tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15639542490330521062024-03-13T11:44:39.137-07:00Cottleston GalleryA welcoming old home with a shady cottage garden, 'Cottleston' is Greerton's (Tauranga) special boutique art gallery. Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563954249033052106.post-55697721070966837602020-04-17T14:39:00.002-07:002020-04-17T14:39:31.845-07:00A Walk Around 'Lipstick and other tropes'Due to New Zealand's Covid-19 response, Janice Giles' exhibition 'Lipstick and other tropes' at Cottleston Gallery, was regretfully closed a week earlier than advertised. <br />
But if you didn't see it, or would like to revisit it, here is a rather wobbly video of my wander around the gallery. <br />
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A great opportunity to meet one of Tauranga's well-known artists and view her newest work!<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">LIPSTICK</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">(and other tropes)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Janice Giles has made art in one form or another throughout her life. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In recent years her work has included abstracts in acrylic; linocuts, intaglio, and collograph printing. Janice has been a finalist in exhibitions at the Rotorua Museum; The Miles in Tauranga; and the Molly Morpeth Canady in Whakatane. She has also won, and been runner up in the Tauranga Society of Artists annual Supreme Awards. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">For this exhibition she has returned to earlier styles of contemporary figurative and portrait work.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Background and focus of the exhibition:</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Janice’s mother, Val, was a maker of textile art in all its forms. Because Val had grown up during the Great Depression of the 1930s’ she had been in the habit of saving and repurposing resources. After Val’s death, Janice found dozens of lipsticks among her effects. In the spirit of Val’s dislike of waste, Janice resolved to find a way to use these in her own work.</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Janice is delighted to be able to focus on a body of work that allowed her to explore the use of lipstick with Cottleston Gallery - a gallery that would appreciate the themes and style of work.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Technically, finding ways to work with lipstick so that it would be durable was a challenge that required a lot of experimentation. Initially, Janice found some success making small works including lipstick and linocuts into encaustic wax mediums. Some of these works will be available at Cottleston. However, the bulk of the works are on board in mixed media that includes lipstick, even if only as a light glaze. All lipsticks are named and credited where possible.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">In keeping with the concept of recycling, Janice has repurposed or embellished all frames used to contain the work. This has added another layer of consideration to her creative decisions.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Where: </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Cottleston Gallery of course! </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">128 Oropi Road, Tauranga.</span><br />
<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">For the opening night parking is limited, so, unless you have a disability card, please park in the Stadium Grounds at Greerton Park. Sorry, there is no wheelchair access to the gallery.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">When: </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Opening Night 5.30pm 6 March 2020. All welcome to view. Drinks and nibbles.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Otherwise 11am to 4.30pm Tuesday to Sunday</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Closes 6pm 29 March.</span><br />
<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Check out the event on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/CottlestonArtGallery">Cottleston's Facebook page</a> to keep up to date.</span><br />
<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/175582743730439/">Here are the event details</a></span><br />
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563954249033052106.post-61931098760483354432017-04-10T01:48:00.000-07:002017-04-10T01:54:45.277-07:00The International Bee Appreciation Society AGM<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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24 February - 19 March 2017<br />
Was it a meeting? Was it an art exhibition? Whatever it was, by the
last day (19.3.17), more than sixty real people had visited Cottleston
to view the sixty tiny (A5) watercolour human bee-appreciators'
portraits and participate in the inaugural meeting of a brand new
society: the International Bee Appreciation Society.<br />
Red dots were
abundant and the artist and writer is pleased to report that those who
had requested or been coerced into having their portrait painted but who
missed out this time, there <i>will </i>bee another and it will be even bigger and better! Contact Cottleston Gallery to bee included. Purchased absent members will be present by Proxy Print.<br />
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who had their portrait here will be issued with a special gorgeous frameable
'Foundation Member' certificate, and will also be eligible to receive a
free quarterly newsletter containing amazing bee information,
competitions, special discounts of bee-related products and more.<br />
Associate membership is also available. <br />
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There is more information in this article in the New Zealand Beekeepers' newsletter <a href="https://www.nzbees.net/threads/the-bee-appreciation-society-agm.11248/">here.</a><br />
And there is an article from the SunLive <a href="http://www.sunlive.co.nz/news/148255-appreciating-bees.html">here. </a><br />
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Here are some views of the gallery during the exhibition.<br />
