Page Blackie Gallery news

Christmas Hours

2011-12-19T20:05:00.000-08:00

Page Blackie Gallery will be closed from 12pm this Thursday, the 22nd of December. We will be open on Friday the 23rd, from 10am - 5.30pm, before closing for the holidays.

The Gallery will reopen in the new year on Friday the 27th of January 2012.

Harry Watson: That Was Then, This Is Now

2011-12-11T19:30:00.000-08:00

An exhibition of past and recent work by Page Blackie Gallery Artist Harry Watson is now on at Aratoi Museum of Art and History, Wairarapa.

Harry creates animal, feathered and human protagonists (often based on real historical figures) that often recreate their dramas against the backdrop of a fledgling colonial society. Melding Maori and Pakeha techniques and traditions, Harry explores the social history and politics of Aoteroa in ways that are at once quirky and thought-provoking.

Harry Watson: That Was Then, This Is Now runs at Aratoi Museum of Art and History, Wairarapa until the 11th of March 2012.

Karl Maughan exhibition opening - Tuesday 6th Dec

2011-11-29T16:05:00.000-08:00

Karl Maughan's new exhibition opens tomorrow evening from 5:30pm. Come along and meet the artist. And in the meantime, contact the Gallery for further details.

Dick Frizzell: Images in an artist's heart

2011-11-23T15:02:00.000-08:00

There are some surprises in Frizzell's choice of paintings, writes Peter Simpson

Book review: It's All About The Image by Dick Frizzell (Godwit $65)

It's hard to avoid Dick Frizzell these days; whether it is paintings or wine or T-shirts or books or items on TV and in magazines - he is all over the place. Perhaps he is this generation's equivalent of what Peter McIntyre was in the post-war decades, an artist with a popular style who parlayed his popularity into a range of other activities such as best-selling books.

As it happens, McIntyre has a role to play in Frizzell's latest venture, a collection of 100 of his favourite New Zealand paintings. In his chatty introduction he recalls as a lad in Hawke's Bay watching McIntyre working on a mural in the Hastings War Memorial Library.

"He painted some small rocks on the desert sand at the feet of the soldiers and, with what seemed like just a couple of brushstrokes, he rendered the texture of the rock, the sun on the rock, the reflected light on the shady side of the rock, and the shadow of the rock on the sand. The entire universe right there. With a brush and some paint, I've been trying to be that clever ever since."

McIntyre's kind of art has long been out of favour with many sophisticated art followers, but that is no barrier to his being lauded by Frizzell who revels in the manifestations of popular culture which he has so successfully appropriated for his own art.

Frizzell's favourites include a fair number of artists who are not now rated highly by the experts, such as Cedric Savage, Nugent Welsh, Archibald Nicoll and Austen Deans - all landscape painters it may be noted, a style of art that Frizzell has done a good deal to rehabilitate through his own accomplished practice (though landscape is far from being his only mode). Read More

Israel Birch opens new exhibition Ara-i-te-uru at City Gallery Wellington

2011-11-22T13:04:00.000-08:00

Ara-i-te-uru

26 November 2011 - 12 February 2012 in the Deane Gallery

In te ao Māori (the Māori worldview) myth and actuality are a tangled tale. Often difficult to reconcile in contemporary times, elements of te ao tipua (the supernatural world) continue to be central to the beliefs of many Māori communities today. In recent decades such beliefs have become a source of confusion creating tension between customary expectations and contemporary sensibilities.

Ara-i-te-uru is a major new sculptural installation by artist Israel Tangaroa Birch which looks at these intersections between mythology and ideology, where legend becomes legacy. Referencing some of the major collaborative works created by Ralph Hotere and Bill Culbert, such as Aramoana–Pathway to the Sea (1991) and Blackwater (1999), Birch uses light and shadow to explore relationships between things in the physical world of te ao mārama (the world of light) and their metaphysical counterparts in te pō (the world of darkness). Read more

'One Hand' explores the world of Zen Buddhism

2011-11-15T13:31:00.000-08:00

By Kurt Shaw, PITTSBURG TRIBUNE REVIEW

The forth exhibit in the Andy Warhol Museum's Word of God Series, Max Gimblett's 'The Sound of One Hand' brings to focus the world of Zen Buddhism.

An artist living and working in New York City since 1972, Gimblett has been focuing on Buddhisim since 1965 when he first encountered pet and novelist Kenneth Patchen's (1911-1972) painted "picture poems" in San Francisco.

"It has never been the main focus," Gimblett, 75, says, admittedly "sharing my interests equally with Jungian studies and the history of visual art, particularly painting." But a serious interest in Buddhism was so much a draw that, "I took my vows in 2006 and am a lay monk of Rinzai Buddhism."That goes a long way in explaining why the works on view have an overall zen-like quality, especially the earlier brushworks on paper that date as far back as the 1980s. Here, the work is distinctly divided into two types -- enso and koan paintings.

