Showcase
Each month we profile a special work from the stockroom. This month’s selection:
And Then They Left
This major painting emerged from the gallery’s Meretoto project, taking artists to Meretoto/Ship Cove in the Marlborough Sounds, the place of the most sustained contact between Māori and Captain Cook. The chiefly figure appears to ponder what has just happened, as the ‘ghost ship’ Endeavour departs, without any known prospect of its return; and the impact of what these ‘ghost’ people brought – new ideas, implements, weapons, disease, cultural change.
The Diversion Gallery exhibits fine art by leading New Zealand contemporary artists, in a stylish gallery on the waterfront in Picton/Waitohi, Marlborough.
We offer paintings, drawings, sculpture and limited edition prints by some of New Zealand’s most collectible fine artists. Many are acclaimed senior or mid-career artists of national and international repute, and whose work is held in major public galleries and private collections; from time to time we introduce emerging artists of distinctive talent. We also have a selection of superb pieces by New Zealand fine art jewellers.
We ship nationally and internationally. The gallery is open Wednesday-Saturday 10am-4pm, other times by appointment.