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Thank you to Lee Switzer of <a href="http://artbop.co.nz/">ARTbop</a> for the first two.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wendy Pedersen, opening night - Photo by Lee Switzer ARTbop</td></tr>
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563954249033052106.post-63743156483064923062017-02-01T03:09:00.000-08:002017-02-01T22:26:22.868-08:00The Bee Appreciation Society Annual General MeetingThe B.A.S AGM - Tiny portraits by bee-lover and artist Katherine Steeds <br />
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The gallery will is soon to be host to this inaugural meeting. <br />
The Bee Appreciation Society members value bees for many different reasons. There are almost as many reasons as there are bee-appreciators coming to Cottleston's walls this month!<br />
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The preview evening is from 5.30pm Friday 24 February. All welcome. Drinks, nibbles, live music and free honey tasting.<br />
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NB. For the preview evening, Cottleston requests all visitors park in the nearby stadium grounds unless holding a disability card. We regret we do not yet have wheelchair access to the gallery.Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563954249033052106.post-8671488453356291862017-01-18T22:40:00.000-08:002017-02-01T03:10:43.683-08:00Remains of the DayA popular exhibition, Remains of the Day, by Deborah Forkert, has just closed at the Cottleston.<br />
The first nine images were taken by <a href="http://artbop.co.nz/">ARTbop</a>'s photographer <a href="http://tauranga.kete.net.nz/tauranga_city_libraries_history/topics/show/2538-photographic-index-lee-switzer">Lee Switzer</a> as Deborah talks about the motivations, stories, content and techniques she used for her works.<br />
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563954249033052106.post-32334879953324576932016-12-29T22:47:00.001-08:002017-02-01T03:11:50.903-08:00Deborah Forkert - Remains of the Day
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US"></span><span class="5yl5"><span lang="EN-US"></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="5yl5"><span lang="EN-US"></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="5yl5"><span lang="EN-US">For five years Deborah Forkert
has worked with the dried paper covers of used tea bags, experimenting with and
developing a variety of textures, connection methods, spatial patterns and
linear joins. In conversation with her, Forkert's enthusiasm for the materiality of the covers shows as she waxes lyrical about the brands, colours and texture tendencies. She describes each patterned cover as 'a moment captured in time with a memory imprinted on
it', each a unique individual, which forms a collective as beautiful
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="5yl5"><span lang="EN-US">She notes the 'threads' of continuity of rituals and traditions of society's past, present, and future, and extends the use of her medium into that of a metaphorical fabric - a narrative of sorts.<span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="5yl5"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;">Using memories of <span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="5yl5"><span lang="EN-US">her childhood for
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the fabric’s similarity to tapa cloth, and </span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="5yl5"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="5yl5"><span lang="EN-US"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="5yl5"><span lang="EN-US">has appropriated and extended </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="5yl5"><span lang="EN-US"><span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="5yl5"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="5yl5"><span lang="EN-US">this humble, yet ethereal material to<span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>make frequent reference to many of her Pacific and New Zealand roots.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Memories of My Mother's Piupiu: Dawn'. recycled teabags, mixed media on plywood</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="5yl5"><span lang="EN-US"> Forkert's solo exhibition 'Remains of the Day' opens at the Cottleston Gallery at 6pm on the 4th January 2017.</span></span></span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563954249033052106.post-17989244522566754582016-12-20T13:09:00.001-08:002017-02-01T03:11:34.437-08:00Decision - a virtual visit'Decision' by German-based artist Sheena Mayer was very well received. She flies out from Auckland today and many in the local art community will miss her. It has been so wonderful to see such a quietly confident artist working for the last two months in the studio during her artist in residency. Her encapsulations and delicate black ink monotypes reflect her explorations into the concept of Wandering.<br />
Here is a wee look at the exhibition as it was in the front room at the Cottleston.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sheena Mayer with some of her monotypes from her solo show 'Decision'</td></tr>
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563954249033052106.post-9970439412820864802016-12-06T17:29:00.001-08:002017-02-01T03:11:24.219-08:00DecisionSheena Mayer is from Germany and her degree in Art (MLitt) is from the prestigious Glasgow School of Art. <br />
While Artist in Residence at the Cottleston, Sheena has begun a body of work that will be continued when she returns home. 'Decision' consists of these first ideas in the form of monotypes and 'capsules' of found objects.<br />
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wan • der<br />
verb /' wån-d(<span class="_Tgc">ə-)r / to walk / explore / amble in an unplanned or aimless way with a complete openness to the unknown.</span><br />
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The exhibition 'Decision' will open in the corner room at Cottleston on 10 December at 11 am and close on the 17th at 4.30pm. All welcome.<br />