Simple ink brush drawings of circles on rice paper, the enso pieces are a good place to start in terms of entering Gimblett's world. Enso is a Japanese word meaning "circle" and is a concept strongly associated with Zen. "Enso is a common subject of Japanese calligraphy, symbolizing the universe, strength and Enlightenment," Gimblett says. "Typically drawn in one stroke with a thick paintbrush, the enso represents absolute reality and the void in Zen art."

Gimblett says that some artists will paint enso daily, "as a kind of spiritual diary." Enso is usually created on silk or rice paper. "The single stroke does not allow for any modification -- the brushed circle represents the spirit of the moment of creation," he says. "In the circle nothing stops, nothing comes to an end, it just keeps going."Read more:

Ngatai Taepa - COLOUR, VALUE & PERSPECTIVE

2011-11-01T19:04:00.000-07:00

Ngatai Taepa's new exhibition Colour, Value and Perspective opens on Tuesday (8 November) at Page Blackie Gallery. Contact the Gallery for further details.

Responding to the Urewera Raids - Te Manawa

2011-10-25T19:05:00.000-07:00

"This work appears to have a strong base in Tuhoe stories, but part of its success is its ability like more traditional Maori patternmaking to open out in abstraction from a strong kernel to the universal. The title comes from a beautiful Tuhoe battle whakatauki (proverb): ‘He iti na Tuhoe, e kata te po'. One interpretation is, ‘No matter how small Tuhoe are, their laughter will be heard through the night'."

Click here to read Mark Amery's excellent review of Hemi Macgregor, Saffronn Te Ratana and Ngataiharuru Taepa's collaborative work recently shown at Te Manawa in Palmerston North

Paul Dibble gifts large Huia to Palmerston North

2011-10-19T18:44:00.000-07:00

Paul Dibble has gifted a final work to Palmerston North before he contemplates a shift up north. As stated in the Manawatu Standard, Ghost of the Huia is a 2.5m sculpture of a female Huia, in bronze, perched on a ring of Corten steel. The steel ring has a light patina of rust, which will slowly deepen as the steel weathers. Dibble created the sculpture about 10 years ago, and had promised it to the city. He felt now was the right time to have it installed, and it has been proudly positioned in The Square near The Square edge. Dibble says of the Huia, "It was a lovely bird. There's a statement here about if you want things of beauty, you have to be prepared to look after them."

Michael Smither Screenprints at Page Blackie Gallery

2011-10-18T14:36:00.000-07:00

A gorgeous selection of Michael Smither Screenprints are now available at Page Blackie Gallery.

Michael Smither is one of New Zealand's most sought-after senior artists, renown for his iconic super-realist and highly coloured paintings and screenprints which capture a unique and often very personal view of his world.

Click here for more images

It's All About The Image - Dick Frizzell

2011-10-18T13:50:00.000-07:00

Take a trip through New Zealand art history according to Dick Frizzell in his new book It's All About The Image. In the book Dick shines a light on some of the works he's always loved - a number of which have been over looked in the usual round-ups. From Peter McIntyre inviting him up onto the scaffolding to watch him painting the WWII mural in the Hastings War Memorial Library, through to discovering modern art at art school, his first sighting of a McCahon, teaching at Elam with talented students like Karl Maughan and discovering the exciting young things today. Written in Dick's self-proclaimed colloquial and relavatory style, this is a fascinating discussion of NZ art history.

PAUL DIBBLE - The Watchers

2011-10-04T15:30:00.000-07:00

Paul Dibble's new exhibition "The Watchers" opens tonight at Page Blackie Gallery. Contact the Gallery for further details.

Max Gimblett at the Warhol Museum

2011-09-27T15:19:00.000-07:00

Max Gimblett is currently exhibiting an incredible new solo exhibition of his work at the Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh. Here are some installation images of the show, which runs until 27 November:

Nina Gehl with Kathryn Ryan on National Radio

2011-09-12T17:13:00.000-07:00

Click here to listen to Kathryn Ryan's interview of Nina Gehl. Nina's exhibition opens tonight 5.30pm at the gallery.

Nina Gehl preview

2011-09-11T15:40:00.000-07:00

Photos from Nina Gehl's exhibition preview for the cast of The Hobbit last night. Come to the opening tomorrow night from 5:30pm and meet the artist. Check out page 5 of today's Dom Post and listen to Kathryn Ryan tomorrow morning at 10am to learn more about this international sensation.

Mark Amery reviews Liyen Chong in the Dominion Post

2011-08-31T17:33:00.000-07:00

2011-08-31T17:03:00.000-07:00

Two excellent public gallery exhibitions opened over the weekend featuring Liyen Chong's work.

