Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Ongoing
Toi Aotearoa.
Explore the Gallery’s permanent collection in one of the largest and most absorbing presentations of New Zealand art.
Showing exhibitions in all neighbourhoods
from today onwards
Current
Upcoming
Finished
Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts
Dec 2010 - Dec 2011
Richard Orjis
Grass Circle.
The first major public sculpture by Auckland artist Richard Orjis.
Gus Fisher Gallery
26 August — 29 October
Frank Hofmann
From Prague to Auckland: The Photographs of Frank Hofmann (1916-89).
Frank Hofmann arrived in New Zealand in 1940 as a refugee from Nazism. He quickly established himself as a professional photographer, first in Christchurch, then in Auckland from 1941.
Gus Fisher Gallery
26 August — 29 October
Liyen Chong: Of Positions and half Position having several Marks at once..
Operating from between the spaces of coming and going, Liyen Chong continues her explorations of the self and consciousness through particular modes of cultural production.
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
28 August — 31 December
From French Chateau to Kauri Canopy: The Gallery's Architecture.
From original archives to concept sketches, 3D models, architects’ plans and project photographs, trace its transformation both inside and out.
FHE Galleries
01 September — 14 October
Aotearoa Selected Works.
Selected works from New Zealand and across the Pacific.
FHE Project
01 September — 14 October
Marti Friedlander, Ann Robinson, Ans Westra, Chris Charteris, Russell Moses, Emily Siddell, Chris Bailey, Te Ao Marama Ngarimu a
Aotearoa.
Selected works from New Zealand and across the Pacific.
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Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
03 September — 30 October
Julian and Josie Robertson
The Julian and Josie Robertson Promised Gift.
Enjoy the rare opportunity to view the private art collection of American philanthropists Julian and Josie Robertson.
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
03 September — 27 November
Dane Mitchell, Peter Robinson
Simultaneously Modern: Three art installations from the Contemporary New Zealand Collections.
Larger-than-life installations by New Zealanders Dane Mitchell, Peter Robinson and et al will excite your curiosity and conversation.
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
03 September — 06 February
James Mackelvie
James Mackelvie's Gift to Auckland.
Marvel at one of New Zealand's most important and generous art collections.
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Early May
Whizz Bang Pop.
From the eye-watering op art of Bridget Riley’s Nineteen Greys to the mind-bending, interactive installation of Luc Peire’s Mirrored Box, this exhibition fizzes with emotion.
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
03 September — 01 February
Sir George Grey
Property of a Gentleman: Sir George Grey’s Paintings.
On 17 February 1888, the Auckland Art Gallery officially opened with a display of European and local paintings gifted by soldier, explorer, collector and twice governor of New Zealand, Sir George Grey.
Antoinette Godkin Gallery
07 September — 15 October
Helen Calder
In front, behind, side-by-side.
Calder’s latest works continue her manipulations of paint and colour. These works are composed of long multiple coloured strips of acrylic paint hanging in layers from steel pins.
Kura Gallery
08 September — 23 October
Te Toi Whakairo Toru - The Art of Carving Three.
Kura's third annual Carving Exhibition showcasing the latest contemporary and traditional carvings by some of Aotearoa's most celebrated established and emerging artists.
Mangere Arts Centre - Ngā Tohu o Uenuku
08 September — 23 October
Sopolemalama Filipe Tohi
Fatuemaka Mei Fale Kafa.
Tongan born artist Filipe Tohi emigrated to Aotearoa New Zealand in 1978 and has been sculpting in wood, stone and steel since 1992.
Two Rooms
09 September — 22 October
Stephen Bambury
Paper Scissors Rock.
Stephen Bambury is one of New Zealand's most prominent artists. For more than 35 years he has maintained a commitment to international abstraction in an aesthetic practice that considers paintings as objects to be experienced and contemplated.
Two Rooms
09 September — 22 October
Fiona Pardington
Phantasma 2011.
In many ways the Mushrooms: The Champignons Barla series of photographs is simply yet another arrow in Fiona Pardington’s thematic quiver of Eros and Thanatos, the Aristotelian and encyclopaedic collecting policies of the nineteenth century museums, the eighteenth century Wunderkammer cabinet of curiosities, and a pronounced Francophilia.
Objectspace
23 September — 02 November
Pacific Allsorts: Kennedy Brown.
The three pieces of furniture in Kennedy Brown’s Pacific Allsorts installation continue his exploration of the relationship between the traditional and modern in New Zealand furniture design. This most recent investigation, created for Objectspace, focuses on the blending of traditional Pacific construction methods with contemporary furniture design.
Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts
25 September — 07 November
Lisa Crowley
The Reading Hall.
Auckland-based artist Lisa Crowly's exhibition The Reading Hall features a series of video works that document the Vyborg Library in Russia.
Te Tuhi Centre for the Arts
25 September — 06 November
Matt Henry
Matt Henry.
Auckland-based artist Matt Henry creates meticulously painted minimalist paintings that often mimic high-end modernist style appliances or humble architectural utilities and fixtures.
Satellite Gallery
27 September — 22 October
Robyn Gibson
New Works.
Established artist Robyn Gibson exhibits paintings and drawings in ‘New Works’ at Sputnik Room, Satellite Gallery.
Satellite Gallery
27 September — 22 October
David Straight
Still Here - Landscape of an Earthquake.
Christchurch born photographer David Straight presents 'Still Here', a photographic documentation depicting suburban Christchurch following the February 22 earthquake.
Fox Jensen Gallery
27 September — 05 November
Lisa Crowley
Lisa Crowley: Printed Mind.
For the last 15 years Lisa Crowley has developed a practice that is literate in the developments of both contemporary photography and video. Her work is conceptually driven and is always the result of a measured and creative thought process.
Ivan Anthony
28 September — 22 October
Julian Hooper
New work by Julian Hooper.
New work by Julian Hooper: Wednesday 28th Septermber - Saturday 22nd October 2011
Anna Miles Gallery
28 September — 22 October
ALLAN McDONALD
Allan McDonald.
Photographer, Allan McDonald, is a poetic documentarian — known for finely tuned images of modest and ordinary aspects of the suburban and urban environment that are in the process of passing into oblivion.
Basement Theatre
29 September — 23 October
Dirty 13 - Group Art Show.
The Dirty 13 is a celebration of Auckland’s emerging street-art scene.
St Paul St Gallery
30 September — 28 October
Reason and Rhyme.
Reason and Rhyme investigates the urge to structure and channel creative production through systems, grids and frameworks. It explores the urge to locate oneself within the map or the doctrine, and to impose rules and structures across creative practice.
The Depot
01 — 21 October
Glasswear: Group Show.
Glasswear presents an exciting snapshot of current practice by this group of innovative jewellers. In what has become an annual exhibition, the show explores the physical properties of glass through the work of six very different makers.
The Depot
01 — 21 October
Textile Exhibition: Group Show.
Coinciding with the Glasswear show is an annual exhibition by textile makers working on small works.
Tim Melville Gallery
04 — 29 October
Joe Sheehan
JOE SHEEHAN: New Work.
In 2006 Joe was one of the inaugural recipients of the New Zealand Arts Foundation's New Generation Awards, in 2008 he was invited to represent New Zealand at the 28th Sao Paulo Bienal, and in 2010 he was a recipient of the Antarctica New Zealand Arts Fellowship.
Whitespace
04 — 22 October
Philip Trusttum
Philip Trusttum.
Leading NZ artist Philip presents his larger than life paintings of rugby players on the field and in action.
The Film Archive
05 October — 12 November
Forever Tuesday.
The Film Archive presents four evenings of new dance performance, combining to create an accumulative exhibition of moving image and dance. Bringing together some of Auckland’s finest progressive experimental choreographers Forever Tuesday is a series of recontextualisations and interventions in which archived footage of dance and performance is collapsed together with contemporary choreographic practice.
Artstation
05 — 22 October
Curated by Janneen Love and Alexis Neal
Kia Ora Koutou, Kia Ora Koutou, Kia Ora Koutou.
Kia Ora Koutou, Kia Ora Koutou, Kia Ora Koutou is a collaborative cash and carry exhibition where artists are invited to respond to this exceptional time of the Rugby World Cup.
Seed Gallery
05 — 22 October
Menagerie.
An exhibition showcasing a wild and fantastic array of over 100 original prints, drawings, sculptures and paintings by some of New Zealand’s most promising contemporary artists.
Melanie Roger Gallery
06 — 30 October
Stanley Palmer, Martin Poppelwell, Dick Lyne, Derek Henderson and Corrina Hosseason
TURF.
Artists Stanley Palmer, Martin Poppelwell, Dick Lyne, Derek Henderson and Corrina Hosseason explore landscape and the New Zealand environment through painting, photography and ceramic sculpture.
Masterworks Gallery
06 — 26 October
Jacqui Chan
THINKspace.
Jacqui Chan's practice explores jewellery's relation with urban environments. The making and wearing of jewellery are used to engage with a number of urban locations.
Masterworks Gallery
06 — 26 October
Top Drawer - Group Show.
