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This exhibition was best described as an eclectic mix of artwork with the unifying thread that the artists were all successful and were all local.
  
The Gallery selected artists with the aim of representing Franklin at the highest level and to provide an overview of different principles being practiced in this area.
 
The selection of work featured:
 
SCULPTURE:
 
James Wright is a recognised national artist who organises the ‘Eye for Sculpture’ event in the Manukau Botanical Gardens. He is heavily involved in the promotion of other artist's work in New Zealand.  He will contribute a large bronze piece to be mounted on a wall or hung from the ceiling; with lighting this piece has a dramatic presence in the space.
 
Maryann Pennington is an artist whose work always captures her spirit in it, depending on her concerns and focus at the time.  Her work is extremely diverse and fascinating in its various incarnations; in this exhibition we will be exhibiting sculptural works.  The pieces are an exploration in material and form, unlike anything else we have had exhibited here at the gallery.

                                      

James Wright: an example of his work.                       Maryann Pennington: An example of her work.

                      

Jo Barwick: 'Reclining thoughts.'                                         Jo Barwick: 'Reclining thoughts.'   

PAINTING:

Grant Whibley’s body of work depicts a variety of birds, with the motivating idea to express ‘presence’ through the painting within a tradition that is usually ascribed to human sitters.  His work is an incredible experience and striking due to the scale.  It will be the first glimpse of his work at the gallery and we are delighted to present his work to the public. Among other prestigious awards, Whibley was a recipient of the well known Wallace Art Awards in the Emerging Artist category in 2002.

Birds emerged as a unexpectedly prominent subject with both Lee Grover and Michael Cuthbert both exhibiting bird imagery, thus providing the viewer with the unique opportunity to consider the symbolic use of birds and flight in paintings from 3 very different artists.
Representational lanscape features in the work of Jill Blackmore and Bryan Batten. Jill Blackmore's landscapes have recently developed into a deeply mystical and almost surrealist depeiction of space with an eerie dream-like mysticism. Evident in all her work is a meticulous focus on skilful execution.

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Wendy Walls has recently come to attention with her practice of instinctually melding organic subject matter with abstract linear forms. Wendy travels to distinations, most recently the fields of Flanderss and her work is heavily influenced by the environs she explores.

 

                          

 Jill Blackmore: 'On Marble Mountain.'                                  Wendy Walls: 'The Estuary.' 

                               

'Ngawha' by Grant Whibley                                                        'I spy' by Michael Cuthbert

PHOTOGRAPHY:
 
Outstanding photographic images have been submitted by award winning photographers Aliah Jan and Harry Jansen.  These artists are firm friends and have collaborated on projects in the past.  Both will be showcasing imagery that have won them awards and are some of their best recent work.  This is Photography at its most dramatic and striking, we are extremely fortunate to have these artists working in our community.
                              

 'Untitled' by Aliah Jan.                                                             'Awhitu Church' by Harry Jansen

Animation/Video Art 

Salah Saifalla Murad exhibited a charming video art peice; a delightful little story which will be playing on the Foyer screens. The Gallery elected to show his models and sketches alongside this work, to allow for the viewer to experience the processes involved with his art. Murad also had several paintings in the exhibition, his paintings find their seeds in his dreams and spill out on the canvas in an elaborate lyrical way - they are vibrant in their sensory onslaught.

                             

 Salah Murad: A film still from an animation.                           Salah Murad: A model from his collection.