SOLACE: Pathways of Loss, Memory and Renewal

SOLACE is a collaborative exhibition exploring grief and offering pathways of hope, aroha, and shared understanding through visual art and storytelling.

Our exhibition opens on Valentine’s Day, 14 February 2027 in the Wesley Wing at Aratoi: Wairarapa Museum of Art and History.

SOLACE is curated by Jane Ross, and features the stories and works of eight artists and eleven storytellers who all have strong connections to Wairarapa.

Our Artists:

  • Esther Bunning

  • Lisa Ward Ross

  • Sharisse Eberlein

  • Vincent Ward (ONZM)

  • Dame Robin White (Ngāti Awa)

  • Sam Te Tau (Rangitāne o Wairarapa)

  • Carl Rongonui (Rangitāne o Wairarapa, Ngāti Ruanui)

  • Holly Jackson (Rangitāne o Wairarapa, Ngāti Kahungunu)

Our Storytellers:

Jane Ross, Esther Bunning, Gareth Winter, Holly Jackson, Lisa Ward Ross, Dame Robin White. Vincent Ward, Catherine Cooper, Jonas Koukl, Sam Te Tau, and Carl Rongonui