Artist and gallerist Jade Townsend was born and raised in Whanganui, in New Zealand’s North Island, before moving to Liverpool in the UK. She now lives in Auckland, where she co-runs Season gallery, which often spotlights Māori art. She shares what a perfect weekend looks like for her in the city she now calls home.
Friday night | I usually finish the week with drinks at Blue. This place feels discreet and slightly mysterious, a little discovery that peels off Ponsonby Road. I like to put on a favourite jacket – my old faithful, distressed leather by Wynn Hamlyn if I’m feeling like a tough artist, or a floor-length, luxurious raw silk coat by Tigra Tigra if I’m feeling more like a glamorous gallerist – and sit in the courtyard and have a cheeky ciggie – one of the only places in the city left to smoke. They constantly rotate their wines by the glass, and the Feijoa gin spritz is a favourite of mine.
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