In Auckland

Liyen Chong: of Positions and half Positions having several marks at once
(26 August - 29th October 2011)
The Gus Fisher Gallery
The Kenneth Myers Centre
74 Shortland Street

http://www.creative.auckland.ac.nz/uoa/home/about/galleries-and-collections/gus-fisher-gallery/events/template/event_item.jsp?cid=416465

In Wellington

Knitted and Knotted
(27th August - 20th November)
The Dowse Art Museum
45 Laings Road
Lower Hutt

http://www.dowse.org.nz/en/Exhibitions/Current-Exhibitions/Knitted--Knotted/

Liyen Chong - exhibition opening

2011-08-09T19:16:00.000-07:00

Liyen Chong is an emerging artist based in Auckland with exciting horizons in her practice. Having successfully negotiated her practice around diverse disciplines of painting, graphic design and embroidery with hair she has been working on expanding her oeuvre during her time at the McCahon House. Liyen has been exploring phenomenology, Eastern thought and its implications for her art practice in New Zealand.

Having grown up in both Malaysia and China, Liyen Chong migrated to New Zealand in her mid teens and completed her MFA in Christchurch. Chong settled in Auckland in late 2005 after travelling around the world on a scholarship provided by the University of Canterbury. Since then she has exhibited widely in New Zealand and Australia and her work is present in public collections such as the Chartwell Collection and the National Gallery of Australia.

Dasein (Being There.) opens at Page Blackie Gallery at 5:30pm, Tuesday 16 August.

Contact the Gallery for more details.

Dick Frizzell features in the Spring Edition of Art New Zealand Magazine

2011-08-04T17:00:00.000-07:00

Page Blackie Gallery artist Dick Frizzell features in the Spring Edition of Art New Zealand. Edward Hanfling talks with Frizzell about how his art practice has evolved over the last twenty years, offering some fascinating insight into his recent return to landscape painting.

Page Blackie Gallery at the Auckland Art Fair 2011

2011-08-02T21:09:00.000-07:00

The works are installed - ready for an exciting weekend ahead!

The Auckland Art Fair runs from the 4th of August through to the 7th. Page Blackie Gallery are proud to be showing work from a number of our represented artists including; Paul Dibble, Neil Dawson, Liyen Chong, Emily Wolfe, Nina Gehl, Max Gimblett, Heather Straka, Luise Fong, Sarah Munro and Andrew Drummond.

Liyen Chong at The Suter Art Gallery

2011-07-15T18:49:00.000-07:00

Page Blackie Gallery artist Liyen Chong features in Crowning Glory, an exhibition of historical artifacts and contemporary art, opening at The Suter Gallery in Nelson today.

Page Blackie Gallery has a solo exhibition of Liyen's work coming up in August. Please contact the Gallery for more details.

Michael Hight exhibition opens next Tuesday

2011-07-12T19:57:00.001-07:00

Michael Hight's new exhibition, Reliquary, opens at Page Blackie Gallery on Tuesday 19 July. Click the above image for a further sneak preview, or contact the Gallery for further details.

Liyen Chong's Favourite Things

2011-06-29T17:13:00.000-07:00

As seen in the New Zealand Herald:

1. Asian Stationary
2. Theories and documents of contemporary art
3. Lucinda shelving
4. Plastic human skull
5. Malaysian/ Indonesian traditional Batik prints
6. Kitchen tools from Ikea
7. Paint and Colour
8. Post-it notes
9. Peter Robinson's student work
10. John Baldessari

Read more

Dick's new print

2011-06-26T19:49:00.000-07:00

Check out the latest print from Dick Frizzell, in celebration of a major upcoming sporting event that no one is allowed to name unless you're a big credit card company or a bank.

Neil Dawson exhibition opening

2011-06-14T18:32:00.000-07:00

Contact the Gallery for further details.

Israel Birch preview

2011-05-23T20:41:00.001-07:00

Click here to view a sneak preview of one of Israel's new works. His exhibition opens on Tuesday next week. Contact the Gallery for further details.

Page Blackie Gallery now on Facebook

2011-05-15T19:14:00.001-07:00

Page Blackie Gallery has just launched a Facebook page. We'll be posting exhibition images, information on print editions and the occasional shot of our artists in their studios. Just click the 'like' button up there at the top right of this screen, or follow this link to our page and click 'like'. That will also put you in the draw to win a Dick Frizzell print. Thanks for your support and good luck!

Karl Maughan makes his mark on the catwalk

2011-05-05T21:53:00.000-07:00

Karl Maughan's hyper real gardens were turned into "walking pieces of art" by New Zealand label Stolen Girlfriends Club, at Australian Fashion Week in Sydney last night.

While Karl has already collaborated on both graffiti works and sculpture, it is his first foray into the fashion world.

Travelling to Sydney to see the results of the collaboration, he described the imagery used as being "part Monet's garden in Giverny and part New Zealand garden".

To read the full article on Stuff News click here .

Page Blackie welcomes NINA GEHL

2011-05-03T19:51:00.000-07:00

Marcia and James are proud to welcome a new represented artist to Page Blackie Gallery.

