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Regan Gentry, Of Gorse of Course (detail),  at Te Tuhi

The Pleasures of Gorsey Substances

TE TUHI CENTRE FOR THE ARTS

Auckland

 

Regan Gentry
Of Gorse of Course

 

16 April - 19 June 2011

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Megan Jenkinson, Apres Nous Le Deluge, Ultrachrome injet on Hahnemuhle paper, 1160 x 1135 mm

Exotic Egyptian Imagery

TWO ROOMS

Auckland

 

Megan Jenkinson
Drift

 

20 May - 18 June 2011

MA
Johanna Braithwaite,  Walk the Walk, oil on canvas, courtesy of Bowen Galleries.

Braithwaite Paintings

NEW ZEALAND PORTRAIT GALLERY

Wellington

 

Joanna Braithwaite

Significant Others
Curated by Jenny Bornholdt and Greg O’Brien

 

2 June - 7 August 2011


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g. bridle, The Inimical: A Selection from the Retreat 2011. Project 1 of in camera: a project series around and about collecting. Adam Art Gallery, Victoria University of Wellington. Photography: Robert Cross.

bridle’s complex, multi-layered rebus

ADAM ART GALLERY TE PATAKA TOI

Wellington

g. bridle
The Inimical: A Selection from The Retreat
(in camera : a project series around and about collecting)

4 June 2011 - 18 December 2011

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Frank Schwere, Ballroom (Lee Plaza Hotel, 2240 West Grand Blvd), Detroit, MI, 2009 C-Print, 126cm x 100cm. Courtesy of the artist and Two Rooms

Decaying Detroit Documented

TWO ROOMS

Auckland

 

Frank Schwere

Detroit

 

20 May - 18 June 2011

 

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Detail of work by Paul McLachlan

Masters Exhibition at Ilam

ILAM CAMPUS GALLERY

Christchurch

Bourke, Bowman, van Leeuwen, McLachlan, Pohio, Ross, Staniland, Thomas and de Vries.
nth degree. (Masters Exhibition)

Curated by Barbara Garrie

30 May - 10 June 2011


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Kate Newby, Hung on the roof during a storm, 2011, linen, wire, 2500 x 1000 mm approx.

Newby at Hopkinson Cundy

HOPKINSON MOSSMAN

Auckland

 

Kate Newby
I’ll Follow You Down The Road

 

19 May - 18 June 2011

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Vicky Thomas, Putatea (from the Miss Appropriate series), 2004. Image courtesy of the artist

Guerrilla Girls

CITY GALLERY WELLINGTON TE WHARE TOI

Wellington

 

Vicky Thomas, Sarah Hudson, Suzanne Tamaki and Aimee Ratana
Maiden Aotearoa

 

21 May - 26 June 2011

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Elliot Collins, Joshua, 2011, oil on linen, 1350 x 2000 mm

Consciously Bookish Collins

TIM MELVILLE GALLERY

Auckland

 

Elliot Collins
Valdrada

 

3 May - 4 June 2011

 


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James Oram at ABC

Oram in Christchurch

ABC

Christchurch

 

James Oram

 

May 21 - June 4 2011

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Caraway Downs, detail, curated by Roman Mitch for ARTSPACE. Photograph by Sam Hartnett.

2010 ARTSPACE Curatorial Intern’s Exhibition

ARTSPACE AOTEAROA

Auckland

 

Caraway Downs
Curated by Roman Mitch

 

7 May - 18 June 2011

MA
Darryn George, Matapihi #4, 2006. Purchased 2008. Te Papa

Mixing Traditional and Contemporary Maori Art

TE PAPA TONGAREWA MUSEUM OF NEW ZEALAND

Wellington

 

E Tū Ake: Standing Strong

 

9 April - 26 June 2011


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Andre Stitt & Alastair MacLennan, Spectral Arc: Vanishing Point, 24 hour performance at St. Paul St Gallery on 4 May 2011. Photo courtesy of St. Paul St. Gallery.

Performance Art from Northern Ireland

TE WAI NGUTU KĀKĀ GALLERY TWO

Auckland

 

André Stitt & Alastair MacLennan
Spectral Arc: Vanishing Point

 

6 May 2011 - 3 June 2011

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Xin Cheng's Mixtures at Split/Fountain.  Photo by Asumi Mizuo. Courtesy of the artist and Split/Fountain, Auckland

Xin Cheng at S/F

SPLIT / FOUNTAIN

Auckland

 

Xin Cheng
Mixtures

 

13 May -10 June 2011

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Denise Batchelor, Owl Caged, at Viewfinder

Ornithological Rubbernecking

VIEWFINDER

Auckland

 

Denise Batchelor
Owl Caged

 

18 May 2011 - 31 May 2011


MA
Sean Kerr's Bruce Danced if Victoria Sang; and Victoria Sang, so Bruce Danced - at The New Dowse. Installation shot by John Lake, courtesy of the artist and The Dowse Art Museum

Amery on Kerr

THE DOWSE ART MUSEUM

Lower Hutt

 

Sean Kerr
Bruce danced if Victoria sang; and Victoria sang, so Bruce danced

 

19 March - 29 May 2011

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Shane Cotton, Star Eater, 2011, acrylic on linen, 2650 x 2650 mm

Cotton in the new Lett

MICHAEL LETT

Auckland

 

Shane Cotton
Supersymmetry

 

28 April 2011 - 11 June 2011

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Niki Hastings-McFall, The Anchor of a Love, 2011, ceramic, plastic, limewash, synthetic fabric, sterling silver. Courtesy of the artist & RH Gallery at Woollaston.

New Romantics at Waikato Uni

GALLAGHER ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS GALLERY

Hamilton

 

New Romantics
Curated by Karl Chitham

 

May 7 - June 19, 2011


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Bill Culbert's Light Levels at Crockford

Culbert Wall Reliefs and Photographs

SUE CROCKFORD GALLERY

Auckland

 

Bill Culbert
Light Levels

 

26 April 2011 - 21 May 2011

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Matt Henry, Vernacular Paintings. At the top of the stairs.

Matt Henry’s Vernacular Paintings

STARKWHITE

Auckland

 

Matt Henry
Vernacular Paintings

 

18 April 2011 - 28 May 2011

 

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Michael Parekowhai's Te Ao Hurihuri at Jonathan Smart's.

Parekowhai’s White Elephant

JONATHAN SMART GALLERY

Christchurch

 

Michael Parekowhai
Te Ao Hurihuri 

 
4 May 2011 - 29 May 2011