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Central Stories - 'The Wading Birds of Drybread' - 12 months in Central Otago by Gregory O'Brien.

Location: Central Stories Museum & Art Gallery
Region: Alexandra
Dates: Fri, 12 April 2019 - Sun, 19 May 2019 @ 10am - 4pm daily

  • Central Stories - 'The Wading Birds of Drybread' - 12 months in Central Otago by Gregory O'Brien.

THE WADING BIRDS OF DRYBREAD

12 Months in Central Otago

Gregory O’Brien

From January 2018 until January 2019, Wellington-based artist and writer Gregory O’Brien, and his wife, poet Jenny Bornholdt, lived and worked in the Ernst Plischke designed Henderson House, Alexandra - an artist residency run by the Henderson Arts Trust. With the neighbouring Clutha River being a dominant and ever-present part of daily life, this year-long project has allowed Gregory to develop a body of work that responds to the histories and environs of Central Otago. The Wading Birds Of Drybread showcases 22 paintings from his year-long residency.

Gregory O’Brien was born in Matamata in 1961. As well as writing poetry, fiction and non-fiction, he has exhibited widely as a painter and printmaker. Exhibitions include Whale Years, a solo exhibition at the Tauranga Art Gallery (2014-15) and Kermadec - nine artists in the South Pacific (2011-16). In addition to producing three books introducing contemporary art to young people, O’Brien has written extensively on New Zealand artists including Ralph Hotere, Barry Brickell, Elizabeth Thomson and Nigel Brown. 

Location

Central Stories Museum & Art Gallery

21 Centennial Ave, Alexandra

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