Gym khana (detail)
Unbridled
12 June — 3 July 2021
Philippa Blair is one of New Zealand’s foremost abstract painters. Her paintings are composed of light and fire, they are colour explosions, the lines, loops, drips and mash-ups are a bravura orchestration of excitement, control and expertise built up over a lifetime. Her latest works reveal an artist at the top of her form — unbridled and running at full gallop.
Philippa Blair is a powerhouse of energy and this exhibition is a testament to her long and distinguished career. For the past 45 years, she has exhibited regularly, from early shows across New Zealand in the 1970s, to international solo exhibitions in New York in the 1980s, and significant museum exhibitions and teaching positions in the 1990s in Los Angeles, a city that became her home for twenty years (1995-2014).
In 2020, Philippa was the subject of a major survey exhibition at Te Uru Contemporary Gallery, Waitakere.
Gym Khana (diptych) oil, acrylic, mixed media on canvas 1220 x 910mm SOLD
Travel Plans (diptych) oil and acrylic on canvas 1220 x 910mm SOLD
Walk a Crooked Mile (diptych) oil and acrylic on canvas 1525 x 1015mm
Somewhere Else (diptych) oil and acrylic on canvas 1525 x 1015mm
Chameleon oil and acrylic on canvas(diptych) 1530 x 1015mm
Unbridled (diptych) oil, acrylic and mixed media on canvas 910 x 600mm
This page does not show the complete collection of works in the exhibition. Images of the opening and installation can be found here. Available works are listed on the Artist’s page here. If you would like further information, please contact us.