2009 Exhibition

The dates for the 2009 exhibition were 23 January until 15 February - a three-week period timed to coincide with two public holidays - Auckland Anniversary Weekend and Waitangi Day.

The selectors for the 2009 exhibition were
Jenny Harper Director, Christchurch Art Gallery;
Helen Kedgley Senior Curator of Contemporary Art, Pataka, Porirua
Justin Paton Senior Curator, Christchurch Art Gallery

They chose the following 26 artists:

Tony Bond • Paul Cullen • Charlotte Fisher • Meiling Lee
Kazu Nakagawa • Pauline Rhodes • Jeff Thomson • Leon van den Eijkel
Richard Wedekind • Graham Bennett • Lucy Bucknall • Gill Gatfield,
Chris Hargreaves • Robert Jahnke • Gaye Jurisich • Nic Moon
Stephen Mulqueen • Christian Nicolson • Louise Palmer •
Louise Purvis • Paul Radford • Brydee Rood • Graham Snowden
Serene Thain • Fletcher Vaughan • Graham Fletcher

Since the inaugural exhibition in 2003 the event has attracted many of New Zealand's leading sculptors. For the artists, being selected to exhibit at headland SCULPTURE ON THE GULF is not only prestigious and an opportunity to exhibit alongside other
leading New Zealand (and international) sculptors, it is
also an opportunity to sell their work, present work to
the public in a unique coastal location and enjoy the
camaraderie and strong community support for which
the event is well known in the arts community. The
exhibition enlists the help of the community to ensure
its success and is a source of great pride to local Waihekeans.

For all enquiries, including Media, please contact Juliet Monaghan, Project Director at director@sculptureonthegulf.co.nz.