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The Arts House Trust at the Pah Homestead - Sandy Adsett - toi koru - 13/03/2025
In partnership with the 2025 Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival,
touring from Pātaka Art + Museum
"The Māori master of colour and kowhaiwhai, Toi Koru presents the first major survey
exhibition of paintings by Dr Sandy Adsett. Twenty-four paintings created over
six decades, Toi Koru tracks the trajectory of Adsett's painting practice from
the late 1960s to today. The exhibition features a new series of paintings
created especially for the exhibition." - reproduced from the Trust's website.
all works acrylic on board or canvas, and collection of the artist
Ao Marama, 1978 | Koiri No.1, c.1977 | Pou Tipi, c.1988
Nikau, c,1977
Tāne Uprooted, 1985
Made to Jump Rope, 2001
Whare Ngaro, 1996
Whare Ngaro, 1994
Tutu Tahi, 1969
Patunga Wairua, 1987
Nga Manu, 1985
Heke, 1988
Iwa, 1978 | Marua No.1, 1977
Pare Mia, 2014 | Pare Aana, 2014
Bloody Canver, 2006
Bloody Canver, 2006 (detail)
Kohai No.1, 2024-25
Po Whero Rangi No.1, 2024-25 | Puhoro No.1, 2009
Reia No.4, 2024 | Pango Ma Whero, 2025 | Pango Ma Whero No.2, 2025
Reia No.4, 2024
Pango Ma Whero, 2025
Rueben Friend - Curator of the exhibition while he was Director at Pātaka Art + Museum
Anita Totha - Director, The Arts House Trust at the Pah Homestead
Ana Sciascia - Director, Pātaka Art + Museum