Montage of Attractions

Matthew Browne 26 Feb - 22 Mar 2025 Auckland City In the wake of grief, a very personal new body of work has emerged from Tāmaki Makaurau-based painter Matthew Browne. With a highly skilled and established practice in geometric abstraction, Browne has often explored the metaphorical, unseen and emotive within his formalist compositions. Montage of Attractions takes his practice even further into the realm of personal expression, after the death of his father, with an incredibly impressive output of 92 works on paper and a suite of paintings. The title of the show stems from Sergei Eisenstein’s 1923 film theory, reflecting on how an audience can be profoundly moved by a sequence of ‘attractions’—the audience working to piece together fragments of a narrative into the full story. This journey of montage is one that Browne’s latest exhibition delves into. Read more

To make a painting

Bernard Frize & Judy Millar 1 Feb - 1 Mar 2025 Onehunga To make a painting focuses on the work of internationally renowned painter Bernard Frize, alongside Aotearoa’s distinguished painter Judy Millar. Born in France and based in Berlin, Frize has a long history of work that examines the act of painting. He creates works in series, with self-imposing restrictions or protocols... Read more

Mattia Bosco

1 Feb - 1 Mar 2025 Onehunga Gow Langsford is proud to present Italian sculptor Mattia Bosco’s first solo exhibition in Aotearoa. Born into a family of artists in Milan, Bosco has a background in classical studies and philosophy. He began working in ceramics before shifting into stone, which has become his primary medium. This exhibition focuses... Read more

My Country

Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori 29 Jan - 22 Feb 2025 Auckland City Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori (1924–2015) is a contemporary Aboriginal Australian artist whose works transcend the boundaries of traditional indigenous art while remaining deeply rooted in her Kaiadilt heritage. A senior Kaiadilt woman from Bentinck Island in Queensland’s Gulf of Carpentaria, Gabori began painting in 2005 at the age of 81, embarking on an extraordinary artistic journey that spanned a decade. During this time, she created a body of work that speaks to a profound connection between land, memory, and cultural identity, with three outstanding examples included in this exhibition, My Country. Read more

New Ways of Being

Group Exhibition 29 Jan - 22 Feb 2025 Auckland City To begin the new year of 2025, Gow Langsford’s City gallery presents New Ways of Being, by four rising contemporary artists from Aotearoa; Grace Wright, Aiko Robinson, Hannah Valentine, and newly represented artist Claudia Kogachi. Working across a breadth of mediums, the artists have developed distinctly unique visual languages within their respective practices, and New Ways of Being reflects a shared exploration of the self and the body. Read more

Colin McCahon: A Journey

23 Nov 2024 - 25 Jan 2025 Onehunga Reflecting on the journey of one of Aotearoa’s most celebrated modernist artists, Gow Langsford is delighted to present a solo exhibition of works by Colin McCahon at our Onehunga flagship gallery. Spanning four decades, with works from 1947 through to the end of his career in the 1980s, the exhibition offers a rich insight into the evolution of his artistic voice and the social, cultural, and personal contexts that shaped his practice. As McCahon stated in his 1972 Survey Exhibition Catalogue: “My painting is almost entirely autobiographical—it tells you where I am at any given time, where I am living and the direction I am pointing in.”
McCahon’s legacy is far-reaching and remains vital in today’s world. His bold integration of text and image, alongside his engagement with existential inquiries, continues to influence contemporary artists in Aotearoa and beyond. This survey exhibition not only celebrates McCahon’s pioneering role in modern art but also explores the enduring relevance of his work. His practice continues to challenge viewers to reflect on the human condition and our relationship with the land, faith, and wider society. Read more

The Wedding Breakfast An Ode to Olly

Virginia Leonard 26 Mar - 19 Apr 2025 Auckland City Virginia Leonards’ practice is intrinsically linked to the state of her body. It hasn’t always been an easy one to live in—injuries from a serious accident in her youth have meant a lifetime of chronic pain, operations and bodily scarring, with the latest procedure being a knee replacement. It was... Read more