Patricia Piccinini is one of Australia’s most exciting contemporary artists. She has exhibited widely overseas and throughout Australia and was Australia's representative at the 2003 Venice Biennale. Piccinini's hyper-real sculpture, photography and video works invite us to consider a genetically-engineered biological future where ‘normalcy’ is challenged and inter-species dynamics shift dramatically. Far from being fear-fuelled harbingers of doom, Piccinini’s hybrid creatures seem to co-exist in harmony with their human and animal charges, making for poignant, provocative viewing. Also showing at City Gallery Wellington: Michael Smither - The Wonder Years.