Boyd-Dunlop Contemporary

Currently on show in our upstairs gallery exhibition 'The Figurative Collective,' Delicia Sampero's artwork hangs alongside Gary Waldrom, Andy Leleisi’uao, and Richard Boyd-Dunlop. Delicia is a painter and installation artist whose training and inspiration are informed by her upbringing, her tri-cultural family (Germany, New Zealand and Samoa), travel, creative friends and her interests in dance, spirituality and ecology.⁠
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As part of The Figurative Collective Sampero presents a series of works titled In the Flow. In the Flow, features reimagined and repurposed traffic signs assembled into larger configurations. These artworks, are not intended to convey specific symbolism or narratives, are instead designed to act as focal points for contemplation during the viewer's personal journey.⁠
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Drawing from themes of regeneration, memory, community, and the interconnectivity of various elements, Sampero's paintings prompt exploration of diverse concepts such as bodily connections, cultural dichotomies, and the concept of space between entities. Through this artistic journey, viewers are encouraged to reflect on their own thoughts, emotions, and discussions prompted by the intersection of these visual cues with their individual experiences.⁠
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Direct message or email [email protected] for a full catalogue of available works.

▸ GARY WALDROM
Magic Carpet over Patangata, 2024
oil on canvas
1220 x 1820 mm

Paintings by Gary Waldrom hang in our upstairs gallery in our current exhibition 'The Figurative Collective'. Gary, born in 1953 is a self taught artist, he has cultivated a distinctive style that has earned him recognition in various prestigious art competitions since the 1970s. His engaging paintings often raise enigmatic questions about the characters depicted, hinting at personal narratives or hidden agendas. Waldrom's figures with their knowing expressions and obstructed backgrounds exude a sense of mystery and isolation, capturing the viewer's fascination with their quirky visual appeal.

Gary’s paintings are held in private and public collections such as The James Wallace Trust, Rutherford Trust Collection, Hawkes Bay Museum and Art Gallery, Helene Quilter Collection (housed at Govett-Brewster) Wingnut Films and with many others.

Request a catalogue through direct message or email [email protected]

The Figurative Collective, currently on show in our upstairs gallery spaces. Visit the gallery and see these new and selected works by Gary Waldrom, Andy Leleisi’uao, Delicia Sampero, and Richard Boyd-Dunlop.

These artists with different perceptions, sensibilities and interpretations have developed distinctive visual languages over many years of their work. Four culturally diverse artists portray the human form and face in ways which are deeply connected, but not confined to their own experience and heritage. Their creations refer to aspects of the human condition rather than expressing personal narratives.

Direct message or email [email protected] for a full catalogue of available works.

Part of The Figurative Collective, opening this Friday in our upstairs gallery at Boyd-Dunlop Gallery, presents the work of Aotearoa-born Pasifika artist Andy Leleisi'uao. ⁠
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Exploring themes of cultural identity and societal issues through figurative work, Andy overlays these silhouettes with repeating symbols such as puzzle pieces and shapes, creating a two-dimensional world composed in a way like mechanical gears.⁠
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Andy Leleisi'uao has exhibited widely across New Zealand and internationally, with work featured in permanent collections such as Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, Te Papa Tongarewa and Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, and more.⁠
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To request a catalogue of works on show in The Figurative Collective, direct message or email [email protected]

The Figurative Collective exhibition opening next week on Friday 8 March, 5-7pm.
New and selected works by Gary Waldrom, Andy Leleisi’uao, Delicia Sampero, and Richard Boyd-Dunlop

The Figurative Collective could be considered a group of painting activists with mutual respect for each other’s work, exploring ways of sharing their raison d'être.

These artists with different perceptions, sensibilities and interpretations have developed distinctive visual languages over many years of their work. Four culturally diverse artists portray the human form and face in ways which are deeply connected, but not confined to their own experience and heritage. Their creations refer to aspects of the human condition rather than expressing personal narratives.

As they report on how they see the world the artists raise questions through their works. Exploring crises, controversy, and extremes whilst simultaneously exploring beauty, magic, and wonder. The large scale visually captivating creations will invite audiences to connect with the artwork on a deeper level prompting introspection and dialogue. Responses to the work may be beautiful, disturbing, terrible, mystical, transcendental, humorous and fantastical.

