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 … Read more
Heidi Monks
Tag: New Zealand Fibre Art
Gallery Gathering – ‘This Is My Medicine’ – Heidi Monks. Sunday 16th August 2026 from 2pm.
Heidi will be our Exhibiting Artist and Artist in Residence from 13th August to 21st September. Heidi has a long term art practice combining spiritual awareness with her natural dyeing and stitching practice. Her works convey a sensitive approach to … Read more
This Is My Medicine – Heidi Monks. 13th August – 21st September 2026.
Heidi comes to us from Thames where she has earned a reputation for her careful considered making. Her practice explore the world of natural fibres and natural pigments. There is a delicate hand on her works as she explores the … Read more
The Taranaki Collection 2026
This Exhibition was curated from submissions to an open call to artists in Aotearoa New Zealand to submit works for selection for the Cash and Carry Collection The Taranaki Collection 2026. This show was juried for the $400.00 NZ … Read more
Time and Place – Margaret Rogerson 9th April – 18th May 2026.
“Time and Place”, will include a range of wall pieces, framed art, suspended panels, and free standing items incorporating new and reclaimed textiles – linens, doilies, laces, napkins, remnants and scraps, giving these textiles a new purpose.
Drawing from natural … Read more
The Shape of Gathering -Anne Daniel 4th December – 5th January 2026.
Another new to the gallery artist for 2025 is Anne Daniel. Well known for her harakeke works, Anne is also a loom based weaver. It is with a great … Read more
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, … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more