Top Drawer showcases a collection of work by New Zealand and Australia’s leading Applied Arts practitioners.
Michael Lett
06 October — 12 November
Michael Parekowhai.
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Masterworks Gallery
07 — 27 October
Barry Clarke
Jewellery Box Showcase.
Barry Clarke is a self taught jeweller based in Christchurch.
155 Karangahape Rd, Newton
07 — 22 October
Anthony Cribb, Dawson Clutterbuck, Elisabeth Hyde-Hills, Emil McAvoy, Ena Kosovac, Lucy Hughes, Michelle Beattie, Niamh Peren...
Field Essays.
Field Essays is a group exhibition of young artists in a temporary gallery space. Curated by Andy Gomez, Michelle Beattie and Yolunda Hickman with consideration to art making as a form of research, observation and investigation.
Objectspace
08 October — 12 November
Tana Mitchell
Type Specimens: A Berlin Miscellany.
In February 2010 New Zealand graphic designer Tana Mitchell, then resident in Berlin, discovered an expansive collection of letterpress type in the basement of the Druckwerkstatt im Kulturwerk des BBK. Dusty, neglected and mostly unused, the BBK letterpress type collection consists of a vast and incomprehensible collection of metal and wooden letterpress type.
Art By the Sea Gallery
08 — 24 October
Kirsty Nixon
“Light”.
“Light” New Paintings by Kirsty Nixon
Objectspace
08 October — 05 November
Ann Verdcourt
Ann Verdcourt: Still Lives.
Ann Verdcourt is one of New Zealand’s most innovative and dedicated ceramic artists. This exhibition considers three decades of Verdcourt’s career through her still life works, an enduring theme which she continues to draw lively inspiration from.
The Depot
09 — 21 October
Stanley M Jones
Stanley M Jones: Colours.
Colours can be described as the unifying factor in this exhibition by Stanley Jones. The vivid colour combinations and strong brushwork enrich the subject matter which is often abstract and deep with symbolism relating to human existence and experiences.
Auckland Botanic Gardens
09 October — 12 February
Sculpture in the Gardens.
Sculpture in the Gardens is a 4 month exhibition of 21 large scale sculptures by top New Zealand artists on a 2km garden trail.
Parnell Gallery
11 — 28 October
Little Barrier - An Island Sanctuary.
These paintings reflect the magnificent coastal pohutukawa, the rugged, boulder-strewn shores and the birds that abound in this sanctuary.
Sanderson Contemporary Art
11 — 30 October
Alan Pearson
Variations on the Figure.
Alan Pearson is one of New Zealand’s foremost expressionist artists.
Sue Crockford Gallery
11 October — 05 November
Peter Robinson
Peter Robinson - New Works.
Peter Robinson was born in Ashburton in 1966. He studied sculpture at Ilam School of Fine Arts between 1985 and 1989.
The Depot
12 — 24 October
Robyn Gibson
Robyn Gibson: Art on the Street.
Robyn Gibson’s sculptural installation ‘Art on the Street’ will bring art out in the open; it will make art accessible to people and show how art can enhance the environment. Art does not have to be in a gallery to be appreciated as art, and art interacting with its environment can throw a new light on each.
Bath Street Gallery
12 October — 05 November
Peter Panyoczki
“matter means – sign matters”.
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OREXART
13 October — 05 November
Richard Lewer
GOODNIGHT WANGANUI - Works from New Zealand's Heartland.
The paintings and drawings reflect the beat of the place... are they the same issues or is the artist forced into bigger concerns?
OREXART
13 October — 05 November
Regan Tamanui (HAHA)
HEROES...Stencil works of Rugby Greats.
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Jonathan Grant Galleries
13 — 23 October
19th and 20th Century Paintings and Watercolours.
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Te Karanga Community Art Space
13 — 22 October
HUNGRY!.
10 Hungry Creek Art School Grads and Students provide an eclectic mix of media and mediums for viewers with a serious taste for fresh art.
ARTIS Gallery
13 October — 12 November
PAINTINGS & SCULPTURE - Spring Selection.
Artis Gallery presents a selection of leading New Zealand artists.
Art of This World
13 — 23 October
Peter Latham
New Zealand Landscapes.
A self-taught photographer, I spent many years traveling the world as a photographer on cruise ships, returning to New Zealand in 2003, when I began experimenting with images on canvas.
Flagstaff Gallery
13 October — 17 November
Ian Skipworth, Peter Mesley, Richard Robinson, Andrew Simpson
Submerged.
Professional photographers showcasing the underwater world.
