Exhibitions

The Outer Edge Project: 'Passage'

4 Dec 2012 - 3 Feb 2013 ARTIST STATEMENT This site-specific work first sought to explore the relationship between architectural space and painting, considering the transitional space that the window occupies between the street and the courtyard behind. Significant existing elements of the space are four black painted windows, which, together with the window frame, form white... Read more

Advent 2012

4 Dec - 20 Jan 2012 Featuring exciting new work from our stable of artists, Advent 2012 offers a glimpse of what is in store for the gallery in 2013. With more works to be added as they arrive in the gallery. Including work from: Andrew Barns-Graham Josephine Cachemaille Candi Dentice Kevin Capon Ted Dutch James... Read more

Virtuals

13 Nov - 2 Dec 2012 A preoccupation with the notion of ideal beauty fuels the painting practice of Andrew Barns-Graham. His work questions historical notions of beauty and a contemporary fixation on the cult of perfection. Focusing primarily on portraits of flawless women, Barns-Graham’s hard-edged, anti-gestural style subverts the idealised images of the fashion and... Read more

Rarities

31 Oct - 24 Nov 2012 Rarities brings together rare, unique and previously unseen work from the studio archive of iconic artist Ted Dutch. There is an undeniable humour in the work of Ted Dutch, an artist whose long career encompassed painting, printmaking, ceramic sculpture, animation and graphic design. His distinctive style of illustration drew liberally... Read more

Creep

30 Oct - 11 Nov 2012 BRIT BUNKLEY Brit Bunkley’s Dangerous Songs series continues the artist’s focus on paranoid apocalyptic fear, tempered with a sense of whimsy and irony. The works are created directly from virtual 3D files using new rapid prototyping techniques that create actual physical objects from digital files, treated with Day-Glo paint. Common... Read more

Artist Talk: Anonymous

26 Oct 2012 A wonderful opportunity to meet North Taranaki-based photographic artist Kevin Capon and hear him talk about his life, his work and influences. Please join us from 6pm at Sanderson Contemporary Art Herne Bay SELECTED BIOGRAPHY Born: Christchurch Education: Lecturer in Photography, Wellington Polytechnic (1985-1990); AGFA Bursary, Wellington Polytechnic; Diploma in... Read more

The Outer Edge Project: 'RUTH'

16 Oct - 25 Nov 2012 ARTIST STATEMENT This work takes everyday, low status, non-art objects; the venetian blind and family photos - and uses them as a vehicle to describe relationships - to each other, to their environment, and to the artist. These interactive works change the time and space contained within everyday objects. The... Read more

Nomophobia

16 - 28 Oct 2012 The proliferation of technology dominates almost every aspect of our lives; Nomophobia presents the work of six artists working with technology as a thematic concern. Borrowing and embracing imagery and techniques from digital media, these artists offer critique for the disconnection from direct experience brought about by a society increasingly... Read more

Anonymous

3 - 27 Oct 2012 Sanderson Contemporary Art is pleased to announce Kevin Capon will be exhibiting a new series of photographs at our Herne Bay Gallery, opening 5:30pm, Wednesday 3rd of October 2012. Kevin will also be presenting an on-site artist talk from 6pm, Friday 26th October. Please contact the gallery for further information. Read more

C6 - New Kinetic Work

25 Sep - 14 Oct 2012 The movement of line through space is the motivating force behind the work of sculptor Ray Haydon. His works are rhythmic, improvisational and free, expressing a sense of effortlessness and vitality that belies the rigorous process of their making, and their often immense physical presence. New kinetic work in carbon... Read more

Traverser

12 - 29 Sep 2012 Traverser sees the continuation of Damien Kurth’s fascination with still life, as he explores modes of visual perception and interpretation, and draws on traditional painting practices to defy accepted conventions of the genre. These works reject stereotypical subject matter, taking a counter-historical approach to the social and cultural parameters of... Read more

