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September 30, 2026

A black gondola sits stowed and covered at its mooring along a narrow canal. Image supplied.

The heat, the shadow and the water

Geo Thompson-Skipworth (Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu) is one of ten attendants selected to represent the Aotearoa Zealand pavilion in Venice. She is a visitor host at Christchurch Art Gallery, the Kaimanaaki Access Coordinator at The Physics Room, a practicing artist, […]

September 7, 2026

A is for Anarchy, B is for Biennale

Jane Wallace is Curator at The Physics Room, a contemporary art space in Ōtautahi, Christchurch. One of 10 Attendants chosen to represent Aotearoa New Zealand at the Venice Biennale, she reflects here on her time in Venice In the late […]

August 21, 2026

Birds of Venice

Meg Doughty is a Visitor Host and exhibition technician at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū. She holds an MA with distinction from the University of Canterbury. She is one of 10 Venice Attendants selected to represent Aotearoa New Zealand at […]

June 29, 2026

Giulia Naspi at the front desk of the Aotearoa New Zealand Pavilion at the Venie Biennale. Image supplied

Venice – a city turned to the horizon

Giulia Naspi works for Christchurch Art Gallery, holding the dual roles of Visitor host and Tour Guide, and Visitor and Event Host. She one of 10 Venice Attendants selected to represent Aotearoa New Zealand at the Venice Biennale. Attendants are […]

May 20, 2026

In studio with Fiona Pardington

Fiona Pardington is one of New Zealand’s most acclaimed contemporary photographers. As well as exhibiting her work at institutions and biennials around the world, in 2010 she broke the auction record for a photograph by a New Zealand artist, selling […]

May 11, 2026

New Zealand’s Venice Biennale pavilion explores the secret life of birds

Fiona Pardington is showing her towering portraits of the country’s endangered and extinct bird life After the absence of its national pavilion in 2024, New Zealand makes its return to Venice with Fiona Pardington’s Taharaki Skyside, a major solo presentation by […]