Lewis Vivian Cosgrave (Ngāti Pūkenga, b.1997) primarily focuses on the experience of the quotidian. His work captures transitory moments—a life found along concrete pavements, in the backseat of a car, in glimpses of inner city gardens, blending painting, drawing and photographic practices.

Through a refined sense of surface and delicate use of colour, Cosgrave brings an intentional reticence to his work—altering collected and personal archive imagery through saturation, erasure and muddying. Arriving eventually to a space that grants us momentary reflection on our everyday—on the mundanity and transience that surrounds us. Cosgrave is based in Te-Whanganui-a-Tara and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Honours).

Exhibitions

Having Heard a Glow, Solo Show, 27 September – 18 October 2025
Playground, Group Show, 22 March – 12 April 2025

External Exhibitions

Little Rushes (Strawhouse, 2025)
The Human Tongue is Our Daily Furnace
(Horizons: Emerging Artist Sector, Aotearoa Art Fair, 2025)
Understudy (Play_station, 2025)
Community (Envy6011, 2023)
Wellington City (Envy6011, offsite, 2023)
Cloudspotting (Play_station, 2022)