Judy Millar
Judy Millar is one of New Zealand’s most internationally recognised artists. She shares her time between Auckland and Berlin and has a significant reputation in Europe, which continues to gain momentum.
Judy Millar is a distinguished and internationally acclaimed artist known for her intensely physical and highly mediated paintings. She works from a within conceptual painting framework, in which she freely references painting’s recent histories, particularly delighting in plundering the expressiveness of gestural painting. Working with processes of erasure, wiping or scraping paint off the surface of the work, Millar takes up known positions only to deconstruct and question their previous meanings.
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Summer Paintings
Group Exhibition 17 Jan - 10 Feb 2024 Auckland CityGow Langsford is pleased to present Summer Paintings. This exhibition presents a selection of paintings from six painters – Dale Frank, Séraphine Pick, Judy Millar, Ruth Ige, Karl Maughan, and Allen Maddox. The works are eclectic in style, ranging from the Maughan’s meticulously detailed 1997 gardenscape Ashurst through to Millar’s mesmerising Rows for Gertrude Stein, a monochromatic gestural painting from 2002. Each of the paintings demonstrate the skill, flair, and distinctive vision of the artist behind them.Read more -
Clouds and Fire and Water and Air
Judy Millar 4 - 28 Aug 2021“The works for this exhibition were, for the most part, painted during the year 2020. A period that will be forever bracketed in our hearts and minds as the year of the pandemic. A time when the world went eerily quiet. A time when we were forced to find new relationships with our immediate surroundings.Read more
I spent the year in my isolated home and studio on Auckland’s West Coast. Time slowed. My own focus was on the simplest of things. The movement of clouds. Making fire to stay warm. The light on the water outside my window. Wind and air.
Painting for me is always an attempt to grasp hold of something. As I took the colours of fire, mixed paint to the fluidity of water, produced clouds of coloured spray and attempted to aerate the surface of the canvas into an open space; the solidity of things moved in and out of focus. Forms emerged on the canvas but had a fleeting feeling, as if they were about to dissipate or perhaps hadn’t yet fully formed. Red moved to pink and then back to red. Everything seemed to be in motion. The resulting paintings together form a group where movements continue from one to another, read in this way they become a form of moving landscape. Individually they are snapshots of a particular time and place.”
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2 in 1: Judy Millar and Alberto Garcia-Alvarez
5 Aug - 5 Sep 2020This exhibition featuring the work of Alberto Garcia-Alvarez and Judy Millar has been curated by Stephen Bambury. It is exciting to be able to bring the three together in a public dialogue for the first time.Read more
The exhibition will focus on two distinct periods of Garcia-Alvarez’ and Millar’s work. Paintings produced by Garcia-Alvarez during his time in California in the late 1960s have been selected by Bambury to sit alongside paintings painted during the last few years in his Auckland studio. Millar will exhibit work from 1981 when she was a student at Elam together with a number of recent paintings. -
A World Not of Things
Judy Millar 17 Apr - 11 May 2019Gow Langsford Gallery presents A World Not Of Things, a solo exhibition of new paintings by Judy Millar.Read more -
Studies in Place
Judy Millar 8 Aug - 1 Sep 2018Often working on a large scale, Judy Millar’s latest exhibition Studies in Place provides an intimate viewing of works that are typically unseen outside of her studio; her smaller works on paper. Referenced as ‘studies’, these works showcase Millar’s painterly thought process as she begins to flesh out ideas that may later be conceived on canvas. Unintentionally, these studies become complete works in themselves and have been critical to her practice since 1987, when Millar first moved to the extreme environment that is Auckland’s West Coast.Read more -
Turning the World Inside Out: 30 Years a Painter