JAX wine & tapas bar/photography gallery
13 — 23 October
Floriana Barbu, Bernardo Medina, Denis Olivier, Xavier Rey, Marcin Stawiarz, Michael Yang
Fluidity.
JAX's inaugural exhibition, Fluidity, explores the way bodies of water are captured and interpreted by photographers who differ as much in their approach to the subject as they do in their locations.
Highwic
13 — 21 October
Tanya Ruka
Tāwhirimātea.
'I nga waa o mua' Past/ Present// Future/// Time according to Maori: the present draws from the past, the past exists within the present & this potential feeds the future. A digital environment, an organic continuum, made by hand -an oil paint animation, howling wind soundscape; reflections take the work beyond the room & into the realm of 'other', a liminal space this work reflects my whakapapa-genealogy .
Studio Art Supplies
13 — 22 October
Evan Woodruffe, Dean Tercel, Michael Mitchell, Phillip Matthews & Emir Hodzic
Arts Hall.
An exhibition of paintings & drawings by Studio Art Supplies staff, who include exhibiting artists Evan Woodruffe (winner of the Molly Morpeth Canaday Award 2011), Dean Tercel, and Michael Mitchell, in their in-store Squeezed Tube Gallery.
Highwic
13 — 21 October
Anita Levering
False Flat.
Anita Levering will be showing in the Billiard House at Highwic.
Kerr St Artspace
14 — 24 October
Spencer Harrington
Spencer Harrington aka Random: The Colour of Originality.
Since his return from Tokyo visual artist Spencer Harrington aka Random, has been gathering his ideas, influences, experiences and lessons into an exhibition titled ‘The Colour of Originality’.
Corban Estate Arts Centre
14 October — 04 December
Tabatha Forbes
I don’t know your name (but I’ll call you…).
I don’t know your name (but I’ll call you…) is grounded in colonial art history and traditional botanical art, particularly the identification, labeling and placement of value on specimens.
Lopdell House Gallery
15 October — 05 December
Portage Ceramic Awards 2011.
Lopdell House Gallery, with the support of the Trusts, celebrates the 11th Portage Ceramic Awards showcasing the best in contemporary ceramics from across the country.
Digital Art Live
17 October — 25 November
Reuben Paterson
Be Tender.
Digital Art Live is pleased to present its new interactive exhibition by Reuben Paterson.
Artists Alliance
17 — 21 October
Artists Alliance Artist in Residence, Jessica Pearless
Open Studio.
As the inaugural Artists Alliance Artist in Residence, Jessica Pearless will open her studio to the public during Art Week Auckland.
Personal Best Gallery
19 October — 09 November
Sophie Bannan, Ashlin Raymond, Julia Lomas, Ben Clement, Ryan Ballinger, Tom Henry and Zhoe Granger.
BYO USB.
Work by Sophie Bannan, Ashlin Raymond, Julia Lomas, Ben Clement, Ryan Ballinger, Tom Henry and Zhoe Granger.
split/fountain
19 October — 26 November
Kelvin Soh and Louise Tu`u
Range of Convergence.
With early 20th century Auckland theatre ephemera as a point of departure, Kelvin Soh and Louise Tu'u present a conversation about fiction, indexicality and dramatisation through printed matter and performance.
Jane Sanders Art Agent
19 October — 19 November
Jan Nigro - Lady Chatterley's Lover.
Senior figurative artist Jan Nigro will be present at the preview of her new series Lady Chatterley’s Lover. A remarkable woman who has had a successful career of over 70 years now staying true to her subject – the human figure – celebrating it.
Antoinette Godkin Gallery
20 October — 19 November
Lianne Edwards
Lianne Edwards.
Edwards latest works continue her exploration of the relationship between humans and nature.
Gow Langsford Gallery: Kitchener St
21 October — 12 November
Allen Maddox.
Allen Maddox's work stands out from that of his peers. Although only in his early fifties at the time of his death in 2000, Maddox remains an important and powerful figure within the history of New Zealand painting. His ardent and impassioned paintings established him as one for the most noted Abstract Expressionists this country has produced.
The Depot
22 October — 03 November
Richard Leonard and Sally Blyth
Wrapt: Group Show.
Wrapt: Adorn, Embrace, Engage photographer Richard Leonard and artist and mask maker Sally Blyth present a collaboration of human decoration & embellishment.
The Depot
23 October — 04 November
Emma Thomsen
Emma Thomsen: Nonlinear Complications.
Emma Thomsen’s new work explores both the passivity and power of interacting with the landscape. Working in silverpoint on board, the works are renderings of ‘sods’ (from the earth) transformed by movement and new growth.