15 Mar 2024

First Steps 2024: 25 March – 20 April

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Eastside’s highly regarded annual exhibition for artists who are new, or nearly new, to exhibiting is back for 2024 with a huge variety of works from 18 local artists in Eastside and another 4 in the Mini Gallery. From oil, watercolour, gouache and acrylic paintings to delicate pencil works, ceramics, jewellery, textiles, photography and works using found materials, the exhibition showcases impressive local talent. Furthermore, there’s nothing over $500.
Opening Event: 5.30-7pm Monday 25 March 2024, all welcome.
Location: Eastside Gallery, 388 Worcester St, Christchurch, free parking onsite.
Alice Tulkens, “These Precious Things I,” acrylic & watercolour on canvas, 2024.
Tracey Perrin, “I walk the line!” photography, 2023.
Emma G Pottergee, “Strike a Pose,” ceramic, 2024.
Diane El-Ammar, “Late Summer,” oil on canvas, 2023.
Zobe Originanu, “Hangry,” acrylic on canvas, 2024.
Rebecca Low, "Beautiful Decay - Tulip 1," photography, 2023.
16 Feb 2024

Brilliant Vibrant Women 2024: 27 Feb – 23 Mar

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Star Media article and video here: Women shine at Linwood art exhibition | Star News (odt.co.nz)
This exhibition showcases vibrantly colourful works by 15 local women artists. Many are inspired by brilliant women and traverse their joys and pain, quiet strengths and loud resistance. Invoking the domestic there are quilted, woven and embroidered works. There are adventures in earthly delights, playful takes on bright, shiny consumerism and dancing with fire. There are works that explore the connection between women and healing plants and others that examine the experience of synaesthesia and epilepsy. What shines through is a sense of diversity and solidarity.
Opening Event: 5.30-7pm Tuesday 27 February 2024, all welcome.
Location: Eastside Gallery, 388 Worcester St, Christchurch, free parking onsite.
detail of Irenie How, "We - Dasein," acrylic, oil, thread, wire, yarn on canvas, 2024
Antoinette Wastney, "Lemon-Cherry," oil on canvas, 2023
Monica Koster, “Harmonics,” oil on canvas, 2023
Esta Tonkin, "The Persona Show #1," quilted cotton, 2023
Ashleigh Ritchie, "Shoes," oil on paper, 2023
Milly Brown, "Through the Looking Glass," mixed media on canvas, 2022
Daena Schofield, "Experiencing Epilepsy," hand dyed and painted fabric, cotton and metallic thread, 2022
14 Jan 2024

Artists of the World Unite – Eastside Multicultural Exhibition 2024: 29 Jan – 24 Feb

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20 local artists have responded to themes of uniting and the multicultural experience with a feast of works. From escaping concrete jungles or oppressive political regimes to a call for climate activism, artists have sought a more authentically inclusive path forward, one that listens to everyone’s voice. One artistic family has created a work involving the 9 and the 76 year old, as well as everyone inbetween.

Some artists have longed for the frozen peaks and the northern lights of their homeland or have mourned the destruction in war-torn homelands, but here they’ve created new bridges and have even found us unified by the stuff inside our pantries!

Artists include: The Batchelor family, Lisa Powers, Nachiko Takahashi, Jane Barry, Veronica Ek, Andrew Kendrick, Jo Seizova, Catherine Coster, Daniel Newnham, Judith Billig, Jenny Zhao, Tracey Osbourne, Suzanne McDonnell, Deborah Mullen, Jamie Louttit, Donna Allfrey, Marisa Cappetta, Annthalina Gibson, Lauren Carmichael and Sarah Brown.

Opening Event: 5.30-7pm Monday 29 January 2024, all welcome.

Location: Eastside Gallery, 388 Worcester St, Christchurch, free parking onsite.

Veronica Ek, "The Bridge"
Donna Allfrey, "Link"
A.E. Gibson, "Clans Unite No.s 1 & 2"
Andrew Kendrick, "World Record"
Jane Barry, "Merge"
Jamie Louttit, "Uniform #2"
Suzanne McDonnell, "A New Matrix III"
Lauren Carmichael, "Where we live is not always where we are"
APEJIG, "You are enough"
Jo Seizova-Joki, "Inner Circle"
Deborah-Lee Mullen, "The pull to create"
Marisa Cappetta, "Moon Kite / Neckpiece"
Judith Billig, "Roots" and "Hope (then and now)"
Works by Lisa Powers
Aunty Trace, "Pantry Series"
Eastside Gallery, 399 Worcester St, Christchurch
Nachiko Schollum, "Queen of Heart"
Daniel Newnham, "#1 15.01.22" (detail)
Lisa Powers, "Arrived," limited edition photographic art, 2023
Veronica Ek, "Tranquility," oil on canvas, 2023
Catherine Coster, "Cold Blooded," mixed media on canvas, 2023
Jane Barry, "Merge," acrylic on canvas, 2023
APEJIC (a collective of 6 members of 1 family ranging in age from 9 to 76), "You are enough," acrylic and collage on canvas, 2023
7 Nov 2023

Tupu – Growth: The Critique Group Christchurch: 20 Nov – 16 Dec 2023

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This exhibition showcases the artistic growth in the individual practice of seven Christchurch artists as they stand back and reflect on their development.

Artists: Anne Fountain (paintings), Jill Goddard (monoprints), Max Inglis (sculptures), Jenny Lee (paintings), Gaby Reade (prints), Judy Rogers (hanging pieces) & Anne Spicer (glass works).

Location: Eastside Gallery, 388 Worcester St, Christchurch, free parking onsite.

Anne Fountain, "The Edge," mixed media
Jenny Lee, "Girl in Blue," pencil & watercolour
Max Inglis, "Hope," acrylic on ceramic
Jill Goddard, "Untitled," monotype
Anne Spicer, "Other," fused glass
Judy Rogers, "Cloak for Aotearoa," mixed media
Gaby Reade, "The old woman -_kuia," (from a tale called The Robber's Bride collected by the Brother's Grimm), monotype, solar etching, hand coloured