Nina Gehl is a London-based, American artist, who has recently exhibited alongside Tracey Emin, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Patrick Hughes and many more, in London’s prestigious Shoreditch Ball.

Living and exhibiting in London, Nina’s recent work mixes the medium of oil with ash from burnt wood or cremated remains, to create portraits- either of young women or of images which relate to the origin of the ash.

Born in Buffalo, New York, she received an MA in Fine Art at Byam Shaw School of Art and went on to complete an Associate Research degree at City & Guilds of London Art School.

Gehl’s work has been exhibited widely throughout the US, Europe, and the UK, including private collections, and in 2008 she was selected as a finalist for the Guasch Coranty International Painting Prize in Barcelona.

Nina’s first exhibition with Page Blackie Gallery will be in mid-September this year.

James Blackie and Jonathan Smart on Nightline

2011-05-02T16:20:00.000-07:00

Nightline caught a clip of James and Jonathan Smart installing Jonathan's exhibition at Page Blackie. Click the image to view the clip.

Paul Dibble exhibition in Palmerston North

2011-04-28T15:14:00.000-07:00

Paul Dibble and Fran Dibble opened a major exhibition of their work last night at Te Manawa, in Palmerston North. James took this video to give you an idea of the incredible beauty and scale of the works in the exhibition.

Jonathan Smart @ Page Blackie Gallery as seen in the Dominion Post

2011-04-27T21:08:00.000-07:00

Jonathan, James and Marcia are featured in the Dominion Post today. We are very much looking forward to the exhibition opening on Tuesday.

Max Gimblett features at the Andy Warhol Museum

2011-04-26T21:37:00.000-07:00

Max Gimblett has been selected to represent Buddhism in "The Word of God", opening September 17 2011, at the Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburg. Comprised of five solo exhibitions, each featured artist represents one of the five great religions Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Judasim and Islam.

The Museum has published the following commentary on its website:

At a time when political parties fight viciously for the higher moral ground, when controversy reigns in the building of mosques and when bigotry, abortion & same sex marriage are wedges of division in our culture there still remains room for interfaith understanding.

The Warhol Museum has in its sixteen year history, presented difficult or controversial imagery and art in order to spark community dialogue.

Jonathan Smart @ Page Blackie Gallery

2011-04-26T18:59:00.000-07:00

In response to the situation in Christchurch, we are proud to welcome Jonathan Smart Gallery to Wellington for a relief exhibition at Page Blackie Gallery.
"Jonathan Smart @ Page Blackie" will feature work by leading New Zealand artists from Jonathan's gallery, which was tragically condemned in the Christchurch quake. The exhibition opens on Tuesday 3 May.
We are delighted to invite you to attend the opening and, most importantly, to support Jonathan and his artists through these very difficult times in Canterbury.

Click on the above image to enlarge. Contact Page Blackie Gallery for further details.

Liyen Chong at the McCahon Residency

2011-04-19T22:05:00.001-07:00

We visited Liyen Chong at the McCahon House in Titirangi last week. Liyen is the current McCahon House Artist in Residence in the beautiful studio built among the native bush next door to Colin McCahon's Titirangi home, now a museum. Liyen has been in residence since February.

Max Gimblett in HOME Magazine

2011-04-17T18:20:00.000-07:00

The latest issue of HOME magazine (April/May) features an interesting article on Page Blackie Gallery artist Max Gimblett and his great studio space in New York.

Heather Straka on Nightline

2011-04-17T17:12:00.000-07:00

Heather Straka's exhibition, The Asian, opened over the weekend at Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts in Auckland. TV3 Nightline aired a story on the exhibition, you can view the video here.

How to install a large Paul Dibble sculpture

2011-04-13T14:36:00.000-07:00

Heather Straka opening at Te Tuhi

2011-04-11T21:53:00.000-07:00

Heather Straka's exhibition The Asian opens at Te Tuhi Centre For The Arts, Auckland, this Saturday the 16th of April. Orginally mounted at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery in 2010 The Asian was the first major solo exhibition by Heather in a New Zealand Public Art Gallery. For more information see here. This Thursday the 14th of April Heather is presenting an arists talk and exhibition preview at 12pm and 1.30pm at Te Tuhi ahead of the official opening day, Saturday.

Between Earth and Sky opens

2011-04-11T21:37:00.000-07:00

Between Earth and Sky opened last week. We were fortunate enough to have many of the artists present at the function and a great night was had by all. Between Earth and Sky runs through until May the 1st.

