From the Waist Down
Judy Darragh ONZM
Opening at 5:30pm 27th September 2024

Judy Darragh lives and works in Auckland and played a significant role in the development of ARTSPACE, Auckland, the independent artist run space Teststrip, Auckland and Cuckoo. She was born in Christchurch, completed a Diploma in Visual Communication and Design at the Wellington Polytechnic and has taught at tertiary level for many years. She has exhibited widely and her works are held in various major collections including Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetu, Christchurch; Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington; Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland; and Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth. In 2004 the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa featured a major retrospective of her work curated by Natasha Conland and entitled 'Judy Darragh: So... you made it?'. Darragh is represented by Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch and Two Rooms, Auckland.

From the Waist Down is a solo exhibition by Judy Darragh featuring new and existing works including Lunge and Stiletto, two works presented in Competitive Plastics, which toured Objectspace in Tamaki Makaurau and CoCA Centre of Contemporary Art Otautahi, alongside a new work.

The exhibition was made possible through the support of CreativeNZ Creative Communities funding. Thank you as always for your support xxxxx

The exhibition is accompanied by commissioned texts which are available to read here:

Pennie Hunt - The Object Finds You

Wesley John Fourie - Poem for Judy

Sarah McGaughran - From the Waist Down Exhibition Response

Lunge works courtesy of Two Rooms Gallery, Tamaki Makaurau.