Spanning 50 years of Hodgkins’ life, this exhibition is curated by art historian and 19th century specialist in women artists Dr Pamela Gerrish Nunn.

Portrait+ brings together an eclectic selection of New Zealand’s creative women, pairing their portraits with their works. We hope to expand on the notion of portraiture as a medium of likeness and identity - especially in the case of artists with their creative expression offering an alternative representation of self.

Image: Nigel Brown, Dame Gillian Whitehead at Dusky, 2008 Acrylic on board, New Zealand Portrait Gallery

Direct and uncompromising, the portraits in Eye to Eye explore the dynamics of looking shared between artist and subject, subject and viewer.

Covering over 300 years of cartoon portraiture, this exhibition shows how modern caricature has evolved from the print media into a predominantly digital art form.

Curated by Dr Oliver Stead

Image: Chris Slane, Dr Ropata

This exhibition brings together paintings from the New Zealand Portrait Gallery’s collection united by their blue consciousness.

Curated by Hanahiva Rose

This is a small selection of the Portrait Gallery’s new portrait acquisitions from 2016.

Wayne Youle takes the portrait and reinvents it, demonstrating how portraiture can assert itself as a viable and relevant art form today.

Curated by Helen Kedgley

Image: Wayne Youle, Ralph Hotere

A photograph captures a split second in time and records it for history. Whether colour or black and white, digital or film, it is a moment which can’t be repeated or replicated. Capture exhibits those precious one off moments.