Shave an Artist Charity Art Auction and Exhibition

The NZ Art Guild and Leukaemia and Blood Foundation of NZ would like to formally invite you to the opening night of "Shave an Artist" Charity Art Auction which is being held at the Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna, Auckland on Tuesday the 3rd of February at 6pm

Top NZ Artists - Sofia Minson, Tony Brown, Sally Blyth, Nancy Frazer, Sophia Elise, Tanya Dann, Beate Minderjahn, Helen Sherrock, Sharlene Schmidt, Marimba Powley, Jennifer Christiansen, Juliet Cryns and Victoria Anderson - have donated fantastic artworks which will auctioned off at a one of a kind, not to be missed charity event.

Watch while artists and friends have their heads shaved alongside their artworks being auctioned. To coincide with this event 35 artists from around NZ will be having a month long exhibition of original, diverse artworks depicting "life" in all its facets.

100% of the proceeds from the art auction and head shaves and 20% from all exhibition artwork sales will be donated to LBF.

"Life" Exhibition

Opening night: Tuesday 3rd February 2009 at 6:00pm - free entry - all welcome

Venue: Bruce Mason Centre, Takapuna Beach, Auckland

Date: February 3rd - 28th 2009

Open: Monday to Friday 9 - 5 & Saturday 10 - 4

For more information go to www.nzartguild.co.nz and click on "shave an artist" button on the home page

Below are the paintings up for auction.

ARTIST: Beate Minderjahn
TITLE: "My Kind of Journey"

SIZE: 1520mm x 520mm

MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas

RETAIL VALUE: $995

ARTIST: Helen Sherrock
TITLE: "The Beauty of Life"

SIZE: 620mm x 460mm

MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas

RETAIL VALUE: $500

ARTIST: Jennifer Christiansen
TITLE: "Kia Kaha"
SIZE: 6 Canvases each measuring: 406mm x 305mm
MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas.
RETAIL VALUE: $1000

ARTIST: Juliet Cryns
TITLE: "Angel of Hope"
SIZE: 710mm x 910mm
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas
RETAIL VALUE: $1200

ARTIST: Marimba Powley
TITLE: "When I Grow Up"
SIZE: 610mm x 760mm
MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas.
RETAIL VALUE: $425

ARTIST: Nancy Frazer
TITLE: "Tranquility"
SIZE: Triptych each canvas measuring 380mm x 760mm
MEDIUM: Mixed Media and Acrylic on canvas
RETAIL VALUE: $950


ARTIST: Sally Blyth
TITLE: "Meadows" from Vintage Voyage series
SIZE: 500mm high x 600mm wide
MEDIUM: Mixed media - acrylic, gold, crackle
RETAIL VALUE: $500

ARTIST: Sharlene Schmidt
TITLE: "Generations"
SIZE: 508mm x 762mm x 40 mm
MEDIUM: Oil on canvas
RETAIL VALUE: $545

ARTIST: Sofia Minson
TITLE: "African Paean"
SIZE: 1300mm high x 1300mm wide x 40mm deep
MEDIUM: oil on canvas
RETAIL VALUE: $11,500

ARTIST: Sophia Elise
TITLE: Journey of Life
SIZE: 1000mm x 400mm
MEDIUM: Mixed Media and Acrylic on canvas
RETAIL VALUE: $1200

ARTIST: Tanya Dann
TITLE: "Incoherent Metamorphosis"
SIZE: 600mm x 450mm
MEDIUM: Acrylic on canvas
RETAIL VALUE: $700

ARTIST: Tony Brown
TITLE: "Life"
SIZE: 900mm high x 1200mm wide
MEDIUM: Acrylic and pastel on wood
RETAIL VALUE: $1,200

ARTIST: Victoria Anderson
TITLE: "The Eighties"
SIZE: 400mm x 500mm
MEDIUM: Acrylic and multi-media on canvas
RETAIL VALUE: $250