Watching Sky
An exhibition from The Learning Connexion's Restricted Programmes
This exhibition showcases the artwork of students participating in The Learning Connexion’s Restricted Programmes, which deliver NZQA-accredited creative education in corrections facilities across Aotearoa. These programmes provide a powerful outlet for self-expression, reflection, and personal growth through art.
Each piece displayed here is a testament to the resilience, creativity, and transformation of individuals engaging with their potential - often for the first time. Through painting, drawing, sculpture and more, these artists explore their stories and reconnect with their sense of identity and purpose.
We invite you to celebrate their achievements, share in their journeys, and witness the impact of creativity behind the wire.
All proceeds from artwork sales go directly into scholarships for students studying in the Restricted Programmes, helping us continue to grow and sustain this life-changing mahi.
'Watching Sky' on at the LAB Gallery until 25th July
Nelson Cruz -'Tiaki Wepihana - Lest We Forget', $120 (Acrylic on paper)
Nelson Cruz - 'Ka maumahara tonu tātou ki a rātou - We will remember them', $120, (Acrylic on paper)
Boris Kerr - 'Seat With A View', $120 & 'Streets of Confusion', $100 (Acrylic on paper)
Benson Hull - ''Window With A View', $125 (Acrylic on paper)
Benson Hull - 'Death In Prison", $165 (Acrylic on paper)
Benson Hull - 'A Peaceful Life', $125 (Acrylic on paper)
Antone Lehman - 'Untitled', NFS (Acrylic on canvas)
Amon Hawke - 'Heven-N-Hell', NFS (Acrylic on Cardboard)
Amon Hawke 'DZASTAR', NFS (Acrylic on cardboard)
Hazel Riley - 'Space View', $240 (Acrylic on canvas)
Hazel Riley - 'Car View', $204 (Acrylic on canvas panel)
Hagen Moss - 'Water Safety', $200 (Acrylic on canvas paper)
Hagen Moss - 'A Desert Night', $120 (Acrylic on paper)
Hagen Moss - 'A Brighter Road Of Life', $120 (Watercolour on paper)
Freddy Bartley 'Untitled', $150 (Acrylic on canvas)
Freddy Bartley 'The Hills' Triptych, $200 (Acrylic on canvas)
Freddy Bartley 'Still Restrictions' Diptych, $200 (Acrylic on canvas)
Enzo Clifton - 'Modern Maori Life', $170 (Acrylic on carved MDF)
Edward Newman - 'Untitled', NFS (Pencil on paper)
Corey Simms - 'Ozzie', NFS (Acrylic on card)
Carl Holt - 'The Struggle for Diversity', $100 (Acrylic on paper)
Carl Holt - 'Pathfinder', $100 (Acrylic canvas panel x 4)
Ida Sinclair 'Trapped Without Sight' triptych, $150 (Mixed media on paper)
Ida Sinclair - 'Freedom', $50 (Acrylic on paper)
Ian Hart - 'God's Gift', NFS (Acrylic on paper)
Ian Hart - 'A Mums Story', NFS (Pencil on paper)
Hugh Carr - 'Lovebirds At Sundown', $400 (Acrylic on paper)
Patrick Singleton - 'Untitled', NFS (Acrylic on paper)
Patrick Singleton - 'Untitled', NFS (Acrylic on paper)
Patrick Singleton - 'Untitled', NFS (Acrylic on paper)
Oscar Moore - 'Whanau 1, 2 & 3', $25 each (Mixed media on canvas paper)
Josiah Pear - 'Wai', NFS (Acrylic on paper)
Josiah Pear - 'Miss Conception', NFS (Mixed media on paper)
Josiah Pear - 'Colour Brash', NFS (Mixed media on paper)
Samson Stirling - 'Out Of This World', $85 (Acrylic on cabbage tree rounds x 3)
Ryan Kent - 'Vastness', NFS (Acrylic on canvas panel)
Ryan Kent - 'Towering Milky Way', NFS (Acrylic on canvas panel)
Ryan Kent - 'Milky Way in Africa', NFS (Acrylic on canvas panel)
Ryan Kent
Rosanna Lynch - 'Untitled', NFS (Acrylic on canvas)
Rosanna Lynch - 'Untitled', NFS (Acrylic on canvas)
Thane Fabian - 'Food For Thought', NFS (Pumice/Wood/Stone)
Thane Fabian & Samson Stirling (collaboration) - 'The Accidental Kiwi Cull', NFS (Mixed media on paper)
Teina Rivers - 'Bodybuilding, Bodybuilding Poser, Bodybuilding A Journey', NFS (Pencil on paper)
Tama Anewa - 'Untitled' triptych, NFS (Pastel on paper)
Tama Anewa - 'Untitled' triptych, NFS (Pastel on paper)
Seth Gabel - 'Stag Creek Waterfall', $300 (Acrylic on paper)
Seth Gabel - 'Echoes', $100 (Acrylic on paper)
LAB GALLERY - THE LEARNING CONNEXION
182 Eastern Hutt Road, Taita, Lower Hutt
Open Monday-Friday, Standard hours 9am - 4pm may differ from various exhibition hours.
Closed public holidays.
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