The New Zealand Portrait Gallery has installed a new exhibition in Ōtautahi at the Kate Sheppard House - 83 Clyde Rd, Ilam. Portraits from the Collection of Avenal McKinnon, curated by Helen Kedgley, features a special collection of portraits by leading New Zealand artists.
The portraits are drawn from the collection of the late Avenal McKinnon (née Gough), the long-time Director of the New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata, art historian, writer, and curator. The collection showcases a selection of 22 paintings from Avenal's collection by a range of artists including Rudi Gopas, Rita Angus, Frances Hodgkins, Leo Bensemann, {Suite} artist Wayne Youle and Séraphine Pick.
Wayne will be giving a talk about the portrait he painted of Avenal on Saturday, 13 May at 10am. Tickets can be found through the Christchurch Art Gallery website.
