Michael Shepherd (b. Hamilton, Aotearoa/New Zealand) is one of Aotearoa/New Zealand’s most distinguished contemporary artists. Shepherd spent his early years in Ngaaruaawahia and this youthful proximity to the sites of pivotal events in New Zealand’s nineteenth-century history fuelled a decades-long fascination with the complexities of the colonial era and its legacies.

Opening preview: Thursday 13 November 2024, 5.30-7.30pm.