January 2012
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December 2011
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Sweet Station, Trendstreet & Invurt Feature, plus...
Some media mentions and coverage on Beauty Meets the Bizarre, a group exhibit I recently curated and exhibited in, together with Michael Kennedy.
Trendstreet NZ
Invurt
Passion and Distraction
Plus, a wee feature on me on this wicked site from the US, Sweet Station:
Also, I’m really psyched to announce I reached my fundraising goal for the Little Lotus project, and then some....
October 2011
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Little Lotus Project
I’m about to embark on this journey to help refugee children and paint w/ my good friends from around the world. Little Lotus Project 2011
You can donate for my Little Lotus Project fundraising efforts here. Any little bit helps! And anyone who donates $25 or more I will send you a limited edition print of my painting, “The Spectre’s Cessation” as a gift. My highest...
Beauty Meets the Bizarre Exhibit
Second time around organising a group exhibition, first time curating, and I’m truly looking forward to seeing what’ll come out of this.
Beauty Meets the Bizarre is an exhibit showcasing some of the more exciting emerging artists to watch out for coming from Auckland down to Wellington. 15 artists explore contrasting themes, from light and dark, to the ethereal and the macabre, to...
Latest Piece
Commissioned skate deck. Acrylic, Gold leaf and glitter.
June 2011
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Not Just Another Group Show
Great night of glitter, live music, heaps of dope art and body painted burlesque dancers serving cocktails and cupcake.
Photos of the night care of Jinx in the Sky, Sin-Mae and Cleo Barnett.
Body painting by Jinx in the Sky and me.
May 2011
3 posts
Not Just Another Group Show
Not just another group show, a group exhibition that will be taking place this week. The artists selected are all top emerging artists from Auckland to Wellington.
This will be a very special evening of art, live music, artist giveaways and some surprise surreal R rated art performances.
Featured artists include:
Drypnz
Kate Elise
Jinx In The Sky
Kim Shen
Nick Boyd
Mica Still
Meghan...
Trendstreet and Radio NZ Features
Adieu False Heart got recently featured on the Australasian Fashion + Culture blog Trendstreet. You can read the full feature here.
I also got interviewed by Holy Cow Media, a feature on the Pop Surreal scene here in New Zealand. Two other people featured are Wellington-based artist Jinx in the Sky plus arts and culture commentator, the acclaimed Hamish Keith. You can listen to the whole...
Adieu False Heart - Photos and Wrap up
You can check out photos and a wrap up of Adieu False Heart’s opening on Cleo Barnett’s website here, and on the Arts Diary website here.
Here are a few photos of the night:
You can still check it out if you’re that way inclined. Exhibit is on till May 11, 2011. Gallery hours are Monday - Saturday 10-6pm, Te Karanga Gallery on 208 Karangahape...
April 2011
2 posts
Latest Features
I recently got featured on The Big Idea NZ and Renegade House Magazine.
Adieu False Heart is only 2 days away.
You can RSVP on this Facebook event: http://on.fb.me/ic2tFk
Hope to see you then.
Adieu False Heart: A solo exhibition
Te Karanga Gallery presents Adieu False Heart, a solo exhibition by Meghan Geliza.
In her first ever solo exhibition, Meghan’s latest large-scale paintings on wood explore the converging human triumphs and catastrophes that come with eros. Using a cacophony of colours, rigid but seemingly alive statues, and animal symbolism, Meghan weaves elaborate painted tapestries that comment on dual...
March 2011
3 posts
Features and Interviews
I recently got featured by the lovely Rhonnie Snelgar on her website, Passion & Distraction. Read the full interview here, where we talked about art, music and my upcoming gallery exhibit.
I also got recently featured at a few more other websites, including Gallery 36. Visit the Press section for other articles.
The Pink Noise Art Appeal
This month, I took part in the Pink Noise Art Appeal, wherein the beautiful and inspiring Katie Robinson mobilised a huge number of artists to donate a piece of artwork to be auctioned off, to raise money for Christchurch. My work and majority of the artists got their works sold, and the total money raised for the NZ Red Cross was a little more than $10,000. It was an incredible initiative, and a...
