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Now Showing

Various Artists

 

Stockroom show - The best of 2008-

ALL through summer

December Hours

Open     10 .30 to  6      Tues  23rd

Open     10 .30 to  4      Xmas eve  

Closing from December 25th to Jan 6th

Re-open Wednesday 7th Jan   2009

 

NEWSFLASH - WE ARE MOVING TO A NEW PREMISES ON JACKSON ST , NEXT TO THE LIGHTHOUSE CINEMA. 

LESA WILL OPEN ITS NEW DOORS IN LATE JANUARY 2009.

MORE INFORMATION TO COME SOON.

ALL THE BEST FOR YOUR HOLIDAYS 

And thanks to all,  for supporting the gallery in 2008

Regards

The team @ LeSA Gallery and Louie 

 

Richard Hopkins

New Photography

November 22 – December 20

Hopkins has exhibited in a number of group exhibitions and this is his second solo exhibiton. Limited edition prints available.

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Cerisse Palalagi and Natalie Couch

 Red Thread  Nov 1  - 20

Blood ties to ones culture, language, family, the land   

These works represent our interpretations on the issue of language and cultural survival. 

 

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ROBIN VA'AULI - New Paintings

Progression of works II      October 4 - 22

Robins subject matter and style is heavily influenced by comic book illustrations and 6o's Pop Art.

While his figurative compositions display a good grasp of human anatomy, and warm colour,

he also, leans towards eastern philosophy and inner spirituality, as a source of inspiration.

This is Robins first solo exhibition at LeSA Gallery and he is based in Melbourne

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RECENT EXHIBITIONS

 

DEBORAH HOPE  September 6th - 25th  

Hoki Ki Te kainga   The Return Home   

 


This exhibitionis Deborahs first solo showing @ LeSA Gallery.

Deborah considers the spirituality of Maori art to reside within the sea, mountains, rivers, lakes, hills, forest and the sky. She spent several years living with her grandparents in Wairoa when she was exposed to the teachings of Tikanga Maori, the Waiau river, Tameterangi marae and the surroundings valleys.

Her new body of work celebrates her return home ,to live in Wairoa.

 

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RECENT EXHIBITIONS

may 3 - 22 2008

Vanessa Edwards / Beccy Feather
 
Kanohi ki te kanohi - Face to Face
 
Kanohi ki te kanohi is a well known Maori saying that means face to face. This show is exactly that, with Vanessa's tattooed ladies and Beccy's blinged up characters.
In this show both artists explore identity through popularisation of cultures.
Beccy looks at bling grillz and the adoption of this trend by young people all over the world, and Vanessa explores the rising popularity of taa moko as a national expression of identity.

Text is incorporated in both artist work. Beccy’s grills display slang words collected from her travels, whilst the moko kauae in Vanessa’s work feature familiar te reo Maori kupu that most New Zealanders would have some comprehension of.
As a result the works talk to each other creating a dialogue that the viewer then becomes involved in as you come ‘face to face’ with each piece.

Glossary

Grillz customized mouth jewelry made famous by US hip hop artists
Taa moko Maori tattooing
Moko kauae traditional maori female chin tattoo
Te reo Maori Maori language
Kupu word/text
 
 

Kiwianarama Panorama

april 5 - 25 2008

Ruth Green Cole / Annie Sandano


Kiiwianarama Panorama brought  together two dynamic and unique artists, interpretting their own identity of the New Zealand image.

Ruth Green Cole takes New Zealand cultural objects and re-contextualises them into a contemporary interpretation of traditional maori textiles.

Her art practise is multidisiplinary, merging elements of hand made print, paper construction, weaving and installation.

Annie Sandano uses familar New Zealand symbols in refreslingly modern and lively compositions.Her vivid and bold images are imbued with a sense of fun and playfulness, and bring to the foreground a clean and uncomplicated use of traditional wood cut printing techniques.

 

Andrea Mae Miller

March 15 - April 2 2008

A selection of prints and drawings 

Andrea Mae Miller is a New Zealand artist working predominantly as a Fine Art Printmaker.  Born in Whangarei in 1980, she grew up living at the beach on Northland's beautiful Tutukaka coast.  Andrea obtained her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Otago Polytechnic in 2002 and after graduation established her studio "St Peter's Thumb" in Petone.  In 2006 she spent a year living and working in Copenhagen, Denmark, taking time to explore the other side of the world, and to practise being a stranger.  Andrea returned to NZ in May 2007, setting up "St Peter's Thumb" again, this time in Eastbourne, Lower Hutt.