Kia ora koutou. Following on from the inaugural edition last month, where I dialled in from a thawing Paris to focus on the physical weight of Aotearoa’s presence in Europe, I am now back at my home base in Portugal. From here, I’ve been thinking about 'satellite hubs' – specific locations where our artists congregate. Before we look at what’s current and coming up, let's look at significant career milestones happening for our artists overseas and a thread that is linking many of their practices. Aotearoa artists around the world are shifting how we visualise the 'unseen' – the hidden histories, unheard sounds, and suppressed desires that shape our reality.

In New York, Ana Iti is well underway with her 12-month Harriet Friedlander Residency, and joining her in the city is Emerita Baik, who was recently selected for the Powerhouse Arts subsidy program to produce new work in their print department. In Miami, Reuben Paterson used his signature glitter and pearls in the group show Acid Bath House to celebrate the "sensuous glamour" of queer spaces. In London, Nayan Patel’s Object Permanence at NEVEN activated material detritus to reveal what systems attempt to bury. In Bangkok, Sorawit Songsataya opened their first solo exhibition in Thailand at STORAGE, translating "sonic ecology" (the unheard voices and absences of migration) into tangible 3D forms. On the art fair circuit, Areez Katki exhibited with TARQ at the India Art Fair, using embroidery and textiles to reflect on gendered labour and cultural lineage, while Bena Jackson presented a sculptural intervention with play_station at the Melbourne Art Fair, focusing on the overlooked human traces within city structures.

Acid Bath House, featuring Reuben Paterson. Installation image courtesy of Nina Johnson, Miami, USA.

Looking ahead to March, activity in Australia is surging, as artists respond to themes of resonance and "rememory.” At UNSW Galleries, the group exhibition All the World’s Memories reframes the archive as something unstable and embodied through the work of Ana Iti, Fiona Clark, and Zac Langdon-Pole, with new writing from DJCS. This inquiry into how we organise space and thought continues through Cindy Huang 黄馨贤’s porcelain Landings at Gertrude Contemporary; Yona Lee’s industrial labyrinthine sculptures at Fine Arts, Sydney; and John Pule and Tessa Laird’s exploration of intelligence in the natural world at the Potter Museum of Art.

Finally, the month culminates in two major moments: the 25th Biennale of Sydney and the TarraWarra International. Collectively featuring eight Aotearoa practitioners, this cluster of activity marks a significant season for our artists. Read on for the full March briefing, and stay tuned for our April edition, where I hope to bring you exclusive images and dispatches from Gadigal Country, Sydney.

Australia & Pacific

Cindy Huang 黄馨贤: Landings | Gertrude Contemporary, Naarm Melbourne | Until 21 March
Huang’s solo exhibition features Tracing a gilded trail, a sprawling floor installation of 1,000 porcelain sculptural elements exploring migration and labour.

Yona Lee: Draught | Fine Arts, Sydney | Until 28 March
Lee’s signature stainless steel "transit" sculptures continue to weave domestic objects like beer taps and spotlights into a public labyrinthine infrastructure.

Exhibition details, Yona Lee, ‘Beer in Transit’, 2026, Stainless steel, draught beer, objects. Courtesy of the artist and Fine Arts, Sydney. (Photo: Jessica Maurer).

Mikala Dwyer: SEARCHERS: Graffiti and Contemporary Art | National Art School, Gadigal Country Sydney | Until 11 April
Dwyer features in this major survey exploring the restless movement between street-based spray and formal gallery practice.

All the World’s Memories | UNSW Galleries, Gadigal Country Sydney | Until 03 May
Featuring Ana Iti, Fiona Clark, and Zac Langdon-Pole, with new writing from DJCS. Curated by José Da Silva, this group exhibition explores memory as an unstable, living process, questioning institutional archives and personal recording.

A velvet ant, a flower, and a bird | Potter Museum of Art, Naarm Melbourne | Until 06 June
Featuring John Pule and Tessa Laird. A major show curated by Professor Dr Chus Martínez, which uses figures from nature to challenge human-centric views of the world and reimagine intelligence across living systems.

rememory: 25th Biennale of Sydney | Various Venues, Gadigal Country Sydney | Opens 14 March
Featuring Behrouz Boochani and Benjamin Work. Curated by Hoor Al Qasimi, this edition investigates ancestral endurance. Work presents a new commission at the Chau Chak Wing Museum, while Boochani presents Code Black/Riot at Campbelltown Arts Centre.