February 2011
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December 2010
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First Thursdays First Birthday
Spread across St Kevins Arcade, Te Karanga Gallery, Verona Cafe, Ironbank, Cross St and participating galleries, K Road had come alive with ten featured visual artists, a First Thursdays market, Cross Street Zine Library, spoken word by The Literatti, a punk jazz performance by Miho Wada, traditional African Rhythms by Bobingi & face painting by The Hunter Collective. All the commission from...
October 2010
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Pecha Kucha Night Video
Here’s a video of the slides I presented for this month’s Pecha Kucha Night in Auckland on the Pop Surrealist art movement. I presented alongside 30 other creatives, and it was a very creatively stimulating event.
September 2010
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An amazing Art Show and Pleased to Meet You sale!
Pleased To Meet You Boutique is proud to be holding an Art Show with works from the talented Alfonzo de Anda and SisterDarling… Alfonso de Anda Alfonso de Anda’s art is filled with irony and humor, the stories told in his work can remind us of our childhood, our youth, even our maturity. The feelings embodied in his art show us something real, something human. www.aldeanda.com
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August 2010
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Pecha Kucha Vol. 20, Auckland
I’ll be one of the speakers at this month’s Pecha Kucha Night alongside 12 other creatives. Presentations are accompanied by 20 images, each of which is shown for 20 seconds. Presenters are from the design, architecture, photography, art, music and other creative fields.
www.pechakucha.co.nz
June 2010
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May 2010
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February 2010
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January 2010
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2010!
Last December’s First Thursday’s exhibit had been a huge success, with close to 900 people in attendance. 8 incredible artists, 2 dance performances by a Brazillian mardi gras troupe and a hip hop crew, George FM and Sola Rosa on the deck the whole night, flowing Mac’s Isaac’s Cider. It was a great night. Heaps of art got sold too, including my biggest painting.
Sold!...
November 2009
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3rd December - Art →
Check out the artist line-up for this Thursday’s show here.
See you there!
SisterDarling | Sideroom.com →
Is on Sideroom! J’adore! Just a wee itty bitty blurb, but check out their site, they’re jolly good.
Welcome to the new SisterDarling.com
Corinna, Corinna, 30 x 42cm, Acrylic on Wood
There are some new works on the Gallery page, which I’ve been working on the past month or so.
I’m currently working on more new pieces for 2 group shows end of this year. One of them is First Thursdays, happening at St Kevin’s Arcade in Kroad, Auckland on Dec 3. This is gonna go down a treat for most with art, some acts and djs...
October 2009
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Crossover Exhibit, Chaz Bojorquez and Angry...
Last August, Crossover, a collective of emerging artists which I’m a part of, had their launch exhibit at the Reagan Lee Gallery. Here’s an article on the launch. Big ups to the founders and organisers, they really did an incredible job building this baby from the ground up.
Last September, there were also a few shows here in Auckland that more than took myfancy. Chaz Bojorquez...
August 2009
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New Zealand Affordable Arts Show '09
Just finished showing 6 of my works at this year’s New Zealand Affordable Art Show, and it was a roaring good time being surrounded by the most number of art I’ve seen in my life. The pieces on exhibit included Herd Strays, The Great Heart Send-Off, and Sentinel’s Penalty.
I’m currently working on some new pieces, and will be part of a group exhibit happening in a...
July 2009
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Metonymy Exhibit Pictures, plus new show
Future Perfect, diptych, Meghan Geliza and Craig Foltz
Okay, this site’s been silent these past couple of months, but contrary to this site’s activity magic is being made behind the scenes. First up, Metonymy has come and gone, and it was a jolly good time. Here’s a photo of the diptych piece I made with a cool as dude from New York, writer Craig Foltz, called Future Perfect....
April 2009
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Metonymy 2009
Have joined the Metonymy Exhibit, a collab between writers and artists happening at the Aotea Centre mid-May. See you there!
March 2009
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Lo and behold! Whose that emerging from the...
Huzzah! SisterDarling.com is finally up. Browse the Gallery, and say hi if you can, that would be super sweet.