Bob Gerard, Salvation Army Band Noah's Ark, 2000. Collection of The Dowse Art Museum
Discover bountiful beasts, fabulous fairies, elaborate elves and drowsy dragons in this new exhibition for children and their families. Featuring contemporary works that have myths, monsters, fantastical animals and magical creatures at their core, fairytales and fables will take on a new light with characters inspired by a range of heroic journeys—from Māori taniwha to Irish leprechauns, Greek mythology to English legends.
Works range from jewellery to sculpture and painting to photography, drawn mainly from The Dowse Collection, by New Zealand artists: Lisa Reihana, Dave Copeland, Jane Dodd, Johnny Fraser Allen, Cliff Whiting, Hannah & Aaron Beehre, Edward Duant and Bob Gerrard; as well as Australian artist Louise Weaver's hand-crocheted golden bunny New Romantic (Golden Hare) and Indian painter Shanti Devi's The Bahagavad Gita.
Myths, Monsters & Magical Things competition—see us on Facebook for all the winners and entries