Publications
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The Gallery is an exciting addition to the city's landscape and it is home to one of the four most significant collections in New Zealand. At the Gallery Shop there is an excellent range of art books and exhibition catalogues from which to choose.
All Christchurch Art Gallery and Robert McDougall Art Gallery publications which are out of print are available online.
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The Vault, Neil PardingtonPublished by Christchurch Art Gallery. This stunning catalogue designed by Neil himself. With essays from Ken Hall and Anna-Marie White, plus an interview with Lara Strongman. 96 Pages Exhibition: 6 November 2009 – 14 March 2010 |
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Séraphine PickSéraphine Pick’s original and imaginative practice has made her one of New Zealand’s most highly regarded painters. From the spectral dresses, leaky baths and teetering suitcases of the 1990s to the psychologically-charged dreamscapes of more recent years, this large-scale survey will bring together more than a hundred works made between 1994 and 2009. Tracing the effects of Pick’s ongoing interest in memory, identity and imagination, the exhibition will unveil several new paintings and be accompanied by a richly illustrated publication, featuring essays by Felicity Milburn and Lara Strongman; an interview by Sally Blundell; texts responding to individual works of art by Jonathan Bywater, Felicity Milburn, Allan Smith and Andrew Paul Wood; short story by Elizabeth Knox. ISBN 9781877375187 Exhibition: |
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Bill Hammond: Jingle Jangle MorningA spectacular new book on Bill Hammond, one of New Zealand's most sought-after contemporary painters. Produced to accompany the exhibition Bill Hammond: Jingle Jangle Morning at Christchurch Art Gallery, 20 July – 22 October 2007.
$79.99 from Christchurch Art Gallery Shop: Exhibition:
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Julia Morison "a loop around a loop."A sumptuous hard back edition to compliment her major survey exhibition. Complete with suede cover and page ribbon. A 'must have' book for $49.99 Exhibition:Associated merchandise includes:
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Jeffrey Harris by Justin PatonWhat is a painting? Each work Harris makes is an answer and each time, he opens the question again. Issued in conjunction with his touring exhibition, 24 March – 25 June 2006, this wonderfully illustrated hard covered book is available at $69.99. ISBN 0864734867 |
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Graphica BritannicaIn 1953, Sir Rex Nan Kivell from London's Redfern Gallery, packaged a selection of more than one thousand prints by the leading British artists of the day into four separate parcels. He sent the parcels to the public art galleries of Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin and this was to become one of the most significant offerings to the public print collections of New Zealand. This beautifully illustrated publication reflects Nan Kivell's original list and is a celebration of a generous gift which has provided a snapshot into the most significant period in the history of the print in Britain. Exhibition:87 pages |
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Hotere: Empty of Shadows and Making a Shadow. Lithographs by Ralph HotereThis is the first publication to look at the lithographs by Ralph Hotere, leading New Zealand artist, with full colour images of every lithograph produced by Hotere since 1984. Helpful guide to understanding lithography. Essays by Jillian Cassidy and Peter Vangioni and an introduction by Marian Maguire. Exhibition:144 pages |
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WonderlandThis catalogue was published to accompany Joanna Braithwaite's 'Wonderland', a touring exhibition organised by the Dunedin and Christchurch public art galleries. It showcases Braithwaite's extraordinary paintings of a world in which humans and animals are not bound by the laws of nature. Frogs falling from the sky and a whistling chihuahua are some of the bizarre yet compelling images to be found in this book.Exhibition:48 pages |
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Simplicity and Splendour: The Canterbury Arts & Crafts Movement from 1882Emerging in Britain in the late nineteenth century, the Arts & Crafts movement was appropriated with enthusiasm in New Zealand, thriving in the quintessentially English province of Canterbury. Guest curator and essay Ann Calhoun. Exhibition:19 November 2004 – 27 February 2005 60 pages |
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Morgan Jones Journeys and DecisionsThis full-colour publication by the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu to support Morgan Jones: Journeys and Decisions, a survey exhibition of works produced over the last three decades by this original and significant New Zealand sculptor. Exhibition:36 pages Very limited supply available |
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Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu: The CollectionsCollections of the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu. Features 220 works. 252 pages |
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A Concise History of Art In Canterbury 1850 – 2000Outlines the major activities and events in Canterbury art year by year. 112 pages |
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Canterbury Vignette: Alfred Walsh 1859 – 1916Exhibition:180 x 250 mm |
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Canterbury Vignette: Charles Kidson 1867 – 1908Exhibition:25 March – 30 April 2000 |
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Canterbury Vignette: Leonard Booth 1879 – 1974Exhibition:180 x 250 mm |
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Canterbury Vignette: Archibald Nicoll 1886 – 1953Exhibition:180 x 250 mm |
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Canterbury Vignette: Richard and Elizabeth WallworkExhibition:180 x 250 mm |
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Owen Merton: Expatriate PainterProduced to support the first comprehensive retrospective exhibition of paintings by landscape watercolourist Owen Merton (1887-1931). Exhibition:Soft cover |
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Te Puāwai o Ngāi Tahu12 Contemporary Ngāi Tahu Visual Artists: Cath Brown, Jacqueline Frazer, Chris Heaphy, Ross Hemera, Lonnie Hutchinson, Simon Kaan, Fiona Pardington, Neil Pardington, Nathan Pohio, Rachael Rakena, Peter Robinson, Areta Wilkinson. Exhibition:10 May – 24 August 2003 |
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W. A. Sutton, A RetrospectivePublication to accompany opening exhibition for the new Christchurch Art Gallery. Exhibition:128 pages |
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Walking through ’s Reason for VoyagingPublication covering the construction of ’s gateway sculpture Reasons for Voyaging situated at the entrance of the Christchurch Art Gallery. 76 pages |
All Christchurch Art Gallery and Robert McDougall Art Gallery publications which are out of print are available online.





























