Sanderson Contemporary Art

Mānawatia a Matariki ✨

We wish you all rest and restoration with your loved ones over this period

Sanderson is closed for the Public Holiday (28th June) and will be back open on Saturday 29th from 10-4pm

Featured:

Jon Tootill, Wa Wheuri - Be dark, winter, 2023
Acrylic on canvas
1400mm x 1200mm x 35mm

A new suite of works on paper by Simon Kaan have arrived in the gallery:

Te Au series I - XI, 2024
Ink on cotton paper, intaglio woodblock
850mm x 640mm, framed

Te Au series I - XIII, 2024
Ink on cotton paper, intaglio woodblock
850mm x 640mm, framed

Te Au series I - IX, 2024
Ink on cotton paper, intaglio woodblock
850mm x 640mm, framed

To receive a full catalogue please email [email protected]

Briana Jamieson, Vase, 2024
Oil on canvas
275mm x 325mm

‘A home of four flatmates in their early thirties; kitchen abundant with ceramics and fruit. In this series Jamieson has drawn inspiration from the objects in her Lyall Bay kitchen, and connected moments in time over the past summer and autumn.’

The exhibition Fruit Bowl is on now until July 7th

Kāryn Taylor, Pythagorean Dream, 2024
Cast acrylic, unique
400mm x 400mm x 45mm

‘Taylor’s practice is informed by geometric abstraction, a concept that has long been used to explore complex philosophical notions that transcend the physical realm. Spirituality, light, time and perception can all be experienced but cannot be physically grasped nor easily explained. For Taylor, geometric abstraction is a conduit: allowing the artist to describe unknowable ideas that are beyond the everyday, enabling us to engage in a deeper knowledge of existence.’

We are looking for a part-time Gallery Assistant to join our dynamic team.

Sanderson Contemporary is a busy commercial gallery based in Newmarket, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. The gallery manages a diverse stable of artists with varied artistic practices. We are looking for a part-time Gallery Assistant - working 3 days per week. This is a temporary role, with the possibility of more permanent work.

Our ideal candidate would have an arts related tertiary qualification or currently be studying and be capable and confident in sales. Experience working in a commercial gallery, auction house or retail sector would be an advantage. The successful applicant should have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office. Adobe Creative Cloud and art handling knowledge is also an advantage.

This role is ideal for someone who is looking to begin or continue their career in arts administration.

To enquire please send your CV and cover letter to [email protected] by July 20th 2pm.

Briana Jamieson features in the latest issue of Art Collector Magazine in their ‘Artists to Look Out For’ section.

‘Jamieson’s luminescent paintings feature simplified, gentle forms, a pared back colour palette and a soft, hazy application of oils. Her preferred subject matter ranges from plants and sunsets to swans, landscapes, and table settings.’ - Camilla Wagstaff

‘I create series of paintings from the things that feel warm, calm, beautiful, and inspiring to me. Sometimes it’s from personal experiences of joy, like food shared with friends.’ - Jamieson

The exhibition Fruit Bowl continues at Sanderson until July 7th

Sanderson are pleased to announce the exhibition ‘In the Presence of Absence’ featuring a new body of work by award winning photographer Kate van der Drift will open July 10th.

Known for her large-scale ‘river exposures’ Van der Drift has extended her camera-less photographic explorations in this evocative new series, gently collaborating with nature and utilising site-specific materials.

In the Presence of Absence draws from the dense fluidity of Waikato’s peat lakes, sites of both ecological richness and historical significance. Van der Drift’s artworks act as a series of ‘nature writings’ where the artist has created cyanotype exposures toned with the tannin-rich lake water, creating layered works that capture the essence of this unique wetland environment.

To be added to the preview list please email [email protected]

Featured:

Nature Writing (Waipā) III, 2024
Cynotype toned with peat water on canvas
410 x 510 mm

Sanderson are pleased to announce the exhibition ‘After the Garden’ – a solo exhibition of new works by Liam Gerrard will open July 10th

To be added to the preview list please email [email protected]

Featured:

Still In Every Sense (detail), 2024
Charcoal and pastel on paper
600 x 900 mm

An essay by art historian Dr Jemma Field, will accompany the exhibition.

