Connections made at local Hamilton gallery, Weasel
Image: Wintec honours student Rachel Peary, one of the artists in the group exhibition, No Holiday at Weasel Gallery.
The group exhibition No Holiday at Weasel Gallery pushes the boundaries of traditional painting. The three artists; Chelsea Pascoe, Nicholas Megchelse and Rachel Hope Peary are all past and present students of Wintec’s School of Media Arts.
Weasel gallery curator and owner Laree Payne says the artists have been brought together because they share a similar approach to making art, yet their works are distinctly different.
“It’s a group show of three emerging artists who have been bought together as abstract minimalists who challenge conventional notions of painting. No Holiday explores the artists distinct approaches to painting which are intelligent, probing and aesthetically pleasing.”
Laree says that the idea for the exhibition developed over a series of random encounters and connections through Hamilton’s close knit creative community.
“The exhibition came about through a chance meeting at a coffee shop and making connections over time through like-minded friends.”
2018 has seen the opening of three new independent gallery spaces in Hamilton, which has been really interesting for the visual arts scene. Laree says the momentum in the arts is growing and is a privilege to be part of.
“Hamilton's creative community is feeling really strong and rather than being in competition with one another as galleries, it feels as though we are developing supportive and collegial relationships.”
No Holiday is a dynamic exhibition which aims to explore unconventional methods of painting in a vibrant, accessible format. The exhibition has been hung with similar notions of experimentation, and playfulness, ready for your consumption and is showing at Weasel Gallery from April 26th - May 12th.
Weasel Gallery is a contemporary art gallery located on Hamilton’s Victoria Street, which exhibits the work of artists from around New Zealand.
The artists in this exhibition are all graduates from Wintec’s School of Media Arts, to find out more about creative study in Hamilton visit our website.
