The Chrysalis Seed trust: exhibition reviews

Art has always been an essential part of an engagement with the spiritual. Contemporary artists in New Zealand continue to add to this rich heritage with new expressions from the perspective of their Christian faith.

This selection of reviews offers a window into their art, their faith and their lives.

More reviews are available in the CS Arts archives by downloading the magazine editions. If you know of a Christian artist exhibiting soon, please contact the website editor so we can consider reviewing them.

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Stephanie Crisp, L'Estrange Gallery

Gardens and nature inspire Stephanie Crisp. ‘My painting is not an isolated event, but part of my everyday life.’ In these richly coloured works of plants, naturalistic to stylized, life seems to be the dominant theme...

Kiss of Summer

Amanda Watson, Inspirit Studio & Gallery

Something contained in a work needs to grab the viewer’s attention. Amanda Watson’s recent body of paintings are not typical summer scenes...

Aletheia

Tony Nicholls, Enjoy Gallery

Have you ever tried to imagine what sound looks like? Tony Nicholls has, and has constructed five exquisite and ungainly machines at Enjoy Gallery to show it to us...

Summit

Jessica Crothall, Letham Gallery

Jessica Crothall's selection of new paintings referenced the forms of southern mountains, land and the figure. But the real subject of the work was light, colour and the sublime. Crothall’s paintings stir up deep emotions and feelings of wonder and joy...

Review archives

Debut: Dominic Burrell at Milford Galleries, Dunedin

POWERTOOLS: from Poppy Moore’s TRAY SCHOOL, ROAR! Gallery

Countdown: Darryn George at Wellington City art gallery

Last lights off the black West: Peter Carson at City Art, Christchurch