New Zealand art on show

Press, 9 November 1988, Page 26

New Zealand art on show

Paintings, drawings, sculpture, pottery and bronzes are on display at Interiors House this week as part of a three-week exhibition. Some of New Zealand’s leading artists are exhibiting work. They are: Robert McDowell, a Christchurch painter who has been a fulltime artist for two decades. His paintings are in major, private, corporate and institutional collections in many parts of the world. Llew Summers, one of New Zealand’s well known sculptors, who has been exhibiting since 1971. He works in bronze, marble, wood and stone.

Margaret Ryley, a sculptor who works in clay. Her works are mainly handbuilt abstract pieces. Ryley has been exhibiting since 1968 and has her works in museums and galleries throughout New Zealand as well as the Kurashiki Museum in Japan. Shona McLean, an illustrator winning awards in both New Zealand and Australia. Her watercolour works are teamed with the pottery of her husband, Martin Lindley, exhibiting together for the first time in Christchurch. Lady Heather Francis, the sister of Shona MacFarlane. Her paintings are known in Aus-

tralia where she has won several awards and in Dunedin, her home town. She has held numerous exhibitions and has works in 70 countries. Norma Bain, whose soft watercolours depict floral scenes. Gitta Berzins, who is a sculptor, painter and photographer. She has exhibited throughout New Zealand and Canada. She has her works on display at the McDougall Art Gallery and Southland Museum. Fredrika Ernstein, who has worked for 26 years with ceramics and has exhibited for 18 years. She has also exhibited in Italy and has works in the

Robert McDougall Gallery and in collections in Japan, Italy and the United States. David Brokenshire, who now works almost exclusively in porcelain. His art has been exhibited worldwide, with presentation pieces being given to Nancy Reagan and the Duchess of Gloucester. Chris Weaver, who is a West Coast potter producing pots in the low temperature, salt-fired technique. He has exhibited with the Winstone craft and the Fletcher Challenge exhibitions. Brian Gartside, who is a potter. Sally Powell,, who specialises in watercolours.

Her works hang in the McDougall Art Gallery and the Canterbury Public Library. She exhibits in the C.S.A. and the Bealey Gallery. Rodney Wells, a Christchurch artist well known in Canterbury for the pen and ink drawings of country churches, published in “The Press.” He will be available to autograph copies of his book, “In a Country Church Yard.” Bronze sculptures from the Le Blanc Fine Art Foundry in Saxby, England, will also be on display. A pair of bronze horses and a bronze eagle will be on show. The exhibition will continue until November 26.