Support a new exhibition

We invite you to help launch Me: Artists Paint Themselves, a new exhibition of self-portraits opening this August at The New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata.

Did you know that the Gallery is funded primarily through trust grants and private donations? Our free exhibitions and public programmes are made possible by the support of people like you.

Together, we can create one of Aotearoa’s most exciting exhibitions for 2025—a presentation of innovative painted self-portraits from across New Zealand that share the unique perspectives of modern and contemporary artists such as Rita Angus, Melvin Day, Star Gossage and Ayesha Green.

Please donate today—we need your help to bring this exhibition to life!

Thanking exhibition supporters

Those who support Me: Artists Paint Themselves with a donation are thanked through special opportunities to connect with the exhibition, including.

• Invitation to the exhibition opening event on 27 August

• Inclusion on a special acknowledgement board at the exhibition (for donations received before 8 August)

• Invitation to a pre-opening walk-through of the exhibition with the curator (for donations of $500+)

• Opportunity for a private tour of the exhibition for six people (for donations of $1,000+)

We acknowledge all Gallery donors of $100 or more as Circle Supporters through supporter listings and opportunities to get closer to the Gallery and the art of portraiture.

The Gallery is a registered Charitable Trust (#CC21606). All donations over $5 may be eligible for a 33.33% tax deduction.

Above Left: Rita Angus, Self Portrait, ca. 1964. Charles Brasch Bequest, 1973. Hocken Collections Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago.

Above Right: Sacha Lees, Sometimes an Outline Coloured In, 2020. Collection New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata, winner of the Adam Portraiture Award 2020.