A Very Peculiar Practice

Group Exhibition: City Gallery, Wellington. 9 June - 30 August 1995

An exhibition that surveyed contemporary painting practice In New Zealand curated by Allan Smith.

‘This exhibition is a cut through a wide stretch of contemporary practice in New Zealand from 1990 to 1995. It serves as a selective overview of emerging and more established directions. The emphasis is on paintings as a response to the complexities of our visual urban world. The exhibition is the largest survey of contemporary painting in New Zealand in over a decade and includes 41 artists and 53 works.

Exhibiting Artists: Stephen Bambury, Mark Braunias, Glenys Brookbanks, L. Budd et al, Graeme Cornwell, Shane Cotton, Julian Dashper, Tony de Lautour, Luise Fong, Dick Frizzell, Max Gimblett, Kristy Gorman, Bill Hammond, Chris Heaphy, Ken Heyes, John Hurrell, Simon Ingram, Richard Killeen, Tony Lane, Judy Millar, Simon Morris, Julia Morison, Robin Neate, Megan Phillips, Seraphine Pick, Patrick Pound, Jude Rae, John Reynolds, Peter Robinson, James Ross, Michael Shepherd, Michael Stevenson, Sanjay Theodore, Geoff Thornley, Isobel Thom, Richard Thompson, Barbara Tuck, Ronnie van Hout, Gordon Walters, Denys Watkins and Ruth Watson.’

Wellington City Gallery website