John Appleton - visiting from London

Visiting NZ for a wedding and also taking time out from his job in the old Masters Dept at Christie's in London... John Appleton pops into Seed with a series of new works!

John's next solo show at Seed will run from the 13th April - 1st May 2011.

Bowl Me Over - 30 artists, 300 artworks, $80 each

The 2010 template is announced: an 80mm wooden bowl !!

The exhibition presents a unique opportunity to acquire works by some of our most promising artists for only $80 a piece. Work by the following thirty artists from NZ and abroad will feature:

Stafford Allpress, John Appleton, Alexander Bartleet, David Brown, Sophie Corban, Marisia Dudek, Tabatha Forbes, Mark Foster, Richard Freestone, Belinda Griffiths, Anna Kouwenhoven, Kim Lowe, Louise McRae, Naomi Nakama, Paddy O'Rourke, Kristin Perrett, Richard Poor, John Pusateri, Mark Rayner, Paul Rayner, Peter Rive, Kirsty Ruffell, Kylie Rusk, Annie Sandano, Holly Shepheard, Rebecca Thomson, Janna van Hasselt, Jesse Watson, Sophie Watson & Sarah Williams

Collecting 101 - Talk & Exhibition

Setting up for the talk - Cam investigating a section of 28 Preservations by Ben Pearce and Kate double checking the exhibition schedule. Left to right: Comfort - Janna van Hasselt, Study - Alexander Bartleet, Pink Elephant - Richard Freestone.

Left to right: Between Worlds #1 - Peata Larkin (courtesy of Two Rooms Gallery, Auckland), Untitled - Sarah Williams, I : o : I - Seung Yul Oh (courtesy of Starkwhite), Windswept Bonsai - Jacquelyn Greenbank, Transcripts - Emma Fitts, Piper - Miranda Parkes (courtesy of Antoinette Godkin Gallery). Plinth: 28 Various Preservations - Ben Pearce.

Congratulations to the 2010 Wallace Art Awards finalists

Congratulations to John Pusateri, Louise McRae, Kristin Perrett, Stafford Allpress and Jesse Watson - all finalists in this years Wallace Art Awards. Their work will be on show from 7th September to 7th October at Pah Homestead, the fabulous new home of the James Wallace Trust Collection.

John Pusateri, skin and bone, graphite on paper, 760x305mm

Jesse Watson, The Bounce, acrylic on canvas, 1220x660mm

Stafford Allpress, manual table (press), wood, plastic, paper, enamel, 35x30x20mm

Ryuzo Nishida - finalist in the bold horizon National Contemporary Art Awards

Congratulations to Ryuzo Nishida - finalist in the 2010 bold horizon National Contemporary Art Awards. His collaborative work 'Hot Princes' with Matt Dowman will be on show at the Waikato Museum from 7 August 2010 - 9 January 2011.

HOME magazine - August / September 2010

Homelife by Veronika Maser (page 8) - this piece has sold, but Veronika's new work will be on show from 29 Sept - 17 Oct 2010.

Cause & Effect by Louise McRae (page 20), acrylic on macrocarpa, charred wood, $1850 (820x820mm)

Aroha Lewin homestyle feature - August/September issue

Aroha Lewin has an in-depth spread in the latest homestyle magazine - it shows off her new work, her cool home & studio and even her furniture making skills!