Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery: Avtar Singh

Avtar Singh’s drawings begin with everyday printed and digital material: National Geographic magazines, school newsletters, art books, and images gathered online. Working page by page, she undertakes the steady task of rebuilding entire publications through drawing. 

Every spread, photograph, headline and corner of layout is carried across in her own way, forming a growing archive of re-made pages that reflect hours of sustained attention. The works in this exhibition highlight a practice shaped by repetition, duration, and vibrant material sensibility. Avtar Singh (b. 1967) was born in Te Awamutu and now lives with her family in Tāmaki Makaurau. She is a student at Māpura Studios and has been attending since 2021.