Viv Kepes is a North Canterbury based artist. Having developed a love of the outdoors from an early age, subjects from the natural world are often a focus in her work. Kepes is a current MFA candidate at the University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts. She received a BFA with First Class Honours in… View more
Warren Feeney unpacks Robert McLeod’s exhibition ‘Balancing Act’ at PG Gallery192 in October 2018. “Robert Mcleod’s Balancing Act at PGgallery192 was a welcome and unanticipated reminder that Expressionist painting remains as timely and applicable to the 21st century as it was to Germany and Europe in the 1930s. Commenting on the paintings selected for exhibition, Mcleod positioned them within the… View more
4 – 22 Dec – Xmas’18, group exhibition: William Bennett, Philippa Blair, Tony Bond, Roger Boyce, Nigel Buxton, Rebecca Harris, Viv Kepes, Katharina Jaeger, Euan Macleod, Marian Maguire, Richard McWhannell, Donna-Marie Patterson, Chris Pole, James Robinson, Terry Stringer, Ana-Catalina Vicuna SUMMER BREAK – The gallery closes at 2pm, Sat 22 Dec and will re-open Tues 15 Jan,… View more
Christchurch born artist Aiko Robinson‘s current exhibition ‘Folding in Forests’ at PG Gallery192 features in Warren Feeney’s article of top 12 exhibitions you must see in November. As an artist of Japanese and New Zealand heritage, Aiko was lucky to be awarded the Monbukagakusho: MEXT scholarship, from the Government of Japan to enable foreign students to study at Japanese… View more
Wellington artist Robert McLeod’s exhibition ‘Balancing Act’ at PG Gallery192 features in Warren Feeney’s article of top 10 exhibitions you must see in October. Robert Mcleod’s perverse ‘Disneyesque’ figures in Balancing Act are a response by the artist to the current state of prejudice and intolerance in the world. Mcleod comments that he “grew up reading science fiction,… View more
An exciting new platform for the arts in Canterbury! Yesterday (2nd October, 2018), we celebrated Warren Feeney’s successful launch of Art Beat; Ōtautahi Christchurch and Canterbury’s first visual arts newspaper. Art Beat is a monthly arts newspaper and website featuring news, reviews, commentary and a comprehensive listing of events, workshops and exhibitions in Canterbury. Art Beat is committed… View more
We are very proud to represent such a talented artist such as Euan Macleod, and with his latest exhibition ‘Cloud’ coming to an end here at PG Gallery192 it couldn’t be better timing for such an insightful interview conducted by Kim Hill with Euan on Radio New Zealand.
Wed 1 Aug, 12noon. Marian will discuss the two current exhibitions – Darryn George’s Recent Painting and John Reynolds’ Psychogeographyblues Free entry – all welcome exhibitions on until 10 August, 2018
The temporary Pop-up gallery in the central city ran from October 2017 until July 2018. Located on the bottom floor of the Wynn Williams Building, the Pop-up featured a rotating display of artworks, all from our Bealey Avenue gallery stock. Doc Ross (Montreal St side) Marian Maguire (Hereford St side) 14 July – 30 July… View more
Tues 29 May, 12 noon Marian Maguire will talk about her two exhibitions: ‘GODDESSES’ ‘Boogie Woogie with Gordon Walters’ at PG gallery192 192 Bealey Avenue, Christchurch