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563954249033052106.post-54406339023818814472016-11-22T14:57:00.000-08:002017-02-01T03:11:09.188-08:00Daily Voices - Viv Davy'Daily Voices' has been very well attended over the last two weeks and it was great to see familiar faces as well as a large number of new visitors to the gallery. It was especially nice to listen to conversations that grew out of visitors' reactions to Viv Davy's work, especially the Codex series, and the Lost Voices works. Most visitors enjoyed the complexity and layering of ideas, which in turn brought up memories and new ideas for many. As manager I always <i>so</i> enjoy people's reactions and participation.<br />
This exhibition has now closed but here is a wander through the gallery in case you weren't able to make it to see it.<br />
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563954249033052106.post-30900934117056319062016-10-24T18:36:00.000-07:002016-11-22T11:58:43.331-08:00Viv Davy - Intense Researcher<span style="font-size: large;">Cottleston Gallery is proud to present 'Daily Voices', 8 - 21 November 2016</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Viv Davy has woven, both literally and metaphorically, her (and, by extension, our), mundane tasks, everyday words and thoughts into tangible art objects. In her studio using weaving, stitching and other fibre techniques Viv has been creating diaristic works that range from miniature tapestries to large installation pieces.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">In recognition of her extraordinary art preparation, she has recently received the AUT University Dean's Award for Excellence in Research.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The materials she uses include silk, cotton, handmade papers, bandages, wax, and recycled fabrics, often dyed with natural sources like fennel and pohutakawa.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">The results are intellectually and texturally complex, and reflect not only the diverse materials and methods but also her personal and historically-based narratives. The viewer is drawn into the works to engage with the careful attention to detail that informs the pieces.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Viv Davy has been creating fibre art for over 40 years. Based in Opunake, she has a Master of Art and Design and her most recent exhibition was as part of the 2016 Taranaki Arts Trail. She also has work concurrently showing in the prestigious event 'World of Threads Festival' in Oakville, Ontario, Canada.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You are cordially invited to view Viv's textile art at her solo exhibition “Daily Voices”, The Cottleston Gallery Tauranga (128 Oropi Road, Greerton). </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Viv Davy's website: http://silktangles.blogspot.co.nz/</span>Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563954249033052106.post-11583671037131547442016-05-07T17:05:00.002-07:002016-05-07T17:07:36.228-07:00Where's my Ticket?<span style="font-size: large;">Please consider this your very own, personal, mass-produced, virtually real, invitation/ ticket to view this huge Cottleston exhibition of traditional oil paintings by <a href="http://cottlestongallery.blogspot.co.nz/2016/04/anne-stratveit.html">Anne Stråtveit</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Opening night Friday 13 at 6 pm. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Thence usual opening times of 11 - 4.30 every day except Mondays.</span><br />
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563954249033052106.post-61101259954324208742016-05-06T23:43:00.000-07:002016-05-07T17:09:32.244-07:00'Art School' Exhibition opens next week.<span style="font-size: large;">Here at Cottleston we are so pleased to have received the work for the opening next week (6pm Friday 13th May) of 'Art School'. Oil paintings by Anne Stråtveit. We might have to open three rooms for all this proliferation!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">Anne's bio is <a href="http://cottlestongallery.blogspot.co.nz/2016/04/anne-stratveit.html">here</a>.</span><br />
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563954249033052106.post-87767298120251142072016-04-23T20:41:00.001-07:002016-05-07T17:10:29.615-07:00Bees and Birds and Bugs too.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> Having embarked on a futile journey to paint the iridescence of beetles for the first six months of her post graduate degree, Tauranga artist Katherine Steeds developed a fascination for cockroaches, before finally settling on the honey bee <i>Apis mellifera</i>, and has been including bees in her art ever since. She is currently painting a series of portraits of bees with people, which can be viewed in an exhibition at Cottleston Art Gallery Tauranga in the spring.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">In the meantime you can see her paintings plus work by Dick Frizzell, Adrian Wesley Martin, Angela Moritz, Mandy Williams, Keith Woodley, Whareangiangi Pita, Peter McIntyre, Laurie Steer, Jaime Jenkins, Nicol Sanders-O'Shea and others, 11- 4.30 at Cottleston every day except Mondays.</span><br />
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563954249033052106.post-28657837426700318432016-04-14T20:59:00.000-07:002016-05-07T17:08:30.138-07:00Anne Stråtveit<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Anne Stråtveit is a classically-taught artist. She currently lives in New Zealand and attended the Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney, where, from the very beginning her developing style was compared with Cezanne's. Her paintings show her ability to simplify the 3-D form and render it with a minimum of confident brush-strokes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Additionally, her use of a limited palette and subtle warm and cool colour mixes, coordinates each work within its frame. Together these characterise her work. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Extensive travel throughout Africa and Norway extended her use of colour and subject matter. Her simple, blocky fishing village houses appear almost to have morphed from the jetties and stones of the shore, and her elegant African woman seem at one with the water pots and clay bricks around them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">A large number of her oil paintings including still lifes and portraits, will be exhibited at the Cottleston Tauranga, between 14 - 30 May 2016.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well, after a long hiatus at last the new Cottleston sign is up on the fence, and inside there are two large rooms full of interesting paintings for your perusal. They include two of Katherine Steeds' painstakingly detailed diary-like works, as well as a number from this artist that have not been exhibited publicly before. </span></div>
