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Sustainable Creativity – Sustaining the Art of Quiltmaking 

The Stellar Quilters

February 1st – March 11th 2024

from out of the blue studio gallery is very proud that our February exhibition space will be occupied by the group of seriously environmentally aware quilters – The Stellar Quilters. This … Read more

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The Beach – A Summertime Collection

This collection was an open call to all textile practitioners both in Aotearoa and Offshore.

Our planet is largely composed of water so, as humans, we are intimately connected to beaches on all kinds of levels. Globally beaches are places … Read more

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Lee-Anne Sheather

Handle with Care

Solo Exhibition 6th June 2024 – 15th July 2024

Artist Residency 4th June – 10th June 2024.

ARTIST BIO

Lea-Anne Sheather is an artist who resides on the edge of a bush reserve in the Bay of … Read more

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Viv’s Garden Story

This year we are very excited ( and a little anxious!) to be opening up the gallery garden as part of The Sustainable Backyards Trail at the end of October . The garden is a very important part of the … Read more

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Waymarkers – Into The Unknown.

Toni Hartill – Solo Exhibition & Artist Residency

9 November

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17 December 2023

Waymark N (Navigation) a symbol or signpost marking the route of a footpath


Toni Hartill, well known print maker and paper artist, has been involved with the gallery for the past year or so and we … Read more

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Tanya Doty – Heartstone Baskets

Tanya Doty has been crafting willow baskets from her workshop in Upper Moutere since her first basket making course with Golden Bay basketmaker Peter Greer in 2008. Largely self taught since then Tanya is firmly addicted to basket making and … Read more

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The Cupboard Collection 2023 Annual Solo Exhibition by Viv Davy.

Taranaki Arts Trail.

September 28th – November 8th 2023.

The year in review

It has been a very interesting year for the studio gallery as we gradually move our lives back into slightly more familiar patterns of functioning and the … Read more

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viv davy

weaver, botanical dyer and printer, knitter, slow stitcher, gallerist.

Viv is the very happy and privileged owner of ‘from out of the blue studio gallery’. There is a statement about this part of Viv’s life at the front of this … Read more

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He Korowai Mahana. To Be Cloaked In The Comfort Of Whakapapa.

Donna Dinsdale – Solo Exhibition. Retrospective and New Works.

13th July – 14th August 2023

Donna has described how this beautiful invitation was conceived and it’s connection to the exhibition.

The background letter is a transcripted letter of my Mum’s Read more

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Donna Dinsdale

Tutor

Faculty of Business, Design and Service Industries

CreativeFashion

Donna teaches the Fashion Design major within the Bachelor of Creative Industries at Toi Ohomai.

She holds a Bachelor of Design from Otago University and a Master of Design from Auckland … Read more