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A Body Of Work By Matt Jordan
13 Oct 2025  to 29 Nov 2025
Art Exhibition

A Body Of Work By Matt Jordan

After winning back to back awards at the biggest tattoo event in the world, Aotearoa’s very own, Matt Jordan, brings you his biggest achievement to date. “A Body of Work” blurs the lines between tattooing and fine art and will change the way you look at the medium forever

Venue:  131 Queen St
Region:  Auckland  / 
Ngā Huhua: Abundance
07 Nov 2025  to 01 Jul 2026
Art Exhibition

Ngā Huhua: Abundance

Dive into a deep blue world teeming with life in Ngā Huhua: Abundance, an immersive exhibition celebrating the lifeforce of Te Moana-nui-a-Toi, the outer Hauraki Gulf Marine Park, just beyond Auckland’s shores. Meet the surprising and spectacular creatures that call this place home, from tohorā (whales) to honu (turtle

Venue:  New Zealand Maritime Museum
Region:  Auckland  / 
Community Celebration Day — Reopening of Toi Tauranga Art Gallery
15 Nov 2025  to 15 Nov 2025
Art Cultural Exhibition

Community Celebration Day — Reopening of Toi Tauranga Art Gallery

Vibrant community celebration including family-friendly activities, food trucks and entertainment for all ages.

Venue:  Toi Tauranga Art Gallery
Region:  Bay of Plenty  / 
26 Jul 2025  to 09 Nov 2025
Art Cultural Exhibition

Jasmine Togo-Brisby: ungeographic

From 26 July, Pātaka Art+Museum is filling all its galleries with the work of just one artist.

Venue:  Pātaka Art+Museum
Region:  Wellington  / 
30 Jul 2025  to 30 Dec 2025
Art Exhibition

Call For Entries — New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Awards 2026

Entries for the New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Awards 2026 are open! Enter now at wsa.org.nz. Entries close December 10, 2025.

Venue:  Enter online at wsa.org.nz. Exhibition to be held at Artspost Gallery.
Region:  Waikato  / 
20 Sep 2025  to 07 Feb 2026
Exhibition

A Different Light: First Photographs of Aotearoa

A Different Light presents a selection of some of the earliest photographs produced in Aotearoa. These images, dating from the 1850s to 1900, are drawn from the collections of three major research libraries: Tāmaki Paenga Hira Auckland War Memorial Museum, the Alexander Turnbull Library and Uare Taoka o Hākena Hocken

Venue:  Hocken Collections
Region:  Dunedin  /  Otago  / 
27 Sep 2025  to 27 May 2026
Art Exhibition Public Art

Louise Bourgeois: In Private View

Louise Bourgeois: In Private View is the first solo exhibition in Aotearoa New Zealand of Louise Bourgeois (1911–2010), one of the most intriguing and influential artists of the last century.

Venue:  Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
Region:  Auckland  / 
10 Oct 2025  to 30 Nov 2025
Art Exhibition Festival Music

Sonny

Mangaweka FAKES & FORGERIES! - The most scurrilous ART exhibition to hit NZ/Aotearoa in 2025!

Venue:  Mangaweka "Yellow Church" Gallery, SH1, Rangitikei District, NZ/Aotearoa, 4746
Region:  Manawatū / Whanganui  / 
15 Oct 2025  to 01 Feb 2026
Exhibition

Chris Yri Connolly: What we take with us

The Pattillo Project at Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery

Venue:  Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery
Region:  Manawatū / Whanganui  / 
17 Oct 2025  to 12 Nov 2025
Exhibition

Penny Ericson - The Red Earth

Penny Ericson presents an exhibition of new ceramics. "..With this new body of work I have sort to capture moments and impressions of my time in Munga-Thirri (Simpson Desert) in Australia’s outback sand country. Moments captured on camera and remembered in clay...

Venue:  Waiheke Community Art Gallery
Region:  Auckland  / 
17 Oct 2025  to 30 Nov 2025
Exhibition

Walker & Hall Waiheke Art Award 2025

The Walker & Hall Waiheke Art Award 2025 is proudly sponsored by Walker & Hall in association with the Waiheke Community Art Gallery. This is a National Award for two dimensional works in any medium and has a Prize of $10,000 as the Premier Award

Venue:  Waiheke Community Art Gallery
Region:  National  / 
18 Oct 2025  to 22 Mar 2026
Exhibition

Āhua Rerekē: Curious Works from the Collection

This exhibition brings together some unlikely companions that will inspire and delight.

Venue:  Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant gallery
Region:  Manawatū / Whanganui  /