Penny Otto

Kodak Moment

  1. Exhibition at the Buddhist temple

In the name of peace “East Auckland Community Arts” exhibited at their Buddhist Temple in November 2023. The free exhibition was concepted with the hope that it could instil peace in the community

Myself and fellow artist Marion Gordon Flower with her artworks.

Myself and many other artists were filmed as we brought the works in. The Buddhists created a documentary of the exhibition’s construction. Below are photos from the exhibition

2. Exhibition at The Good & The Bad Gallery

“Estuarine: Tamaki Maukaura” was a joint exhibition. You can still view the works online on The Good & The Bad Gallery

Tectonic
The Cubist Way
Little Red Mullet

On closing day of “Estuarine: Tāmaki Makaurau” exhibition we held a costume workshop, open to the community. A model dressed up as Cleopatra was the subject matter. This was apt considering the Egyptian Queen had resided next to a waterway.

Myself and my son’s partner Gina

Cleopatra workshop working drawings

Profile of an Egyptian Queen

One of a group of interested local children who arrived on bikes to get involved in the workshop.

Art colleague Marion and her lit up piano

3. Exhibition Chatham Islands works

After travelling to the Chatham Islands I was inspired to create a series of works based on the history and ecology of the remote islands. These works were part of an exhibition at the “Estuary Arts Centre”, Orewa.

4. Exhibition at “Malcolm Smith Gallery”

This series of works was exhibited as part of a group exhibition titled, “Perspectives, Te Tai Ao – notions of the universal”.

5. Exhibition Estuary Art Competition

My painting titled “Ronald” depicted the late Ronald Lockley, a naturalist and writer. Ronald in the foreground and behind him Tahuna Torea, the nature reserve he was a founder of.

5. Exhibition at friend’s home

Art collector friends held a gallery day at their house. The work below was on display. This painting depicts the movement of the ocean and was called “The Gatherers” because it is about albatrosses searching for baby octopi floating on top of the water.

Megan Otto

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