Recent prints from Kon Dimopoulos created during New York lockdown

Kon Dimopoulos’s new series of prints were created last year while in lockdown in New York. These images reflect living through a year that changed the world, in a city that became, for a time, the epicenter of the global pandemic. Experiencing both the ravages of an invisible enemy juxtaposed upon which were the Black Lives Matter demonstrations that erupted in the streets of New York and the rest of America….

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New work by local artist Robyn Fleet

Local artist Robyn Fleet has proved very popular with her artwork often arriving into the gallery and leaving not long after. We are excited about these two new arrivals into the gallery titled ‘Zara’ and ‘Ataahua’.

Hawke’s Bay born, Robyn Fleet graduated with a Bachelor of Art and Design and works mainly in oil paints. She is obsessed with the materiality of paint itself and what its possibilities are….

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‘Observations Of A Rural Nurse' Book Launch

Paper-Works Gallery is proud to be hosting a book launch for ‘Observations Of A Rural Nurse’ by Sara Mcintyre. Sara will be joining us on the day to sign copies of her book. Signed copies will be available for purchase, if you can't make it on the day and would like to purchase a book. Please get in touch and we can arrange payment/shipping and send out to you. The launch will take place on Saturday 20th June from 11-5pm at Paper-Works Gallery, 268 Clifton Road, Te Awanga, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. We would love for you to join us!….

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Cast of Mind by artist Joanna Fieldes 

These landscape paintings are based on her memory of places across New Zealand. The paintings provide a backdrop for a cast of characters, who combine and merge their shapes with iconic New Zealand ceramics. These hybrid creatures are bound by the push and pull of their relationships. The scenarios depicted blend historical ‘truths’ with fanciful, surrealist visions. Ceramic vessels, gravy jugs, urns and egg cups become containers for history, memory and meaning. She references existing ceramics and embellishes them, creating her own designs. The vessels are abundant with wildlife and also loaded with historic and cultural ideas…

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Whale Prints Portfolio

This month we have some special new stock – A portfolio of prints made for and donated to the National Whale Centre project by Dick Frizzell, Greg O’Brien, John Walsh, John Pule and Michel Tuffery. The notion of a whale print series in support of the National Whale Centre, Picton, started in July 2012 after a discussion with a number of the artists who participated in the Kermadec — Nine Artists Explore the South Pacific exhibition in 2011 (Pew Environment Group). All five artists, including two associated with the Kermadec project, wholeheartedly endorsed the idea and over the succeeding months produced their prints with their favourite print workshops….

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May News

Keep up to date with what’s happening with our May News. Visit us this month to receive special discounts on Matthew Couper’s work as well as discover the work of NZ artists that are currently exhibiting around the country, Sara McIntyre and Piera McArthur….

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