Exhibition: here together | Salome Tanuvasa & Pusi Urale

Exhibition Dates: 15 April - 27 May 2023
Opening Event: 10am Saturday 15 April 2023
'here together' is an exhibition of artworks by Salome Tanuvasa and Pusi Urale.

For Tanuvasa, here together explores the conversations and energy of Ōtara, which she describes as a lively place made up of diverse cultures, full of laughter and joy. This area holds many memories for Tanuvasa as she spent time here completing her undergraduate studies in Visual Arts at M.I.T. To her Ōtara is a place that feels like home and has a sense of familiarity for herself and her family who are of Samoan and Tongan descent. Her paintings reflect the vibrant colours around Ōtara and its strong community. This collection of artworks is a celebration of its people.

Urale, as an artist in her 80’s, has expressed her delight in exhibiting with Tanuvasa.
A dynamic conversation unfolds across their generational gap and through their use of colour and line.
As Urale explains “no matter what space, gallery, home, or suburb, ‘togetherness’ is always somehow achieved, and maybe it’s something that we as humans always aspire to. There is always something that draws people together to be in the same room or space, and my paintings reflect how togetherness might come about -sometimes we come together to mourn and cry, and other times we come together for comfort or dance”.