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Christchurch Exhibitions

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Opening This Week

Fool on a Hill by Euan Macleod at PG gallery192
Fool on a Hill
PG gallery192
21 July – 14 Aug
Opening Tue 21 Jul, 5:30pm
A Matter of Light and Depth
Linwood Community Arts Centre
21 July – 15 Aug
Opening Tue 21 Jul, 5:30pm–7pm

Current exhibitions

Breaking Reflection, Interior/Exterior by Nick Lowry at CoCA - Centre of Contemporary Art Toi Moroki
Breaking Reflection, Interior/Exterior
CoCA - Centre of Contemporary Art Toi Moroki
1 Feb 2025 – 23 Dec
Shona Rapira Davies: Ko te Kihikihi Taku Ingoa by Shona Rapira Davies at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
Shona Rapira Davies: Ko te Kihikihi Taku Ingoa
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
18 Apr 2025 – 27 June 2027
Kā Whakatauraki: The Promises at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
Kā Whakatauraki: The Promises
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
15 Nov 2025 – 7 Mar 2027
Ana Iti: Ngahere Behind a Pile of Metal by Ana Iti at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
Ana Iti: Ngahere Behind a Pile of Metal
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
7 Mar – 26 July
Mark Adams: A Survey | He Kohinga Whakaahua by Mark Adams at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
Mark Adams: A Survey | He Kohinga Whakaahua
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
7 Mar – 26 July
Made in the Pacific: A Collection of Tāoga by Louisa Afoa, Serene Hodgson, Jimmy Ma'ia'i, Sue Pearson, Pauline Reynolds + 1 more at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
Made in the Pacific: A Collection of Tāoga
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
28 Mar – 11 Oct
One Wall by Nicholas Burry, Marie Porter, Evelyn Fink, Jamie Price, Lily-Rose Claypole + 2 more at CoCA - Centre of Contemporary Art Toi Moroki
One Wall
CoCA - Centre of Contemporary Art Toi Moroki
11 Apr – 18 Dec 2027
Archive Lounge: The Art of the Map by Eileen Mayo at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
Archive Lounge: The Art of the Map
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
30 Apr – 30 Aug
Edith Collier: Early New Zealand Modernist by Edith Collier at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
Edith Collier: Early New Zealand Modernist
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū
9 May – 30 Aug
Desert Rose by Tyne Gordon at The Physics Room
Desert Rose
The Physics Room
13 June – 2 Aug
Endgrained by Martino Gamper at Objectspace at Sir Miles Warren Gallery
Endgrained
Objectspace at Sir Miles Warren Gallery
18 July – 6 Sept
The Word Witch – Flights of Fancy by David Elliot, Margaret Mahy at Ashburton Art Gallery
The Word Witch – Flights of Fancy
Ashburton Art Gallery
7 Mar – 23 Aug
Stranded Assets – Redux by Jenna Packer at Ashburton Art Gallery
Stranded Assets – Redux
Ashburton Art Gallery
16 May – 2 May 2027
Sombra by Oliver Perkins at Jonathan Smart Gallery
Sombra
Jonathan Smart Gallery
3 July – 1 Aug
Polyhedra by Thomas Barter, Greg Tuthill at Form Gallery
Polyhedra
Form Gallery
4 July – 25 July
Matariki 2026
Rei Art Gallery
10 July – 27 July

Coming Soon

Harriet Millar & Kylie Matheson by Harriet Millar, Kylie Matheson at Little River Gallery
Harriet Millar & Kylie Matheson
Little River Gallery
1 Aug – 24 Aug
Observations by Brent Forbes, Tim Wraight, Ben Reid, Josh Bashford at Little River Gallery
Observations
Little River Gallery
26 Sept – 26 Oct

Past exhibitions

Backtrack by Kristin Hollis at PG gallery192
Backtrack
PG gallery192
23 June 2026 – 17 July 2026
Bodega Mart
The Shed Gallery
20 June 2026 – 5 July 2026
Birds of a Feather by Kirsty Nixon, Fiona Garlick at Little River Gallery
Birds of a Feather
Little River Gallery
6 June 2026 – 29 June 2026
Home Studio by Daegan Wells, Wendelien Bakker, Sophie Bannan, Megan Brady, Scott Brough + 7 more at Objectspace at Sir Miles Warren Gallery
Home Studio
Objectspace at Sir Miles Warren Gallery
2 May 2026 – 28 June 2026
Boy, Away From Home by Chevron Hassett at CoCA - Centre of Contemporary Art Toi Moroki
Boy, Away From Home
CoCA - Centre of Contemporary Art Toi Moroki
23 May 2026 – 28 June 2026
The sun desires only you by John Pule at Jonathan Smart Gallery
The sun desires only you
Jonathan Smart Gallery
29 May 2026 – 27 June 2026
Synergy by Elena Renker, Sue Scobie at Form Gallery
Synergy
Form Gallery
6 June 2026 – 27 June 2026
the cuckoo sings for me, for the mountain by Noel Meek at Ashburton Art Gallery
the cuckoo sings for me, for the mountain
Ashburton Art Gallery
2 May 2026 – 21 June 2026
Painting New Zealand by Ian Scott at Ashburton Art Gallery
Painting New Zealand
Ashburton Art Gallery
2 May 2026 – 21 June 2026
Nocturne by Kara Burrowes, Charette van Eekelen at Ashburton Art Gallery
Nocturne
Ashburton Art Gallery
2 May 2026 – 21 June 2026
Two-Way Street by Morks, Luca McDonnell at The Central Art Gallery
Two-Way Street
The Central Art Gallery
7 May 2026 – 20 June 2026
Unreal Canterbury
Linwood Community Arts Centre
26 May 2026 – 20 June 2026