November 2026 – May 2027

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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Image credit: Sam Hartnett

Naming Partner: Craigs Investment Partners

Artist Bios

Grace Wright (b. 1992, Aotearoa New Zealand and grew up in Tauranga) is an Auckland-based painter recognised for her monumental, immersive abstractions. She completed a Master of Fine Arts at the Elam School of Fine Arts in 2019. Wright exhibits regularly across New Zealand and Australia, with recent exhibitions extending into Asia, reflecting the growing international reach of her practice. Since 2020, she has been represented by Gow Langford Gallery, one of the country’s leading contemporary galleries. Her expanding exhibition profile and sustained gallery representation mark her as a significant emerging voice in contemporary painting.

Image credit: Anna Wright

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