'Eclipse' is still on show in our upstairs gallery, showcasing the works of artists such as Robin White, Philip Clairmont, Max Gimblett, Allen Maddox, Seung Yul Oh, Rohan Wealleans, Peter Madden, Hye Rim Lee, Sefton Ravi, Marcus Hipa, Dagmar Dyck, Kirk Nicholls and more.

Direct message or email [email protected] for a catalogue.

▸ ROBIN WHITE
Whakarongo, 2008
spraypaint and screenprint on wool bale
720 x 1170mm

MARCUS HIPA⁠
Volu!⁠
oil paint and oil pastel on board⁠
450 x 600 mm⁠
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Exhibiting now in Eclipse ⁠
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In the visual conversation, vivid images capture the abrasiveness of learning a new language and culture in a foreign land. Struggling faces reflect the challenges, while cultural symbols emphasise the complexity. Yet, amidst the abrasiveness, there's a subtle beauty in the resilience and determination of those navigating this intricate assimilation journey.

Ahuriri Contemporary is proud to announce an upcoming exhibition of new figurative works by contemporary painters⁠
Gary Waldrom, Andy Leleisi’uao, Delicia Sampero and Richard Boyd-Dunlop. ⁠
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To open on the 8th of March 2024⁠
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KIRK NICHOLLS⁠
Inbound⁠
recycled household plastic⁠
550 W x 770 H x 350 D mm⁠
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Exhibiting now at Ahuriri Contemporay as part of Eclipse | Summer Group Show⁠
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HYE RIM LEE⁠
Lips Flat White and Red Velvet Lips, 2023⁠
57x 57 cm diameter, C print, custom made circle frame, automotive paint⁠
Edition of 1 of 10⁠
570 mm diameter⁠
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Exhibiting upstairs as part of Eclipse | A Summer Group Show⁠
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Using 3D animation and digital prints, Hye Rim Lee presents a contemporary vision of beauty located in the spaces between fashion, cyber culture and computer gaming. TOKI’s body parts become a seductive product of beautification and commodity, conjuring up cybernetics, aesthetics, plastic surgery, contemporary mythology, consumerism, feminism, and eroticism. Hye Rim Lee has exhibited widely across Aotearoa and internationally and is held in important private and public collections.⁠
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PHILIP CLAIRMONT⁠
Folding Chair, 1978⁠
oil on jute laid onto board⁠
1780 x 922 mm⁠
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This artwork is associated with the resurgence of expressionist painting in New Zealand in the 1970s and 1980s. Along with friends Allen Maddox and Tony Fomison, Clairmont was a central figure in this movement, adapting the vivid colours and exaggerated brushstrokes of early twentieth-century German expressionism to embody his frustrations with the bourgeois establishment. ⁠
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Available to view at Ahuriri Contemporary as part of Eclipse | Summer Exhibition until 1 March 2024⁠
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DM for more details or catalogue ⁠
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Our annual Summer Exhibition features which will feature a selection of works from both our current stable of artists along with some exciting newcomers and important historical works.⁠
Opens upstairs at Ahuriri Contemporary 21 Jan 2024⁠
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MAX GIMBLETT⁠
Moby Dick, For Colin McCahon, Painter, Poet, 1988⁠
acrylic polymer on board⁠
765 x 765 mm (each panel)⁠
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Dm or email for full catalogue ⁠
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Our Summer Exhibition ‘Eclipse’ is up and open for viewing featuring works from our current stable and some exciting newcomers also key historical works by Philip Clairmont and Max Gimblett. Image HYE RIM LEE, Red Velvet Lips, C type print, 570 mm, dm or email to request the full catalogue

