The West Coast has long been an inspiration to artists. The Karekare House residency offers artists from various disciplines a tranquil environment in which to develop their practices, pursue new ideas, and foster creative conversations with the local community and wider general public.
This exhibition brings together six artists who spent periods of creative time in 2022 at the historic homestead close to Karekare beach: Josephine Jelicich, Claudia Kogachi, Brendon Leung (courtesy of Trish Clark Gallery), Alexis Neal (courtesy of FHE Galleries), Kalisolaite ʻUhila (courtest of Michael Lett), and Tira Walsh (courtesy of Two Rooms). Their work variously references the coastal landscape, light and moods, the legends informing the land, the relationship to place, and the beauty yet sheer immensity of nature. The outcomes of their residencies show six very different responses that nevertheless combine underlying similarities and complementary themes.
