Fell into me: Hannah Ireland
Hannah Ireland, a Tāmaki Makaurau-based artist of Ngāti Hine and Ngāpuhi descent, paints portraits in the broadest, loosest sense, capturing the essence of faces and emotions. Her paintings feature faces that appear distorted, as if pressed against the glass plate of a photocopier.
Whānau Day!
Kick off the school holidays with a bang! Join us for a fun-filled family day inspired by our exhibition Me: Artists Paint Themselves.
Monthly Life Drawing
Have a go at portraiture in a relaxed setting with our koha monthly life drawing sessions.
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