Between Earth and Sky

2011-03-31T16:34:00.001-07:00

Between Earth and Sky opens on Tuesday evening from 5:30pm. The exhibition will feature work from all our represented artists and some invited guests. The list of exhibiting artists is as follows:

Mark Adams, Israel Birch, Justin Boroughs, Liyen Chong, Neil Dawson, Paul Dibble, John Drawbridge, Andrew Drummond, Luise Fong, Dick Frizzell, Max Gimblett, Star Gossage, Lyonel Grant, Jeffrey Harris, Paul Hartigan, Dame Louise Henderson, Michael Hight, Frances Hodgkins, Ralph Hotere, Hemi Macgregor, Allen Maddox, Karl Maughan, Colin McCahon, Sarah Munro, Peter Robinson, Peter James Smith, Michael Smither, Heather Straka, Ngatai Taepa, John Walsh, Harry Watson and Emily Wolfe

The Stories behind the Art

2011-03-20T16:39:00.000-07:00

This Thursday at Te Papa art historian Jill Trevelyan and art curator William McAloon will discuss some of the stories behind the art works featured in Art at Te Papa. Published in 2009, Art at Te Papa brings together a fascinating cross section of works from the Te Papa collection. This event runs in conjunction with NZ Book Month.

The Stories behind the Art
March 24th, 5-6pm
Level 4 Espresso
Free Entry

How to Look at a Painting Documentary Series

2011-03-18T16:50:00.000-07:00

TVNZ 7 is currently airing the art documentary series How To Look At A Painting. The series is based on the book of the same name written by Christchurch Art Gallery's Senior Curator Justin Paton. 'In the series Justin, who also presents the show, embarks on a highly visual journey of exploration across the painted world to uncover and examine the marvels and mysteries of painting.' The season (12 episodes) airs on Friday nights at 9.05pm on TVNZ7 and is definitely worth following.

Justin Boroughs exhibition opening

2011-02-28T17:28:00.000-08:00

Justin Boroughs' new exhibition opens on Tuesday, 8 March. Contact the Gallery for details or to arrange an exhibition preview.

Old Villa and Nikau, near Seatoun, Wellington
Oil on board
580 x 680mm

172 (Boatshed at Karaka Bay and light on the hills)
Oil on board
470 x 780mm

Shops and Mt. Taranaki
Oil on board
350 x 600mm

Max Gimblett features in The Press

2011-02-14T13:52:00.000-08:00

Following Max Gimblett's presentation at the Christchurch Art Gallery over the weekend The Press has published an article on his significant gift to the Christchurch Art Gallery Collection. Click on the image to enlarge the article.

Max Gimblett's Gift to the Christchurch Art Gallery

2011-02-11T15:42:00.000-08:00

This weekend's Christchurch Press features an article on Max Gimblett's gift to the Christchurch Art Gallery. Click on the image to enlarge the article.

Max Gimblett Talk at the Christchurch Art Gallery

2011-02-09T16:24:00.000-08:00

Page Blackie Gallery artist Max Gimblett will present an illustrated talk this Sunday, the 13th of February, at 2pm, at the Phillip Carter Auditorium in the Christchurch Art Gallery. His talk will address his recent gift to the Christchurch City Gallery of over 200 works on paper spanning his entire career.

Max's exhibition with Page Blackie Gallery on the shores of infinity runs through until the 6th of March.

Max Gimblett to launch year at PBG

2011-01-17T15:38:00.000-08:00

Max Gimblett's new exhibition, on the shores of infinity, opens at Page Blackie Gallery tomorrow evening (Tuesday 8 February). Max will be speaking from 6pm. We look forward to seeing you there. Contact the Gallery for further details.
Click here to view images of works in the exhibition.

Closed for Christmas

2010-12-14T20:17:00.001-08:00

Page Blackie Gallery will be closed from 23 Dec - 18 Jan 2011.

Thank you all very much for your support over the past year. Wishing you a very merry Christmas and outstanding New Year and we look forward to seeing you for our first show - Max Gimblett - opening on 7 February.

Sleight of Hand

2010-12-10T13:30:00.000-08:00

Sleight of Hand The Port Nelson Suter Biennial opened last night at The Suter Gallery in Nelson. The exhibition, curated by Anna-Marie White, brings together a selection of work by contemporary New Zealand artists who ‘remain committed to traditional art values, combining technical skill with visual theory to create a range of illusory effects.’ Page Blackie Gallery artist Emily Wolfe features in the exhibition, with her stunning work The Folly, 2010 (seen above).
Sleight of Hand runs through until the 27th of February 2011.

Karl Maughan opening tonight

2010-12-06T13:36:00.000-08:00

Karl Maughan's new exhibition opens tonight at 5:30pm. Click here for images of the exhibition and contact the Gallery for further details.

John Walsh on Artsville, this Sunday night

2010-12-06T12:54:00.000-08:00

Peta Carey's stunning documentary "The Waterfall", a one hour documentary that features John Walsh, for TVNZ's Artsville, will air this Sunday night at the very sensible time of 10:30pm, on TVOne.

John, together with three other artists, journeyed into Fiordland to paint the surroundings, inspired by the waterfall that William Hodges painted in Dusky Sound, in 1773.

