We Are Luminaries


4 - 30 October 2019
Exhibition Opening Night 4 October 5:30-7:30pm, with drinks & live music
Open 7 Days.
Black Door Gallery, 251 Parnell Road, Auckland
We Are Luminaries will bring together leading artists from across Australasia, treating the viewer to
an array of exemplary contemporary glass works. Come and experience the work of artists who have
mastered the challenging and rewarding medium of glass. Techniques of blowing, kiln-casting, fusing,
slumping, flame-working, hot-sculpting and cold-working will all be represented.
The title of this exhibition acknowledges the unique physical qualities of the glass medium, a material
unparalleled for its ability to transform light. Further, the term Luminaries refers to those
inspirational and pioneering individuals who are leading lights in their field. The selected artists of
this exhibition are Luminaries in the field of glass, creating high calibre contemporary works of art
that are sure to amaze and inspire.
Artists in this exhibition include Ben Young | Heike Brachlow | Christine Cathie | Te Rongo Kirkwood
| John White | Hoglund Art Glass | Luke Jacomb | Katie Brown | Di Tocker | Lynden Over | Garry
Nash | Christine Robb | Graeme Hitchcock | Harry Brown | Gerry King | Justin Culina | Simon Lewis-
Wards | Devon Ormsby | Lee Howes | Philip Stokes | Jenny McLeod | Anne Sorensen | Mark Elliot |
Grant Donaldson | Eileen Gordon | Rish Gordon | Francia Smeets | Chris Jones | Rebecca Heap |
Heather Kremen | Brian Chrystall | Keith Grinter | John & Frances Hanson | George Agius | Matt Hall and more.