The Mitchell Studios team was privileged to host over 30 solo and group exhibitions in our Khandallah gallery. Thank you to all the artists who entrusted us to showcase their work and to all those who joined us to celebrate New Zealand art, especially those who purchased special artworks for their homes.
Khandallah Exhibitions
Showcasing our original artist, Leonard Victor Mitchell
A FINE ART EXHIBITION
MARCH/APRIL 2018
Our original pop-up exhibition of work by New Zealand artist Leonard Victor Mitchell.
LEONARD'S FIFTIES
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2018
Leonard’s Fifties was the second exhibition of work by our “house” artist Leonard Victor Mitchell, focusing on his works from the 1950s and launching our book, Mitchell & Mitchell.
A ROMANTIC ABROAD
FEBRUARY 2020
A Romantic Abroad was the third exhibition of work by our “house” artist Leonard Victor Mitchell, focused on his time in England and Europe.
Solo Exhibitions
INFLUENCES
MAY/JUNE 2019
A man of many talents, Phillip Waddington is an artist, an art restorer, a conservationist, an inventor and a drummer. This exhibition was a celebration of his influences.
GROUNDED
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2019
A collection of artworks from Wellington artist Ashley Wick’s first year working full time as an artist.
FULL CIRCLE
SEPTEMBER 2019
Potter Helen Mason began her artistic journey in 1950s Khandallah. Her career took her around NZ and the Pacific. A selection of pots presented by Helen’s family.
CURIOUS
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019
Sue Wickison is an internationally-renowned botanical artist working on both our intriguing native flora and also plants of international interest.
A CHANGE IN DIRECTION
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020
A Change In Direction was a new series of photographic works taken of Te Hoiere/Pelorus River, Marlborough by Wellington-based photographic artist Christina Little.
FULL BLOOM
AUGUST 2022
During the 2021 lockdown British-born artist Lizzie Pannell became inspired by photographs of wild flowers her mother sent from her walks in the English countryside.
FEATHERS IN FRAME
SEPTEMBER 2022
Covid lockdowns left event-based photographer Bruce Jenkins’ specialised equipment sitting idle. Bruce turned to photographing wildlife and the rest, as they say, is history.
ME, MYSELF AND MONET
MAY 2023
Helen Keen created her own interpretations of Monet’s Water Lilies in acrylic and discoverd elements of Impressionism have found their way into her constantly evolving practice.
LANDSCAPES
JUNE 2023
Mitchell Studios was pleased to present Landscapes, contemporary artist Glenn Ashworth’s last New Zealand show before he emigrated to Australia.
EMERGENCE
SEPTEMBER 2023
Emergence celebrated the coming together of precise elements at a precise time to form something perfectly unique. Our second solo show from Lizzie Pannell.
PETAL RIOT
NOVEMBER 2023
Kylie Law’s abstract view of floral settings was viewed throughout this body of work, from complete blooms to single petals, shaped panels and floral-inspired skateboard decks.
FLORAL AFFAIR
FEBRUARY 2024
Floral Affair celebrated nature, beauty, love, and friendship. Andrea Robinson’s collection of boutique pieces was fresh, feminine, delicate, and delightfully playful.
DEPTH OF FIELDS
MARCH 2024
Depth of Fields further explored Auckland artist Helen Keen’s love of impressionism, combining a sense of nostalgia with her own contemporary approach to art making.
HEAD FOR THE HILLS
MAY 2024
A solo exhibition from Wairarapa-based artist Bruce Ingoe, Head for the Hills showcased vistas of the Wairarapa, Central Otago and Wellington, many produced en plein air.
Group Exhibitions
NGAIO FINE ARTS REVISITED
JULY/AUGUST 2019
Selected pieces from the collection of former Ngaio Fine Arts Director Suzanne Beer including new works from some of Suzanne’s favourite artists.
WELLINGTON SHINES
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2019
Celebrating the work of Wellington jewellers Philothea Flynn, Shona Drake, Celia Murphy, Sue Shore, Janice Williams, Jill Alexander, Denise Stewart and Hana Makin.
ARTISTRY
AUGUST 2020
Our Artistry exhibition filled the gallery with artwork by 23 inspirational Wellington women working in a broad range of media. In support of the Wellington Women’s Refuge.
SENTIENT
OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2020
A photographic exhibition by Massey University students Darnah Chenery and Victoria Saunders.
COLLECTABLE
DECEMBER 2020
Our first small works exhibition brought together a diverse group of New Zealand artists drawn from our existing gallery whanau and beyond.
STILL
MARCH/APRIL 2021
Still was a celebration of the genre of still life, bringing together the work of two extremely talented Wellington artists, Lee Robinson and Nikki Corbishley.
BUILDINGS WITH ATH-ITUDE
JUNE/JULY 2021
Buildings with Ath-itude brought together the work of two wonderful Wellington artists, ceramicist Peter Rumble and painter/illustrator Jill Sutton.
WELLINGTON SUBURBAN
OCTOBER 2021
A mixed media group exhibition which gave our artists a chance to display their different takes on what the theme of ‘suburban’ means to them.
DISCOVERING NEW ZEALAND
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2021
An exhibition of antique maps, charts and engravings made by the early explorers of New Zealand and the South Pacific, curated by Anthony Savill from his personal collection.
OUR TAONGA, OUR NATIVE BUSH
OCTOBER 2022
Three Wellington printmakers celebrated their love of our National treasure, our native bush. Nga taonga o te ngahere.
TRANSIENT SPACES
NOVEMBER 2022
Simon Jay’s acrylics offer suggestions of iconic views of our changing cityscape and our place within it – showing our city as a transient place of change.
GONE NOT FORGOTTEN
NOVEMBER 2022
Beginning in the 1970s, photographer Mike Aamodt sought to document the wonderful Wellington architecture being demolished.
SMALL WORKS
DECEMBER 2022
This small works exhibition brought together a diverse group of New Zealand artists drawn from our existing gallery whanau and beyond.
SOUTH COAST CONNECTION
AUGUST 2023
Impressionist Graeme Calcott and ceramic artist Greg Melville, two architectural designers sharing a love of Wellington’s ever-changing South Coast.
A CREATIVE FRIENDSHIP
OCTOBER 2023
Art brought Fran Zukowski, Jill Sutton & Lindsay Blakeley together. A close friendship soon developed as their creativity grew.
CURATE
DECEMBER 2023
This small works exhibition brought together a diverse group of New Zealand artists drawn from our existing gallery whanau and beyond.