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Welcome to
ARTSELECT GALLERY
This is more than an art gallery. It’s a friendly place where a community of new and old friends of the gallery can come to enjoy the pleasure of viewing and collecting a variety of works of art by our amazingly talented artists.
Address:
19A Osborne Street
Newmarket
Auckland 1023
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Opening Hours:
Tuesday - Friday 10:30 am - 4:00 pm
Sat -Sun 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
By Appointment:
Contact Ngaire on +64 21 415 449
If the Gallery is closed and you would like to purchase any works of art then contact Ngaire on 021 415 449 for a special viewing.
Our web site is updated regularly so please return to see more updates as we make progress with our window to the creative world of our amazing artists.
Alicja Gear
Solo Exhibition - Now Showing
We are excited to invite you to the opening celebration of Alicja Gear's solo exhibition of exquisite landscape paintings. Bring a guest to meet Alicja and celebrate the play of light on the water, the changing colour in the clouds and awe at the beauty of our landscapes.
Date: Tuesday 7 November 2023
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Venue: ArtSelect Gallery, 19A Osborne Street, Newmarket
Please RSVP by email to info@artselect.gallery
Alicja Gear Biography
Alicja responds to a sense of atmosphere and play of light across the landscape with her expressive oil paintings. Capturing those moments of delight at the way the light dances across the landscape.
The combination of the large gestural marks and bold use of colour leads you on a journey into the landscape whilst still exploring the nature of the medium. Handling the paint, the selection and laying it on, a cumulation of single marks which coalesce into a whole.
Alicja has studied drawing and painting informally in London and New Zealand.
Exhibition Statement:
Light
Noun; The vehicle which enables us to see.
This series of work examines the role light has in creating both positive and negative space within a scene. The light itself creates a positive effect by allowing something to be seen but it also becomes a negative space as a flat reflective surface between the rocks, mudflats or through the silhouette of trees. Light is in a constant state of change, particularly apparent during the transitional time at the beginning and end of the day.
These scenes are impressions of mere moments. Moments in which the breath is released, and we are present. Our demanding lives fall away as we observe the play of light on the water. The changing colours in the clouds and awe at the wonder of our beautiful world. Then consider the time that that moment takes, and in reality it is miniscule. In the cumulation of moments what is really important? Our existence is merely a blip.
Alicja Gear's artist page:
https://www.artselect.gallery/alicja-gear
Contact me, Ngaire, on info@artselect.gallery to register your interest early to purchase any of these works of art before the opening.
We look forward to seeing you and your guests at the opening reception and during the exhibition.
Ruth Phipps "Visitations" Solo Exhibition
Now Showing in the Back Room
We are very excited to invite you to the opening celebration of Ruth Phipp's long-awaited solo exhibition of exquisite paintings. Bring a guest to meet Ruth and celebrate the nature of fabric and treasured objects that is evocative and intensely personal in its ability to suggest human presence or absence.
Date: Tuesday 10 October 2023
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Venue: ArtSelect Gallery, 19A Osborne Street, Newmarket
Please RSVP by clicking on the "Date" button below to confirm numbers for this event.
Ruth Phipps Biography
Ruth Phipps’ fascination with drawing and painting began in the early 90’s with community art classes and continued with studies in colour theory, painting and life drawing workshops over the next decade. Having realised that painting was what she wanted to do, Ruth sought more serious tuition and enrolled in a year-long painting school at Artstation and three year-long painting courses with Matthew Browne and Kathryn Stevens.
She has been exhibiting since 2004, and has works of art in local and international collections, including The Arts House Trust collection, the Imago Mundi Benetton World Art Collection in Treviso in Italy and has received recognition by art awards for her submissions.
During 2013, Ruth travelled for 3 months in Europe and the USA, visiting museums, art galleries and private collections with memories from this trip acting as inspiration for her ongoing love of painting.
In subsequent years, Ruth completed a double major Bachelor’s degree in History and Art History at the University of Auckland, took time out for family and spent time during lockdown living in Central Otago. Ruth returned to Auckland in 2022 and has been painting full-time at her studio at Railway Street Studios, in Newmarket. She is represented in Auckland by ArtSelect Gallery and Ngaire Stone, who has facilitated Ruth’s latest solo exhibition, is anticipating strong interest from art collectors.
