Exhibitions & Collabs

Winner of Bolt of Cloth Textile Design Award

Sep 2023 / NZ

‘Grounded’ is a cushion cover collection celebrating New Zealand’s iconic rolling hills. The colours are fresh for the sunny months, yet still warm and cosy for the cooler months. While these hillsides are abstracted and imagined, you can easily visualise yourself wandering amongst them. Bolt of Cloth customers love these as they love colour, organic shapes and prints. The cushions would fit with all types of fabrics on couches, chairs and beds.

Here’s what the judges said:
”We loved that Alice’s collection was distinctly New Zealand whilst also being graphically stunning. This was only enhanced by her use of colour. We both can see these designs looking beautiful in a mid-century home, just as easily as they would in a contemporary home.”

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Paws for Purpose

March 2023 / Auckland, NZ

Introducing Wanda the guide dog 🐕‍🦺💚🌸🌿🦮
Blind Low Vision NZ is the only organisation who train and breed guide dogs for New Zealanders with vision loss. The current waiting time to receive a guide dog is around two years. The anticipated increased demand over the coming years will extend the waiting time unless more dogs can be successfully trained as guide dogs. Wanda was auctioned to raise funds for BLVNZ to ensure they can build a new and fit for purpose kennel for guide dogs in training.

Wanda’s name and style represent the adventures that someone with low vision/blindness will be able to take when they are paired with a guide dog. To be able to get out in nature and experience the peacefulness and connectedness with the world. Guide dogs allow people freedom to get out and enjoy even more of the world. She was on display at Westfield Newmarket.

Ceramic Show

31 Aug - 13 Sep, 2022 / Studio One Toi Tu, Auckland

A group exhibition showcasing six unique local ceramicists; Alice Berry, Val Ong, Paul Herbert, Humphrey Tait, Georgia Hood & Poppy Hewison. The show ran in the Sidewalk Gallery at Studio One Toi Tu in Ponsonby, Auckland.

Tiny Show

2 - 14 Sep, 2022 / Turua Gallery, Auckland

Each year Turua Gallery brings you an exhibition that showcases some of their wonderful artists & their stunning work. One of their most popular events, it features the most splendid collection of tiny works from over 30 artists.

Westfield x Alice Berry

Mother’s Day, May 2022 / Rose Quartz / NZ Westfield centres

For the Westfield x Alice Berry Mother’s Day campaign, Alice created a lovely soft, nurturing artwork based on a rose quartz crystal. Rose Quartz represents universal love so it was perfect to represent mothers, in whatever form they come, while also acknowledging that Mother’s Day can be a hard day for some, so bringing them warmth and love as well.

The campaign featured Alice’s artwork across photo booths, complimentary gift wrapping, gift tags, florals, mini House of Chocolate treat boxes, phone grips and more. One lucky shopper also won the painting for their mum! Shoppers loved seeing art in the shopping centres and enjoyed all their complimentary gifts.

Thanks to Westfield and Red Creative :)

FEATURES:
Westfield blog | Instagram

WWF Whale Tales

February-April 2022 / ‘Calm of Hauraki Gulf’ / Three Lamps, Auckland

Whale Tales is a trail of unique and stunning sculptures, designed by artists and children, animating Tāmaki Makaurau and bringing to life themes of protecting and restoring the mauri of our ocean. Inspired by the Bryde’s Whale, the legacy of Whale Tales will continue long after the fun of the trail has ended with the sculptures being auctioned to raise significant funds to power the vital work WWF-New Zealand does to look after our moana (ocean) and her marine life throughout Aotearoa, particularly in and around the Hauraki Gulf.

In ‘Calm of Hauraki Gulf’, each layer's shapes are abstracted from species and happenings found in the Hauraki Gulf/Tīkapa Moana, that contribute to the survival of the Bryde's whale and the ocean as a whole. Biodiversity is so important to a sustainable ocean and we must protect our oceans and waterways.

Layer 1. Sand and seafloor / Layer 2. Sea sponges / Layer 3. Kelp and seaweeds / Layer 4. Seashells and shellfish / Layer 5. Plankton

FEATURES:
endemicworld.com | Arts Diary | AM Show, THREE (watch here)

Art Forever

Auckland Art Week / 10-18 Oct 2020 / Endemicworld, Auckland

This group of artists was posed the question:
What would you like people 100 years in the future to know about your work?

Poem about Uncut Gems from the year 2120:
One hundred years ago / Our freedom we did forgo / A virus of Corona / Had taken our lives over.
With time on our hands / And cancelled plans / We turned to nature / A healer and a game-changer.
Many troubles we all did face / But slow and steady wins the race / With love all around it was no surprise / That from the ashes we would rise.
Perfectly imperfect is our glory / To you I tell this story / With the beauty of an uncut gem / We got through it in the end.

Uncut Gems is an ongoing series of paintings that reference the beauty of the imperfect. The magic of finding a raw, uncut gem or crystal among the rocks is like no other.

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

24 Oct-3 Nov 2019 / Endemicworld, Auckland

After a trip to Samoa, Alice Berry was inspired to create a new series of paintings that captured her time there. ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’, a title borrowed from the Shakespeare story perfectly encapsulates the feeling of the exhibition. During the warm evenings in Samoa, Alice was able to sit outside and enjoy all the magic the island had to offer, vibrant colours, the beautiful culture of it’s people, the warmth of the air, insects chirping, and the sweet smell of the flowers. It wasn’t until she arrived home she started to question whether it was real, or was it all a dream. These paintings are memories of Alice’s time away, an essence of the midsummer night and the magic that can be found in it.
Supported by Six Barrel Soda Co & Crafter’s Union Wines

FEATURES:
Studio Visit - endemicworld.com | Opening Night endemicworld.com | Auckland Arts Diary | VIVA | Habitat by Resene

Outta Space

17 May-7June 2018 / Studio One - Auckland

An exploration into feelings of helplessness, anxiety, moments of calm and empowerment. Alice is a warrior from the battle of anxiety. Through these paintings she is able to express herself and relax at the same time. The past year has thrown some tough challenges at her, as well as some amazing achievements. OUTTA SPACE represents both the mental experience and Alice’s love for the universe. The theme of OUTTA SPACE is also represented by Alice’s artwork creeping its way out onto the frames. In her experience nothing fits perfectly in a box, so why should her art.

Raw Artistry x Alice Berry

2018 / Dawn Silk Scarf

Raw Artistry and Alice collaborate on a limited edition silk scarf named Dawn. The artwork features the freshness of the morning along with the warmth of the rising sun. Those who don this scarf will be ready to embrace the day in style.

Wonderland

6-7 May 2017 / Thievery Studio, K'Rd, Auckland

After struggling through a solid year of intense anxiety, Alice has come through the other side and decided to put herself out there with a collection of her abstract paintings – WONDERLAND. This collection expresses Alice’s feelings and experiences. This collection celebrates individuality and colourfulness within ourselves. You will see paint on the frames. This represents being outside the box. Alice is definitely not ‘inside the box’, so why should her paintings be!