Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys is the culmination of a significant international project to bring together artworks from New Zealand and around the globe to explore the artist’s place in 20th-century art. The exhibition traces Frances Hodgkins’ creative and peripatetic life through France, Morocco and Spain to her final days in England, examining the influence of location on her development as a modernist painter and the notion of travel and journeying as a source of artistic inspiration.

Born in Dunedin, Frances Hodgkins (1869–1947) left for Europe in 1901 and, by the late 1920s, had become an important figure within British Modernism, exhibiting with avant-garde artists such as Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth and Henry Moore. With a professional life that spanned almost six decades, the two World Wars, and periods of massive social and cultural change, Hodgkins caught the spirit of a new age. Today, she is celebrated as one of New Zealand’s most successful expatriate artists of the 20th century, and has an ongoing legacy in both Europe and this country.

The exhibition includes more than 150 artworks produced between 1901 and 1946: from early watercolour travel sketches of the French Riviera, Morocco and Venice, through to her first contact with modernism in Paris, and oil paintings from her later life in Britain. Alongside Frances Hodgkins, view original artworks by her friends and contemporaries, including Monet, Picasso, Degas, Matisse and more.

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📷 Frances Hodgkins 
Wings over Water 1931–1932
Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds Museums and Galleries, gift from the Contemporary Art Society, 1940

Any-day admission – includes free exhibition brochure and entry to daily pop-up talks at 1pm.

Members FREE – Become a Member

New Zealand adults $14
(Proof of residence required.)
New Zealand concessions $12
(Proof of residence required. Community Services Card holders, Seniors, Students with ID.)
International adults $28
(Includes Gallery entry.)
International concessions $25
(Includes Gallery entry. Valid ID required)
Children 12 and under FREE
(All children 14 and under must be accompanied by an adult.)

How to book

In advance - We're partnering with Eventfinda to offer online ticket sales for Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys

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On the day - You can also buy tickets on any day of the exhibition (Saturday 4 May – Sunday 1 Sep 2019) from the Gallery's information desks on Ground level and Level 1.

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Prices include GST. Booking and delivery fees, where charged, are additional to the admission price. There is no entry charge for children aged 12 or under. 

Auckland Art Gallery Members go FREE:

• Present your membership card at the information desk on the day of your visit and you will be issued with a ticket to the exhibition.
• Members with guest passes may also bring their guests for FREE.
• Become a Member on the day of your visit to Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys to receive a refund of the price of your exhibition ticket.

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Visitors receive one hour's free parking at Auckland Transport's Victoria Street car park when visiting on weekends – simply validate your parking ticket at our information desk before you leave.

Our rich programme of special events is designed to complement your visit. This year marks the 150th anniversary of Hodgkins’ birth, so we’re taking every opportunity to celebrate her life and work. Experience Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys after dark during our series of Art After Hours events.

We're also offering free pop up themed talks in the exhibition at 1pm daily with our volunteer guides.

Groups

Please book at least 2 weeks in advance of your visit to secure entry to this exhibition.

Adult groups

If you are visiting in a group, advanced booking is strongly recommended to guarantee entry. Booked groups will be prioritised and large groups will be admitted into the exhibition in smaller groups. All Adult group visits are charged the standard admission price.

Secondary, tertiary, education group bookings

New Zealand secondary school group students $8
New Zealand tertiary group students $8
Accompanying Teacher/Adult $8

Teacher/adult-to-student ratios apply:

Years 1–4 / Ages 5–9 – 1:6
Years 5–7 / Ages 10–11 – 1:7
Years 7–10 / Ages 12–15 – 1:10
Years 11–13 / Ages 16–18 – 1:30

We reserve the right to add extra staff to supervise large groups and charges may apply – please book in advance to confirm.

Discounted entry is only available with a booking. Unbooked Student groups and accompanying adults are charged at the standard admission prices. Teacher/Adult to student ratios apply to all student groups.

To make a group booking, email us.

Secondary Schools

Experimental Painting Workshops
A two-hour hands-on studio workshop for secondary art classes inspired by Hodgkins’ paint techniques.
Bookings essential. $8 per student. All materials provided.
For further details and to book, please email: education@aucklandartgallery.com

Families

Family Labels
Explore the exhibition together and discover secrets in the artworks with our special family labels

Every Saturday and Sunday, 11am – 2pm
Drop-in for fun and free art activities for all the family, inspired by themes in the exhibition

19 Gallery: Relocating Frances Hodgkins

On the occasion of Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys, we have reworked London Art Dealer, Sydney Burney’s concept of the 34 Gallery. In 1934, Burney commissioned a range of leading British modernist artists to create small scale works for a miniature gallery, to raise money for the Fund for the Blind. This model gallery became known as the 34 Gallery, symbolising both the year when it was created and the number of artworks featured in the display. The 19 Gallery: Relocating Frances Hodgkins, 2019 includes paintings and sculptures by 19 New Zealand artists who have in turn been inspired by the work of Frances Hodgkins.

Don't miss this tiny exhibition located in our display case on the Mezzanine level before the E H McCormick Library.