“Goldie, Waiheke Island” Selected for Extinction 2026 Exhibition: A Planet in Fragile Balance
Included in the exhibition is Goldie, Waiheke Island, New Zealand, an abstract landscape informed by the sensory experience of a Waiheke Island Pinot Gris. Built through pearl whites, champagne golds, pale apricot, and softened citrus tones, the work reflects the fragile balance between land, climate, agriculture, and memory, drawing attention to places and conditions that feel increasingly vulnerable as environmental pressures continue to shift the landscapes we move through every day.
Statement
Extinction 2026: A Planet in Fragile Balance opens April 22 and runs through June 22, 2026. Explore a global exhibition confronting climate reality and environmental change: https://www.gallerium.art/extinction-2026
Press Release
There is a tension shaping the world we live in, a delicate line between what continues and what begins to disappear, a balance that feels increasingly uncertain with each passing day. It is within this fragile moment that Extinction 2026, the 6th annual international juried smart exhibition by Gallerium, opens its doors, inviting you to witness, reflect, and engage with a reality that is already unfolding around us.
From its opening on April 22, the exhibition continues through June 22, 2026, bringing together voices from across the world in a shared visual response to this critical point in time.
The planet is not standing still.
Ecosystems are shifting. Species are vanishing. Natural rhythms are being disrupted in ways that are no longer subtle. What was once gradual now feels immediate, and what once felt distant is now part of our everyday reality.
Extinction 2026 brings this fragile balance into focus.
Through a compelling collection of artworks from around the world, the exhibition reveals both the vulnerability of our environment and the enduring beauty that still exists within it. Some works confront the consequences of loss. Others preserve moments of what remains. Together, they form a powerful visual narrative of a world suspended between survival and disappearance.
You are invited to experience the exhibition at:
https://www.gallerium.art/extinction-2026
As you explore, you may encounter works that stay with you, images that feel urgent, stories that resonate, and moments that shift the way you see the world around you.
You are invited to become part of that exchange.
You can rate and comment on the artworks, sharing your thoughts and interpretations. Artists can reply directly, creating an open dialogue where ideas evolve, perspectives meet, and the experience extends beyond the visual into meaningful conversation.
In this space, every response matters. Every reflection adds to the dialogue. And through that dialogue, the exhibition continues to live, not only as a collection of artworks, but as a shared awareness of what is at stake, and what may still be possible.
Explore Extinction 2026 and be part of the conversation shaping how we see, understand, and respond to our changing world.
Participant Artists:
Steve Mason, Barbara Burns, Barbara Hall, Rich Sheaffer, Mark Pol, Penny Jamrack, Steven Barger, Jim Mackey, Leon Sun, Gary Westford, Deborah St John, Susan Ridley, Linda Lansbury, SWL Harrison, Sam Dobrow, Elisabeth Ubbe, Michele Benjamin, Michael Kolitsky, Jon Otterson, Bob Felderman, Elizabeth MacFarland, Domenick Mignone, Sue Fitzgerald, Ellen Hunt, Hollie Mahler, Diane Marks, Peter Schachter, Suze Woolf, Fritz Messere, Kathelen Weinberg, Eric Brewer, Mark McKain, Ann Wasserman, James Siegel, Pamela Michaels, Vince Quevedo, Leslie Broughton, Leticia Marie Razo, Craig Thompson, Diane George, Charlene Moy, Vakim Pirdon, Laura Kessler, Lusa, Aleksandra Chernaia, Derek Bigard, De’Andre Deillis Sims, Richelle Mechem, Agnieszka Palka, Tetiana Bondar, Rosetta Volpe-Dufalla, Lowell Downey, Yvonne Welman, Robert Falcone, Suz Podrasky, Nancy Riedell, Thomas Baillieul, Olha Svieshnikova, Nike Kama, Dinorah Rivas, Ruth resnick, Ramza, Valerie Mangion, Joel Simpson, William Prensky, Kym Lee, Diane Howard Langlois, Heather Morrow, Eran Fraenkel, Dale Emmart, Loren Nelson, Kimbra Eberly, Nelson Asistin, Gregory Zimet, Roberta Parry, Clara Aguero Ortiz, Anne Erickson, Carla J Fisher, Zintis Buzermanis, Louis Markoya, Deborah Zerden, Kitt Ballenger, Belova-Custom-Portraits, Rachel Berardinelli, Stephanie Bing, Misscellaneous Me, Marija Colic, Julian Cross, Paulina Dabrowska-Dorozynska, Jay DeChesere, Jill DuBois, Connor Duesterbeck, Pam Ferris-Olson, Laurel Fischer, Marilyn Fuller, Nic Galloro, Stephen Goddard, Tanya Greer, Melissa Guillet, Cynthia Harris, Stefany Haynie, Kathie Henderson, Jenn Hendrix, Yanqing Huang, Panne Ally, Jennifer Johnson, Tami Johnson, Elizabeth Jolly, Spencer Justice, Deborah Kennedy, Liaqat Khan, Mai Vjuu, Katie Kratzer, Kathy LaMontagne, Mark Leatherman, Lisa Leconte, Agnieszka Lis, Alfia Maha, Kirin Makker, Robert Maniscalco, Artur Català, Ryan McCullen, Madison Menard, Laura Modahl, Gloria Naisbitt, RJ Niceschwander, Frank Nolan, Zdenka Nyburg, Judith Peck, Jessica Pittman, Rebecca Plachte-Zuieback, Jamie Powers, Syslee Rawlinson, Tony Rio, Fiurdelin, Lourdes Rivera - LULU, Christina Robinson, Helene Sheeler-Johnson, Stuart Siegel, Randy Sprout, Darryl Starr, Ann Stoddard, Michele Strahan, Tanner Stull, Mary Ellen Taylor, Carmen Van Ameringen, Sishuang Wu, Zhiyu You, Benjamin Zackin, Lindsay Zgonina, Nancy Jacobs Best, Alexander Brebner, Alana Brodie, Dominique Grandfort, M. A. Havens, Lilia Hommel, Shayla Jones, Patrick Mehaffy, Bryce Parker, Todd Tebbs
This painting is inspired by Goldie Estate, set on the slopes above Putiki Bay on Waiheke Island. Surrounded by native bush and sweeping rows of vines, the vineyard carries a quiet sense of history rooted in the legacy of Kim and Jeanette Goldwater, who helped establish Waiheke as one of New Zealand’s celebrated wine regions. The landscape feels both expansive and intimate, where vineyard hills roll gently toward the bay and warm air carries the scent of fruit and sea.
The palette and movement of the painting draw from a glass of Goldie Estate Pinot Gris. Soft yellows and pale blush tones reflect the wine’s delicate notes of pear, quince, and white blossom, while flowing lines echo the curves of the vineyard and the calm rhythm of the island. Small blocks of color suggest the rows of vines and scattered structures across the estate, bringing together the warmth of the afternoon light, the stillness of Putiki Bay, and the quiet elegance of the wine itself.
Original paintings are created with archival materials and are available for private collection, with larger commissioned interpretations available upon request.
9 x 12 inches
Acrylic on birchwood panel
Varnished for protection and depth
Presented in a walnut canvas float frame
