5 Dec 2026–30 May 2027

Light, Ash, Memory, Water Grace Wright

Grace Wright's new large-scale work will fill the Gallery with swirling, baroque gestures that move between turbulence and moments of repose, evoking both the cyclical rhythms of the natural world and the drama of 17th-century religious painting. Though abstract in form, her works are deeply embodied and intuitive, shaped by a transcendent “no mind” state that allows her gestures to become visceral extensions of the body, elevating gestural form to monumental power.

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Artist Bios

Grace Wright

Grace Wright is a contemporary painter recognised for her large-scale, abstract works on linen. Born in Tauranga in 1992, Wright now works between Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland and Paris. Graduating with a Master of Fine Arts (First Class Honours) from Elam School of Fine Arts in 2019, Wright exhibits regularly in Aotearoa New Zealand as well as in Australia and Asia. Wright recently completed a residency with Heritage Expeditions which saw the artist journey to Antarctica over a one-month period by ship. Her work is held in private collections around the world including New York, Los Angeles, Paris, Stockholm, Singapore, Seoul, Taipei and throughout Australia and Aotearoa. Wright is represented by Gow Langsford Gallery in Aotearoa New Zealand and COMA Gallery in Sydney, Australia. 

Image credit: Anna Wright