Give It a Good Name –
Matthew Allerby
November 25th – December 7th 2024
Opening : 4 – 6pm Saturday
November 30th
Shop 17
Strand Arcade
227 Queen Street
Auckland CBD
Matthew Allerby and his family would like to invite you to the opening of Give it a Good Name on Saturday November 30th 4pm – 6 pm in the Strand Arcade, Auckland CBD. Give it a Good Name is Matthew Allerby’s first solo show.
Matthew is an Auckland based artist with a prolific and vibrant visual practice. Matthew’s large body of work includes individual works on paper and canvas; multiple series of paintings and drawings as well as works in books and zines.
Matthew is part of the Mapura Studios community where he enjoys the support of fellow artists, art tutors, art therapists and administrative staff .
Matthew’s work has been included in many group exhibitions. This year Matthew represented Mapura Studios in an exhibition in Paris to coincide with the 2024 Paralympics.
https://www.instagram.com/matthew_allerby/
Supported by Make Like a Tree, Māpura Studios,
Auckland Council and the city centre target rate
Image: Untitled (Black & Pink Column) by Matthew Allerby
Image: Untitled by Matthew Allerby
Matthew has been attending Māpura Studios, Auckland New Zealand, for many years. He loves painting different pictures and shapes. Matthew loves the studio and is inspired by many things.
Matthew is neuro diverse and struggles with expressive language.
Matthew has, from a very young age always enjoyed art and art making.
Watching the evolution of his artworks over the years, a use of strong colours and instinctive placement within the composition can be noted.
He has long visited the circle shape within his works which can evolve to a disc shape and to a flat line in some pieces. It is almost like he is seeing the circle and disc shape from a range of angles, a celebration of all those facets of the circle shape that have evolved over time – from full circle to flat line.