Woollaston 101

Dec. 19, 2011 - Jan 29, 2012

Woollaston 101 is a historically important exhibition from The Suter Art Gallery in Nelson. Sir Mountford Tosswill Woollaston (1910-1998) is regarded both as one of New Zealand's foremost expressionist landscape painters, and a pioneer of the New Zealand modern art movement. His contribution to modern New Zealand art is now considered one of the greatest of the twentieth century. In 1979 he became the first New Zealand artist to be knighted for his services to New Zealand art. In 1979, Toss Woollaston gifted 101 works on paper to The Suter's collection. This generous donation was made as an expression of love for Nelson and to ensure that The Suter held the largest public collection of his work.

Woollaston 101 will present the entire collection of these works on paper. This will be supplemented with the artist's iconic landscapes in oil and will provide an insight into the mind of the artist at work and reflects his belief that: 'drawing is always intended as a thing in itself, it might sometimes later serve as a reference for a painting but only incidentally'. This exhibition is shown courtesy of The Suter Art Gallery, Nelson.

 Admission free.  Gallery Hours: Monday to Friday 10am – 4.30pm, Weekends and Public Holidays 1-4pm, Closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.