Séraphine Pick’s original and imaginative practice has made her one of New Zealand’s most highly-regarded painters.

From the spectral dresses, leaky baths and teetering suitcases of the 1990s to the psychologically-charged dreamscapes of more recent years, this large-scale survey will bring together more than 100 works made between 1994 and 2009.

Tracing the effects of Pick’s ongoing interest in memory, identity and imagination, the exhibition will unveil several new paintings and be accompanied by a richly-illustrated publication.

Séraphine Pick Untitled, 1998. Oil on canvas. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, purchased 1998

For more on Séraphine Pick visit http://www.christchurchartgallery.org.nz/Exhibitions/2009/SeraphinePick/