Exhibitions

Exhibitions in New Zealand and internationally provide opportunities to showcase artwork created by prisoners.

Building community links through prison art

21 October 2011
A collaboration between two community organisations combines the art of mental health service users alongside that of prisoner artists in an exhibition called "Arts Access – Turning Point", on in Whangarei until 11 November. View Building community links through prison art...

Prisoner art to feature alongside community artists

21 September 2011
An exhibition in Whangarei’s Porcine Gallery, opening on 3 October, will include carvings from Northland Region Corrections Facility and work by artists at Whau Valley Whaiora Support Trust. View Prisoner art to feature alongside community artists...

Second solo show for Toi Ora artist

22 August 2011
Auckland artist Bryan G. Slight returns to Te Karanga Gallery in September with a second solo show following on from Te Hokinga Mai, an exhibition in 2008 that featured 65 artworks – all chronicling Bryan’s life in prison, where he served a nine-and-a-half year prison sentence for his addiction to illegal substances. View Second solo show for Toi Ora artist...

Audiences “stunned” by prison art

25 May 2011
“Audiences were genuinely stunned by the talent of prisoner artists and the quality of work produced in the prison environment,” says Christine Currey, Operations and Administration Manager of Mairangi Arts Centre, which presented the second InsideOut prisoner art exhibition in April this year. View Audiences “stunned” by prison art...

Public exhibitions of prison art in Auckland

14 February 2011
Prisoner artworks, made for various prison art competitions and exhibitions throughout 2010, form the basis of two public exhibitions of art by prisoners in Mount Eden and Auckland Central Remand Prisons (MEACRP). View Public exhibitions of prison art in Auckland...

Far-reaching benefits for prison art makers

10 December, 2010
Two international prison art exhibitions presented by the International Commission of Catholic Prison Pastoral Care (ICCPPC) in 2005 and 2009 provided a unique opportunity for many hundreds of prisoner art makers in 50 nations of the world. View Far-reaching benefits for prison art makers...

A prisoner art maker’s response

10 December, 2010
A complex and detailed pencil drawing made by prisoner DM of Christchurch Men’s Prison was in the last stages of completion when he was approached by Chaplaincy staff about participating in the ICCPPC International Prison Art Exhibition/ Competition ‘Signs of Life’ 2009 in Austria. View A prisoner art maker’s response...

Prison art in Wales

25 November, 2010
An exhibition of prison art at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff includes a remarkable painting of The Oliver Cromwell, one of the last steam locomotives to operate in Britain before steam was banned in 1968. Remarkable because the detailed work was painted from memory by an inmate who cannot read or write and had only seen the train once. View Prison art in Wales...

InsideOut showcases prison art

21 June 2010
Speakers at this month’s opening of InsideOut, an exhibition of prison art at the Mairangi Arts Centre in Auckland, spoke eloquently of the role of the arts in turning around the lives of prisoners. View InsideOut showcases prison art...

International success for New Zealand prison art

17 September 2009
Prison art is a lot more than a recreational experience for two New Zealand prison artists, Graham of Wellington and Desmond of Canterbury, whose works have been recognised in an international competition and exhibition in Vienna, Austria. View International success for New Zealand prison art...

Winning artworks selected

7 May 2009
An exhibition featuring entries in the 2009 New Zealand Prisoners Art Competition was opened by the Hon Dr Pita Sharples, Associate Minister of Corrections, at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul on Wednesday 6 May. View Winning artworks selected...

Rimutaka Prison artists showcase work at ROAR! gallery

13 February 2009
Art on the Inside: Rimutaka Prison Art is one of three shows at ROAR! gallery in Wellington, providing an opportunity to see the breadth and depth of artwork produced as a result of two hours a week of structured art workshops. View Rimutaka Prison artists showcase work at ROAR! gallery...

Prisoners’ work on display

11 February 2009
Major carvings made from Kauri taken from Northland swamps and thousands of years old, are part of an exhibition of art by prisoners featuring at Art in the Park in Albany, Auckland on Saturday 14 February. View Prisoners’ work on display...

Taking the inside artist outside

12 September 2008
A dollar spent on an art class is an investment that returns dividends throughout society, says Nora West, who spoke about her experiences as a prison art tutor at the Uxbridge Gallery, a creative space in the Auckland suburb of Howick. View Taking the inside artist outside...