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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
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
April 2019
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Clyde Theatre Group's 'STiFF' by April Phillips.Fri, 29 March 2019 - Mon, 1 April 2019 @ excl 1st April. 7.30pm Daily | 2 | Eade Gallery - 'Outlines' by Melanie EadeSat, 9 March 2019 - Wed, 3 April 2019 @ 10am - 5pm daily. | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
Bellamy's Gallery -' Back of Beyond' by Pauline Bellamy.Wed, 13 March 2019 - Sun, 7 April 2019 @ 12noon - 5pm Wednesday - Sunday Eade Gallery - 'Realignment - Four Years On' by Kathi McLean and 'Around and About Alexandra' by Judy Smith.Sun, 7 April 2019 - Wed, 1 May 2019 @ 10am-5pm daily. | Wearable Tartan Art Awards - Entries Open Now.Mon, 8 April 2019 - Fri, 26 April 2019 @ Register your interest now. | Alexandra Musical Society, 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'.Tue, 9 April 2019 - Thu, 14 March 2019 @ 9th-13th, 7pm start. 13th-14th, 2 pm matinee. | 10 | 11 | Central Stories - 'The Wading Birds of Drybread' - 12 months in Central Otago by Gregory O'Brien.Fri, 12 April 2019 - Sun, 19 May 2019 @ 10am - 4pm daily | 13 |
14 | 15 | 16 | Central Cinema - 'The Price of Everything'.Wed, 17 April 2019 - Wed, 1 May 2019 @ 17th April, 7.30pm. 1st May, 2pm. | 18 | 19 | Hullabaloo Art Space - 'Their Roots Rest in Infinity' by Eric Schusser.Sun, 31 March 2019 - Sat, 20 April 2019 @ 10am - 4pm daily. |
21 | The Central Otago Art Society - Art in the Lodge.Fri, 19 April 2019 - Mon, 22 April 2019 @ daily. | 23 | 24 | Queenstown Arts Centre - 'Elegantly Jaded'.Thu, 25 April 2019 - Thu, 9 May 2019 @ Tuesday - Friday, 9am - 3pm. Saturday, 10am - 4pm. | 26 | 27 |
28 | 29 | Rippon Hall - 'Jerusalem: Inside the Walled City' by Anna Gawn.Sat, 9 March 2019 - Tue, 30 April 2019 @ 11am - 5pm daily |