Girls doing everything
A new photographic exhibition celebrating women in Stem fields is aimed at a much broader audience and a much bigger goal than you might expect.
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Art seen: November 26
Art seen: November 26
"Botanical Art and Illustration Exhibition”,various artists(Olveston)ON the way to view The Botanical Art and Illustration Exhibition in the Drying Room at Olveston Historic Home, the visitor has...
Graphic expression eye-catching
Graphic expression eye-catching
Dillon Waddell (right) and Cornelius van de Klundert mull over ‘‘Wall of Expression’’ by Tyler Wright at the Dunedin Otago Polytechnic Art School's SITE 2020 exhibition .
Polytechnic art influenced by Covid disruption
Polytechnic art influenced by Covid disruption
Otago Polytechnic students are excited to end the year on a positive note.
Keen observations
Keen observations
Nurse and photographer Sara McIntyre talks to Joanna Mathers about the inspiration behind a tribute to small town Aotearoa.
Art students put talent on display
Art students put talent on display
Otago Polytechnic's School of Art has turned into a massive art gallery, as the institution holds its annual end of year exhibition.
Focus on systems of power
Focus on systems of power
The most recent artwork to enter the collection of the Dunedin Public Art Gallery is I thought I heard you crying in the forest, by Ayesha Green (Ngati Kahungunu, Kai Tahu), and it is now on...
Art seen: November 19
Art seen: November 19
"Feathers 2020", Neil Dawson(Milford Galleries Dunedin)Neil Dawson has long played with the paradox of his solid, heavy sculptures representing the most airy and lightweight of objects. Birds,...
Dedicated to their art
Dedicated to their art
Strong and nimble fingers are what link three very different artists exhibiting at Dunedin Art School’s SITE 2020 exhibition. Rebecca Fox talks to three students about their work.
The future they represent
The future they represent
Art can convey complex issues in a direct and intuitive way. Maureen Howard talks to school pupils about what they hope to communicate about the unequal effects of climate change at their exhibition.
Colin McCahon tribute with forged signature sells in London for $13k
Colin McCahon tribute with forged signature sells in London for $13k
A celebrated Dunedin artist is puzzled and indignant at how one of his paintings ended up at auction in London, supposedly signed by the late Colin McCahon.
Gallery lifelong dream
Gallery lifelong dream
A South Otago couple are about to realise a long-held dream, by opening a boutique art gallery this weekend.
Celebrating continuing relevance that is Hotere
Celebrating continuing relevance that is Hotere
Dunedin Public Art Gallery will this week open the first major exhibition of Ralph Hotere’s work in 20 years. Rebecca Fox talks to gallery director Cam McCracken about the significance of...
Art seen: November 12
Art seen: November 12
"Studio 9A", various artists(Milford Galleries, Queenstown)IN steel and corrugated iron, a bird spreads its wings, every muscle poised for movement, with a dynamism and grace that belies the...
Student exhibition packed
Student exhibition packed
Dunedin School of Art second-year student Chynna Highsted (19) enjoys the opening reception for "Mansions of the Mind" yesterday.
Fine example of engraving
Fine example of engraving
In March 1920, a group of artists, including Lucien Pissarro, Noel Rooke, Gwen Raverat and Eric Gill, founded the United Kingdom-based Society of Wood Engravers.
Art seen: November 5
Art seen: November 5
"The Velvet Rope", Kate Stevens West(Bellamys Gallery)The Velvet Rope is the title of a new book of poems by Cassie Ringland-Stewart, accompanied by illustrations by Kate Stevens West. The book was...
Eye in the sky view winning perspective
Eye in the sky view winning perspective
While a lot of New Zealand’s beautiful and dramatic landscapes can be appreciated on foot, Emma Willetts loves a perspective from the sky.
Photo business win caps off school days
Photo business win caps off school days
The past few weeks have been a roller coaster of emotions for a year 13 Aparima College pupil.
On her toes for the ballet
On her toes for the ballet
Finally, after years of fine-tuning her dancing skills, Srishti Singh’s opportunity to find fame making her debut with the Royal New Zealand Ballet has arrived.