• City Works 10, Matthew Carter, oil, 106 x 148 mm
  • Gardens, Malcolm McAllister, acrylic 106 x 148mm
  • After Pierre Auguste Renoir, Freda Brierley, machine stitch, 140 x 140mm
  • Untitled 5, Mark Whippy, mixed media, 148 x 106mm
  • Gate, Rosemary Theunissen, oil 106 x 148mm
  • After wall painting from Pompeii, Freda Brierley, machine stitch, diameter 140mm
  • Theia, Lindsey Kirk, collage 148 x 106 mm
  • Infant Ivory Factory, Ross Ritchie, oil 106 x 148mm

Summer sights to behold

December is great time to visit Northart, the more so if you are still looking for that special gift for a friend or family member or just want to treat yourself – we have some seriously good art on exhibition and all of it is for sale!

‘Pocket Edition. Small works for Large Walls’, arguably Northart’s most popular show of the year, is on now and continues to 21 December. Thirty artists, ranging from well-established professional painters to emerging artists, were invited to participate. Each was given 10 pieces of post card sized (A6) good quality card and asked to create a series of works. You can see the results in the gallery, a wonderfully eclectic mix of landscape, portraits, figurative works, studies from nature, abstract works and still life – something to suit all tastes and budgets!

They are all exhibited unframed, and are being sold on a cash and carry basis. If you purchase before 11 December we can arrange framing at a small additional cost. 

In the other gallery spaces we have another Christmas show of art and craft – painting, photography, textile art, ceramics and glass - and some “comfy designer wear”. Again, ideal for hunting out that unique Christmas gift.  We also have a selection of drawings and paintings in the gallery window displays.  

We re-open after the summer break on Sunday 28 January with a fabulous exhibition – across all five gallery spaces – of works by nationally acclaimed textile artist Malcolm Harrison (1941 – 2007).  Malcolm’s achievements in the areas of quilting and embroidery were exceptional and led to his being awarded the inaugural Creative New Zealand Craft/Object Fellowship in 2004. Lesser known were his other accomplishments, his drawings, illustrations, painted works on paper, assemblages, children’s books and poetry. This comprehensive exhibition provides an overview of his life’s work and gives a fascinating insight into his “questing intelligence, keen powers of observation and drive for excellence”.

Malcolm was a frequent visitor to Northart during the past decade of his life and exhibited with us in various invited and curated shows. Please join us for the opening function of this superb exhibition on Saturday 27 January 5pm and celebrate with us the achievements of a much valued friend, family member, colleague and above all outstanding artist. 

‘Malcolm Harrison. A Celebration’ was curated for Waiheke Community Art Gallery by Cerys Dallaway Davidson; Northart is the second venue of a national tour. We are indebted to the Waiheke gallery for offering us the opportunity to have the exhibition and to the Kaipatiki Local Board for a grant which made it possible

Northart closes for the Christmas/New Year break on 22nd December and reopens to the public on Sunday 28th January.

Have a happy and safe holiday break.

 


Issue 83 Dec 2017 / Jan 2018