummond Exhibition at the CCAG reviewed

David Eggleton reviews Andrew Drummond's exhibition Observation / Action / Reflection at Christchurch City Art Gallery:

Hemi Macgregor exhibition reviewed in Art New Zealand

Hamish Clayton has reviewed Hemi Macgregor's exhibition Te Ara o Tane which was held at Page Blackie Gallery in July-August this year. The review features in the latest edition of Art New Zealand (Number 135 Spring 2010). Click below to read the review:

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Heather Straka features in B-Guided Magazine

Page Blackie Gallery artist Heather Straka is interviewed in Dunedin by Anna Dean in B-Guided magazine. Click the image above to expand and read the article, where Straka discusses some of the highlights of her artistic career so far.