The gallery is bursting with the colours from Lizzy Leckie’s dye practice. There are wonderful gradations of hues, sensitive chromatic wrappings and textures that beg to be felt.
Here is a small selection of intimate views.
The solo exhibition by the creative Lizzy Leckie is going to fill the gallery with forms and shapes of beauty for the start of the winter season. Lizzy is a new to the gallery artist for 2025 and we are really anticipating learning more about Lizzy’s practice and seeing her works in the flesh. Lizzy is a dye artist and a weaver……..you never know what that can produce!
The exhibition is composed of weavings, dyed hanks of fibre, plants, assorted fibres and clays
This installation maps place and time, capturing the unexpected results discovered from dyeing with harvested roadside weeds, fallen trees, and carefully cultivated plants.
While the installation is a scientific study, I want the viewer to be primarily captivated by the magic and creativity in nature. The unique colour vibrations and the texture of the dyed fibres.
You are all invited to celebrate this exhibition by joining us on Thursday 19th June from 5.30pm for the opening. Refreshments will be served.
Check out Lizzy’s practice on her insta page: https://www.instagram.com/flaxweaver
Here is a brief CV of some of Lizzy’s artistic activities.
2025
10 Artists Exhibition. Kuaotunu.
2020-2025
Arts Co-ordinator for Artists in the Making and Coromandel Independent Living Trust
2000-2025
Artist Assistant and Project Manager for Chris Charteris
2020 Caravanex Residency. Objectspace, Auckland.
2019-2020
Established weaving studio in Kuaotunu.
Held community Harakeke raranga workshops.
2019
Star Waka weaving project for Tuia 250, Whitianga. working with Maureen Lander and Coromandel Weavers Collective, Worked with Te Rerenga, Tairua and Whenuakete schools weaving stars for project.
Star Waka Project exhibited at Te Uru, Whakatane Art Gallery, Waitangai Museum
Exhibited 10 Artist exhibition Kuaotunu
2018 -2019
CNZ Pacific Arts Funded project – To Otanga, Kiribati Armour with Kaetaeta Watson, Chris Charteris, Louisa Humphry and Mwemwetaake Ataniberu.
Exhibited as part of Tungaru ; the Kiribati Project , APT 9 QAGOMA Brisbane.
Managed Tungaru; the Kiribati project to be exhibited at QAGOMA for APT92017 Pacific Presence Research funded by European Research Council.
This was 6 month project with Kaetaeta Watson and Chris Charteris.
Te Otanga – Kiribati Armour research at Auckland Museum, Otago Museum, Te Papa, British Museum and various Museum in Europe.
Museum of Anthropology and Archeology Cambridge UK commissioned and exhibited Te Otanga woven armour.
2016 Festival of Pacific Arts ,Guam.
Exhibited Te Nii- Giver of life with Kaetaeta Watson and Chris Charteris.
2012-16
Tungaru : the Kiribati project with Chris Charteris and Jeff Smith.
Managed the touring of this exhibition which was shown at Mangere Arts
Centre, Auckland Museum, Tauranga Art Gallery , Pataka, Hastings Art Gallery and Southland Museum.
Managed public programmes and involving Kiribati communities around New Zealand.
Produced Tungaru;the Kiribati Project book.
1984
Weaving Diploma Nelson Polytechnic
Instagram. Flaxweaver
