Chatting with Claire Dutton of Auckland tailors Strangely Normal

Chatting with Claire Dutton of Auckland tailors Strangely Normal. I’m wearing my Artist Jacket 2018, their Brubeck jacket made with genuine silk velvet printed with my work. I bought my first outfit from Strangely Normal in the 1980s, and have collaborated with Claire and Michael to turn my paintings into wearable artworks since 2017. These are bespoke works and not just for myself: clients can chose the cut, the arrangement of the printed panels, and are fitted by Claire and Michael to create a unique fashion/art statement. Photo Artsdiary.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

Until science finds a cure for our condition, remain medicated, PAULNACHE 2019

October 29, 2021

PAULNACHE and I had discussed how multipanel paintings could be rearranged and mixed up yet still work as an image.

Roof Space, Chengdu, China 2019

October 29, 2021

Ai Gallery toured us through China as cultural ambassadors, visiting three cities and meeting with artists, curators, collectors, and with the great support of our Embassy staff.

Under the Misty Qinling Mountains, Shanxi Province 2019

October 29, 2021

Ai Gallery presented three NZ artists at a fine-dining experience with corporate executives and their Harley-Davidson motorbikes, in a giant marquee in the middle of nowhere.

the world is porous, Tauranga Art Gallery 2018

October 28, 2021

My friend and performer Elibra Fleur is dressed to impress in this Dior-inspired costume at the opening of my exhibition.

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS

Paul Nache

October 2021

Hastings City Art Gallery

2022

NEWS

Newsletter December 2021

November 26, 2021

Welcome to my first newsletter! To add some colour to these fractured times, I have plenty of exciting projects scheduled over the next 18 months, and of course you’ll be hearing about them first.

Paintings for Aotearoa Art Fair in November 2021

October 27, 2021

While Auckland's Level 4 Lockdown closed Akepiro Studios, I was able to set up at home to produce a new suite of paintings that will be presented at Artweek Auckland and TENT for Aotearoa Art Fair in November.