Star Gossage’s paintings show people as interconnected; inseparable from wairua (spirit), whenua (land), whakapapa (ancestry) or whanuau (family).

Image: Star Gossage, Pa Girls, 2013, oil on board, Private collection, Auckland

This exhibition celebrates the ongoing relevance and standing of the Alexander Turnbull Library, 100 years after it first opened.

Image: Gottfried Lindauer, Mrs. Ngahui Rangitakaiwaho of Wairarapa, Dec 21st 180 (ATL ref.G- 515) courtesy Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington.

Marti Friedlander (1928-2016) is one of our most prominent and highly regarded photographers. This exhibition will show and explore the range and diversity of Marti’s portraits, including many that have never been shown publicly before.

Image: Marti Friedlander Self-portrait 1964

Mostly known and admired for his renditions of the Canterbury landscape, Bill Sutton also attained an outstanding reputation as a portraitist during his lifetime.
Image: Bill Sutton, Unknown Man, 1948, oil on canvas, Collection: New Zealand Portrait Gallery

New Zealand’s premier portrait prize returns in 2020.

Image: Gwyn Hughes, Stig and the Taniwha, Winner People’s Choice Award