Judy Millar 31 Aug - 24 Sep 2016 Lorne StreetWhile working on a group of new paintings during the summer of 2015 Judy Millar had a flashback to a work painted almost 30 years earlier. She was struck by the similarity between a work she had painted in 1987 and her new work both in palette and the overlaid drawn line used to establish depth in the image. Comparison between the works revealed the consistency with which she has worked over the past 30 years. It made evident her determined search to find a way to paint paintings that are both abstract and yet full of imagery.Read more -
Five Painters
Group Exhibition 12 - 23 Jan 2016 Lorne StreetFive Painters is a cross selection of five contemporary New Zealand artists, each with a distinct approach to painting.Read more -
Proof of Heaven
Judy Millar 3 - 28 Mar 2015 Lorne StreetIn her exhibition Proof Of Heaven Millar will exhibit a large group of new paintings that she has been working on over the last six months in her Berlin studio. Taking cues from the colours found in post-apocalyptic comics these works glow with an otherworldly light, mysterious and unsettlingly beautiful. Forms appear to emerge and disintegrate in an unstable world of things half-seen and impossible to recognise.Read more -
The Wrong Gallery
Group Exhibition 28 Jan - 28 Feb 2015 Auckland CityThe Wrong Gallery was conceptualized by Maurizio Cattelan, Ali Subotnick and Massimiliano Gioni in 2005. It is a 1:6 scale reproduction of New York’s smallest exhibition space of the same name, which they founded together in 2002. Subsequent versions have been shown all over the world including at Tate Modern (2005). Our rendition of The Wrong Gallery will be installed in our Kitchener St Gallery and will, fittingly, be filled with miniature artworks by gallery artists.Read more -
Colour – System – Support
Group Exhibition 5 Feb - 1 Mar 2014 Auckland CityColour – System – Support is a curated group exhibition that brings together four artists who address modernist thought – each pushing and re-figuring painting into new contexts. All of the featured works are painted on the support of metal, as opposed to paper or canvas, which affects the density and weight of colour on their surface. The exhibition is made up of works by two German painters, Gunther Forg and Katharina Grosse and two New Zealanders, Stephen Bambury and Judy Millar, thus adding an international context to the conversation around systems of painting.Read more -
Comic Drop
Judy Millar 20 Mar - 13 Apr 2013 Lorne StreetComic Drop an exhibition of new works by gallery artist Judy Millar. Millar is one of New Zealand's most exciting contemporary painters who shares her time between a remote property at Anawhata and inner city Berlin - where her career continues to gain momentum. Comic Drop brings together a series of new works that combine exaggerated enlargements of handmade gestures with vivid colour. In these works Millar continues to takes on the history of expressive painting and turn it inside out.Read more
Recent career highlights include two exhibitions at the Venice Biennale representing New Zealand with her solo exhibition Giraffe-Bottle-Gun 2009; and in Time, Space, Existence a curated exhibition at Pallazo Bembo in 2011. Her work is about to be featured in a large exhibition of star international art in the Czech Republic and an upcoming solo exhibition at IMA Brisbane, Australia.
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Cinema & Painting
2015Paperback, 134 pagesRead more
Publisher: Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington
ISBN: 978-1-877309-32-8
Dimensions: 240 x 170mm -
Giraffe-Bottle-Gun
Judy Millar 2009Paperback, 54 pagesRead more
Publisher: Kerber Art, Germany
ISBN: 978-3-86678-313-3
Dimensions: 240 x 150mm -
Judy Millar: You You Me Me
2009Hardback, 183 pagesRead more
Publisher: Kerber Art, Germany
ISBN: 978-3-86678-235-8
Dimensions: 290 x 190mm -
Questions I Have Asked Myself
2021Paperback, 178 pagesRead more
Publisher: Judy Millar And Point Publishing Limited
ISBN: 978-0-473-57646-2
Dimensions: 165 x 220 x 25mm -
Swell: The Art of Judy Millar
A Pop-Up Book 2014Hardback, 14 pagesRead more
Publisher: Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery
ISBN: 978-0-9922458-6-3
Dimensions: 260 x 260mm
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Judy Millar on Radio New Zealand
November 14, 2022Judy Millar joined Lynn Freeman on Radio New Zealand to discuss her new works that we will be showing at the Aotearoa Art Fair opening...Read more -
Grace Wright and Judy Millar Support Everybody Eats
