Showcasing Hokianga's richly diverse arts community & guest artists
For established patrons/collectors, or first time viewers and buyers of Liz’s work, this is a great opportunity to view a comprehensive selection. Featuring work from 2006-2010, pieces reworked, work not seen in Hokianga, plus some new pieces made especially for the show.
The exhibition “Mānawa”, opened on September 18th. This was a group show featuring works that identify with the Mānawa/Mangrove and its socio-ecological perception and function. Artists Lindsay Antrobus Evans, Beverley Cox, Patricia Cramp, Claire Deighton, Rhys Evans and Liz McAuliffe presented their response in a variety of media.
Mark Graver’s latest show at Village Arts, Kohukohu which opened on the 21st August featured works from his ‘Harbin’ series inspired by a recent trip to China. Three prints from this series won first prize at the recent Lessedra World Print Competition in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Also featured were prints from the Nympheas series, one of which has just been acquired by the National Museum of Fine Art, Taiwan.
30 Ukulele 30 Artists was a highly appraised exhibition curated by Marg Morrow in March and early April 2010.
The exhibition featured well-known artists including Gretchen Albrecht, Judy Darragh, Toa Fraser, and L. Budd exhibited alongside local artists – each produced individual works of art using the ukulele as their focus.
The work that was not sold at the exhibition was offered for auction in late September 2010 at Webb’s Auction House.
Hotere Country was a major exhibition at Village Arts held in October 2009. It featured Ralph Hotere’s important work ‘Song of Solomon’, a compelling commentary on the 1991 Gulf War.
The aim of the exhibition was to honour, acknowledge and pay tribute to Ralph Hotere who was born in Mitimiti, on Hokianga’s west coast, 30 km from Kohukohu.
The exhibition also featured works from five artists with strong connections to Hotere country; Maureen Lander, Lindsay Antrobus Evans, Claire Deighton, Ross T Smith and Heiwari Johnson.
