Past
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Carmel Van Der Hoeven
20 Sep - 20 Oct 2024 Idyllic horizon lines set far away behind lush landscapes, glistening water, manicured gardens and paths, pencil cyrprus trees and heliotropes, form just some of the details in Carmel Van Der Hoeven’s exhibition, A Dream With A View. Several of the locations seem to have a clear destination, while others are... Read more -
Holly Zandbergen
Winter Return 25 Jul - 18 Aug 2024 Read more -
Offing
Meg Gallagher 27 Jun - 17 Jul 2024 'Offing' is a collection of paintings that blend faraway horizons with the dynamic energy of big, open spaces. Inspired by the nautical term for the distant sea as viewed from the shore, each artwork offers a unique interpretation of a vast environment. Painted to leave the viewer with a sense... Read more -
Art and Forest
20 Mar - 17 Apr 2024 The lush forest at Pukekura in New Plymouth, Taranaki, is a generative space for Leighton Upson. He paints there, in a particular spot, as the kererū sleep, and make mischief by dropping sticks on his head from the large kohekohe trees above. Upson has formed a profound connection with a... Read more -
Etterath
8 Feb - 4 Mar 2024 Read more -
Kerrie Hughes, 2023
1 - 24 Dec 2023 Read more -
John Walsh
24 Oct - 24 Nov 2023 Over the course of his career, John Walsh has built a reputation as one of the leading contemporary painters in Aotearoa. Of Te Aitanga a Hauiti and Irish ancestry, Walsh is known for his stylised figurative paintings, which often depict scenes or characters from myths and legends of East Coast... Read more -
Paper Thin
29 Sep - 22 Oct 2023 Sarah Jayne Kavali is an artist of her environment. For years, she has been creating work on various scales. Public spaces, private residences, set design, retail stores, product design, fashion and art collaborations, and other immersive installations, Sarah has come up with numerous 3D concepts specific to the client and... Read more -
Costumes in Clay
1 - 27 Sep 2023 Gerda Satunas is a Lithuanian born NZ ceramicist, whose work is deeply influenced by her European heritage. Her large and extravagant pieces are staggeringly opulent and convey an immediate sense of luxury, with their lashings of gold and ornate, glittering adornments. Read more -
The Rose
Hye Rim Lee 10 Aug - 7 Sep 2023 My digital print series made from 3d animation use sophisticated computer programmes to drive the viewer’s thoughts, while mixing the older technique of photography with dazzling 3D digital effects of glossy glass and gold that optimise perspective, texture and reflection. I always aim to provide my audience with a profound... Read more -
Selected Works
Robbie Motion and Vishmi Helaratne 20 Jul - 9 Aug 2023 Read more -
Late Pick
Holly Zandbergen 23 Jun - 16 Jul 2023 Holly Zandbergen returns for her third exhibtion with Astor Bristed. She continues to delight with bright and energetic pieces that reference both emotional states and flora, in varying stages of abstract. Read more -
Misshapen
Holly Schroder 1 - 5 Jun 2023 Misshapen is an immersive light installation that delves into the complex relationship between experience and memory. Through the interplay of light and medium, this work captures the distortion that inevitably occurs as we remember our past. Drawing on personal experiences, this piece explores how our memories are shaped by emotional... Read more -
Evergreen
8 Mar - 12 Apr 2023 Leighton Upson’s first major solo show, Evergreen, is a vibrant union of science and contemporary art. Upson, based in New Plymouth, has spent much of the past decade documenting a ‘light bowl’, a 100sqm section of native forest in the central North Island. Each painting in the collection captures an... Read more -
Let ME HELP GET THIS SHIRT: OFF
A new conceptual art collection 2 - 28 Feb 2023 LET ME HELP GET THIS SHIRT: OFF is a comparative collection, focusing on the relationship between artworks. Read more -
Compositions
Trish Campbell 15 Sep - 16 Oct 2022 Trish Campbell, light artist, has a solo show with Astor Bristed in Arrowtown, which opens on September 16, 2022. Read more -
Internal Landscapes
Holly Zandbergen 10 Aug - 11 Sep 2022 Internal Landscapes comprises 13 original oil paintings by Holly Zandbergen. It runs through August, 2022. Read more -
In Search of a Truer Nature
Holly Zandbergen 18 Mar - 30 Apr 2021 Exhibition at Astor Bristed Gallery, In Search of a Truer Nature by Holly Zandbergen. Read more -
Insatiable
Cameron Hunt 19 Nov - 31 Dec 2020 Read more
