Art by Gillian Burfield

26/07/2026

Went to the NZAFA Winter Exhibition yesterday some lovely art on show. If you are in Wellington well worth a visit. I have two pieces in the exhibition and there are lots of talented artists featured.

01/07/2026

I am one of several artists featured in the Mana Arts Annual Art Exhibition, running from 9 to 12 July at the club rooms at 3 Douglass Close, Plimmerton, Porirua. If you love original art, come and see us; there may be a picture waiting for you to take home.

20/02/2026

Went to the opening of this exhibition tonight such a great concept and great collaboration of artists.

Upcoming exhibition! Our members are part of this exhibition "Con-fluent" a collaboration between poets and artists
Bottle Creek gallery in Pataka.
21 Feb to 12 Apr
Opening Friday 20th at 5.30
Hosted by Porirua Community Arts:
https://www.facebook.com/share/18E2GSJC64/

10/01/2026

Yesterday I visited the NZAFA exhibition Art to Go.
The exhibition is open
10 January 2026 —8 February 2026
Wellington Cathedral
2 Hill Street
Thorndon
Wellington

I have also checked out the Michelangelo Experience here in Wellington. Well worth the visit if you love art history and want to hear an expert share on this work.

10/01/2026

Checked out this exhibition over the Christmas break. I went to the VIP event. Complete with talk. I have been to Italy and the Sistine Chapel but still really enjoyed this art event. A much more intimate experience and very interesting..Well worth the visit.

In 1508, a 33 year old Michelangelo was commissioned by Pope Julius II and spent four years of his life on his back on scaffolding under the vaulted ceiling of the Sistine Chapel painting his interpretation of the history of creation, Genesis. “Michelangelo – A Different View” offers an opport...

11/11/2025

It has been a busy month or two in the studio, with paintings appearing in three group exhibitions. I encourage anyone in Wellington to go and see the Mana Art Society Exhibition at Pataka in Porirua. This exhibition is on until 7 December 2025.

04/11/2025

Welcome to the page for my art studio.
My art is inspired by the quiet enchantment of the natural world- a bird’s song or flight, a flower in bloom, or the glow of light through the trees can hold a sense of presence beyond the ordinary. I seek to create spaces where magic lingers, inviting the viewer to pause, to feel, and to remember the deeper connections that thread us to the world around us.