Featuring collections by Rachael Bye, Steve Carr, Douglas Kelaher and Clare Warmington. Curated by Emma Kitson.
Past Exhibition
Tūrei 29 Hune -
Hātarei 10 Hūrae
Tuesday 29 June -
Saturday 10 July
1999
The Blue Oyster opened it's doors with the exhibition Collections, Taonga, Trash curated by Emma Kitson. Exploring the theme of "collections" the exhibition included a collection of soft porn record covers from Douglas Kelaher, Catholic merchandise from Claire Warmington and a collection of Steve Carr's Return of the Jedi cards.
Steve Carr
Rachael Bye
Douglas Kelaher
Clare Warmington
Emma Kitson
Emma Kitson (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Māmoe, Waitaha) is an Artist, Designer and Curator who resides in Whanganui a Tara (Wellington). Her whakapapa traces its roots to Whenua Hou, the first planned bicultural settlement at the southern end of Te Waipounamu. Graduating from Dunedin School of Fine Art in 1996 she regularly exhibited at the Blue Oyster Gallery. Kitson then worked at Otago Museum which led to employment at many museums and art galleries in New Zealand and Australia. After studying Industrial Design at Massey University in the early 2000's she focussed mainly on her design work. Becoming a mother in 2012 was a catalyst for Kitson to return to making art and found printmaking to be the most accessible option. Joining Paemanu, Kāi Tahu Contemporary Artists in 2014, she has been a contributing artist in their major exhibitions at COCA and Dunedin Public Art Gallery.