The resultant work from John's experience is the magnificent Act 2 Scene 2: There are visitors at the head and they don't look friendly, let your demon go you can get him later, which featured in John's recent exhibition at Page Blackie Gallery.

"The Waterfall", Artsville, Sunday 12th Dec, around the 10.30pm mark, TVOne.

Dick Frizzell's Rugby World Cup apparel

2010-12-06T12:49:00.000-08:00

Click here to view the clip on Dick Frizzell's recent launch of his Rugby World Cup apparel.

Karl Maughan's exhibition opens Tuesday

2010-12-01T14:20:00.000-08:00

Contact the Gallery for further details or to arrange a viewing.

Harry Watson in new exhibition at Museum of Wellington

2010-11-18T19:36:00.001-08:00

The Museum of Wellington City and Sea opened a new exhibition last night entitled Back & Beyond & Here - New Zealand Art for the Young and Curious. Based on Gregory O'Brien's book, the exhibition questions how personal and national identity is defined through art and challenges visitors to explore their own identity in relation to their community.

Featured in the exhibition is Harry Watson's triptych Catherine, inspired by Wellington surveyor Robert Parks and his daughter Catherine. The exhibition runs until the 29th of May 2011.

Ngatai Taepa work gifted to the Mexican Museum of Cultures

2010-11-12T17:18:00.000-08:00

Earlier this month New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser presented a work by Page Blackie Gallery artist Ngatai Taepa to the Mexican Museum of Cultures as a gift to mark the Mexican bicentenary of independence. The stunning work, entitled Te Pitau A Tiki #8, was exhibited as part of Ngatai Taepa's exhibition with Page Blackie Gallery in 2009, Te Pitau A Tiki.

Liyen Chong and Emily Wolfe exhibition opening

2010-11-11T15:21:00.000-08:00

Page Blackie Gallery is delighted to announce the opening of two exhibitions next Tuesday, running concurrently, by:

Liyen Chong and Emily Wolfe.

Artists' reception: Tuesday 16 November, 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Contact the Gallery for further details

Star Gossage exhibition opens tonight

2010-11-01T16:30:00.000-07:00

Roundabout at City Gallery Wellington

2010-10-29T18:21:00.000-07:00

If you haven't had a chance to see it already, head along to roundabout at City Gallery Wellington. The extensive exhibition, drawn from the collection of David Teplitzky and Peggy Scott, features a striking work by Page Blackie Gallery artist Lyonel Grant entitled Poutokomanawa.

Image courtesy of The Art Foundation website

Star Gossage exhibition

2010-10-25T14:59:00.000-07:00

Star Gossage's new exhibition, Minyerri, opens at the Gallery next week. Click the image for a preview of works in the show or contact the Gallery for further details.

Stuck for what to buy the art lover who has everything for Christmas?

2010-10-21T14:56:00.001-07:00

Parinto has opened a pop-up store in Auckland, which will be around until Christmas. In it they're selling a range of tee shirts designed by artists including our own Max Gimblett. Check it out here.

Liyen Chong awarded The McCahon House Residency

2010-10-18T20:20:00.000-07:00

We are excited to announce that Page Blackie Gallery artist Liyen Chong has been awarded a prestigious McCahon House Residency for 2011. The McCahon House Residence is situated in beautiful French Bay, Titirangi, alongside the original McCahon family home. Liyen will begin her residency in February 2011.

Liyen has a forthcoming exhibition with Page Blackie Gallery in November 2010; please contact the gallery for further details.

Max Gimblett workspace

2010-10-17T20:31:00.000-07:00

A new publication on Page Blackie Gallery artist Max Gimblett was launched last month. Workspace contains an intriguing series of photographs by John Savage capturing Gimblett's New York studio space. The photographs and accompanying essay by Jenni Quilter provide an interesting insight into the daily ritual surrounding Gimblett's practice.

Artists @ Work

2010-10-10T18:09:00.000-07:00

Page Blackie Gallery artists Heather Straka, Dick Frizzell, Neil Dawson, Paul Dibble and Karl Maughan all feature in Artists @ Work, an exciting new art book launched at the beginning of this month. Profiling 24 New Zealand artists in their studios, the book provides a unique insight into the 'practical aspects of artists embarking on their creative processes'. The publication, complied by art writer Richard Wolfe and photographer Stephen Robinson, cleverly captures the often private domain of the artists studio.

Paul Hartigan exhibition reviewed

2010-10-07T17:49:00.001-07:00

Paul Hartigan's exhibition The Vapours was reviewed by Mark Amery recently in the Dominion Post. We are in the last week of Paul's exhibition, which finishes tomorrow (Saturday the 9th October). To read the review on the Big Idea website, click here.

Ngatai Taepa - exhibition opening

2010-10-04T16:14:00.000-07:00

Ngatai Taepa's new exhibition opens at the Gallery next Tuesday (12 Oct) from 5:30pm. Contact the Gallery for further information.