In her latest body of work, “Visitations”, heirloom fabrics and treasured objects are historically reconfigured. As emblems of the passing of time, they invite reflection on how we value and remember the people who made or treasured these items.
Artist Statement:
My work draws on the nature of fabric that is evocative and intensely personal in its ability to suggest human presence or absence. It explores different aspects of fragility, memory, and the transience of time. Heightened shadow and strong shafts of light illuminate detail and imbue a quiet suggestion of human presence, the stillness of the moment and the lingering trace of a treasured memory.
"I began looking at fabric as an expression of the most basic elements of what it means to be human, as a symbol of life and universal humanity, thinking about the way fabrics conceal and reveal. As I explored the folds and gathers of the fabrics and the negative space around the form, I became increasingly fascinated by the idea of what was hidden, forgotten, lost. It's as if the fabrics have power to suggest another place and time.”
Ruth Phipps artist page:
https://www.artselect.gallery/ruth-phipps
Contact me, Ngaire, on info@artselect.gallery to register your interest early to purchase any of these works of art before the opening.
We look forward to seeing you and your guests at the opening reception and during the exhibition.
Maico Camilo
Solo Exhibition - Now Showing in the Back Room
We are excited to invite you to the opening celebration of Maico Camilo's solo exhibition. Come and celebrate a special occasion and feel free to bring a guest along to raise a toast to these incredibly vibrant works of art and celebrate special relationships on the night..
Date: Friday 08 September 2023
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Venue: ArtSelect Gallery, 19A Osborne Street, Newmarket
Please RSVP by clicking on the "Get in Touch" button below to confirm numbers for this event.
Maico Camilo Biography
Maico Camilo, was born in Brazil 1982, and left his home country to pursue his education at an early age. At age 23, (2005) Maico decided to make a new move to New Zealand and subsequently met his partner and now husband Lyndon Bray. Due to his partner’s job, Maico has travelled extensively up into Europe, Asia, South America and Oceania. After almost 10 years away from NZ, Maico Camilo and Lyndon are finally back living in New Zealand with their baby “dog” Harry.
He has lived and worked for an extended period of time in New Zealand and Australia, consequently these experiences have opened him up to the different cultures and environments that have helped him explore the larger questions we all face in life: our reason for being.
Camilo has set about exploring his own journey through his art, challenging his own paradigms and his reason for being and not being afraid to explore different vocabularies and communication forms through his art. As a result, he is challenging us all to confront the obvious, in terms of what is going on around us.
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:
Maico Camilo's artworks are now held in collections all over the World such as: Brazil, Argentina, New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, England, France, Spain, Amsterdam, Italy, USA, Hong Kong and Japan.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
ICMS - International College of Management Sydney |STRAUSS & Co FINE ART - AUCTION HOUSE |St Andrew’s College – The University of Sydney |
International Exhibitions:
Milan, Italy
Cape Town & Johannesburg, South Africa
Sydney, Australia
Canary Islands, Spain
https://www.artselect.gallery/maico-camilo
Contact me, Ngaire, on info@artselect.gallery to register your interest to purchase any of these works of art before the opening.
We look forward to seeing you and your guests at the opening reception and during the exhibition
Now Showing in the Back Room
Joint Exhibition
Judy Curnow & Niels Meyer-Westfeld
We invite you and your guests to join us to celebrate the opening of a new artist, Judy Curnow with her amazing floral landscape paintings and Niels Meyer-Westfeld's incredible bird drawings in a joint exhibition.
Date: Tuesday 08 August 2023
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Venue: ArtSelect Gallery, 19A Osborne Street, Newmarket
Please RSVP by clicking on the "Get in Touch" button below to confirm numbers for this event.
Judy Curnow
Judy is predominantly a self-taught painter and started formal lessons with oil paint when she was just 12 years old.
Meeting Tim Wilson, one of New Zealand's most acclaimed landscape artists in 2009 changed her life. After viewing Judy's work Tim offered to mentor her and take her work to another level.
