Kāpiti’s District Art Galley, Toi Mahara in Waikanae has opened a stunning new exhibition of world renowned artist Frances Hodgkins titled Further revelation: Frances Hodgkins and British modernism 1920-1935.
This superb exhibition runs through to April, 2026 in the Taonga Tuku Iho | Heritage Gallery.
The 1920s was the decade in which Frances Hodgkins developed her mature style leading her to becoming in the 1940s one of the most celebrated modern artists in Britain. She joined the exhibiting group the Seven & Five Society in 1929 whose leading artists rejected the English academic tradition, instead looking towards the exciting new work produced by Picasso, Braque, Matisse and others. This exhibition features Hodgkins’ work from the beginning to the end of the 1920s, along with some of her fellow artists from the Seven & Five Society.
The gallery says “We are grateful for the loan of works from private collections, the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Ngā Puhipuhi o Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington Art Collection and the Parliamentary Collection.
“Our thanks to the Deane Endowment Trust and Friends of Toi MAHARA for supporting this exhibition.”