Briana Jamieson, Light Blue Bowl, Pear III & Pear Tart, 2024
Oil on canvas
325 x 275 mm each

‘A home of four flatmates in their early thirties; kitchen abundant with ceramics and fruit. In this series Jamieson has drawn inspiration from the objects in her Lyall Bay kitchen, and connected moments in time over the past summer and autumn.’

Currently on display in the exhibition Fruit Bowl 12th Jun - 7th Jul

Enquires to [email protected]

Congratulations to Sarah Haydon, wife of artist Ray Haydon, for being appointed an Officer of the Order (ONZM) during this year’s King’s Birthday Honours for her services to people with disabilities.

Sarah volunteered with Auckland Central Riding for the Disabled in 1994, later joining New Zealand Riding for the Disabled as part of the training team in 2010. Sarah was on the NZRDA Board from 2010 to 2020.

The NZRDA said ‘We would not be the organisation we are today without the ongoing significant input and past Board leadership of Sarah. Thank you Sarah for all you do for RDA.’

Congratulations from the team at Sanderson Contemporary Art

Kāryn Taylor, Body of Knowledge, 2024
Cast acrylic
Edition of 3
500mm x 850mm x 45mm

‘Taylor’s analogue light boxes are intense in colour with their radiant lines of light that defy logic – glowing without power. Their illumination is striking; convincing many that there must be some kind of hidden mechanism or light source. Through their illusionism, they provide a visual dialect that encodes a divergent experience of perception. They are a gateway to understanding what we don’t know and how we exist within that.’

Currently on display in the exhibition Visual Linguistics

Enquires to [email protected]

Install day at Sanderson 🫶🏻

We are excited to open two new exhibitions:

Kāryn Taylor - Visual Linguistics
&
Brianna Jamieson - Fruit Bowl

The opening is taking place tomorrow night -
Tuesday 11th June 5-8pm

With wines from and cheeses from Kāpiti

All Welcome! 🌟

Kāryn Taylor features in the latest issue of Denizen magazine ahead of her solo exhibition Visual Linguistics opening at Sanderson

‘You are known for your ‘self-illuminating’ lightbox artworks and artworks that explore light and space. When did you first start making art in this way?’

‘My first exploration into light and space was when I made a large-scale immersive work for the Dunedin Fringe Festival called ‘Practical Metaphysics’. It was a series of chambers, each with its own frequency relating to the energy systems of the human body. I used the vibration of light, colour and sound to achieve this. Later I studied for my Masters at Elam where I experimented with sculptural light and line works.’

Read the full interview here: https://shorturl.at/NyHfF

Last days to view the exhibitions Llenyd Price – A Temporary Observer and Molly Timmins – Rewilding the Garden

The exhibitions close on Sunday at 4pm

Thanks to everyone who has come by to visit! ✨

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Sanderson are pleased to announce the solo exhibition Visual Linguistics by Kāryn Taylor will open on June 12th 2024.

Taylor is a multi-disciplinary artist who manipulates materials, light, form and shadow to produce self-illuminating light boxes and multi-dimensional installations that challenge our perception of the structures that ground our reality.

Taylor’s analogue light boxes are intense in colour with their radiant lines of light that defy logic – glowing without power. Through their illusionism, they provide a visual dialect that encodes a divergent experience of perception.

Taylor was a finalist in the Fulbright Wallace Award, Parkin Drawing Prize, the Waikato Contemporary Art Award and the Lola Anne Tunbridge Award. In 2023 she presented a large scale public exhibition Future Philosophies at The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū, Nelson.

To be added to the preview list please email [email protected]

Sanderson are pleased to announce the solo exhibition Fruit Bowl by Briana Jamieson will open on June 12th.

