Art
The world in other ways
Glimpse Aotearoa in the Japanese style of ukiyo-e at Alistair McDonald’s newest showcase Auckland in the Style of Hiroshige at Exhibitions Gallery from the 13th of February to the 8th of March.
Your very own galaxy
Discover out-of-this-world sculptures made by Kapiti-based creative Russell Woodley.
Stories of resilience
Boro – Timeworn Textiles of Japan is an exhibition featuring mended clothing that’s as much about sewing as it is about storytelling. Catch it at Pātaka Art + Museum until the 9th of March.
Time, memory, whakapapa
Encounter four artists’ personal archives as they explore time, memory, and whakapapa. City Gallery Te Whare Toi’s Meditations takes up residence in the National Library Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa until the 1st of March.
Radical and revolutionary
When Toss Woolaston started painting portraits he ushered in the modernist era in New Zealand. Peruse a snapshot of his work at New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata’s Toss Woollaston: Figures from Life exhibition until the 9th of February.
Ode to solitude
Gavin Chai crafts scenes of contemporary life that capture an individual’s inner world. In his newest exhibition Ode to solitude at Page Galleries until the 30th of November, he showcases his new ceramic works.
What could be
Making her first foray into painting with colour, Swiss Kiwi artist Sarah Albisser presents a metallic dreamscape exhibition titled Waves of Reflection at Twentysix Gallery until the 16th of November.
Collection of creativity
Vincents Art Workshop is an art initiative by the community, for the community. Check out what Wellingtonians have been making in the public art space over the last year at the annual exhibition that runs until the 6th of November.
An Aotearoa legacy
In celebration of the life, work, and legacy of Dutch-born photographer Ans Westra, {Suite} Wellington is hosting a series of exhibitions and initiatives over the course of the final three months of 2024.
A Migrant’s Path
A celebration of cultural diversity, photographer Abhi Chinniah’s A Migrant’s Path showcases nuanced narratives from Aotearoa’s migrant communities at The New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata until the 8th of December.
Playful and puzzling
Julian Hooper’s newest exhibition, which is the first of a series of installations from City Gallery Te Whare Toi that will take place within the National Library of New Zealand Te Puna o Mātauranga o Aotearoa, celebrates and interrogates the alphabet until the 16th of November.
To cultivate, care, and control
The invention of the Wardian Case meant settlers could bring plants from home to the far reaches of the globe. Exploring the impacts of this global plant movement, creatives Mark Smith and Felicity Jones present Case Studies III at Bowen Galleries until the 15th of September.