KIRK NICHOLLS⁠
Whirlpool 2, 2023⁠
wood and plaster, polyurethane and mirror⁠
1530 x 880 mm⁠
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In this works Nicholls takes objects which have briefly served a purpose and been discarded, outdated tech, old tools, and tiny monuments and blends them with other objects he has created. These artifacts loop around the mirror like animation on a strip of film. An interplay between high and low culture. The dancing figures, sourced from an old sketchbook by the esteemed Dutch Master Peter Paul Rubens, depict peasants celebrating a harvest. The intimate and innocent nature of the dance highlights our role as passive observers in a world that is rapidly evolving. ⁠
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We just wanted to reach out to our community and thank you for your continuing interest and support. Ahuriri Contemporary has had a remarkable year, despite the challenges brought by Cyclone Gabrielle. The hum of visitors has now returned to the streets of Ahuriri (Napier) and we have an exciting programme for the New Year ahead.⁠
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Our stock room gallery will be open for viewing all over the Christmas and New Year we will be closed on 25 and 26th Dec and 1 and 2nd of Jan.⁠
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Selected Stockroom Works including emerging to late career artists and important historical works will be on display including Kirk Nicholls, Dagmar Dyck, Pat Hanly, Hye Rim Lee, Seung Yul Oh, Peter Madden, Yvonne Todd, Dick Frizzell, Rohan Wealleans, Garth Steeper and more⁠
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Installation Images featuring⁠
SEUNG YUL OH, SOFIA TEKELA-SMITH, KIRK NICHOLLS, GARTH STEEPER, ROHAN WEALLENS

Installation View Ahuriri Contemporary Lounge and Gallery ⁠
Open for viewing 7 days ⁠
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DAGMAR DYCK ⁠
Signposts I⁠
acrylic on stretched canvas, feta’aki and collage⁠
1200 x 1000 mm⁠
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KIRK NICHOLLS⁠
Inbound, 2023⁠
recycled household plastic⁠
550 W x 770 H x 350 D mm

Installation View at Ahuriri Contemporary ⁠
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MIKOYAN VEKULA, acrylic on canvas, 300 x 1500 mm⁠
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KIRK NICHOLLS, Inbound, 2023⁠
recycled household plastic⁠
550 W x 770 H x 350 D mm⁠
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DM for details⁠
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Modern contemporary offerings to view now at Ahuriri Contemporary open 7 days, Summer Exhibition to open on the 21st of December⁠
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Installation View ⁠
GARTH STEEPER Forrestscape, 2022⁠
oil on linen, 700mm x 750mm⁠
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LEANNE MORRISON In This Moment, At This Time, 2023,⁠
acrylic and enamel on canvas, 1220 x 1020 mm⁠
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SEAN CRAWFORD Waiting for W H⁠
Steel extrusion with a paint render, steam bent Kauri, rendered with Shou Sugi Ban technique⁠
2050 (t) x 850 (w) x 500 (d) mm. ⁠
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KIRK NICHOLLS⁠
Anatomy of a Ghost, 2023⁠
recycled household plastic⁠
2220 H x 960 W x 430 D mm⁠
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Available to view currently in the Ahuriri Contemporary ⁠
open seven days.⁠
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DM for catalogue⁠
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Pop and view works across the galleries we are open seven days.

Kereama Taepa⁠
IROIRO 7⁠
archival print⁠
edition of 30 signed and numbered ⁠
Available in A0,A1,A2⁠
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From current exhibition Whakairoiro currently available to view open 7 days ⁠
DM for full catalogue ⁠
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'IROIRO 5' currently on show in Kereama Taepa's exhibition 'Whakairoiro' at Ahuriri Contemporary. In this body of work Whakairoiro, Taepa merges two concepts that of whakairo and whakapī.

▸ KEREAMA TAEPA
IROIRO 5
fine art print, limited edition of 30
A0 paper size - 841 x 1189 mm
760 x 1080 mm image size

▸ KEREAMA TAEPA
IROIRO 4 & 9
fine art print, limited edition of 30
A0 paper size - 841 x 1189 mm
760 x 1080 mm image size

Visit Ahuriri Contemporary to view these works while they are on show, or direct message/email [email protected] for a full catalogue of available works.

Ahuriri Contemporary is currently exhibiting 'Whakairoiro,' a show of artworks by Kereama Taepa which explore how emergent technologies such as projection, 3D printing, augmented reality and virtual reality to explore narratives of the past and the present.

These works are exclusive to Ahuriri Contemporary. Please direct message or email info@ahuriricontemporary for a full catalogue ⁠of available prints.

KEREAMA TAEPA⁠
IROIRO 11⁠
archival fine art print⁠
limited edition of 30 ⁠
A0 Paper size, 841 x 1189 mm⁠
760 x 1080 mm image size⁠
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Available in A1 and A2⁠
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Whakairoiro exhibting now ⁠
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DM for more information or email info@ahuriricontemporary for a full catalogue⁠
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