Jamieson is a painter, writer and publisher based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington. The artist graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with First Class Honours from Massey University in 2015.

When creating a series the artist notes down memories and experiences that act as conceptual inspiration for her works. In Fruit Bowl Jamieson has drawn inspiration from the objects in her Lyall Bay kitchen, and memories from the past summer and autumn.

To be added to the preview list please email [email protected]

Molly Timmins, Rerooted Bromeliad (Neoregelia Fireball), 2024
Oil & acrylic on canvas
1500mm x 1000mm

Currently on display in the exhibition ‘Rewilding the Garden’

Timmins’ practice takes influence from her Ngāpuhi and Pākeha whakapapa, presenting a nuanced conversation between the two. Referencing her own heritage alongside considered painting techniques the artist navigates the colonial influence over both the garden and painting history, and the way in which women have historically existed in these spaces within Aotearoa in the last century.

“My grandmother Hazel owned a Bromeliad business, carried on by my mother today. This matrilineal relationship to exotic plants and colonial gardens provides passage and sensitivity to the garden as a domestic space of peace, identity and comfort. This is balanced by a critique of the way these histories have subjugated women within the limits of convention.”
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Three new Twist sculptures by Ray Haydon have arrived at the gallery:

Twist VI, 2024
Walnut
380mm x 460mm x 150mm

Twist VII, 2024
Walnut
420mm x 150mm x 120mm

Twist VIII, 2024
Oak
630mm x 400mm x 130mm

‘A celebration of each of his selected materials is evident in Haydon’s practice. The artist actively ‘paints the air’ with his works, his labours realising into form, colour, and rhythm in a lively dance through space.’

Enquires to [email protected]

Llenyd Price, Attentive Solitude, 2024
Acrylic on canvas
1150 x 1350 mm

Currently on display in the exhibition A Temporary Observer

This collection of works presents the artist’s personal investigation into their place within the natural environment of Aotearoa. Price’s terrains are inspired by lived experiences of locations predominantly from the Waikato and Tāmaki Makaurau.

The artist’s use of colour plays into the idea that memory can be expressed as a multiplicity of fissures, fractured yet bold. With a focus on self-perception, the artist presents representations of the self, silhouetted, not as he existed in time but as a temporary observer of moments as they play out in his mind.

Six artworks going up for auction in support of Vauxhall School, Devonport, this evening.

For a catalogue or to bid please email [email protected]

1) Kāryn Taylor, Parallax, 2024
Cast acrylic
500mm x 500mm

2) Katherine Throne, Ivory and Emeralds, 2024
Oil on canvas, French oak frame
400mm x 500mm

3) Katherine Throne, Sweet Tangle, 2024
Oil on canvas, French oak frame
900 x 900 mm

4) Mickey Smith, ROUND THE COAST, 2023
Archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag
1200mm x 800mm

5) Liam Gerrard, Morrison Road, Hikuai, 2022
Charcoal and pastel on paper
528mm x 500mm

6) Liam Gerrard, Ariki St, Maungataurari, 2022
Charcoal and pastel on paper
594mm x 513mm

Sanderson are pleased to be taking part in Newmarket’s Lane Day event happening this Saturday 25th May.

We will be offering complimentary coffee and croissants from 10am - 12pm.

All welcome!






Featured: Molly Timmins, Garden Wilding, 2023 (detail)

Llenyd Price, A Subsequent Miss-Understanding, 2024
Acrylic on board
1200 x 1200 mm

‘Constantly oscillating and refocusing, these scenes offer alternative ways to encounter and experience the world, and ask the viewer to question the way reality exists through our physical interactions with space and the ways in which our memories can manifest. Price asks: “How do we connect to past moments? And memories that change over time?’

On display in the exhibition A Temporary Observer

Llenyd Price has new work on show at Sanderson Contemporary, in an exhibition called A Temporary Observer, on until 9 June

Molly Timmins has a new show at Sanderson Contemporary, Rewilding the Garden, on until 9 June .timmins