The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū’s opening suite of exhibitions: Milk and Honey, Promised Land, and Exodus, explore the mythmaking involved in forging the history and vision of our country and Nelson as a region.

Promised Land exposes an artistic whakapapa (genealogy) of art in Nelson. Acting as a window to some of Nelson’s most significant artists and artworks Promised Land highlights the effects of British art, achievements of expatriates, and generational connections, as central to the development of art in the region.