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Detail of Peter Tomory and Colin McCahon image, first published in the New Zealand Herald, 1957. Colin McCahon Artist File, E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki

Winter Flowers Still Life Workshop – Memento Mori Sun 7 Jul, 10.30am–12.30pm $185 Members $235 non-Members (includes a one-year Membership)

Contemporary Weaving Workshop Sun 14 Jul, 11am–4pm $150 for Members $200 for non-Members (includes a one-year Membership)

Acrylic Painting Workshop: Paint Like Frances Hodgkins Sun 11 Aug, 2–4.30pm $90 for Members $140 for non-Members (includes a one-year Membership)

Photography Workshop with Simon Devitt Sun 8 Sep, 11am–3.30pm $150 for Members $200 for non-Members (includes a one-year Membership)

Flower Workshop – Pastoral Table Centres Sun 22 Sep, 10.30am–12.30pm $185 Members $235 non-Members (includes a one-year Membership)

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Portrait of Frances Hodgkins Frances Hodgkins, 1920. E H McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Linda Gill, 2015.

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Frances Hodgkins Red Jug 1931 (detail) Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki purchased 1982

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Colin McCahon Moby Dick is sighted off Muriwai: a necessary case for protection 1972, paint on canvas, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, on loan from a private collection, Courtesy of the Colin McCahon Research and Publication Trust

Lecture series Colin McCahon: Artist, Curator, Spouse

The exhibition A Place to Paint: Colin McCahon in Auckland opens in August, coinciding with the centenary of Colin McCahon’s birth in August 1919. McCahon arrived in Auckland in the early 1950s to work at Auckland Art Gallery. This move and his new role started an energetic period for McCahon where he balanced a successful working life with an increasingly productive time as an artist.

The exhibition’s focus lies on the significance of Auckland city on McCahon’s development as an artist and its presence in his painting. In the accompanying lecture series Colin McCahon: Artist, Curator, Spouse, prominent guest speakers will unpack lesser-known stories about McCahon’s life and practice.

$150 for Members $190 for non-Members (includes one-year Membership)

Finn McCahon-Jones – Colin McCahon – The Curator Sun 15 Sep, 10.30am–12.30pm

Alexa Johnston and Annette McKone – Upland Road Convent Chapel Painted Windows Sun 29 Sep, 10.30am–12.30pm

Linda Tyler – The Creative Life of Anne McCahon Sun 13 Oct, 10.30am–12.30pm

Peter Simpson – Colin McCahon and America: Before During and After Sun 3 Nov, 10.30am–12.30pm

Ron Brownson – Painting as a Potent Way of Talking Sun 10 Nov, 10.30am–12.30pm

Mon 9 Sep, 6–8pm Dame Jenny Gibbs’ private gallery $145 for Members $195 for non-Members (includes one-year Membership) Tickets will go on sale Thu 27 Jun 2019 and include drinks and canapes.

Join us for an exclusive visit to the private art collection and residence of one of New Zealand’s most important art advocates, Dame Jenny Gibbs. After a welcome with drinks and canapés, Dame Jenny will join Ron Brownson, Senior Curator, New Zealand and Pacific Art, in conversation about the history of her own collection, her deep interest in Colin McCahon’s art, and the ties that bind a diverse and remarkable collection.

This is a truly unique opportunity to hear Dame Jenny speak surrounded by privately owned works of McCahon and other key artists.

This is a fundraising event and the proceeds will benefit the programmes and activities of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.

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Dame Jenny Gibbs and Colin McCahon – A Private Collection

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