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

2010-09-27T20:05:00.000-07:00

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.

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

2010-09-24T17:12:00.000-07:00

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.

Suter Gallery: West East Exhibition

2010-09-21T22:00:00.000-07:00

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

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

2010-09-17T17:01:00.000-07:00

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

2010-09-17T16:40:00.000-07:00

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

Paul Hartigan - exhibition opening

2010-09-13T16:31:00.000-07:00

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

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

2010-09-07T21:39:00.000-07:00

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

Hemi Macgregor exhibition reviewed in Art New Zealand

2010-09-07T15:19:00.000-07:00

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:

Heather Straka features in B-Guided Magazine

2010-09-01T22:04:00.000-07:00

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.

Andrew Drummond Book Launch

2010-08-27T17:51:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday evening Christchurch Art Gallery launched a new publication for Page Blackie Gallery artist Andrew Drummond's comprehensive survey exhibition Observation/ Action/ Reflection.

The publication features extensive installation images alongside essays by Jennifer Hay, Bruce Barber, Peter Leech and Pamela Hansford as well as an interview with John Finlay.

Andrew Drummond: Observation/ Action/ Reflection is showing at Christchurch Art Gallery until the 5th of September.

John Walsh features in Art News

2010-08-19T17:17:00.000-07:00

Click the image above to read about John Walsh's magnificent painting Act 2 Scene 2, There are visitors at the head and they don't look friendly, let your demon go, you can get him later, which measures 2.2 x 5.2 metres. Inspired by a recent trip to Fiordland, this painting features in our exhibition of John's work which runs until the 11th of September.

John Walsh - vernissage

2010-08-15T16:16:00.000-07:00

Watch John Walsh apply the finishing coat of varnish before tomorrow night's opening...

Dick Frizzell to feature at Semi-Permanent Design Symposium 2010

2010-08-12T19:20:00.000-07:00

Page Blackie Gallery artist Dick Frizzell and his son Otis will be presenting at Semi-Permanent this year, an annual design symposium bringing together speakers from all over the world in a broad range of creative disciplines. The only event of its type in Australasia, New Zealand organisers 'The Church' describe Semi-Permananent as "a global gathering of pure talent, new ideas, conversation and visual splendour." This year's event runs from August 20-21 at the Aotea Centre, Auckland and more info can be found at http://www.semipermanent.co.nz/

Image credit: www.semipermanent.co.nz/#frizzell

JOHN WALSH 2010

2010-08-10T19:03:00.000-07:00

John Walsh's exhibition opens next Tuesday (17 Aug) from 5:30pm. Please contact the Gallery for further information or to arrange a viewing appointment.

New Dick Frizzell prints

2010-08-06T19:41:00.000-07:00

The Gallery has recently received two wonderful new prints from Dick Frizzell. Ever playful and full of wit, an image of one of the works is seen here. Enquiries about Dick Frizzell's works can be directed here.

(Image: Dick Frizzell, The Answer, 2010, screenprint, 485 x 490mm)

Andrew Drummond Time-Lapse Installation

2010-07-28T15:20:00.000-07:00

Click here to watch the installation of Andrew Drummond's Counter Rotating and Earthing Device and Viewing Device, Counter Rotating in the foyer of the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetu in March 2010.

Images and video clip courtesy of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetu.

Installation pics of Hemi Macgregor exhibition

2010-07-27T19:55:00.000-07:00

See below for installation images of Hemi Macgregor's fantastic exhibition Te Ara o Tane. The exhibition runs until the 14th of August.

Hemi Macgregor exhibition opening

2010-07-18T17:29:00.001-07:00

Click here to view the works in Hemi Macgregor's new exhibition Te Ara o Tane, opening at the Gallery tomorrow evening, Tuesday 20 July.

Art related films at 2010 NZIFF

2010-07-16T15:20:00.000-07:00

Currently screening at the NZ International Film Festival are several art related films. The documentary section is rich with tales from art, with profiles of artists Bill Cunningham, Jean-Michel-Basquiat and New Zealander Michael Smither. Women without Men, a film by contemporary Iranian artist, Sherin Neshat, is also featured.

(Image: Still from Shirin Neshat's film, Women without Men, 2009)

LISTENER reviews Andrew Drummond's exhibition

2010-07-07T14:35:00.000-07:00

Click the above image to read the LISTENER's review of Andrew Drummond's exhibition, Observation/Action/Reflection, which is on show at Christchurch Art Gallery until 5 September.

New work by Liyen Chong

2010-07-04T20:52:00.000-07:00

Part momento mori and part rumination on traditional skill, Liyen Chong continues to create work using her distinctive method of hair embroidery. The Gallery has recently received two new works by Liyen, pictured above. Further information about Liyen's work is available on the Gallery's website. Please contact the Gallery here if you wish to enquire about these works.