The amazing years spent with Tim enabled Judy's paintings to get to the level where they featured in his own exclusive gallery in Queenstown. As the value of Judy's paintings increased, so has her global profile and her work has become highly sought after in New Zealand and abroad.
Judy's style is impressionism, bordering fauvism, enhancing the colours and tones of the natural world. Painting mainly landscapes Judy finds this genre invigorating and reaches into the core of her imagination as an artist. She is fascinated with light and its constantly changing effects.
Painting full time from her studio in Akaroa, Judy draws inspiration from her surroundings. In her studio, Judy translates these observations from her life and selects her subjects with an eye attuned to their shape, colour, pattern and texture. She instinctively places these into balanced arrangements that reveal her renowned ability as a colourist and her confident eye for design.
Within her detailed paintings Judy wishes her work to give the viewer a sense of happiness and wellbeing, beauty and abundance as our world needs so much more of that.
One could say that her paintings are expressions of visual pleasure; the pleasure she has experienced in making the work and the pleasure it gives the viewer.
Judy Curnow's artist page:
https://www.artselect.gallery/judy-curnow
Niels Meyer-Westfeld
Niels Meyer-Westfeld moved to New Zealand from Germany where he had a career as a graphic artist and part time landscape artist. But once he met our birds, he couldn't stop drawing them, which led to an exhibition and a related book.
Drawing birds takes patience. To really get a sense of their behaviour, you can't just draw from a photograph, you've got to spend time watching.
"My father is a passionate lepidopterist and growing up in Germany, I was lucky to accompany him on trips around Europe while he pursued his interest." says Niels. "His love of nature inspired me artistically and I've always drawn the fauna and flora that surrounds me."
Niels creative career has been a rich one. Trained in communication design in London, he worked for global brands like The Body Shop, MTV, Hilton Hotels and Dr Martens.
Then he fell in love with kiwi fashion designer, Deborah Sweeny, which brought him to the rich natural environment of New Zealand.
All original artwork by Niels Meyer-Westfeld is available too as a limited-edition fine art giclee print.
Niels Meyer-Westfeld artist page:
https://www.artselect.gallery/niels-meyer-westfeld-1
Contact me, Ngaire, on info@artselect.gallery to register your interest to purchase any of these works of art before the opening.
We look forward to seeing you and your guests at the opening reception and during the exhibition
Recent Solo Exhibition
Rachael Errington
We invite you and your guests to join us to celebrate the opening of Rachael Errington's solo exhibition.
Date: Tuesday 11 July 2023
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Venue: ArtSelect Gallery, 19A Osborne Street, Newmarket
Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of Rachael Errington as ArtSelect Gallery proudly presents her highly anticipated solo exhibition. Embark on a journey through ethereal woods, where the scents, textures, and mesmerizing ambiance of these extraordinary paintings transport you to a realm of tranquility and inspiration. Experience the captivating allure and uplifting energy of this extraordinary collection that will awaken your senses and leave you spellbound.
Rachael Errington
Rachael grew up in the middle of an English wood where she, with her brother, spent most of their time building dens and treehouses. This beginning has undoubtedly cemented Rachael’s enduring fascination with trees.
Although Rachael’s BA (Hons) is in Illustration, her studies included photography, textiles and printmaking; all of which have influenced the way she paints now. After various creative endeavours and travels, including a research trip to Asia to study the influence culture has on art; Rachael relocated to New Zealand and is now absorbed in the diversity that this landscape presents.
As time has progressed, Rachael’s tree paintings have taken on a life of their own. Intricate textures of bark created with modelling paste and other ‘secret’ compounds are tactile and 3-dimensional. The colours are the depth and warmth of autumn and the fresh lime green tones of spring. Fascinated by the ever-changing play of filtered light Rachael encourages the viewer to step into the woods, to smell it, to feel it and to be soothed.
“I’m endlessly fascinated with using different techniques to recreate colours. I love being able to squash colour across a surface”.
Rachael constantly draws inspiration while walking and hiking.
