Art
Searching and painting
Acclaimed Vietnamese artist Đặng Mậu Tựu explores memory, identity, and belonging while offering an intimate perspective on living between Vietnam and Aotearoa in Những Miền Đất Nhớ | Lands We Remember, an exhibition at Te Whare Manaaki o Toda until the 7th of February.
Remembrance and resistance
Whai Wahi reopens at Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery on the 20th of January until the 29th of March to explore works from the 1970s to present day that articulate expressions of mana motuhake, dissent, and an enduring will to engage in critical dialogue about our shared colonial past.
Stitching stories
From the 7th of December until the 8th of March, Tīpurepure ‘Au Vaine will transform the gallery at Pātaka Art + Museum into a living, breathing space where communal making collides with a rotating display of tīvaivai or traditional Polynesian quilts.
Shared futures
New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pukenga Whakaata’s exhibition Reclaimed Land: Tāngata, Tiriti, Taiao brings together bold new artworks that explore deep and enduring connections between people and the land until the 8th of February.
Expanding the boundaries
GLASS, at James Blackie until the 22nd of November, redefines the material in the context of fine art and reframes it as a medium capable of profound storytelling.
Botanicals and beyond
Spring has spring, and artworks of all kinds and colours have blossomed in Wellington Cathedral of St Paul. The New Zealand Academy of Fine Art’s (NZAFA) Spring Exhibition blooms until the 9th of November.
Flecks of life
Holdfast, an exhibition from Kate Stevens West (Kāi Tahu, Pākehā) at Bowen Galleries until the 18th of October, channels the tension between holding on and drifting free.
Tiny universes
Pōneke-based Japanese artist Yae Takahashi presents her solo exhibition The Art of OTOGI at Thistle Hall from the 23rd to the 28th of September to explore the stories of everyday life.
Capturing humanity
Posting up at Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre until the 5th of October, the World Press Photo Exhibition celebrates the award-winning work of photographers and storytellers who capture the pressing social, environmental, and political issues of our time.
Rewriting the narrative
A local business and four local artists have banded together to celebrate the arrival of spring and bring Garden Party to the Kaiwharawhara Furniture by Design store from the 30th of August to the 12th of October.
Was, are, will be
Reflecting the human and spiritual lives that have passed and currently pass through Courtenay Place, Tiaki will stand in the centre of Wellington’s nightlife hub until the 5th of October.
A place of belonging
From now until the 9th of November, Jasmine Togo-Brisby’s ungeographic takes over the entirety of Pātaka Art + Museum to create a sense of place for Australian South Sea Islanders.