Monthly Life Drawing
Have a go at portraiture in a relaxed setting with our koha monthly life drawing sessions.
Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award Exhibition 2025
The Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award is a competition that encourages young Maaori artists to create portraits of their tupuna (ancestors) in any medium. The Award is hosted and administered by Te Pūkenga Whakaata the New Zealand Portrait Gallery in honour of the late Maaori King, Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowher
Julia B. Lynch: A Dedicated Life
This exhibition will focus on three aspects of Lynch’s artistic career: portraits painted for competitions, controversial portraits and portraits of her students, of which there are many.
Monthly Life Drawing
Have a go at portraiture in a relaxed setting with our koha monthly life drawing sessions.
Toi Tiki with Shannon Te Rangihaeata Clamp
Join 2025 Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award Highly Commended ringatoi Shannon Te Rangihaeata Clamp as he teaches how to identify and create different iwi tiki face styles using specific mātauranga-a-iwi and hapū, as well as practice and learn the meaning of carving patterns.
Winner of the 2018 Adam Portraiture Award Announced
THIRD TIME’S THE CHARM: FORMER FINALIST WINS ADAM PORTRAITURE AWARD
The New Zealand Portrait Gallery Announces Major Art Award Finalists
50 artworks have been shortlisted for the 2018 Adam Portraiture Award - New Zealand’s premier portrait painting prize - with a first prize of $20,000. The winner will be announced on 28 February.
Strangely Familiar: Portraits by Wayne Youle
Strangely Familiar showcases bold, compelling portraits of New Zealand art-world personalities including musicians, poets, writers and artists such as Colin McCahon, Rita Angus.
Bringing art to life | Bensemann's 'Caroline' - Performance Painting
Artist Julia Holden will bring to life a portrait in Leo Bensemann & Friends using her signature 'body painted' process.
Adam Portraiture Award 2016, Entries open NOW
28 SEPTEMBER 2015 Press release from the New Zealand Portrait Gallery ADAM PORTRAITURE AWARD 2016 – Call for Entries! Pick up your brushes and get painting! Entries are now open for the biannua