“My work is emotive – It is all I ever want to do. “
Rachael Errington's artist page:
https://www.artselect.gallery/rachael-errington-1
Contact me, Ngaire, on info@artselect.gallery to register your interest to purchase any of these works of art before the opening.
We look forward to seeing you and your guests at the opening reception and during the exhibition
Now Showing in the Back Room
Paul Vincent
We are excited to announce the return of Paul Vincent, as quirky as ever!, with a solo exhibition to ArtSelect Gallery. Come and join us in a celebration of his work to celebrate his sense of humour and incredibly textured surfaces..
Date: Tuesday 6 June 2023
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Venue: ArtSelect Gallery, 19A Osborne Street, Newmarket
Paul Vincent
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Paul Vincent's works of art has have been collected by prominent art collectors around the world including Andy Serkis (Golem), Murray Ball etc. Many refer to him as the King of Quirk. He enjoys the spontaneity and randomness of everyday life. "Painting for me is the cat's tail flicking around the corner"
Paul Vincent studied film production at the Wellington Arts Centre in 1988. Since then he has been successfully exhibiting his paintings with numerous group and solo shows, predominantly in the Wellington area and also in South Africa.
He has work in many public and private collections including the Beijing and Argentina Embassies, the Duxton Hotel and the New Zealand School of Dance.
Vincent's paintings have also featured in advertisements, on television shows and on the cover of New Zealand House and Garden magazine.
Paul Vincent's works of art on display can be previewed on this web page:
https://www.artselect.gallery/paul-vincent
Contact me, Ngaire, on info@artselect.gallery to register your interest to purchase any of these works of art before the opening.
We look forward to seeing you and your guests at the opening reception and during the exhibition.
Recent Solo Exhibition
Job Klijn
We are excited to announce the return of Job Klijn with a solo exhibition to ArtSelect Gallery. Come and meet the artist and join us in a celebration of his work to give materials from another past a promising future.
Date: Friday 12 May 2023
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Venue: ArtSelect Gallery, 19A Osborne Street, Newmarket
Job Klijn
Job Klijn’s paintings are emotional and atmospheric, smouldering even, with an underlying sense of danger and darkness, while remarkably retaining a sense of light or shelter – a calm region for his figures and the viewer to inhabit.
Job often alludes to an underlying fear and insecurity ruling his work due to his lack of formal training in painting, but also recognises that this plays to the style and final look of his pieces.
Job states that he “starts his paintings by trying to create a ‘background’, a rough sky, a portrait of ‘weather’ that reflects a mood or sense of moodiness that eventually leads to a more specific idea in what direction to take it”.
“I use as much recycled material as I can and my process involves a lot of adding and subtracting of layers, texture, soil, thinning, scraping, burning, swiping etc, until there is a feeling of emotive ‘rightness’. The result often being a multitude of trial and errors”.
This penchant for brooding turbulence and turmoil as a subject, is in the end, tempered by a residual warmth and richness achieved by the process of the art making. Attentive labour and restoration, building complex layers and beauty.
Sometimes, depending on the works ‘idea’, Job will add a figure. “I sketch endlessly from collected images that show poses I like to achieve, often mathematically re calculating the proportions of limbs and bodies to marry them together in one final sketch”.
Not all of the ‘moodscapes’ include a human form but most do. Job’s figures exude purposefulness, not seeming overwhelmed in their surrounds. They are clean cut, well dressed, stylish even, clearly comfortable and in control in their environs.
Materials from another past with a promising future!
Job Klijn's works of art on display can be previewed on this web page:
https://www.artselect.gallery/job-klijn
Contact me, Ngaire, on info@artselect.gallery to register your interest to purchase any of these works of art before the opening.
We look forward to seeing you and your guests at the opening reception and during the exhibition.
Recent Joint Exhibition
Amber Brook & Julian Hindson
We are excited to invite you and your guests to meet Amber Brook and Julian Hindson at the opening of this Joint Exhibition. We promise an explosion of colour and intrigue in this exhibition!
Date: Friday 14 April 2023
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Venue: ArtSelect Gallery, 19A Osborne Street, Newmarket
Amber Brook
"I have grown up loving all aspects of art and have always especially loved painting. I love my art to tell a story and in a lot of my work reflect memories and things I have grown up with.
