Exhibitions

Our Main Gallery                      

Billy McQueen: Father Ghost and Other Paintings

The current exhibition features paintings by Māori artist Billy McQueen belonging to what he calls the ‘Kāingaroa Series’. Completed between 2014 and 2018, they are based on photographs that McQueen discovered on the website of the Fletcher Trust Archives, a rich collection of material that documents the business history of the Fletcher group.
At the time, McQueen was completing a Master of Fine Art at the Elam School of Art in Auckland. These paintings allowed him to reflect on his own family history in the small town of Iwitahi (a settlement in the Kāingaroa Forest that no longer exists), and particularly the life of his father, Cameron McQueen, who was involved in the forestry industry and died when Billy was a teenager. 

Other Exhibitions

At 16-18 Jellicoe Court we are displaying large objects relating to local school history. Visiting our exhibitions is free. Thank you to members of the local community who have provided enormous support in developing these exhibitions for our visitors. For more information please contact museum@kaweraudc.govt.nz