Emma McIntyre Solve et coagula (detail) 2026. Oil, oil stick, copper paint and mixed media on canvas. Courtesy the artist and David Zwirner.
Emma McIntyre
A Big Wall Project
19 December 2026 - 31 December 2028
Born in Aotearoa New Zealand and currently based in Los Angeles, California, Emma McIntyre has returned home to create a new site-specific painting for the Gallery’s Big Wall. Guided by an interest in abstraction, art history, material experimentation and intuitive mark making, McIntyre has transformed the Big Wall into a distinct and evolving ecosystem. Considering the idea of the landscape as a guiding principle, McIntyre has layered an oxidised iron pigment with a range of materials, motifs, and gestures. The final composition reflects and extends her own visual language, while also responding to family histories and artistic legacies that are anchored in Ōtepoti Dunedin.