Frances Hodgkins: A Singular Artist
Frances Hodgkins: A Singular Artist A Singular Artist features twelve important paintings by Frances Hodgkins dating from 1899 to 1944. The works showcase the range of styles and techniques employed by the artist…
Auckland Harbour
Auckland: A History in Paintings
Auckland: A History in Paintings 30 paintings of Auckland dating from the 1850s to 2015. The exhibition included original 19th Century paintings and watercolours of Parnell, Mt Eden and One…
Grahame Sydney
Our People Our Land
Our People Our Land New Zealand has the distinction of being the last habitable landmass to be settled by humans. The people came, eventually, in two waves; from Eastern Polynesia…
Rediscovered McIntyre
Peter McIntyre is best known as a landscape artist. His career as one of New Zealand’s leading war artists is one that is shrouded in mystery, myth and adventure. The works completed during his tenure as official war artist are compelling pieces that capture New Zealand’s involvement in the North African campaign and give viewers a rare insight into the fierce battles...
Nugent Welch
Art of War: From Crimea to Afghanistan
Art of War: From Crimea to Afghanistan Art of War: From Crimea to Afghanistan explores the complex genre of war art. The exhibition brings together a selection of works depicting scenes…
Peter O'Hagan
Peter O’Hagan – Salut
Peter O’Hagan – Salut Peter O’Hagan was renowned for his spontaneous, vibrant paintings in watercolour and gouache. An artist of spontaneity, passion and vibrancy, O’Hagan successfully established himself as an…
Missing Painting Discovered
A missing painting by New Zealand expatriate artist Douglas MacDiarmid has been located by Gallery Director Jonathan Gooderham. Painted in 1976, inspired by a trip to the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, (the birthplace of MacDiarmid’s partner Patrick Andre Stefane) the painting...
Peter McIntyre – Hong Kong
Peter McIntyre – Hong Kong
Peter McIntyre – Hong Kong Peter McIntyre was born in Dunedin in 1910. The son of a painter and graphic artist, McIntyre rose to become one of New Zealand’s most…
Sydney Lough Thompson
Sydney Lough Thompson’s Brittany
Sydney Lough Thompson’s Brittany Sydney Lough Thompson was born on 24 January 1877 in Oxford, Canterbury, New Zealand. His father, Charles Abel Thompson, was a man of some enterprise, who…
Douglas MacDiarmid
Douglas MacDiarmid – An Artist Abroad
Douglas MacDiarmid – An Artist Abroad Expatriate New Zealand artist, Douglas MacDiarmid, who lives in Paris, has been vitally involved with key movements in twentieth-century art.MacDiarmid was born in Taihape…