Every Thing Ever Wanted

4 - 23 Sep 2012 The intensely detailed, hand-drawn work of Clare Kim consists of tightly-rendered lines of text used to create figurative objects and abstract forms. Her pieces explore the nature of spiritual and cultural narrative and the transformation of textual information in a fine art context. Although drawing material from a diverse range... Read more

sooner later

15 Aug - 8 Sep 2012 Young Sun Han’s highly personal exhibition frankly documents his father’s terminal illness; the sequence of images revealing sorrow, tenderness, and humour, as well as presenting mundane and beautiful instants of familial intimacy. When Young Sun Han’s father passed away in 2010, the artist was left with hundreds of iPhone photos... Read more

The Outer Edge Project: 'Zygote'

14 Aug - 7 Oct 2012 Findings in the Dig: Excavations on the Fertile Body Kinetic installation Zygote by Dunedin artist Emma Chalmers is a hoax fertility statue playing with several contemporary concepts of femininity and fertility, especially concerning teenage mothers in New Zealand. It provides an ironic elaboration on her previous installation Grip and Release:... Read more

The March of Time“In the abstract works the figures represent the musicality of change, the spirit in existence…” The

14 Aug - 2 Sep 2012 The March of Time brings together works from iconic Neo-expressionist artist Alan Pearson, created between 1985 and 1995. Encompassing several distinct series created over this 10 year span, the selection is united through Pearson's exploration of musical figurations in his painting. The repeated, abstract form of the human body is... Read more

Isn't It Good To Be Lost In The Wood

25 Jul - 11 Aug 2012 Alan Ibell's paintings deal with the search for absolutes in an absurd world, forming narratives that explore the dialogue between religion, spirituality and superstition, and the bearing these ideas have in contemporary society. His solitary figures, related only by their faceless anonymity (and occasional amputation), are situated within sparse, empty... Read more

The Outer Edge Project: 'Catch'

17 Jul - 12 Aug 2012 Isla Osborne is an Auckland-based artist who engages with the traditional lamp-working process while exploring its potential for contemporary application. Catch is a visual exploration of viral infections and how they spread. Part of an ongoing body of work, in Catch the virus acts as a metaphor for the spread... Read more

Symmetry, Repetition & Noise

17 Jul - 5 Aug 2012 PJ Paterson’s work is centred on the politics of progress, offering a critique of the power structures and technologies that define contemporary life. Incorporating painting, photography and printmaking as well as a range of new media practices, Paterson’s works are united by an effort to expose holes in the narratives... Read more

LIAM GERRARD

New Work

3 - 15 Jul 2012 “Liam Gerrard takes subjects from the fringe of modern society and throws them under a harsh spotlight. In his monumentally-scaled realistic portraits, every feature and flaw is exposed, no matter how unflattering or malignant. Through this process, Gerrard is able to call attention to the buried absurdities of contemporary and... Read more

Ten Years

26 Jun - 1 Jul 2012 A group show marking the ten year anniversary of Sanderson Contemporary Art, Ten Years celebrates a decade in the history of the gallery. Read more

The Outer Edge Project: 'Light and Day'

14 Jun - 8 Jul 2012 Consisting of watercolour paintings on paper, Light and Day from Jan Simmons communicates an experience of nature through non-illustrative means. Exploring motifs sourced from the natural environment, Simmons considers the potential for the abstract position of these images to communicate a poetic, sensual response to place and space, rather than... Read more

On Building Houses

12 - 24 Jun 2012 John Oxborough's new work centres around the notion of childhood and the nature of memory. Although drawn from the artist's present and day-to-day life, his figurative paintings appears as fragmented recollections from a half-forgotten past. Oxborough's style draws heavily on the ideas of European Modernists, whose break from rigid naturalism... Read more

Headlands

22 May - 10 Jun 2012 Linda Holloway’s paintings are aesthetic evolutions based on notions of language, semiotics and psychology. The nature of thought and the operation of the human mind are central themes throughout her work, borne out in visually distinctive ways. Consisting of a variety of symbolic forms set against highly patterned backgrounds, these... Read more

