Dec
21
to 17 Mar
Filtering by: 2018
Nov
8
to 1 Dec
John Walsh: A Portrait of Ūawa Tolaga Bay He Wahakaahua o Ūawa
Best known for his sublime, ethereal landscapes with dense narratives, A Portrait of Ūawa Tolaga Bay He Whakaahua o Ūawa is a major survey of Walsh's portrait paintings.
Sep
28
to 16 Nov
Aug
2
to 30 Apr
Katherine Mansfield: A Portrait
This exhibition tracks a century of artistic renderings and re-imagining of one of New Zealand's greatest writers.
Jul
13
to 23 Sep
Colours of a Life: Douglas MacDiarmid
This exhibition celebrates the life and art of expatriate New Zealand artist Douglas MacDiarmid.
Image: Douglas MacDiarmid, Self Portrait on wet paving stones, 2010-13, Acrylic on paper, Private collection, Wellington
Jul
5
to 22 Jul
Julia Holden: Performance Painting
Julia Holden’s art practice breaches perceptions of what painting and portraiture can be. This exhibition brings together a selection of works produced over the last seven years to illustrate the various ways Holden has pushed boundaries; combining painting with performance, photography and animated film.
Mar
27
to 4 Jul
Situated Selves: Photographs from our collection
Situated Selves shows how the once popular studio portrait was eclipsed in popularity by an informal, documentary style from the 1960s onwards.
image: Brian Brake, 'Doreen Blumhardt' 1980
Mar
1
to 27 May
Adam Portraiture Award 2018
The biennial Adam Portraiture Award is New Zealand’s premier portrait prize.
Image: Winner Logan Moffat with Elam