Category Archives: Embroidery

Caroline McQuarrie, The New Sun – Wellington

Posted on February 10, 2021 by karinwarnaar

Jhana Millers Gallery, Wellington – 11 February – 13 March 2021 – Opening 5.30pm, Thursday 11 February – Artist talk with Heather Galbraith, Saturday 6 March, 2pm Caroline McQuarrie’s primary artistic interest is the concept of home, wherever it’s located. … Continue reading →

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More exhibitions

Posted on January 26, 2021 by karinwarnaar

A postscript to last week’s exhibition posting: there’s more to visit in the lower North Island. At Masterton’s Aratoi, Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, Whakatau Miromiro showcases Terri Te Tau’s embroidery on linen. The work “was created in conversation … Continue reading →

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Happy 2020

Posted on January 2, 2020 by karinwarnaar

Welcome to another year. We hope you’ve all been able to enjoy relaxing time with family and friends, and members should have received their copies of the glorious summer issue of Context just before Christmas for their holiday reading. This … Continue reading →

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Crafting Aotearoa

Posted on December 8, 2019 by karinwarnaar

Every couple of decades, someone takes stock of craft/object art in Aotearoa New Zealand. There was Doreen Blumhardt and Brian Brake’s Craft New Zealand in 1982 and Helen Schamroth’s 100 New Zealand Craft Artists in 1998, both of which won … Continue reading →

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New exhibitions – Auckland and Wellington

Posted on October 20, 2019 by karinwarnaar

Just opened this weekend (19 October), textile exhibitions at two of the country’s most recognised centres of craft/object art. At Objectspace in Auckland, Mulame is the first solo exhibition by Lema Shamamba, a community leader, educator, mother and storyteller who … Continue reading →

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Still more exhibitions…

Posted on September 7, 2019 by karinwarnaar

This is getting ridiculous. Over the past two months, this blog has highlighted almost a dozen exhibitions around the country featuring some dress or textile interest, and there’s almost as many on the list to note between now and the … Continue reading →

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Auckland to Ashburton, via Nelson and Wellington

Posted on August 25, 2019 by karinwarnaar

There are textile/ costume events and exhibitions up the wazoo over the next two months. Most important of these is the CTANZ symposium in Nelson 27-29 September. Register before 1 September and you could win a $25 gift voucher from … Continue reading →

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New exhibitions

Posted on August 13, 2019 by karinwarnaar

Throughout August – September, there are textiles floating through galleries from Dunedin to Auckland. Here’s a brief rundown. Dunedin School of Art Gallery: Corporeal Explorations, 6-16 August. Be in quick for this exhibition of work by DSA Artist in Residence, … Continue reading →

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What to do in the holidays – textile edition

Posted on December 24, 2018 by karinwarnaar

Happy Christmas, everyone. Whatever your festive season holds for you, the annual New Zealand shut down will mean most of us will have time on our hands, and many will be spending time in parts of the country other than … Continue reading →

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Symposium minus one week – what’s on in Dunedin, updated

Posted on September 14, 2018 by karinwarnaar

With just a week to go before the symposium, some further information about all that’s going on, especially for our out of town guests. First: the service announcement. Dunedin has been trying this spring lark for size this week and … Continue reading →

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