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SAMOAcontemporary
A diverse and exciting exhibition of 17 contemporary New Zealand Samoan Artists working in a variety of media including painting, sculpture, drawings, DVD and light-works. Artists include Edith Amituanai, Fatu Feu'u, Graham Fletcher, Niki Hastings-McFall, Lonnie Hutchison, John Ioane, Anita Jacobsen, Shigeyuki Kihara, Lily Aitua Laita, Nanette Lela'ulu, Andy Leleisi'uao, Nestor Opetaia, Genevieve Leitu Pini, Greg Semu, Siliga David Setoga, Lorene Taurerewa, Michael Tuffrey. A touring exhibition from Pataka Museum, Porirua. 28th June to 24th August, 2008
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This exhibition includes contemporary work in a variety of media from the Sarjeant Gallery's permanent collection, as well as some exciting loaned material. Artists included are Ralph Hotere, Gordon Walters, Carl Sydow, Joanna Margaret Paul, Don Driver, Peter Black, Rodney Fumpston, Bill Culbert and Gavin Hipkins. 15th March - 15th June, 2008
martin poppelwell ceramic works 1993-2007: serviette
An exhibition of ceramic work by Napier based artist Martin Poppelwell. Making use of text and popular imagery, Poppelwell turns preconceived notions of ceramics on their head with a variety of challenging and quirky works. A touring exhibition from the Suter Gallery, Nelson. 10th May to 22nd June, 2008
woodwork
Recnet work by Regan Gentry, Warren Viscoe, Glen Hayward, Harry Watson and Ben Pearce. November 24, 2007 to March 2, 2008
anthony davies: 10 years after
A survey of ten years work by local printmaker Anthony Davies. February 23rd to April 27th, 2008
collection focus: gretchen albrecht, wayne barrar, jeffrey harris, merveyn williams, peter peryer
Work from the Sarjeant's permanent collection supplemented by recent examples of work from each of the artists. November 3rd, 2007 to March 9th, 2008
matthew couper: the museum of inherent vice
Matthew Couper was artist-in-residence at Tylee Cottage from July 2006 to February 2007. This exhibition includes paintings and sculptures made during and after his residency, including a copy of the Sarjeant Gallery's own The Wrestlers. http://two.xthost.info/MOIV/
November 24, 2007 to February 24, 2008
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Children from the Edith Marion Collier Collection and the Sarjeant's Permanent Collections. October 20, 2007 to January, 2008
norman hurn: after the fete
A survey of ten years work by local printmaker, Anthony Davies. February 23rd to April 27, 2008
joanna langford: down from the nightlands
Sculptor Joanna Langford has been artist-in-residence at Tylee Cottage for the last six months. Down from the Nightlands is an impressive dome installation featuring spindly towers with lights, flights of stairs and a swirtl of plastic clouds high in the dome. November 24, 2007 to February 24, 2008
askew: photographs from the sarjeant gallery's permanent collection
An eclectic variety of photographs by a range of photographers working in both black and white and colour.
September 8 to November 18, 2007
hot property: an exhibition celebrating 20 years of glass practice in wanganui
The Sarjeant Gallery is pleased to host Hot Property in association with the 2007 Festival of Glass. This exhibition, featuring twenty-one artists, is a true reflection of the diversity of this dynamic medium. September 15 to October 14, 2007
2007 carey smith & co. ltd - chartered accountants whanganui arts review
As is always the case, this year's Arts Review is representative of the diversity of creative practice in the Whanganui region. From first-time artists to part-time and full-time artists, the exhibition includes a lively assembly of works across a broad range of media.
August 5 to October 21, 2007
collier select (21 April to 23 September 2007)
Staff Selections from the Edith Marion Collier Loan Collection
A selection of works from the E M Collier Collection chosen by Gallery staff in tribute to Edith's niece the late Barbara Stewart.
the 2007 robertson art workshop (18 August - 9 September)
Works by 10 Year 12 and 13 students from local secondary schools, who participated in a four-day workshop tutored by local printmaker Julia Ellery.
joanna margaret paul drawing: subjects to hand (21 July 21 - 2 September)
A touring exhibition of drawings with a selection of short films by the late Wanganui artist Joanna Margaret Paul.
tylee cottage 21 years (26 May - 22 July)
An exhibition celebrating 21 years (1896-2007) of Artists-in-Residence at Tylee Cottage, Wanganui.
jerusalem: a pakeha perspective (5 May - 15 July)
Jerusalem-related photographs from the Gallery's Permanent Collection, augmented by contemporary images from photographers Jo Igasia, Paul Johns, Karen Lee and Jacqui McGowan.
reaching for the light (5 May - 15 July)
An exhibition celebrating 30 years of the Quaker Settlement in Whanganui.
facing an era: picture postcards from a century ago (21 April - 12 August)
200 postcard portraits of New Zealanders which were made in the first half of the 20th century. Curated and toured by Wellington photo-historian William Main. April 21st to September 23rd, 2008
handboek: ans westra (24 Feb - 13 May)ndboek: ans westra graphs
A touring exhibition celebrating the legacy of a lifetime's work created by Ans Westra, New Zealand 's foremost documentary photographer. Organised, co-curated and toured by Luit Bieringa, Director of BWX, the exhibition explores the many events and rituals of Maori and Pakeha life as recorded since the late 1950s.
Family Tree (9 Dec - 11 Feb '07)
A selection of new and contemporary works from the Permanent Collection.
Given: Jewellery by Warwick Freeman (9 Dec - 18 Feb '07)
Photographs by recent Tylee Cottage Artist-in-Residence Paul Johns.
