Superwā was conceived by the artists as a space where wāhine creativity flourishes, a realm originating from the state of potential that is Te Kore. Manifested from Superwā, this show presents each artist’s distinct sculptural language as a group installation. The works engage with and extend architectural features, working in dialogue with the site to provoke productive tensions between the ephemeral and the enduring. Resonating with the Māori new year, these sculptural conversations encourage contemplation of multiple perspectives and endless possibilities. SIOBHAN WOODING (Te Atihaunui-a-Pāpārangi) Instagram: @siobhanwoowooTeam up, 2025-ongoing. Nylon and recycled Polyester fill. For Siobhan, sculpture is a form of whakapapa building, a process of connecting and relating materials together. Team up takes this idea literally. Through modular sculptural-units,...
Emily Mahoney is a recent graduate from Massey University, completing herBachelor of Fine arts (with Honours) in 2025. Emilyʼs practice exploresabjection, body horror, and the human bodyʼs capabilities. Using latex, humanhair, makeup, and molding and casting bones, Emily's sculptures haveuncanny resemblances to the human body while simultaneously feeling alienand peculiar. Her works are strange and uncomfortable, yet soft and inviting,provoking the audience to question if they should care for these creatures or reject them
Llyr Williams is a Te Whanganui-a-Tara based multidisciplinary artist and designer.“The Lyall Bay Flotsam and Jetsam collection” is an exhibition of furniture and small sculptures based and designed around disregarded objects found at Wellington’s surfing hot spot, Lyall Bay. Llyr’s process is largely Influenced by working within limitations; having a pre-existing object as a starting point and using this archetype to inform the design and character of a new work. In this new series, Llyr plays with the notion of perceived value and presents a discussion about true value and what is deemed valuable by society. This dialogue is presented in the context of its surroundings at Hunters and Collectors, a place that, like Llyr’s work, deals with how and...
Chimeras! Oh my! Ben Lysaght (Ngāi Te Rangi, Ngāti Ranginui, Pakeha) is a multi-disciplinary artist living in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. Chimeras! Oh my! is a collage exhibition which experiments and embraces the tactility of papers and the happenstance in finding old imagery. Collage, for Lysaght, is about creating new relationships out of disparate sources and finding a way to make sense out of the chaos of random stacks found in book fairs and op shops. This is often their last stop before being destroyed, collage gives them the ability to be reimagined within new contexts. In Chimeras! Oh my! Lysaght has brought a magical lens to the printed image, transforming symbols of pop culture, mythology and sexuality into something both familiar...
Duality by Samuel O'Malley \An art exhibition featuring paintings by Samuel O'Malley, focussing on the theme of dualism, human dominion over nature, and idioms to stimulate narratives. The exhibition invites viewers to delve into the complexities of artificial experiences through television stills, synthetic materials compared jarringly against Mother nature traditions. Each diptych serves as a visual dialogue, showcasing conflicting or comparable subjects whilst coexisting, some works inspired by idioms and novels to start this connection. The works encourage viewers to question the nature of opposites and seek the hidden connections between seemingly disparate concepts. https://huntersandcollectors.net.nz/collections/art All of the works are listed under the 'Art' section of our website in full detail. We offer a 2 month layby on all art...
