Art
Defining drawings
Aotearoa’s premier drawing prize showcases work by Kiwis from across the motu and beyond. Take a look at the finalist and winning artworks of the 2024 Parkin Drawing Prize at the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts Academy Galleries until the 1st of September.
Sanap Wantaim – Stand Together
Wellington-based photographer Dr Paul Wolffram has spent the last six years documenting the work of the underground network of human rights defenders fighting sorcery violence in Papua New Guinea. Catch his exhibition at Pātaka Art + Museum until the 3rd of August.
A common humanity
Depicting his travels to distant shores, printmaking artist Damon Kowarsky hopes his exhibition Art + Travel at Solander Gallery until the 27th of July underscores our common humanity.
From underneath
A suitcase full of family photos inspired painter Emma Hercus to craft images steeped in nostalgia, memory, and connection. Explore her work at Twentysix Gallery from the 7th to the 23rd of June.
Beyond ground zero
When nuclear weapons tests were detonated in the late 50s near Kiribati, there were people less than 40 kilometres away from ground zero. Hear their stories face to face at Parliament’s Te Papakura gallery space until the 11th of July.
A silenced voice speaks
Uncover the silenced voices of the Indian women brought to Fiji under the indenture system in Lives of the Girmit Women, running at New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts from the 19th to the 26th of May.
I spy
Turumeke Harrington’s Courtenay Place light box installation Swamped incites passersby to think about who and what else once occupied this downtown space.
Connecting cultures
Hono Aho – Connecting Lines spins a thread between Māori tukutuku and Korean bojagi. At Pātaka Art + Museum until the 28th of April, this joint exhibition explores cultural heritage and hybridity.
Whereabouts
At Solander Gallery until the 4th of May, 56 Victoria-based screenprinting artists depict real or imagined places in their exploration of the word whereabouts.
Art is real
Richard Lewer believes that it’s important all Kiwis learn about our complex history. Explore the Waikato Wars until the 12th of May at the New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata.
Our rainbow, sparkly, sequined selves
Coming to the capital for the first time during the 2024 Wellington Pride Festival, Explosive Empathy challenges LGBTQIA+ discrimination through colourful and quirky mixed-media artworks by creative Melanie Fleet.
A symphony of blooms
Bursting forth in an explosion of colour and life, Andrea Robinson’s exhibition Floral Affair at Mitchell Studios is a celebration of nature, beauty, love, and friendship.