Facilitated by Gemma Thompson
Saturday 31 January
12 - 3pm
Toi Pōneke Gallery, Central Park, and Inverlochy Lecture Hall
$45
Gemma Thompson at work in her studio
Join Gemma Thompson on a soundwalk from Toi Pōneke Gallery to Central Park in Aro Valley, finishing at Inverlochy House. Participants will draw inspired by sounds heard on the walk. These drawings will then be transformed into simple drypoint prints using recycled Tetra Pak.
Drypoint is an intaglio printmaking technique where images are carved into a plate, inked, and then printed under pressure using a press to create richly detailed prints.
All materials will be provided, but feel free to bring your own favourite drawing tools and a sketchbook.
Places are limited so bookings essential.
Book online below
Artist Biography
Gemma Thompson is a visual artist and musician originally from London (UK), now based in Pōneke, New Zealand. She studied Fine Art at Goldsmiths, University of London, before pursuing a career as a professional musician. In 2011, she became a founding member of the critically acclaimed band Savages, writing two Mercury Prize-nominated albums.
In 2018, she was awarded a scholarship to attend the Royal Drawing School’s Drawing Year, focusing on observational drawing. In 2021, she completed an MA in Fine Art Printmaking at UAL Camberwell College of Arts, where she developed a body of work centred on experimental graphic scores. Thompson was awarded the Working Drawing Award as part of the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize 2022. Her work is held in several private and public collections, including those of Sir Michael Moritz KBE, M&C Saatchi, and The Royal Collection.
voices notations distortion
17 Jan – 5 Feb
voices notations distortion is the debut solo show by artist and musician Gemma Thompson. Inspired by Pauline Oliveros' Sonic Meditations, the exhibition explores Gemma’s soundwalking practice through graphic scores, realised as drawings, paintings, prints, and sonic compositions. Each mark resonates with its own energy – echoing, layering, and unfolding across the surface.
