Sophia Smolenski: Offering It Up / 17 May – 31 August
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Sophia Smolenski: Offering It Up / 17 May – 31 August

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Sophia Smolenski ‘Offering It Up’

Three years in the making, Sophia Smolenski’s installation ‘Offering It Up’ uses the accoutrement of the mount-maker’s workshop and the furniture of exhibition display as a framing device for the presentation of 22 art works. The works featured are made by a range of contemporary Aotearoa New Zealand artists who were invited to create items for display in response to mounts first constructed for objects in Smolenski’s personal possession. This exhibition was first presented at Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery.

The 22 participating artists include:

Ana Iti, Caitlin Devoy, Catherine Griffiths, Chloe Rose Taylor, Dane Mitchell, Dave Marshall, Emily Hartley-Skudder, Jasmine Te Hira, Jay Hutchinson, Jennifer Laracy, John Ward Knox, Jon Geehan, Karl Fritsch, Kereama Taepa, Laurie Steer, Lisa Walker, Moniek Schrijer, Sam Kelly, Simon Attwooll, Tjalling de Vries, Turumeke Harrington and Vanessa Arthur.

Sophia Smolenski works in the arts ecology of Aotearoa in many capacities, most regularly as a fabricator and technician. Born in Ngāmotu New Plymouth in 1995, Smolenski is a certified welder with 10 years’ experience within the museums sector. She has worked with public institutions such as Puke Ariki, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa as well at private companies that specialise in museum design and production. Her expertise in mount making has gained her experience at Te Kōngahu Museum of Waitangi as well as involvement with projects such as Motonuiepa and Terracotta Warriors: Guardians of Immortality. In parallel to this work, Smolenski has maintained an art practice in printmaking, investigating this medium and how it is defined.

Sophia Smolenski acknowledges the support of Creative New Zealand Toi Aotearoa in the making of her installation.

For event details please go to our upcoming events page.

This exhibition is toured with the support of Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery and has been made possible by a generous grant from Creative New Zealand Toi Aotearoa.