PhotoForum NZ

15/09/2024

PhotoForum presents the third in the series of online exhibitions for 2024, featuring the work of emerging and established artists/photographers alongside newly commissioned writing. The third exhibition, ‘An Intimacy of Long Unfolding’ features the work of Virginia Were with an essay by Charlotte Huddleston.
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13/08/2024

Leading contemporary art museum with a changing programme of exhibitions and events.

12/08/2024

It was great to be part of PhotobookNZ 2024 and to launch PhotoForum’s 50th Anniversary books in Wellington. Thanks to everyone who came to the book fair, bought books and joined or renewed their membership.
A special mention to the artists whose work is featured in the books; Caroline McQuarrie, Christopher Matthews, Clayton Morgan and Jenny Tomlin. Also thanks to Jonty Valentine for his exceptional design work and to SCG for the printing.

09/08/2024

04/08/2024

Thanks to everyone who made it to the Auckland 50th Anniversary books launch. It was great to see new and old members and particularly good to have John B. Turner in the room to celebrate 50 years of supporting photography in Aotearoa New Zealand. See you in Wellington in a week

01/08/2024

31/07/2024

Fiona Clark - Occupying Spaces
Te Waka Tūhura Elam School of Fine Arts Lecture Series

Tuesday 6 August, 6pm
Elam Lecture Theatre 432-136
Elam School of Fine Arts
20 Whitaker Place

https://www.auckland.ac.nz/en/creative/news-and-events/events1/MakingSpaces.html

Occupying spaces - looking at the horizon and asking what is behind that tree?

An annual talk series hosted by Te Waka Tūhura Elam School of Fine Arts aims to make space for artists and art professionals to share their practice and research.

31/07/2024

Supporting photography in Aotearoa for 50 years

2024 marks the 50th anniversary of PhotoForum. We are proud to continue a strong tradition of showcasing photography by established and emerging artists in Aotearoa New Zealand as well as providing an archive of important, historical photographic work.

To mark the occasion the set of four PhotoForum Anniversary books will be launched this Saturday 3 August at Form Gallery, Whitecliffe, Auckland. There will also be a Wellington launch at Photobook/NZ on Saturday 10 August.
The books are:
Caroline McQuarrie, This Blasted Heath, PhotoForum 101

Christopher Matthews, The Doghouse, PhotoForum 102

Clayton Morgan, Terra Obscura, PhotoForum 103

Jenny Tomlin, Slow Light, PhotoForum 104

Please join us for the launch of the PhotoForum 50th Anniversary Books.

Saturday 3 August
3pm – 5.30pm
Form Gallery, Whitecliffe
67 Symonds St
Grafton, Auckland 1010

The set of books will be for sale on the PhotoForum website for $60, or for $50 per set at both launch events.

29/07/2024

This Thursday 1 August at Skar: Tony Nyberg "Fluid Archipelago"

Exhibition and book launch

Skar Image Lab
1 New Bond Street, Auckland

Thursday 1 August 2024, 5:30 - 7:30pm

https://www.photoforum-nz.org/blog/fluid-archipelago-tony-nyberg-exhibition-and-book-launch

27/07/2024

On now at Sanderson Contemporary: Kate van der Drift "In the Presence of Absence"

Sanderson Contemporary
Osborne Lane, 2 Kent Street, Newmarket, Auckland

10 July - 04 August 2024

https://www.photoforum-nz.org/blog/in-the-presence-of-absence-kate-van-der-drift-sanderson-contemporary

Image: Kate van der Drift, Nature Writing (Waipā) IV, 2024

14/07/2024

PhotoForum presents the second in the series of online exhibitions for 2024, featuring the work of emerging and established artists/photographers alongside newly commissioned writing. The second exhibition, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous, features the beautiful work of Francesca Ayers and Samuel Scully with a screenplay by Matt Butler.

03/07/2024

Also opening this Saturday, 6th July, in gallery room 4 (the office/bar)...
'Ten photographs from 2022-23' by Andrew Ross.
(Andrew will not be at the opening, sorry, as he's out of town currently.)
https://www.photospacegallery.com/blog/ten-photographs-from-2022-23-by-andrew-ross-photospace-gallery-room-4-6th-july-to-3rd-august-2024

03/07/2024

Opening this Saturday, 6th July, 11.30am to 1.30PM - Lucien Rizos - 'Marble Art Ltd.' in gallery room 1.
https://www.photospacegallery.com/blog/lucien-rizos-marble-arts-ltd-photospace-gallery-from-6-july-to-3-august-2024

01/07/2024

To mark PhotoForum’s 50th Anniversary we present a series of online exhibitions featuring the work of emerging and established artists/photographers alongside newly commissioned essays. The second online exhibition has just been launched. It features the photographs of Francesca (Frankie) Ayers and Samuel Scully alongside a commissioned piece by the writer Matt Butler. Matt has created a screenplay which weaves together Frankie's and Samuel's compelling psychological images. We love the intersections and overlaps that are present in this online exhibition and hope that you do too.

