Below are some of the artists who have exhibited, or are about to exhibit at our gallery
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Ruth Nicholas
Earthwise 26 February – 6 April 2026 Solo Exhibition. Ruth Nicholas is a well known Upper Hutt Artist with a very active profile in local quilting circles. Over the course of time her practice has moved out from quilting into more exploratory textile practices. This is particularly obvious in the body of work she has… Read more
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Margaret Rogerson.
Margaret first exhibited at ‘from out of the blue studio gallery’ as part of The Beach – A Summertime Collection 2023-24. At that time she gave us a short background statement: As a child, I loved going to the beach, collecting shells and then displaying them (carefully labelled) in beds of cotton wool in old… Read more
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Deb Donnelly – 14th -21st April
Deb is joining us at ‘from out of the blue studio gallery’ for an intense week long residency. Here is more information about her life and her practice so we can all get to know her a little bit. What initially attracted you to the methods you use for your art practice? While using dye… Read more
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Beatrice Carlson Artist in Residence – 28th April – 10th May 2026.
Beatrice will be an Artist in Residence as she explores new directions leading up to an exhibition scheduled for 27th April – 5th June 2028. In order to get to know Beatrice a little more she has kindly filled in our written interview and here it is: -What initially attracted you to the methods you… Read more
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Jane Théau – 22nd May – 19th June
Jane Théau is coming to us from Melbourne, Australia to explore her horse hair weaving, her embroidery and her imagination for a month long residency at from out of the blue studio gallery. Jane’s statement about her artist life/ maker’s journey is fascinating and attached below: I came to art late after careers in science… Read more
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Heidi Monks
Artist in residence 11th August – 22nd September 2026. It is always a pleasure to be able to bring artists who reside away from Ōpunakē into the gallery as exhibitors – a wonderful chance for the visitors and supporters of the gallery to enjoy meeting fibre artists that they would normally not encounter on their… Read more