VISSER+ABBOTT will be exhibiting at Pūmanawa Gallery at the Arts Centre, Te Matatiki Toi Ora, Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch from Apr 4 - Apr 9, 2023 Visitors are invited to ‘Meet the Artists’ on Wednesday April 5, 1pm - 3pm
Darfield Artweek 2022
I was delighted to receive a Malvern Business Award for “Blue Iris”
I “The iris is a particularly challenging and capricious subject in terms of the complexity of its
“The iris is a particularly challenging and capricious subject in terms of the complexity of its form, intensity of colour and structural detail. The artist has met this challenge with a clear eye, a great deal of patience and an assured handling of her medium.”
Dorle Pauli, Darfield Artweek 2022 Judge
Blue Iris, Suzy Abbott
Dorle Pauli
Darfield Artweek 2022
“In every gallery space I find myself in I’m reminded of Bill Sutton’s famous saying that there are many rooms in the house of art, and this exhibition proves yet again that he was right. It is not easy to judge an exhibition of such diverse work, but to me personally it is very reassuring to see that the arts continue to play such an important role in our communities. We all have different reasons for making at art, and most of the time that is an enjoyable experience, provided things go right. It is often a bit of a challenge to meet one’s own expectations and it takes even more courage to show one’s work to a large public audience. Needless to say there were many tight contests for the various prizes, and I hope that next year, there will be even more entries to this remarkable exhibition.”