Exhibition
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2019 marks our 10th annual Exhibition. Each year we work hard to achieve a professional standard of work for our exhibitors, and each year we have a steady flow of visitors through.
Not only does our Exhibition utilise our local hall, but it also provides a great venue for artists to display their work. This is a unique project as it encourages emerging artists to show case their works alongside established artists. |
If you are interested in exhibiting
Exhibition is by invitation only, but we invite people to contact us if they would like to know more.
Exhibition is by invitation only, but we invite people to contact us if they would like to know more.
2019 Exhibition
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Exhibition: 11th – 14th May
Opening Night: Friday 10th May Artist-only Night: Saturday 11th May, 5pm – 7pm 
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Guest Artist: Mel McKenzie
Capturing the intensity of a stare or getting lost in a pair of eyes, Mel McKenzie interprets modern portraiture with a series of heavily cropped, haunting faces. She focuses on the power of eye contact and leaving words unspoken. Her work is about capturing light and form, emotion and determination – keeping the paint fluid and loose to give her work an ethereal quality. Acrylic paint is Mel’s current medium of choice – enabling her to paint in snippets while baby #4 naps. A solid base layer gives form to the face and is followed by multiple washes of evocative shadow, luminous highlight and often pops of unexpected colour. Mel has found that the deep shadows and contours of faces aren’t so different to the rolling hills of the landscapes she used to paint – and every bit as mesmerizing and poignant. The emergence of the female figure as Mel’s subject of choice followed the arrival of that last baby... coincidence you might wonder? But what greater appreciation of womanhood is there than becoming a mother? Mel paints from a rustic studio on their family farm in Seaward Downs – despite being rurally-based in the deep south of NZ, Mel’s art enables her to maintain contact with the rest of the world through connections made via social media and her Etsy shop. It’s such a great honour for Mel to be invited to be the guest artist at Waimumu in 2019. This is a fabulous community event, run by an amazing group of women. It’s a highlight of her artistic calendar every year and is such a great platform for both established and emerging artists to showcase their talents – and a superb opportunity for art collectors to build their collections. |
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Our Community
Our community benefits from funding from our Exhibition, including our local primary school students who also get the opportunity to be actively involved and are able to display their art.
Each year we are steadily growing our Exhibition and are always on the lookout for new Artists.
Each year we are steadily growing our Exhibition and are always on the lookout for new Artists.
