Private View

Private View opens the door to some very special artworks drawn from private homes across Tauranga Moana.

Hung and clustered around dining tables and in the heart of living rooms, these artworks carry stories of their makers and their collectors. A Toss Woollaston painting that was a gift from a father to a daughter; two sisters who meet Reuben Paterson in his New York studio as he is making an artwork glimmer; a protest piece by Ralph Hotere, that reminds the collector of their brother’s career as an All Black in the 70s and the political uproars of the time; manu (bird) figures, created by an artist named Te Maari, who receives personal letters and creates artefacts based on the stories they receive — and many other precious belongings on display.

Together with furniture, lighting and rugs curated by interior designer Kathrine McDonald and supplied by exceptional designers from Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond, Private View invites us to consider the conversations between art, interiors, and everyday life.

This exhibition is a collaboration between Toi Tauranga Art Gallery and Kathrine McDonald Design. 

Artwork lenders

Riccardo Scott

Artists in collections — Gretchen Albrecht, Mark Braunias, Nigel Brown, Ralph Hotere, Yuki Kihara, Alexis Neal, Te Maari, Fiona Pardington, Reuben Paterson, Ngataiharuru Taepa, Robin White and Toss Woollaston

Jacob Rāniera from Mokopōpaki

Kase Devereux from Kathrine McDonald Design
Product suppliers — Amier Home, The Ivy House, INLITE Lighting, Lof., James Dunlop, and Sew Hung Up

Images
Reuben Paterson, The Heavens Opened, 2023–24
Toss Woollaston, Riwaka Landscape 1974; Riccardo Scott selected ceramics; Amier Home furniture