SITE RESCENE                     

DEREK BALL, JANET BATHGATE, ZOE BUCHANAN,
JO KINROSS, WENDY LINEHAM, ROYCE MCGLASHEN, NIC MOON, SALLY PAPPS, CRAIG POTTON, DAVID RYAN, BRIAN STRONG, ROSS WHITLOCK, TIM WRAIGHT

The Suter holds New Zealand’s largest collection of watercolours by the popular nineteenth century landscape painter, John Gully (1819-1888).  These paintings document Gully’s travels in New   Zealand, from his early days as a settler solider in Taranaki, his intrepid trips through the South Island, his profession as a surveyor to his later life as a professional artist based in Nelson.
 
Gully may be regarded as having set an important standard of art in this area and contributed to Nelson’s continuing reputation as a vibrant arts centre.

Site Rescene is an exhibition that celebrates this important Nelson artist and presents the entire collection for view.  Regional artists have also been invited to respond to the Gully collection, selecting a painting, detail, site or scene as their inspiration for a new work.  These interpretations of Gully’s work, in their own styles, also provide an introduction to contemporary art in Nelson.

Julie Catchpole              Anna-Marie White
Director                            Curator