Portraits of prominent people dominate the painting of Oliver Ryan, places of meaning dominate the work of David Penman and Maria Lee’s work is based on found objects located near her Banks Peninsula home

11 May – 5 June

John Foster, Phil Van Deurs and Carly Painter

‘Landscape, wildlife, human form and woodcraft explored by three artists through their chosen mediums of vibrant painting, fine art photography and wood working.

20 expressions of art and Japanese style ceramics

Artists : Wallace Hemapo, Michael Paora, Sidney Fitzsimmons, Mike Glover

30 March – 24 April

‘Family…like branches on a tree, we all grow in different directions yet our roots remain as one.’  Whanau Mahi is a collaboration between four family members who live and work in the Selwyn district.

Sue Wright, John Boyd and Deanna Griffiths

Paintings of mixed subjects and nature. A fusion of styles enables the viewer to enjoy an innovative exhibition. A mix of paintings and clay sculptures.

(Note: Gallery closed Good Friday 25th March)

Seeing, in the finest and broadest sense, means using your senses, your intellect and your emotions. It means looking beyond the label of things and discovering the remarkable world around you’ Freeman Patterson

The Photography Group and Jane McCulla

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Symbolic and mythological flights of fancy in the ceramics of Jane Whales and Bruce Wright; images superimposed with textures in the photographs of Ian Walls; fabric and paper overlaid in the mixed media works of Anne Bailey. The stories revealed in the layers, both literal and figurative.