Fell into me: Hannah Ireland
18/09/25
to 07/12/25
Thu, 18 Sept 2025 Sun, 7 Dec 2025
Hannah Ireland, a Tāmaki Makaurau-based artist of Ngāti Hine and Ngāpuhi descent, paints portraits in the broadest, loosest sense, capturing the essence of faces and emotions. Her paintings feature faces that appear distorted, as if pressed against the glass plate of a photocopier.
Closes
Dec 7, 2025Posted on
Sep 5, 2025Event type:
Art ,Price:
FreeVenue:
New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga WhakaataAddress:
New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata Shed 11, 60 Lady Elizabeth Lane Wellington New ZealandRegion:
Wellington ,Written by
New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata
Sep 5, 2025
Hannah Ireland, a Tāmaki Makaurau-based artist of Ngāti Hine and Ngāpuhi descent, paints portraits in the broadest, loosest sense, capturing the essence of faces and emotions. Her paintings feature faces that appear distorted, as if pressed against the glass plate of a photocopier.
Faces and people emerge from her experimental approach to materials and processes using unique supports that offer her freedom from control. There's a relationship—a tug and pull—between control and spontaneity, reflecting an ongoing negotiation between intent and materials.
Curated by Jaenine Parkinson
Proudly supported by the Melvin and Oroya Day Trust
Image: Hannah Ireland, CLOCK WORK, 2023, watercolour and acrylic on found window