UTOPIA GALLERY
To visit in person please come to 68e Guyton Street Whanganui 4500
Opening hours
Thur - Sun
11-3pm
or by Arrangement
Opening hours
Thur - Sun
11-3pm
or by Arrangement
Current Exhibition
Good Bones
Richard Wotton Photography
8 NOV 2024 - 25 JAN 2025
Richard Wotton is based in Whanganui and has been taking photographs over a span of five decades. The exhibition features work over this time, including some very recent photographs of the Sarjeant Gallery rebuild.
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Embassy 3 Cinema facade, 34 Victoria Ave, Whanganui 2022
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Embassy Theatre facade, Wanganui January 1994
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Richard Wotton is a Whanganui artist who graces us with his passion for architecture, quiet spaces, nature and people. His selective eye knows what appeals and speaks to viewers through a shared relationship with these things, as well as the connections we share with one another.
Sarjeant Gallery, foyer niche, November 2 2023
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Wotton had been photographing as an artform since the 1970s before taking on the role of staff photographer at the Sarjeant Gallery, in 1987. Throughout most of the next three decades, he continued making personal work in his free time, although his output was somewhat diminished. Since his retirement from the Sarjeant, he has built up a large body of images, recording, documenting and sharing with the community his passion for people, plants, places, the principles of design and buildings.
Sarjeant Gallery East Wing January 12 2024
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Good Bones is a fitting title for this exhibition; it shows us the good bones of our culture and the humanity and dedication Wotton has demonstrated by the continuous refinement of his craft over many years. In the exhibition you will see an intimate collection from each series spanning his career.
Tape Series #11, Whanganui 1984
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Neville Mawhinney's swimming pool, Whanganui 1984
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Photographs include his time spent traveling in Europe, images which reveal his keen eye for simple lines and colour, his magnetic pull to document interesting people, buildings and everyday simple spaces that we might overlook, but he shows us the beauty. What magic he shares with us, the viewers!
Coiffeur, Nérac, France 1984
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Church facade, Veiano, Italy 1988
Camposanto, Pisa, Italy 1988
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Richard Wotton’s works are represented in national and private collections across Aotearoa. His contribution to the history of photography in this country is important, beautifully executed and timeless.
Parapara landscape, SH4, near Whanganui 2009
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Post Office, Bulls 1981 (demolished 1983)
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Morgan Tompsett, Wellington 2016 From the series Marking Time
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The photographs above are a selection from the exhibition; to see all works, please visit the UTOPIA Gallery.
All enquires regarding framed works in the exhibition, unframed prints and sizes are welcome. We encourage you to get in touch with Angela at UTOPIA Gallery today.
All enquires regarding framed works in the exhibition, unframed prints and sizes are welcome. We encourage you to get in touch with Angela at UTOPIA Gallery today.