Electric Zoo

8 - 20 May 2012 An abiding interest in the surreal and the symbolic has seen Paul Martinson shift away from realism in search of a style that expresses the poetry of the human mind. Electric Zoo demonstrates the artist’s personal, liberal approach to painting that allows a free flow of imagery and ideas, while... Read more

Then and Now

24 Apr - 12 May 2012 Cruz Jimenez' Then & Now is concerned with the artist's transformation, drawing from his deeply personal transition from denial to acceptance of his individual identity. Jimenez utilises this rich body of experience to explore notions of the spiritual and metaphysical, using his painterly style to express his conceptual concerns. Jimenez... Read more

Outer Edge Project: 'Dispersant'

12 Apr - 7 Jun 2012 “My installation will be a reminder that although the surface may appear resolved, oil is still present in the water. I want my work to remind viewers that the toxic environmental hazards from oil spills last longer than what [are] visible and deemed newsworthy. I want people to remember this... Read more

New Work

10 - 22 Apr 2012 Damien Kurth’s paintings explore modes of visual perception and interpretation, drawing on traditional painting practices to defy accepted conventions of the still life. Rejecting the stereotypical subject matter, images and iconography of the European still life, Kurth takes a counter-historical approach to the social and cultural parameters of still life... Read more

Engagement Party

27 Mar - 8 Apr 2012 Mark and Daphne are getting married. Come enjoy some free cake, complimentary napkins and a show for the Engagement Party. Gifts are optional. This work is part of an ongoing project, one that explores our interests in symbiotic relationships. It legitimizes our styles of working within a motivational and competitive... Read more

Amplitude

27 Mar - 8 Apr 2012 The distinctive playful and colourful aesthetic of Shintaro Nakahara belies the rigorous and complex creation of his paintings. Immediately arresting, his work draws liberally from Japanese tradition, Pop Art and contemporary cultural iconography to create visually striking paintings that blend ancient and contemporary elements to great effect. Nakahara’s painting practice... Read more

Outer Edge Project: 'Pockets of Space'

8 Mar - 7 Apr 2012 John Berger wrote in his book The Shape of a Pocket that: “A pocket is formed when two or more people come together in agreement.” Pocketed spaces are also found in clothing often felt by the wearer but are usually not visible. They are a personal space associated with an... Read more

Sculpture & Object

6 - 25 Mar 2012 Exploring the lines between sculpture, installation and object, this show calls together three-dimensional works from a selection of artists. Read more

Restraint

21 Feb - 4 Mar 2012 Restraint focuses on artists who eschew notions of 'free,' expressive or gestural techniques in favour of rigorous, often repetitive and highly time-consuming methods to create their works. This attention to detail suggests a devotion to process and demands scrutiny from the viewer in return. By imposing aesthetic rules, which include... Read more

Outer Edge Project: 'Driving to the Junkshop by the Seaside in search of Aunt Mary'

9 Feb - 4 Mar 2012 Artist Statement We are used to thinking of forces of evolution and adaption shaping the biological world, and us as a species over geological time. We forget that it hasn't stopped. Trade has shaped our cultural and economic world. The use of petrochemicals is reshaping our environment, our climate. Our... Read more

JOSEPHINE CACHEMAILLE

I Can Change

7 - 19 Feb 2012 Josephine Cachemaille uses ruminations on insecurity, anxiety and personal psychology to describe collective shared conditions and experiences. I Can Change demonstrates Cachemaille’s diverse practice; whether through figurative painting or three-dimensional work, she remains interested in the tensions between the personal and the universal, the individual and the collective. Cachemaille’s amulets... Read more

Point of Reference

24 Jan - 5 Feb 2012 Walker’s works possess a simple, striking beauty, hovering between sculpture, painting and object. Thick black substrates, hard linear markings and impersonal blocks of aluminium are countered by delicately rendered landscapes which seem to glow from within. The strong aesthetic qualities in Walker’s work arise from an exhaustive process, in which... Read more

From 'Everyday Irregular'

24 Jan - 4 Mar 2012 Fresh from Sarjeant Gallery's 'Everyday Irregular' exhibition is an installation of Kevin Capon's photography in Paper / Project. Read more