{"product_id":"in-conversation-artists-and-curators-for-autumn-winter-2026","title":"Top Floor Talks: Jaime Jenkins, Kathryn Tsui, Heidi Brickell","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eTop Floor Talks \u003c\/em\u003ereturn on \u003cstrong\u003eSat 6 Jun, 10.30–11.30am\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEnjoy this series of three conversations by exhibiting artists \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artgallery.org.nz\/blogs\/exhibitions\/almost-touching\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eJaime Jenkins\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artgallery.org.nz\/blogs\/exhibitions\/lustre-harbour\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eKathryn Tsui\u003c\/a\u003e, and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/artgallery.org.nz\/blogs\/exhibitions\/new-major-artwork-installation-by-heidi-brickell\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHeidi Brickell\u003c\/a\u003e, alongside their curator or guest speaker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-teams=\"true\"\u003eThis event is \u003cstrong\u003efree\u003c\/strong\u003e to attend with no registration required, but always welcomed. We encourage you to stay and listen to all three conversations across the morning. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10.30–10.50am: Jaime Jenkins in conversation with Karl Chitham\u003cbr\u003eLocated in Long Gallery \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJaime Jenkins\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis a Tauranga Moana-based artist who creates hand-built ceramic works and installations. Having graduated from Toi Ohomai with an Advanced Diploma in Visual Art, she has gone on to develop a unique 3-dimensional visual language that explores form and environment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eKarl Chitham\u003c\/em\u003e (Te Uriroroi, Ngāpuhi) ONZM is Director of The Dowse Art Museum. A curator and writer, he co-authored \u003cem\u003eCrafting Aotearoa: A Cultural History of New Zealand and the Wider Moana Oceania\u003c\/em\u003e and has curated major exhibitions including \u003cem\u003eWhetūrangitia\/Made As Stars\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eReuben Paterson: The Only Dream Left\u003c\/em\u003e and 'Whenua Hou: New Māori ceramics' as director and curator at Tauranga Art Gallery. Chitham has held roles in universities, museums and art galleries and is a trustee of Wairau Māori Art Gallery, the first dedicated public Māori art gallery in Aotearoa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10.50–11.10am: Kathryn Tsui in conversation with Claire Regnault\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLocated in Long Gallery \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKathryn Tsui \u003c\/em\u003eis a contemporary textile-based artist currently living in Te Tara o te Ika a Māui, Coromandel Peninsula. Primarily working in handweaving and beading, her practice is interested in the histories of textiles, and how these threads relate to migration, domestic labour and cultural interchange. Underpinning her practice is the study of Chinese material culture, as well as Aotearoa New Zealand’s art, craft and architectural histories.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-teams=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eClaire Regnault \u003c\/em\u003eis the Exhibition \u0026amp; Programmes Manager at Tauranga Museum and an Honorary Research Associate at Te Papa, where she worked as a senior curator in the History for fifteen years. A specialist in dress histories, her book Dressed: fashionable dress in Aotearoa New Zealand 1840-1910 (2021) won the award for Best Illustrated Non-Fiction at the 2022 Ockham Book Awards. She is President of Costume \u0026amp; Textiles Aotearoa New Zealand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e11.10–11.30am: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHeidi Brickell in conversation with Van Mei\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eLocated in Craigs Investment Partners Gallery\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHeidi Brickell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e(Te Hika o Pāpāuma, Ngāti Kahungunu, Rongomaiwahine, Rangitāne, Ngāi Tara, Ngāti Apakura, Airihi, Kōtirana, Ingarangi, Tiamana) is a contemporary visual artist based in Ōtaki, with a background in Māori education and te reo Māori revitalisation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eVan Mei\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis the curator of Heidi Brickell’s major installation, presented in Toi Tauranga Art Gallery's Craigs Investment Partners Gallery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Toi Tauranga Art Gallery","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":48683095261441,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/2466\/4577\/files\/1778107237015_7t79tf10.jpg?v=1778107249","url":"https:\/\/artgallery.org.nz\/products\/in-conversation-artists-and-curators-for-autumn-winter-2026","provider":"Toi Tauranga Art Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}