Art

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 9^th 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 30^th 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 16^th 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 6^th 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 8^th 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 16^th 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 15^th of September.

The trash goblin

Macabre and mysterious, quirky and creepy – catch a glimpse of the strange at Cabinet of Curiosities, an exhibition from sculptor and taxidermist Dan Ross at Thistle Hall from the 26^th of August to the 1^st of September

Can you define a generation?

Exploring the artwork of the forgotten generation, City Gallery Te Whare Toi’s first exhibition away from home takes place on the fourth floor of Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa until the 20^th of October.

Defining drawings

Aotearoa’s premier drawing prize showcases work by Kiwis from across the motu and beyond. Take a look at the finalist and winning artworks of the 2024 Parkin Drawing Prize at the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts Academy Galleries until the 1^st of September.

Sanap Wantaim – Stand Together

Wellington-based photographer Dr Paul Wolffram has spent the last six years documenting the work of the underground network of human rights defenders fighting sorcery violence in Papua New Guinea. Catch his exhibition at Pātaka Art + Museum until the 3^rd of August.