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Christchurch Exhibitions

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Opening This Week

Southward by Bing Dawe, Elizabeth Thomson at The Central Art Gallery
Southward
The Central Art Gallery
7 Aug – 19 Sept

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
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
Parallelograms by Jane Dodd, Anna Wallis, Octavia Cook, Areta Wilkinson at The National
Parallelograms
The National
9 July – 15 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
Potion by Anita DeSoto at Ashburton Art Gallery
Potion
Ashburton Art Gallery
4 July – 30 Aug
Fool on a Hill by Euan Macleod at PG gallery192
Fool on a Hill
PG gallery192
21 July – 14 Aug
A Matter of Light and Depth
Linwood Community Arts Centre
21 July – 15 Aug
Underneath the Arches
The Shed Gallery
25 July – 9 Aug
Harriet Millar & Kylie Matheson by Harriet Millar, Kylie Matheson at Little River Gallery
Harriet Millar & Kylie Matheson
Little River Gallery
1 Aug – 24 Aug
Reformers II - Group Jewellery Show at Form Gallery
Reformers II - Group Jewellery Show
Form Gallery
1 Aug – 29 Aug

Coming Soon

Inner City to East School Seniors
Linwood Community Arts Centre
18 Aug – 5 Sept
Opening Tue 18 Aug, 5:30pm–7pm
Between Tree and Tide
Fibre Gallery
21 Aug – 2 Oct
Nachiko Schollum & Fiona Tunnicliffe by Nachiko Schollum, Fiona Tunnicliffe at Form Gallery
Nachiko Schollum & Fiona Tunnicliffe
Form Gallery
5 Sept – 26 Sept
Observations by Brent Forbes, Tim Wraight, Ben Reid, Josh Bashford at Little River Gallery
Observations
Little River Gallery
26 Sept – 26 Oct

Past exhibitions

Desert Rose by Tyne Gordon at The Physics Room
Desert Rose
The Physics Room
13 June 2026 – 2 Aug 2026
ASA 62nd Annual Exhibition at Ashburton Art Gallery
ASA 62nd Annual Exhibition
Ashburton Art Gallery
7 July 2026 – 2 Aug 2026
Sombra by Oliver Perkins at Jonathan Smart Gallery
Sombra
Jonathan Smart Gallery
3 July 2026 – 1 Aug 2026
New Blue Goo by Gareth Brighton, Sam Clague at Chambers Art Gallery
New Blue Goo
Chambers Art Gallery
9 July 2026 – 1 Aug 2026
Ki te Ao Mārama by Robin Slow at Little River Gallery
Ki te Ao Mārama
Little River Gallery
4 July 2026 – 27 July 2026
Matariki 2026
Rei Art Gallery
10 July 2026 – 27 July 2026
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 2026 – 26 July 2026
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 2026 – 26 July 2026
Tie nine, to my design by Jen Alexandra at The National
Tie nine, to my design
The National
3 July 2026 – 25 July 2026
Polyhedra by Thomas Barter, Greg Tuthill at Form Gallery
Polyhedra
Form Gallery
4 July 2026 – 25 July 2026
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