November 11, 2022Judy Millar and Grace Wright have painted one-off decorative plates being auctioned by Everybody Eats as part of their first annual fundraising gala. There is...Read more -
Judy Millar in 'Expanded Canvas' at Town Hall Gallery, Melbourne
June 16, 2022Judy Millar is included in a group exhibition Expanded Canvas currently on at Town Hall Gallery, Hawthorn Arts Centre, Victoria, Australia. 'Expanded Canvas is a...Read more -
Judy Millar on How Art is Helping People Cope with COVID-19
September 20, 2021Judy Millar spoke with Stuff about how art is helping people cope with COVID-19. 'During lockdown, the only call on her time was her work,...Read more -
Judy Millar: Action Movie now on at City Gallery Wellington
August 17, 2021Judy Millar: Action Movie is now open at City Gallery Wellington, running until 31 October. “Action Movie presents Millar’s paintings in conversation with two ‘direct’...Read more -
Judy Millar Features in Stuff's Culture Calendar
August 7, 2021Judy Millar's Clouds and Fire and Water and Air features in Stuff's Culture Calendar of events to make time for this August. Mina Kerr-Lazenby writes...Read more -
Judy Millar and Alberto Garcia-Alvarez Reviewed on EyeContact
August 25, 20202 in 1: Judy Millar and Alberto Garcia-Alvarez at our Kitchener St Gallery and at Tim Melville Gallery has been reviewed by John Hurrell for...Read more -
Art Basel Online Viewing Rooms
March 18, 2020Gow Langsford Gallery is delighted to announce our participation in Art Basel’s first iteration of Online Viewing Rooms, a new digital platform designed to connect...Read more -
Judy Millar and Katharina Grosse in Frozen Gesture at Kunst Museum Winterthur
June 12, 2019Judy Millar and Katharina Grosse are both included in Frozen Gesture at Kunst Museum Winterthur alongside prominent artists, Gerhard Richter, David Reed, and contemporaries such...Read more -
Judy Millar Studio Event
April 23, 2019On Sunday 14 April, Gow Langsford Gallery invited friends of the gallery to visit Judy Millar's studio to preview her new exhibition of works A...Read more -
Judy Millar 'The Future and The Past Perfect' at Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, Switzerland
March 8, 2019Judy Millar's largest survey exhibition The Future and The Past Perfect opened earlier this month at Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, Switzerland. This exhibition offers the opportunity...Read more -
Judy Millar's 'Studies in Place' reviewed on EyeContact
September 25, 2018Judy Millar's exhibition Studies in Place has been reviewed by John Hurrell for EyeContact. ' This is an interesting show about Judy Millar’s visual research:...Read more -
Judy Millar at FOLD Gallery London
September 12, 2018Judy Millar will present her first ever solo exhibition in London at FOLD Gallery opening this Thursday 13 September until Saturday 20 October. The View...Read more -
Judy Millar on Contemporary HUM
February 21, 2018A new article on Contemporary HUM by Jodie Dalgleish explores Judy Millar's recent body of work and discusses her practice. 'Then, I see that each...Read more -
Judy Millar commission for Heron Park, Auckland
August 10, 2017It has just been announced that Judy Millar will be undertaking a new public installation project for Heron Park, Waterview, Auckland. The Albert-Eden Local Board,...Read more -
Judy Millar 'Rock Drop'
July 19, 2017Over a year in the making, Judy Millar's Rock Drop has been unveiled to the public. The South Atrium, with its complex architectural arrangement providing...Read more -
25 Years of Paramount Winners Exhibition
July 13, 2017Gallery artists Judy Millar (2002 winner), Sara Hughes (2005 winner), Richard Lewer (2008 winner), and Andre Hemer (2016 winner) are all included in the 25...Read more -
T.J. McNamara reviews Judy Millar
September 19, 2016NZ Herald writer T.J. McNamara has reviewed Judy Millar's exhibition Turning the World Inside Out: 30 Years a Painter, saying that it is 'An exceptionally...Read more -
Judy Millar's new commission unveiling at Auckland Art Gallery
August 17, 2016On Thursday 1st September 2016, the Auckland Art Gallery Foundation will unveil the concept model for the recent acquisition of a major site-specific artwork commission...Read more
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Aotearoa Art Fair 2022 | Booth B7
