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Jody Hope Gibbons is a contemporary New Zealand painter with works held in private collections here and throughout the world. She paints full-time in her Matakana studio overlooking native bush and lush green paddocks plus the ever-changing views of Sandspit harbour. Floral Notion  Original Paining by Jody Hope Gibbons 49cm x 49xm $640 The current body of works explores the materiality of paint - it pushes the boundaries of traditional painting practice and techniques. It exploits the use of stains, inks, leaf and varnish. Layers of paint are revealing yet concealing the imagery and the process of reducing and paring...

We are excited to welcome Hollie O'Neill to the ORA whānau! We currently have three of Hollie's pieces in at ORA. Hollie is a contemporary artist living in Auckland, New Zealand. Working with epoxy polymer on mirrored glass and other substrates, she creates engaging and immersive large and mid-scale circular paintings that celebrate the optical and emotional aspects of luminosity and colour. With reference to Modernist Formalism and Minimalism, she conceptualises each piece through abstraction, employing and altering highly sensitive material while allowing it to act as a medium through which to channel light and observe its agency. Heavenly Realm...

Have you spotted Paula Coulthard's remarkable work on the wall at ORA? Tohorā Kahurangi - Blue Whale Original painting on Black Canvas 90cm x 163cm Limited run of 30 (colours may vary slightly)  $2,150 My processes are very tactile. I stone wash and age the canvas I am painting on to relax it and give it life. My landscapes are often suggestive but still very recognisable. Sometimes the paintings symbolise an event that exists in memories of the landscape, real or imagined. Matiu-Somes Waka Lightning Original Painting by Paula CoulthardAcrylic Paint & cotton applique on cotton canvas Approx size 35cm x...

A big thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening of FLUIDITY! It was a fabulous night celebrating stunning art & laughter by our wonderful ORA whānau.          FLUIDITY an exhibition expressing the finesse, elegance & flow of movement by four glowing contemporary artists from around Aotearoa. Featuring work by Annie Smits Sandano, Catherine Roberts, Kiya Nancarrow & Sofia Athineou Opening Thursday 25th May 5pm-7pm at ORA Gallery 23 Allen Street, Te Aro, Wellington View the stunning body of work here https://bit.ly/3q6EDmp      ANNIE SMITS SANDANO I am primarily driven by an interest in investigating the basic interaction...