MICHAEL HAWKSWORTH
Exhaust Review
Exhaust Review
SAT 14 DEC - SAT 18 JAN 2025
Stepdown is delighted to present an exhibition by local artist Michael Hawksworth, our final for 2025.
Exhaust Review presents a series of gouache and charcoal drawings which read something like a recovered document of a derailed architectural proposal, or maybe abstract SF flotsam.
A zine featuring writing by Andre Prichard and Mark Anderson will be available, along with lashings of silly season libations.
All welcome.
*This exhibition will be accompanied by a live music performance featuring Michael Hawksworth and Mark Anderson in January. Stay tuned for more details coming soon.
Opening Celebration: 4pm-, Saturday 14 December
Michael Hawksworth is an artist, arts educator, writer and D.J. who lives and works in Hawkes Bay. Born in 1966 in Wellington, he studied Art History and English Literature at Victoria University before earning a Master of Fine Arts from Elam School of Arts in 2003. Since the late 1990s, he has taught visual arts at EIT, specializing in drawing, painting, and research.
Hawksworth’s artistic practice spans collage, text, spoken word, drawing, and painting, and he has also worked on design and illustration for music projects. His work is regularly exhibited in Hawkes Bay and beyond, reflecting his deep engagement with both the local and national art scenes.
Instagram: @mhawksworth_art