20 August - 20 September 2014

An exhibition of new paintings & prints by Margaret Elliot.

Born in Wanganui, Margaret gained a BSc in Chemistry followed by a Diploma of Fine Arts in Painting at the University of Canterbury. Margaret has exhibited throughout New Zealand in solo and group shows in both public and dealer galleries and has received several awards and grants. In 1998 she travelled to Antarctica as a recipient of the Artists to Antarctica fellowship. Experiencing the stark and minimal forms of the Antarctic environment has had a profound influence upon her work.

"For over thirty years I have lived on the South coast of Wellington. The drama of the coastal environment continues to fascinate with dramatic weather changes and the force of the sea eroding both land and man made structures alike. After responding to the challenging landscape of Antarctica I am taking another look at my immediate environment. In the late 1980s I produced a series of works exploring the interaction of obsolete manmade structures and natural features in the coastal environment. I revisit Oruaiti reserve with a perspective altered by time and experience. Flanking the entrance to Wellington Harbour, these concrete bunkers built to withstand bombardment crumble and rust, unofficial galleries for graffiti artists and a frame for distant hills and pinnacled rocks."