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563954249033052106.post-68364058499168900052015-03-04T18:42:00.000-08:002016-04-24T01:28:10.272-07:00March Update<div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On 27th February at 6pm we preview the exhibition EARTH • WATER • FIRE.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On show will be a selection of the stunning images of Napier photographer Andrew Caldwell, along with the oil landscapes of artist Katherine Steeds, who grew up in Havelock North.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Caldwell and Steeds's works traverse hill and water, with the constant of the huge and changing Hawkes Bay skies.</span></div>
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Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563954249033052106.post-44434294928775787562014-12-23T21:10:00.000-08:002016-04-24T01:29:22.110-07:00All the Best<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Season's greetings from Cottleston Gallery, and wishing you a wonderful, art-filled 2015.</span><br />
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563954249033052106.post-71362156642795818102014-11-27T04:58:00.002-08:002016-04-24T01:30:49.751-07:00Tour through the Gallery<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is a quick look through the gallery one quiet morning during Katherine Steeds' exhibition •Kuaka• The Godwit.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The entrance is to the right up the front steps.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(Unfortunately no ramp access yet, but it is planned to be constructed this summer.)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First we visit the entrance room. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Through the double doors (above) is a small study room with prints to browse on the desk, and two paintings on the walls:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Going back again, the front door (emergency exit) completes the five matching lead-light doors that date back to the Art Nouveau movement.</span><br />
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<br />Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563954249033052106.post-55397190503559987292014-11-10T22:00:00.001-08:002016-04-24T01:31:38.248-07:00Bees - very important to us all.<h2>
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Our Bees</i> - paintings by<i> </i>Katherine Steeds and Yaniv Janson</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Bees may not be a common theme for painters, but for two artists, the common honey bee has inspired two quite different visial approaches.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yaniv Janson is a prolific artist who at the age of 19 was the youngest artist to be invited to join the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With more than 40 exhibitions under his belt, he paints bees and the places we forget they are, on bright square canvases.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Wallace Arts Trust recently purchased some of his works and they can be seen in the 2015 Wallace at exhibition of emerging artists. He's also a 2014 finalist in the Attitude awards, which will be celebrated in any December on TV One, and he was recently invited to exhibit at the Local Outsider Art Fair in Auckland, which takes place in November. His recent solo exhibition Bees In Trees was held in the ArtsPost Gallery at the Waikato Museum.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Drawing on the art of early naturalists overlaid with handwritten notes and science iconography, Katherine Steeds' artwork explores the minutiae of factual details and the old relationships between science, the scientist, and the subject. Steeds has a science degree and excelled in cartography as well as zoological and botanical drawings. Her illustrative style is underpinned by almost obsessive research. In the joint exhibition <i>Our Bees</i> she distills her examination of the behaviour of honey bees, which began during her studies for her postgraduate diploma in art and design. Her solo exhibition <i>•Kuaka• The Godwit</i> was exhibited recently at Cottleston Gallery in Tauranga.</span><br />
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<i>Our Bees, paintings by Katherine Steeds and Yaniv Janson</i> will open for the preview at 6:30pm Friday 5th December and from then daily 6 December - 17 December 11 - 4.30 daily.</span><br />
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From: ArtNews New Zealand, Summer 2014.Katehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1563954249033052106.post-87977931204362965012014-10-13T00:37:00.000-07:002016-04-24T01:32:14.746-07:00Cottleston Gallery Opens in Tauranga<br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Recently opened in Tauranga, New Zealand, Cottleston Gallery is located within the city boundary and just a hundred meters off State Highway 29.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Open for exhibitions at selected times of the year, and at other times to view the private art collection (by appointment only), this lovely character house is at least 100 years old.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At the moment it is covered in the lovely scented wisteria blooms that climb over the two front verandahs.</span><br />
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