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    Rain Over the Blue Planet (2015-2025). Photo: courtesy of Milford Galleries

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    Body of work

    Vincent Ward is an award-winning, internationally recognised New Zealand film-maker, but he is also a practising artist who is showing his "Palimpsest/Landscapes" work in the South Island for...

    Art seen: July 3

    "The Daughters", by Marko Hrubyj-Piper.

    Art seen: July 3

    By James Dignan

    Halves make a whole

    Gretchen Albrecht (b.1943), Cardinal, 1981, acrylic on canvas. Bought in 1981 with funds from the...

    Halves make a whole

    A simple semicircle encompasses some big ideas, Anya Samarasinghe writes.

    Obituary: Fred Graham, artist

    Fred Graham's service to Māori art dates back to the 1950s. Photo: RNZ/supplied

    Obituary: Fred Graham, artist

    Respected artist Fred Graham remained relevant right up until the end: a major new sculpture, Te Manu Rangimaarie, was unveiled at Taupiri just before his death.

    The whare that travelled the globe

    Mataatua Wharenui today in Whakatane. PHOTO: NGATI AWA

    The whare that travelled the globe

    The little-known story of the Mataatua Whare will be brought to life by the music of Dame Gillian Whitehead, the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra and soloists Tomairangi Henare, Paul Whelan and Rebecca Ryan this weekend.

    Art seen . . .

    Mataura River (2023), by Anne Noble.

    Art seen . . .

    The term "takata whenua" is not mere words. It expresses the connection Māori have with the land.

    Storytelling gets technical

    Author Karen Wrigglesworth visits the grave of James Balfour, a marine engineer who designed the...

    Storytelling gets technical

    A residency in Dunedin provided the breakthrough for writer and technical storyteller Karen Wrigglesworth, so she is hoping that another visit to write will prove to be equally successful.

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    Firing things up

    Potter Chris Weaver is on a residency at the Dunedin School of Art. Photo: Gerard O'Brien

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    Firing things up

    One of New Zealand’s top ceramicists, Chris Weaver, has been working on his latest collection at the Dunedin School of Art.

    Art seen: June 19

    Late Spring, by Angela Burns.

    Art seen: June 19

    By James Dignan

    Schools turn out for kapa haka contest

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    Schools turn out for kapa haka contest

    He Waka Kotuia (King’s and Queen’s high schools, above) competes in the Te Hautoka kapa haka contest at the Edgar Centre in Dunedin yesterday.

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    Artist welded to his dream

    Welding is a skill ben Pearce has perfected over the years working on Corten steel. Photos: supplied

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    Artist welded to his dream

    Ben Pearce has known since he was 4 years old that he was going to be an artist. 

    Art seen: June 12

    Escopare (2003), by Philippa Blair. Oil on canvas, 1020 × 1520. Photo: Fe29 Gallery

    Art seen: June 12

    By Joanna Osborne

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    Exploration key for artists

    Musician Tiki Taane improvisesin Mai Te Uira. Photos: supplied

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    Exploration key for artists

    A collaboration between digital artist Kereama Taepa (Te Arawa, Te Āti Awa), and musician Tiki Taane (Ngāti Maniapoto), Mai Te Uira explores the spirit of creativity.

    Art seen: June 5

    Solar Flare, by Jo Dunlap. Photos: supplied

    Art seen: June 5

    By James Dignan

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    Women at new intersection

    Women's Work Art Collective (WWAC) artists (from left) Linda Cook, Anita DeSoto, Ana Terry and...

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    Women at new intersection

    New Dunedin art collective Women’s Work Art Collective aims to give voice to older female artists and the importance of feminism in today’s world, its members tell Rebecca Fox.

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    Exposing truth of the beautiful green

    Photographer Anne Noble drives the message home with her warning sign wall in ‘‘Unutai e! Unutai...

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    Exposing the truth of the beautiful green

    Twenty-five years after an exhibition at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery, leading NZ photographer Anne Noble returns with a collaborative exhibition depicting the degraded state of fresh water across  Kāi Tahu tribal lands.

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    Exhibition hoped to foster connection

    Hocken curator Māori Jacinta Beckwith with waka oars on display in the exhibition Hauteruruku ki...

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    Exhibition hoped to foster connection

    In a first for the Hocken Collections a waka has been installed in its foyer as part of the exhibition ‘‘Ruruku: An exhibition by Hauteruruku ki Puketeraki waka club’’...

    Flag artwork continues to be controversial

    An artwork of a flag stencilled with the words “Please Walk On Me” has angered the local RSA who...

    Flag artwork continues to be controversial

    A controversial artwork in Nelson that invites visitors to “please walk on” the NZ flag has angered the RSA, but the curator recommends people try and understand Māori perspectives.

    Art seen: May 22

    Natural Flowers cooling off on the Sumidagawa by Watanabe Nobukazu.

    Art seen: May 22

    By James Dignan

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    Art provides an emotional link

    Portrait artist Māia Hetariki paints her laundry doors. Photo: Linda Robertson

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    Art provides an emotional link

    Two artists from Dunedin, Māia Hetariki and Megan Brady, have been selected as finalists in the 2025 Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award.
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