TarraWarra International 2026: System Release | TarraWarra Museum of Art, Healesville Australia | Opens 21 March
Featuring Alicia Frankovich, Dane Mitchell, Nikau Hindin, Shannon Te Ao. Curated by Dr Emily Cormack, this exhibition brings together ten artists from Aotearoa, Australia, and Mexico to navigate precarious social and ecological structures.

Art of the Pacific | NGV International, Naarm Melbourne | Until October 2026
Featuring Christopher Ulutupu, Fiona Pardington, Reuben Paterson, Michael Parekowhai, Kirsten Lyttle, Chris Charteris, Tui Emma Gillies, Sulieti Fieme'a Burrows, Sofia Tekela-Smith, Doris de Pont and Margo Barton. This major display highlights contemporary innovation alongside the preservation of customary cultural practices.

Asia

Ian Douglas-Jones: TRACERIES: Design, matter, and the friction of reality | Design Shanghai | Until 25 March
One of six international artists, Douglas-Jones presents kinetic installations that challenge "frictionless" digital culture and celebrate physical traces, manual labour, and the irreplaceable value of in-person experience.

Sorawit Songsataya: ลมๆแล้งๆ/ plain·song | STORAGE, Bangkok | Until 19 April
In their first solo exhibition in Thailand, Songsataya explores "sonic ecology" and tactile memory through sculpture and holographic animation, proposing the silenced and the unheard as imaginative modes of resistance.

Sorawit Songsataya, Shredded, 2021. Digital animation, LED holographic fan, 00:56 min (loop), 500 x 500 mm. Coastal Sign, Auckland

The Americas

Simon Denny: New Humans: Memories of the Future | New Museum, NYC | Opens 21 March
A large-scale survey of over 150 artists tracing a "diagonal history" of the 21st century and technological acceleration.

UK & Europe

Aotearoa Exchange | Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich | 6 March
Featuring Mia Straka, Jess Winchcombe, Grace Yu Piper, and 20 Handshake alumni. A "wearable archive" animating SCHMUCK 2026—the world’s leading jewellery fair—with choreographed movement.

A Century in Sound | Barbican Cinema, London | 22 March (SOLD OUT)
Co-directed by Nick Dwyer and Tuataroa Rapana Neill. A documentary exploring Japan’s unique culture of reverent, deep listening via three of Tokyo’s legendary Ongaku Kissa (listening cafés). The screening is followed by a conversation between Nick Dwyer and film writer Becca Voelcker.

Anton Forde: Tiaki Ora ∞ Protecting Life | Sainsbury Centre, Norwich | Until 19 April
Forde and Shiree Reihana present a large-scale installation of 81 hand-carved pou, drawing on the peaceful resistance of Parihaka to issue a call for kotahitanga (unity) and collective action.

He Toi Ora – A Living History | Museum Fünf Kontinente, Munich | Until 10 May
Curated by David Jones (Rongowhakaata) and Hilke Thode-Arora. This exhibition uses wood analysis and iwi consultation to reconnect 80 taonga with their living descendants, bridging archival gaps lost in London between 1825 and 1914.

Joya: arte + ecología / AiR | Almería, Spain | Apply by 10 March 2026
An off-grid, interdisciplinary residency in the Sierra María-Los Vélez Natural Park. Aimed at artists and writers exploring ecology and sustainability. Note: There is a residency fee of approximately €400/week which covers private accommodation, studio, and all meals.

ARCUS Project IBARAKI Artist-in-Residence | Moriya, Japan | Apply by 19 March 2026
A fully-funded 90-day residency (Sept–Dec 2026) for two non-Japanese artists focused on research and experimentation. Provides a 540,000 JPY stipend, round-trip airfare, a private studio, and furnished accommodation.

Avani Tandon Vieira, ARCUS' artist in residence in 2025 engaged in a project of democratic map making together with local residents of Moriya. (Photo: Supplied).

PADA Studios International Residency Programme | Lisbon, Portugal | Apply by 30 March 2026
A 1–2 month residency (Jan–July 2027) set within a converted post-industrial warehouse in Barreiro, Lisbon. Includes a private 36m2 studio, accommodation in 19th-century cottages, and a curated group exhibition. Note: The cost is €1550/month but PADA provides invitation letters to support funding applications.

If you know about upcoming international exhibitions or events featuring Aotearoa artists (visual or otherwise), or not-to-be-missed opportunities, send me a message via Instagram.