What's On:
Illusions, Lies and Half Truths
Closing the Circle - artist finds her way home Separated from her mother at birth, Northland artist Heather Glen is closing a circle when she brings her exhibition to Taranaki next month, the place where her mother raised her other four daughters. Illusions Lies and Half-Truths is all about adoption and opens at the Percy Thomson Gallery July 16th.
Coming Exhibition:
Adam Portraiture Awards - Touring selection in association with the NZ Portait Gallery
Percy Thomson Gallery is proud to present a selection of 40 of this year’s finalists from the Adam Portraiture Awards. Sponsored by the Adam Foundation and presented by the Portrait Gallery of New Zealand in Wellington, this biennial award showcases a fascinating collection of portraits, painting styles, artists and sitters. Laugh, smile or grimace – it’s hard not to be drawn into the mystery of another face and the story that lies behind it. Who do we think we are? Come and tell us what your pick is from this engaging mixture of people and paintings.

Previous Exhibition:
Fibreworks 2010
A selected and judged exhibition from Creative Fibre Taranaki focusing on fashion and fibre art. Running concurrently in the Community Gallery is Michael Haggie - oil paintings on steel.

 

About Us

The Percy Thomson Gallery is Stratford's public art gallery and was opened in June 2002. The gallery contains both exhibition areas and work areas for use by local artists and community art groups.

The gallery provides an active programme of exhibitions and events that is both internally generated and toured from other art collections. New exhibitions are started every three to four weeks. Exhibitions vary between national, local and regional artists - established and emerging.

We are open 10.30 am - 4.00pm weekdays and 10.30 am - 3.00pm weekends closed Xmas Day, Boxing Day, New Years Day, Good Friday and Anzac Day  Otherwise open 7 days

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Publication and Design Awards 2005
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