16 - 20 Nov 2022This year, Gow Langsford Gallery will be presenting works by American artist Peter Halley, Judy Millar, Tony Cragg and Jacqueline Fahey. New works by Gregor Kregar and Paul Dibble will be exhibited in the outdoor Sculpture Space.Read more -
Auckland Art Fair Virtual Fair 2020
29 Apr - 6 Jun 2020Gow Langsford Gallery is pleased to be taking part in the Auckland Art Fair Virtual Fair from 30 April - 17 May. Artists included are Frances Hodgkins, Tony Cragg, Judy Millar, Louise Henderson, Dale Frank, John Pule, Paul Dibble, Karl Maughan, Reuben Paterson, Simon Ingram, Virginia Leonard, Max Gimblett and Colin McCahon.Read more -
Sydney Contemporary 2019 | Booth B02
12 - 15 Sep 2019For Sydney Contemporary 2019, Gow Langsford Gallery is showcasing a range of works from New Zealand and Australian artists and works from prominent British sculptor Tony Cragg. Find us at Booth B02 to view works by John Olsen, Dale Frank, Lisa Roet, Colin McCahon, Gordon Walters, Laurence Aberhart, Dick Frizzell, Michael Hight, Reuben Paterson, Hugo Koha Lindsay, Judy Millar and Max Gimblett.Read more -
McCahon: In Conversation - Art Basel Hong Kong 2019 | Galleries Booth 3C15
27 - 31 Mar 2019For Art Basel Hong Kong Galleries 2019, Gow Langsford Gallery will present a selection of works that demonstrate Colin McCahon’s enduring influence, offering ABHK19 audiences a broader introduction to New Zealand art, while also considering McCahon’s practice in relation to his International contemporaries.Read more -
Sydney Contemporary 2017
Booth B02 7 - 10 Sep 2017Gow Langsford Gallery will be participating in the Sydney Contemporary Art Fair from 7 - 10 September 2017. The gallery's booth (B02) will feature an international line up of artists including five significant works by Tony Cragg, and works by Dale Frank, Lee Ufan, Brett Whiteley, Rosalie Gascoigne, and Katharina Grosse. Works by prominent New Zealand artists, such as Colin McCahon, Judy Millar, Paul Dibble, Max Gimblett, and André Hemer will also be exhibited during the course of the Art Fair. Sydney Contemporary will be held at Carriageworks, 245 Wilson St, Eveleigh NSW 2015.Read more -
Auckland Art Fair 2016
Booth B14 25 - 29 May 2016For the 2016 Auckland Art Fair, Gow Langsford Gallery will present a solo project by Dick Frizzell and a group showing of new works by selected gallery artists, both local and international. Frizzell’s I’m here for the Monkey painting is based on his Phantom works that began in the 1990s. Like a pick-a-path book, viewers are encouraged to make their own narratives by creating their own groupings of several smaller works. The title is based on a famous Phantom adventure. 2016 is the year of the monkey.Read more -
Sydney Contemporary 2015
Booth B02 10 - 13 Sep 2015We are excited to be participating in Sydney Contemporary 2015. Visit us at Booth B2 and see new works by Judy Millar, Andre Hemer, James Cousins, Graham Fletcher, Dale Frank and Paul Dibble alongside works by Colin McCahon, Gordon Walters, Jono Rotman and Tony Cragg.Read more -
Sydney Contemporary 2013
Booth C103 20 - 22 Sep 2013Sydney Contemporary is Sydney’s first international art fair showcasing work by emerging and established artists from leading Australian and international galleries. For the inaugural event Gow Langsford Gallery will curate a group exhibition including new work by gallery artists Judy Millar, Dale Frank, Tony Cragg, Sara Hughes, Max Gimblett, Bernar Venet and John Pule, alongside works by British artist Damien Hirst.Read more -
Auckland Art Fair 2013
Booth 27 & 28 8 - 11 Aug 2013For Auckland Art Fair 2013, Gow Langsford Gallery is represented by two stands. The first exhibits new work by gallery artists Judy Millar, Dale Frank, Dick Frizzell and Michael Hight, the second showcases a selection of editioned work available through the gallery. Included in the Editions stand is work by Damien Hirst, Don Binney, Paul Dibble, Max Gimblett, Sara Hughes, Gregor Kregar, Reuben Paterson, Hye Rim Lee and Dick Frizzell, as well as new limited edition prints by Judy Millar and Karl Maughan.Read more -
Melbourne Art Fair 2012
1 - 5 Aug 2012This year at the Melbourne Art Fair we exhibited new works by James Cousins, Sara Hughes, Michael Hight, Dick Frizzell, Reuben Paterson, Chris Heaphy , Karl Maughan, John Pule, John Walsh, Gregor Kregar, Judy Millar, Dale Frank and Max Gimblett alongside works by Damien Hirst.Read more