Below are some of the artists who have exhibited, or are about to exhibit at our gallery
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Toni Hartill
Toni Hartill – Printmaker, book maker, creator of magical dream vessels. Juror for ‘Boundless – Artist’s Books’ July 5th 2026 We are so pleased to be welcoming Toni back into the world of our gallery. Toni will be the juror for our Open International Call for Artist’s Books. The prize winners will be announced at… 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
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Jane Théau – 22nd May – 19th June – Artist in Residence
Jane Théau is coming to us from NSW, 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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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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Beatrice Carlson Artist in Residence – 28th April – 10th May 2026.
Beatrice was an Artist in Residence as she exploresd 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 use… 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