Wendy Pettersen – What If?
This exhibition is a tribute to the vision of those people who work to preserve the sea and shore birds, and the environment that sustains them.
This exhibition is a tribute to the vision of those people who work to preserve the sea and shore birds, and the environment that sustains them.
Inside/Out brings together the evocative practices of emerging artists Lucie Blazevska and Iris Stella—two young painters with a shared interest in organic form, texture and movement. Bringing the interiority of the creative process to the physical site of each work, Blazevska and Stella’s built-up surfaces break down the false dualism of inner and outer worlds. While Blazevska’s compositions are drawn from the unbridled flow of creativity itself, aerial land- and seascapes inform Stella’s abstract relief paintings.
Ten Last Strokes, the artist collective to which Brenda belongs, has become a vital connection point, both artistically and personally, for all its members. During the last 12 months, with a number of the members classified as part of the 'vulnerable' population, they have become even more aware of personal needs.
In this series of portraits and photographs Brenda seeks to capture something of the atmosphere created when the group meet and work together, and to introduce the special women involved.
"Abandon" is a multi-media performance held here at Depot Artspace by Fear Up Harsh (Michael Ferriss--synthesizers and Jeffrey Gane--percussion) with guest singer Paula Green. They will be performing with a film backdrop by cinematographer Mark Solter (USA).
Colourful artist, Tracey Williams, is based in the Hokianga but currently travelling around the North Island in her bus, accompanied by her cat and a swag of vibrant eye-popping paintings, some of which pay homage to Frida Kahlo but which celebrate life in general in Aotearoa.
Brenda will be playing an intimate concert amongst the artwork in her At TImes Like These exhibition, featuring songs from her new solo album, 70, plus favourites from her extensive back catalogue.
This body of work captures split seconds in the experiences of freediving and snorkelling, engaging the viewer by drawing them close with intricate textures and patterns. These works express the wonders of the ocean, prompting people to think about their understanding of marine life. Each piece is a linocut that has been hand printed using water- or oil-based ink on paper.