Quest Rotorua

Curated by Lopdell House Gallery, Auckland, Blast! Pat Hanly – the painter and his protest celebrates New Zealand's nuclear-free status.

Pat Hanly not only painted but demonstrated against political and social things that disturbed him, especially nuclear testing. Curated by Lopdell House Gallery, Auckland, Blast! Pat Hanly – the painter and his protest celebrates our nuclear-free status which passed into legislation in 1987. ‘Pat Hanly was a small man with a big-hearted, wide-seeing view of the world,’ says exhibition organiser Kate Wells. Vibrant works tell a story of the power of art to move hearts and minds.

Information courtesy of www.rotoruamuseum.co.nz