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Contemporary Art Gallery since 2014. SPA_CE first opened its doors in Cathedral Lane, December 2014.
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11/10/2026

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Install beings for Michael Dell’s exhibition ‘Passing Afternoon’ opening October 16.

My overall approach to painting and drawing is led by both process and an attention to materiality, while moving between the abstract and the figurative, the non-subject and the subject. Across both bodies of work, I am interested in how images emerge through acts of looking in ways that are seemingly incidental, or seen as passing observations that can become the basis for a sustained engagement with the painted or drawn image.

Michael Dell.

Emerald Green / Pale Blue Gradient
Acrylic on linen, 1030x1030mm.

Please email the gallery for a catalogue [email protected]

17/09/2026

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As the temperature warms Martin Poppelwell is returning to the pottery studio. A continued series of extruded drawings are making their way in to the world ..

Intended to hang on the wall they look equally elegant as a figure on the ground. Shown earlier in the year at the Aotearoa Art Fair where they were well received we look forward to prsenting a series later in the year.

Worm VII, 2026
White slip, black stain & chrome oxide on earthenware
440mm

08/09/2026

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Iain Cheesman.
Free (tennis ball), 2026.
Welded PVC rod with oil painted tennis ball,
120x310mm.

‘New Zen Land’ until September 26.

20/08/2026

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Bronwynne Cornish
Fantastic Miss Fox, 2026.
Slip & stain on earthenware
530mm tall.

Cornish has an ongoing interest in mythology and nature spirits. Her work looks at the bridge between animals and people and their shared characteristics.

28/07/2026

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Three of Cups
Vanessa Arthur, Bronwynne Cornish & Cat Fooks
Opens Friday, July 31st.

The Three of Cups is the tarot’s ultimate card of celebration, community, and friendship. Upright, it signals a joyful time to gather with your community, enjoy social harmony, and celebrate shared achievements or milestones.  This exhibition draws upon the symbolic language of the Three of Cups to present three generations of makers, Bronwynne Cornish, Vanessa Arthur and Cat Fooks. Each with their own distinct voice, this exhibition presents moments of connection and interplay.  We will have an opening on Friday July 31st, the artists will be present. Hastings based Vanessa along with Bronwynne and Cat who are travelling from their Tāmaki Makaurau base, please join us between 5-7pm to celebrate.  If you wish to receive a catalogue for the exhibition please email [email protected] or send a DM.

Shown here: Vanessa Arthur 24hr Flower (Puarangi) | Copper, sterling silver, brass, heat set paint, enamel paint, candles | 330x260x330mm (candles 240mm) & Outside Out | Wood, steel, sterling silver, aluminium, heat set paint, enamel paint, acrylic paint, oil pastel | 305x305x45mm.

Vanessa Benfell
Cat Fooks

19/06/2026

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It is the final day to view our current exhibition
Jake Walker | NO WORDS ..

Here is a video walk through, please DM to enquire or you can do so via website.

Jake Walker

19/05/2026

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JAKE WALKER | NO WORDS
OPENS WEDNESDAY, MAY 20TH.

We are pleased to present, for the first time, a group of works from Jake Walker as a solo presentation. This show includes works created over a 5 year period that all interrogate the rarefied world of pictorial space and make fun of painting.

Do join us tomorrow to welcome the show from 5-7pm. If you are unable to attend or view the exhibition in person please email me at [email protected] (or DM) to receive catalogue and pricing information.

Jake Walker
Untitled (Boulder), 2023.
Oil on canvas, glazed stoneware
450x450x50mm.

30/04/2026

Day 2 at the Aotearoa Art Fair ..

29/04/2026

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The Aotearoa Art Fair opens today, we are at Booth 5, with work from Mark Braunias & Martin Poppelwell.

This presentation sets out to show works built at approximately the same time and therefore complimentary. It’s like they are having a conversation, which as artists they often did. Mark has created a unique visual language. The monochromes are sculptural alabaster forms floating amongst an open void. A transition from the austerity of the monochromes to the vividly coloured face analogues, works that are witty in colour, attitude and delivery. With Poppelwell we see a language and colour that offers a playful and knowing tongue-in-cheek casualness reflecting an approach to upending contemporary life. Narrative, existence and structure operate in a perpetual visual dance.

We hope to meet you over the next few days, Martin will with us also..

22/04/2026

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Leading up to our presentation at the Steve Braunias, brother to Mark Braunias writes an article for ..

'Mark Braunias drives to the Aotearoa Art Fair'.

You can read the article on the artists profile on the gallery website or linked on my stories.

https://thisisspace.co.nz/artists/mark-braunias

The Aotearoa Art Fair opens next week April 30th through May 3rd.

We present a two person show with Mark Braunias & Martin Poppelwell, in conversation. To receive a catalogue please DM or email the gallery [email protected]

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Thursday	11am - 4pm
Friday	11am - 4pm
Saturday	11am - 3pm

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