I have always been drawn to vibrant color palette in my work and especially love incorporating reds and turquoise. I also love to bring nature and bird life into my pictures. I love every painting to be special and unique.
I have been painting professionally for the past twenty years entering many exhibitions and doing commission work, selling both nationally and internationally.
I love that I have been able to follow in my mums footsteps and learn from her allowing me to teach art to both children and adults . The greatest gift is being able to share and help others learn through art.
I will continue learning and always strive to come up with new and exciting concepts"
Amber Brook's works of art on display can be previewed on this web page:
https://www.artselect.gallery/amber-brook
Julian Hindson
Julian Hindson was born in in Yorkshire, UK in 1973 and now paints from his studio in Auckland. Julian’s preferred application of his artistic inspiration includes painting, digital and hybrid using acrylic and shellac, mixed media on canvas or board. Julian's love of art and painting has grown from his mid-teens and was inspired by a dream.
“I still remember the dream as clear as day. I was in a gallery. There were no walls or floors, only a velvety pitch-black backdrop punctuated by stars. Floating on invisible walls were amazing works of art. Each piece of art in the exhibition was large, very large. The colours and compositions were indescribable, I was 16 years old. Since having that inspiring dream, I have been working towards achieving this vision.”
- Julian Hindson
Julian paints full time and he draws on over 30 years of graphic design and art direction experience. His work is maturing rapidly and demand is increasing steadily with growing number of local and international collectors in London and New York.
ArtSelect Gallery is excited to present the Golden Era exhibition to showcase Julian Hindson’s works of art.
“I am thrilled to present a series of works that blend elements of Mythological Greek and Japanese aesthetics with the rich and vibrant Art Nouveau style. At the heart of this collection are various anthropomorphic Tui's, a nod to the unique and iconic avian species native to Aotearoa.
My intention with these works is to create a sense of both timelessness and whimsy, by fusing together elements from different cultures and periods in time. The use of gold-leaf paint adds a touch of the opulent and the grandiose, while the starkly isolated anthropomorphic subjects inject a sense of childlike playfulness and humour.
The figures themselves are inspired by traditional Greek and Japanese sculptures and figures, which I have reimagined and updated to fit within a contemporary context. The use of vibrant colours and bold, dramatic shapes is a hallmark of the Art Nouveau style, which emphasises the divine beauty and importance of nature.
Ultimately, my hope is that these works will draw in and invite viewers to experience a sense of wonder and delight, as they explore the intersection of different cultural and artistic traditions. By bringing together seemingly disparate elements in unexpected ways, I hope to encourage viewers to consider new, wonder-filled possibilities and expand their creative horizons.”
– Julian Hindson
Julian Hindson's works of art on display can be previewed on this web page:
https://www.artselect.gallery/julian-hindson
Contact me, Ngaire, on info@artselect.gallery to register your interest to purchase any of these works of art before the opening.
We look forward to seeing you and your guests at the opening reception and during the exhibition.
Recent Solo Exhibition
Kevin Dunkley - 'On The Road Again'
We are very excited to invite you and your guests to the opening of Kevin Dunkley's 'On The Road Again' Solo Exhibition.
Date: Friday 10 February 2023
Time: 6pm - 8pm
Venue: ArtSelect Gallery, 19A Osborne Street, Newmarket
Kevin Dunkley
Kevin's retro subconscious trips back to his childhood, via his landscape paintings, have taken on a fluency that reflects the accumulative years of dedication to paint.
Despite sell-out exhibitions, Kevin remains grounded, "I started out not having a clue what to do or how to do it but by experimenting I have found a style I enjoy and I have become part of my paintings."
Still non-specific; they are invocations of a mood rather than true recordings. Reminded of a place (or time) viewers often feel a strong and personal connection to specific paintings.
On The Road Again, when the summers were hotter and the holidays were longer!
The works of art on display can be previewed on this web page:
https://www.artselect.gallery/kevin-dunkley-1
Contact me, Ngaire, by clicking on the button below to register your interest to purchase any of these works of art before the opening.
