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Little River Gallery New Zealand’s favourite destination gallery, exhibiting monthly, open 7 days New Zealand’s favourite destination art gallery
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Timaru-based painter Brent Forbes rounds out the trio of artists featured in ‘THREE’, our latest exhibition.A long-stand...
11/10/2026

Timaru-based painter Brent Forbes rounds out the trio of artists featured in ‘THREE’, our latest exhibition.

A long-standing exhibitor with our Gallery, Brent is known for his atmospheric abstract works inspired by the meeting of sea, sky and land. For ‘THREE’, he takes a new direction, stepping away from his familiar acrylics to explore two collections of small-scale paintings on paper in watercolour and ink.

Working on a more intimate scale, these pieces continue Brent’s exploration of landscape through colour, line, tone and the fluidity of the medium.

On view until October 26th, all paintings pictured are currently available (priced at $380 and under), purchasable both in Gallery and online - link in bio. ✨

‘THREE’
Brent Forbes, Ben Reid & Josh Bashford
26 Sept - 26 Oct

We love experimenting with the apps and tools that allow you to place art into virtual spaces. They’re not only fun, but...
08/10/2026

We love experimenting with the apps and tools that allow you to place art into virtual spaces. They’re not only fun, but a useful way to imagine how an artwork might look and feel beyond the gallery wall - and, perhaps, in your own home.

Here, we’ve been playing with art by local printmaker Josh Bashford - all works pictured are currently on show in our latest exhibition, ‘THREE’. These virtual renders give us a glimpse of just how effortlessly Josh’s woodcut works can sit within a range of different interiors.

To view Josh’s full collection for ‘THREE’, follow the link in our bio, or make a plan to visit the exhibition in person. ‘THREE’ is on show in gallery until October 26 and features artwork by Josh Bashford, Brent Forbes and Ben Reid.

It won’t have escaped your notice that there are three artists exhibiting in our current exhibition ‘THREE’! The first o...
01/10/2026

It won’t have escaped your notice that there are three artists exhibiting in our current exhibition ‘THREE’! The first of the trio we’d like to feature is award-winning Ōtautahi-based printmaker Ben Reid.

Ben’s practice is closely connected to Aotearoa, our landscapes, our native species and the increasingly fragile ecosystems they inhabit. Working predominantly in drypoint and relief printmaking, his highly detailed works explore the vulnerability of our native flora and fauna, while questioning the cultural assumptions and practices that have shaped our relationship with the environment. His work asks us to consider not only what is vulnerable, but our own role within these complex ecosystems.

For ‘THREE’, Ben presents five works - four drypoint and relief prints alongside a compelling woodcut. Each piece has a considered narrative that you can take in along with the artwork detail and pricing via the ‘THREE’ exhibition page on our website (link in bio).

If you are local to our Gallery make a plan to experience Ben’s works in ‘THREE’, on view until October 26 - alongside work by fellow exhibitors Brent Forbes and Josh Bashford.

THREEBen Reid, Brent Forbes and Josh Bashford.Three artists. Three distinctive practices. One exhibition.From Josh Bashf...
20/09/2026

THREE
Ben Reid, Brent Forbes and Josh Bashford.

Three artists. Three distinctive practices. One exhibition.

From Josh Bashford’s hand-carved, intricate woodcuts and Ben Reid’s thought-provoking printmaking, to Brent Forbes’ atmospheric paintings of land, sea and sky, THREE brings together a trio of artists, each with an individual approach to observing and responding to place, nature and environment.

THREE opens next Saturday 26th September, join us to celebrate at the opening event from 2pm. All welcome.

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