Exhibitions

Summer Solstice

Group Show

8 Dec 2020 - 25 Jan 2021 Summer Solstice presents an artistic forecast for 2021, offering a glimpse into the exciting programme of exhibitions and events that we have in store for the next 12 months. The gallery’s programme for 2020 includes major new exhibitions from our stable, curated group shows, and exhibitions from guest artists, as... Read more

SHINTARO & YOSHIKO NAKAHARA

Self Healing

10 Nov - 6 Dec 2020 Yoshiko works in black ink, delicate and detailed; it is a labour intensive and meticulous process. In contrast, Shintaro opts for vivid, graphic forms in vibrant colours. When collaborating, they complement and contrast one another, creating a undetermined dialogue within the work which they have described as the “third artist”.... Read more

RAY HAYDON

Re-orient

10 Nov - 6 Dec 2020 This exhibition showcases Haydon's incredible craftmanship and includes both his wall sculptures, indoor/outdoor sculptures and his impressive kinetic works. Read more

BRENDAN MCGORRY

When The Storm Ends

13 Oct - 8 Nov 2020 When The Storm Ends is Brendan McGorry’s artistic and productive response to New Zealand’s COVID-afflicted lockdown. The suite of works draw on both renowned art historical work as well as Brendan’s own personal history and journey through the pandemic. The overarching and reoccurring symbol of the exhibition is the rainbow,... Read more

DAMIEN KURTH

Sort

13 Oct - 8 Nov 2020 In his work, the artist offers us a unique perspective; when looking at his painting you simultaneously occupy the perspective of painter and art viewer. Kurth’s compositions are orderly and minimal and so too are the items depicted. Though these jars and bottles no longer have their labels, Kurth humorously... Read more

Sydney Virtual 2020

1 - 31 Oct 2020 Read more

STEPHEN ELLIS

Still Life

15 Sep - 11 Oct 2020 The Still Life images refer to the iconography of war movies, war comics and war reportage; at the same time the diminution of scale and the use of toy soldiers and kitchen containers, speaks to the invasion of safe spaces and the impact of war service on home and family.... Read more

MICKEY SMITH

Matters of Time

15 Sep - 11 Oct 2020 For nearly two decades, Smith has documented bound periodicals found in public and institutional libraries which — as her artistic practice continues to evolve — have become harder to find with the rapid increase of digitization. While the books themselves record and chronicle, so do Smith’s photographs. Portraits of book... Read more

Viewing Room

11 Aug - 13 Sep 2020 Our viewing room showcases an exciting exhibition of both new and archived works from our stable of artists. Read more

Future Fiction

11 Aug - 13 Sep 2020 Two groups of people who often speak of this mental state are surfers and artists, with a surprising amount of overlap in communities by the sea. Scott Gardiner, also born in 1975, is a surfer who paints, or a painter who surfs, and the two are inexorably entwined in his... Read more

Love In The Time 2020

14 Jul - 9 Aug 2020 Imagine you could rearrange the world. All the stories that come flooding through our screens and across our coffee tables, telling us what the world looks like – you could reconstruct them; take all the images that propose to show us who, where, and what we are, and create a... Read more

LIAM GERRARD

Cruel Bloom II

14 Jul - 9 Aug 2020 Cruel Bloom II is a continuation of Gerrard's 2019 exhibition and sees the artist chronicle hydrangeas at various stages of their life cycle starting at full bloom, rich in both colour and life. Slowly, Gerrard depicts the petals gracefully starting to curl with age as they eventually disintegrate into delicate... Read more

Viewing Room

16 Jun - 12 Jul 2020 Read more

Joy Ride

16 Jun - 12 Jul 2020 Katherine Throne’s debut exhibition with Sanderson Joy Ride places the viewer amongst the tangled sweet peas and blooming roses overhanging neighbourhood fences. Painted in thick oil, Throne’s flowers burst off the canvas unapologetically encroaching into the viewer’s space Katherine has a Master of Fine Arts from Elam School of Fine... Read more

2020 VIRTUAL Auckland Art Fair

30 Apr - 17 May 2020 Sanderson Contemporary is pleased to participate in the Virtual - Auckland Art Fair: THURSDAY 30 APRIL - on view until SUNDAY 17 MAY We will be showcasing new artworks that were meant to be seen in our booth before the cancellation of the Auckland Art Fair (due to Covid-19). Featuring... Read more

JULIE CROMWELL

Shadows Within

24 Mar - 14 Jun 2020 Julie Cromwell has been working with clay for many years, graduating from Derbyshire University in Studio Ceramics in the early nineties then later receiving a Bachelor in Education from Leeds University. Since that time Julie has taught, lived and worked in Northland, and continues to develop her ceramics practice, completing... Read more

HARAKEKE

24 Mar - 14 Jun 2020 ‘Rau’ from the exhibition ‘Pure Forns and Cultural Narratives’ ( COCA 2O10 ) is inspired by whakario (carving) and the rau (plumage) of individual native birds which also title the individual works. In ‘Haekaro’ from the exhibition ‘Tanikoniko’ ( Nga Tohu o Uenuku 2017 ) the works are tukutuku influenced... Read more

Lit

25 Feb - 22 Mar 2020 LIT showcases both works by current Sanderson artists exploring the emanation of light through photography, lumen prints, neon and sculpture. The exhibition includes works by Paul Hartigan, Poppy Lekner, Kāryn Taylor and Kate van der Drift. Read more

Everyone Has A Horse Phase

25 Feb - 22 Mar 2020 At 24 years old, Kogachi’s horsey phase is somewhat delayed -her new body of horse themed works have a nostalgic 90’s Saddle Club appeal. After collecting ‘80s racehorse magazines, Kogachi was intrigued by how the publication had depicted these racing icons; relaxed, still and without their riding gear. Taking inspiration... Read more

LIKE ICE IN THE SUNSHINE II

28 Jan - 23 Feb 2020 Her work has been showcased in USA, Europe, Australia, Russia, Asia and Africa at places such as Aperture Gallery (NYC), Expo Chicago, Paris Photo, Laurence Miller Gallery (NYC), AIPAD (NYC), Musée d’Elysée (Switzerland), Les Rencontre d’Arles (France), Flash Forward Festival (Canada), Art Miami (USA) and PhotoSpring Festival Beijing (China). Rosenbauer’s... Read more

Emerging Artists 2020

28 Jan - 23 Feb 2020 Sanderson’s annual Emerging Artists exhibition supports promising new talent - this year, showcasing a collection of works from recent graduates of Elam and Whitecliffe. This exhibition provides a platform for emerging New Zealand artists, giving viewers insight into the practices’ of these talented artists, whose careers are ones to watch.... Read more

Summer Showcase

3 Dec 2019 - 26 Jan 2020 This group exhibition highlights new works that our stable of artists have been working on throughout 2019, showcasing a range of scale and prices. We are excited to also preview works by artists debuting at Sanderson in 2020 forecasting what is to come in the new year. Read more

JOSEPHINE CACHEMAILLE

SHE'S A FORCE

3 Dec 2019 - 26 Jan 2020 Josephine Cachemaille (b. 1971, New Zealand) is an award-winning installation artist who makes paintings, objects and assemblages. She approaches art-making as a place to engage with non-human things as bodies with needs, desires and agency. She describes objects, materials and media as “collaborators” who know things, contribute and have the... Read more