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03/06/2024

The Unitec School of Creative Industries and Toi o Wairaka gallery invites you to the exhibition 'invitation to the unsaid', curated by DCA photography lecturer allan mcdonald in association with the 2024 Auckland Festival of Photography. The exhibition features the work of Unitec kaimahi and alumni; Karen Crisp, Shona Dey, Erin Gosselman, Karlene Groves, and Yvonne Shaw, as well as Ziggy Bond, Steve Lovett, Marie Shannon, Lily Worrall and Suho Yoo.

“There is a promise to their ellipse, an invitation to the unsaid, the way agency is transferred to the viewer becomes a testing ground for our own beliefs.” - Allan McDonald

Please join us at the opening event to celebrate the work of these artists in this engaging exhibition.

Opening event: Wednesday June 5th commencing at 5:30pm
Exhibition Dates: 5-28 June 2024
Location: Toi o Wairaka Gallery, Building 108, Unitec Mt Albert campus, Entry 4, Carrington Rd Auckland.

Allan McDonald will give a Curator Floor Talk on Tuesday June 11th 12.00 – 12.45pm

More info on the exhibition here: https://www.photographyfestival.org.nz/programme/detail.cfm?exhibition_id=2846&exhibition_date=1-jun-2024

Auckland Festival of Photography

19/05/2024

To mark PhotoForum’s 50th Anniversary we present a series of online exhibitions featuring the work of emerging and established artists/photographers alongside newly commissioned essays. The online exhibitions will be launched between May and September of this year.

PhotoForum has established a strong precedent for online publishing, bringing photographic work from artists together with writers to allow for critical discussion on their work. The artists were chosen from an Open Call in 2023

The first of these exhibitions, which has just been posted, is boundaries of being by Camus Wyatt, with a commissioned essay by Lissa Mitchell.

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16/05/2024

06/05/2024

The exhibition has finished now but this piece in The Spinoff includes many of the photographs by Hamish Thompson.

02/05/2024

New book on Ans Westra launching at {Suite} Gallery Ponsonby Friday10 May.

BOOK LAUNCH: Ans Westra: A Life in photography

We are thrilled to be hosting the launch of Ans Westra: A Life in photography by Paul Moon next Friday 10th May at {Suite} Ponsonby.

Stop by the gallery from 6pm onwards, books will be available for sale and signing by the author. All welcome.

Thank you to publisher Massey University Press and The Women's Bookshop - New Zealand for your support of the publication.

29/04/2024

Opening this Wednesday at Tim Melville Gallery: "Russ Flatt - Survey"

Tim Melville Gallery
4 Wi******er St, Newton, Auckland

01 - 25 May 2024

Opening Wednesday 01 May 6:00PM

https://www.photoforum-nz.org/blog/russ-flatt-survey-russ-flatt-tim-melville-gallery

29/04/2024

Disembodied hands and a "confused first-time Tinder user" from 1852 feature in a new book showcasing NZ's colonial-era photography.

26/04/2024

"A Different Light: First Photographs of Aotearoa"

Exhibition and book

Auckland Museum
11 April - September 2024

Book published by Auckland University Press

https://www.photoforum-nz.org/blog/a-different-light-first-photographs-of-aotearoa-exhibition-and-book-auckland-museum

23/04/2024

Launching at the Auckland f.stop Photo Fair and zinefest this Saturday 27 April:
Jon Carapiet - "Legacy (portraits of the greats)"

32 pages, colour, 20.3 x 27.7 cm, soft cover
ISBN 978-0-473-70755-2
RRP - $40

Book Launch: Saturday, 27 April, 2024 - 1.00pm
Studio One Toi Tū
1, Ponsonby Rd, Auckland

22/04/2024

This Saturday 27 April at Studio One: f.stop Photo Fair

Studio One Toi Tū
1 Ponsonby Road, Auckland
Saturday, 27 April 2024, 12 - 6pm

https://www.photoforum-nz.org/blog/fstop-photo-fair-studio-one-toi-tu