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Masterworks Gallery - 40th Anniversary Celebration & opening of their new gallery space
40 Years - 40 Things & 40 Pins: celebrating 40 years of craft excellence - 08/08/2026
"As well as ceramics, glass, bronze, and textile works by 40 foundational and more recent
artists, two pins apiece have been commissioned from 20 jewellery artists for the show"
- reproduced from the gallery notes.
Artsdiary coverage includes the opening event and a small selection of artworks.
John Parker
Clare Belfrage
Rick Rudd
Layla Walter | Wendy Fairclough | Kathryn Tsui
Bronwynne Cornish
Aaron Scythe
David Murray
Tom Moore
Mike Crawford (foreground) | Galia Amsel | Christine Thacker | Emma Camden
Christine Thacker
Chester Nealie | Katherine Smyth | Ruth Castle (hanging)
Fran Allison | Shelley Norton | Roseanne Bartley | Hannah Sheehan |
Vanessa Arthur | Nellie Peoples | Bronwyn Lloyd | Selina Shanti Woulfe |
Fabrizio Tridenti | Ieva Grigene | Neke Moa | Frances Stachl | Welfe Bowyer
Lisa West | Lisa Walker | Craig McIntosh | Jane Dodd
Courtney Marama
Steve Houkāmau | Thomas Carroll (foregorund)
Steve Houkāmau & Isaac Te Awa | Tui Emma Gillies & Sulieti Fiema'a Burrows
Victoria McIntosh | Arielle Walker
John Roy | Alicia Alva
Louise Purvis
Tania Patterson (necklace detail)
introduction by Gallery Co-Director Eloise Kitson