We look forward to seeing you and your guests at the opening reception and during the exhibition.
Jane de France & Brent Redding
Recent Joint Exhibition
We are are pleased to invite you and your guests to the opening celebration of Jane de France and Brent Redding's joint exhibition on the 30th of August 2022. Jane will be at the opening so please come and enjoy a glass of wine with us and be amazed by the wonderful paintings that have been created by our gifted artists.
Date: Tuesday the 30th of July 2022
Time: 6-8 pm
Venue: ArtSelect Gallery, 19A Osborne Street, Newmarket, Auckland
Jane de France
Jane de France's talent was born from a strong artistic family environment. As a child she was inspired by her grandfathers paintings and her mother's drawings. She has fond memories of sketching horses with her mother from a very young age.
Today Janes inspiration and encouragement comes from many sources including her husband, a singer songwriter.
Jane is a member of the New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts and exhibits with exclusive New Zealand Galleries.
She is fortunate that her artwork has attracted a very positive response, sought after to appear on renowned international programme "Colour In Your Life" by Graeme Stevenson and achieving sales both nationally and internationally.
Her awareness of tradition and her technical ability has given her the foundation from which to develop her own style as an expressionist.
A painting begins with a concept only, seeking subjective emotions and responses to the subject matter. This takes on its own development throughout a process of layering, rubbing back, glazing and reapplying until subtle images suggest the course of direction to each piece of artwork. My work gains richness, luminosity and depth, evoking beauty, serenity and warmth.
My work has developed as I have as a person. When I look over past work, I see direct influences and reasons for what I have produced. I have a sense of beauty and contentment around me now, which I feel, reflects in my art today.
The works of art on display can be previewed on this web page:
https://www.artselect.gallery/jane-de-france
Brent Redding
Brent Redding is a self-taught painter, working in oils, acrylics and pastel, with considerable variation in style, believing that the subject itself dictates a lot about the direction a painting takes. However, this fluidity of style also results from fairly constant exploration.
He has always looked for pattern/design in his figurative work, and this has manifested as a series of recurring motifs (mannequins/apples/clocks/planes etc) appearing in designs circular/symmetrical/repeating. To date the resulting work has variously shown influences of surrealism, futurism, pop art and other genres. More recently this pattern fascination has invaded previously realistic landscape and seascape styles to create a disrupted reality.
Brent first exhibited in 1985 and has had solo exhibitions in various cities around New Zealand and Australia. He has worked as a graphic artist and muralist, and teaches painting part-time.
The works of art on display can be previewed on this web page:
https://www.artselect.gallery/brent-redding
Contact me, Ngaire, on any of my contact details below to register your interest to purchase any of these works of art before the opening.
We look forward to seeing you and your guests at the opening reception and during the exhibition.
Milan Mrkusich ONZM
Recent Exhibition "Works 1992 - 1997"
Previous Exhibition
We invite you and your guests to view the Milan Mrkusich "Works 1992 - 1997" Solo Exhibition catalogue on our web site and advise that some of these works are still available for sale.
https://www.artselect.gallery/milanmrkusich
Milan Mrkusich ONZM, has been recognised as one of New Zealand’s most important artists. He was a pioneer of abstract painting and made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) in 1997 for his services to painting.
Mrkusich won the commission to design a significant art installation at Te Papa Tongarewa, Museum of New Zealand, with a colourful array of enamel-on-glass panels, two storeys high and running the length of the building along Cable Street, installed ready for the museum’s grand opening in 1998.
Mrkusich was one of ten inaugural Icon Award recipients from the Arts Foundation of New Zealand in 2003.
Milan Mrkusich died on the 13th of June 2018 at the age of 93.
Contact me, Ngaire, on info@artselect.gallery to secure any of these significant paintings or to arrange a private viewing.
Shona Lyon
Now showing
See the artist's pages for more information or contact Ngaire on info@artselect.gallery for more details.
Visit Shona Lyon's artist page to see more about her passion for sculpture that inspires her to produce work depicting a careful balance of mood, tension and grace.
https://www.artselect.gallery/shona-lyon
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