Karl Maughan's 'Colyton'

2010-07-04T18:53:00.000-07:00

Page Blackie Gallery has recently received a beautiful new screenprint from Karl Maughan. For further information about this work, Colyton, 2010, please contact the Gallery here.

(Image: Karl Maughan, Colyton, 2010, screenprint, 670 x 1070mm)

Wellington Sculpture Trust

2010-06-29T17:30:00.000-07:00

Click here to read about the Wellington Sculpture Trust in the latest edition of The Wellington Guide. Established almost 30 years ago and now up to 23 sculptures, the collection includes works by Page Blackie Gallery artists Neil Dawson and Andrew Drummond.

Watch Sarah Munro install an artwork in her current show

2010-06-22T20:32:00.000-07:00

To view the rest of the exhibition, click here.

Neil Dawson article in the National Business Review

2010-06-17T20:24:00.000-07:00

Neil Dawson's exhibition Three of a Kind has been reviewed by John Daly-Peoples in the National Business Review. Click here to read the article and if you haven't seen the exhibition yet, tomorrow (Saturday 19th June) is the last day of the show.

Sarah Munro Exhibition Opening

2010-06-15T21:41:00.001-07:00

Sarah Munro's exhibition Pictorial Space, opens on Tuesday at 5:30pm. We look forward to seeing you then, or contact the Gallery to arrange a preview.

New Exhibition Space

2010-06-14T21:57:00.000-07:00

Page Blackie Gallery has opened a new viewing space. To beat the recession we've worked with a property developer to make use of an empty space on Wellington's waterfront. The art space is on the ground floor of NZX House, between Mac's Brewery and St John's Bar, facing the harbour. We are currently showing a selection of represented artists, including Paul Dibble, Max Gimblett, John Walsh, Heather Straka, Paul Hartigan, Michael Hight, Harry Watson and Sarah Munro (whose exhibition opens at PBG next week).
Contact the Gallery if you would like to arrange a viewing.

Neil Dawson's DECK- Three of a Kind

2010-06-11T20:35:00.000-07:00

Here are some new installation shots of Neil Dawson's current exhibition at Page Blackie Gallery, Deck- Three of a Kind. The exhibition continues until June 19th.

DOUBLE VISION exhibition at Pataka Museum of Arts and Cultures

2010-06-02T21:13:00.000-07:00

A new exhibition has opened at Pataka Gallery, entitled DOUBLE VISION: When artists collaborate. This exhibition explores the partnerships and processes used in creating a collaborative art work, and features Page Blackie Gallery artists Ngatai Taepa and Hemi Macgregor in a collaboration with Saffronn Te Ratana, as illustrated above. More information about the exhibition can be viewed on the Pataka website. The exhibition runs until the 12th of September.

Image credit: Hemi Macgregor, Ngataiharuru Taepa & Saffronn Te Ratana Tu Te Manu Ora i Te Rangi 2009.

EyeContact review of Andrew Drummond at CAG

2010-05-31T16:39:00.000-07:00

EyeContact website has recently published a review of Christchurch Art Gallery's current exhibition of Andrew Drummond's work. Andrew Paul Wood's review can be viewed here. Andrew Drummond: Observation/ Action/ Reflection will continue at CAG until the 5th of September, 2010.

New exhibitions opening at City Gallery Wellington

2010-05-28T18:51:00.000-07:00

Today, City Gallery Wellington is opening two new exhibitions. The first is John Pule - Hauaga (Arrivals) which is his first major solo exhibition in a public gallery.

The second exhibition is Ready to Roll, an exhibition curated by Heather Galbraith of 'recent, exciting work' by eight New Zealand based artists.

Both exhibitions continue until 12 September 2010.

Fiona Campbell and the Real Art Roadshow

2010-05-21T18:25:00.000-07:00

Art philanthropist Fiona Campbell, who established the Real Art Roadshow for New Zealand secondary schools, has been featured on TV One's Close Up. Click here to hear more about Fiona's background and the Roadshow collection, which features Page Blackie artists Harry Watson, Sarah Munro, Paul Hartigan, Dick Frizzell and John Walsh.

Sarah Larnach article in ProDesign magazine

2010-05-17T22:14:00.000-07:00

A recent copy of ProDesign magazine features an interview with Sarah Larnach. Two watercolours by Sarah are featured in Page Blackie Gallery's Group Show which continues until 22 May, 2010.

(Image: Sarah Larnach, The Brave; Genevieve; (Sydney; 01 September 2009); Two, 2009, watercolour on paper)

Lyonel Grant and Neil Dawson at EXPO 2010 Shanghai

2010-05-17T19:37:00.000-07:00

Over the last month, Lyonel Grant has been working in Shanghai, China on the New Zealand Pavilion at EXPO 2010. The Pavillion design will have a sloping roof garden and will feature native New Zealand plants. Also involved in the design team is Page Blackie Gallery artist Neil Dawson.