Johanna Pegler: Biophilia (28 Oct to 4 Feb '07)
Biophilia, meaning a love of nature, is an exhibition of landscape paintings by Johanna Pegler from the mid-1990s. Her subject matter is the environs of both Wanganui and her previous home of Coromandel.
BIRDS: The Art of New Zealand Birdlife (21 Oct - 11 Feb '07)
This enchanting exhibition offers a sense of the species' fragility whilst flaunting their charm. BIRDS comes to us from Pataka, curated by Helen Kedgley.
Prologue (14 October - 26 November '06)
The private collection of Tylee Cottage Artist-in-Residence Matt Couper and his partner Jo Russ.
Lorraine Webb: Fault Lines (12 August - 22 Oct '06)
Fault Lines presented a new body of work by Wanganui painter Lorraine Webb, produced since she returned from a residency in France at the Camac Centre d'Art in 2005.
Peter Gibson Smith (29 April - 16 July '06)
Photographs by recent Tylee Cottage Artist-in-Residence Paul Johns.
Te Huringa (8 April - 16 July '06)
Depictions of Maori in New Zealand art: works from the Fletcher Trust Collection and Sarjeant Gallery. Curated by Dr Jo Diamond and Peter Shaw.
Imaging Whanganui (24 February to 30 April '06)
Mixed media works from the Permanent Collection, celebrating the history of the Whanganui region.
Edith Collier: At Kawhia (10 Dec '05 - 27 August '06)
Photographs by recent Tylee Cottage Artist-in-Residence Paul Johns.
Hooked on Classics (3 Dec '05- 27 August ' 06)
Paintings, drawings and sculpture inspired by the ideals, subject matter and techniques of Ancient Rome.
Paul Johns (March - May '06)
Photographs by recent Tylee Cottage Artist-in-Residence Paul Johns.
Contemporary New Zealand Photographers (13 May - 25 June '06)
Photographs by recent Tylee Cottage Artist-in-Residence Paul Johns.
Commodity & Delight: Views of Home (March '06)
This exhibition bought together an eclectic array of artworks from the Sarjeant Gallery's permanent collection and loaned items all linked by the strand of dealing with notions of the home. The exhibition included photography, painting and a variety of three dimensional pieces.
Imaging Whanganui (Feb - April '06)
Mixed media works form the Permanent Collection, celebrating the history of the Whanganui region.
Murray Hedwig: Public Spaces - Personal Views (Feb '06)
Christchurch photographer Murray Hedwig asks us to contemplate the ever-shifting terrain of our urban environments.
Return of the Hand (Feb '06)
A mixed media exhibition exploring the hand and its symbolism in art and culture. The exhibition included work from the Sarjeant Gallery's collection as well as borrowed work form private lenders and institutions.
Leigh Mitchell-Anyon: Souvenirs for the New Millennium (Jan '06)
A new body of work by Wanganui photographer Leigh Mitchell-Anyon inspired by a recent fascination with snow domes. The snow domes in this exhibition encapsulate four calamities that are so familiar to us all and juxtapose them with the cinematic dreams that came before them - did we dream them into reality?
Edith Collier - The War Years (Dec '05)
A Visual diary of paintings, letters and photographs illustrating Edith's life in Britain between 1914-18.
Natural Selection: Animals in Art (Nov '05)
An exhibition highlighting works form the Permanent Collection depicting animals from the wild and fierce to the domestic and familiar.
Fiona Clark: Go Girl (Oct '05)
A touring exhibition of photographs by Taranaki photographer Fiona Clark tells a story of a gender and identity over a 30 year period, and the emergence of the homosexual, lesbian and transgender communities to mainstream culture.
John Pascoe: Songs of Innocence (Sept '05)
A look at the innocence and wonder of childhood through photographs of his four daughters taken by Pascoe in the 1940s and 1950s.
Peter Ireland: Sampling Landscape 1999-2005 (Sept - Dec '05)
Peter Ireland draws upon the 400-year old practice of embroidered samplers in a series of paintings that queries the landscape tradition in New Zealand.
2005 Carey Smith & Co Wanganui Arts Review (Sept - Nov '05)
The annual event celebrating Wanganui artistic achievement.
2005 Robertson Workshop Exhibition (Aug '05)
Works created on the annual secondary school art workshop tutored by Wanganui artist, Peter Ireland. This year the workshop focused on painting and drawing.
Play Back (June - July '05)
2-D and 3-D art made by school students at workshops run by the Education Officer, Sietske Jansma and inspired by artworks from the Gallery's Permanent Collection.
Art Refuge (April - June '05)
Paintings by Tibetan refugee children living in India.
Child's Play (April - June '05)
Paintings, prints and sculptures chosen by Education Officer, Sietske Jansma, to inspire school students in a programme of practical art workshops.
Days of Our Lives (June '05)
17th-20th century paintings from the British and European collection depicting scenes of work, rest and play.
Christine Hellyar: Cook's Gardens (May - Aug '05)
Work produced during Christine's five-month residency at Tylee Cottage.
David Murray: Hunter Gatherer Territory Cradle (May - July '05)
Outstanding recent works by leading Wanganui glass artist David Murray.
A Painting History 1850s - 1950s (May '05)
Paintings from the collection, featuring prominent New Zealand artists such as J.A. Gilfillan, John Gully, Charles Goldie, Gottfried Lindauer, Frances Hodgkins and Evelyn Page.
Robert Talboys: Wanganui Architect (May '05)
Large-format black and white photographs of local civic buildings designed by Robert Talboys (1892-1971).
Christine Webster: Quiet (April - July '05)
New large scale works from photographer Christine Webster.
Art Bazaar (March-April '05)
An exhibition of community-initiated art projects by David McDonald, Leigh Mitchell-Anyon, Tracey Cohen and Peter Russell, plus a display of quilts by local quilt-makers.
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