Photography Venues
New Zealand Galleries that exhibit photography
Last updated September, 2021
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Dealer Galleries and Exhibition Spaces:
Note: names of specialist photography venues are in bold type. Artists listed are either represented by or have exhibited at the venue.
Allpress Studio
Auckland
https://www.facebook.com/AllpressStudio
Adam Bryce, Cathy Carter, James K Lowe, Joseph Michael, Matt Dowdle, Tammy Williams, Joe Dowling, Johnny McCormack, Tim Lambourne, Richard Hodder, Lisa Reihana, The Carwash Photo Group (Brendan Kitto, Edward Howie, Stjohn Milgrew, Jamie McCready, Joe Hockley, Kieran Lowe, Mark Barber, Nigel Roberts, Raymond Sagapolutele and Tim D).
Anna Miles Gallery
Auckland
http://annamilesgallery.com
Edith Amituanai, Darren Glass, Allan McDonald, Sara McIntyre, Solomon Mortimer, Samuel Hartnett, Lucien Rizos, Haruhiko Sameshima
Antoinette Godkin Gallery
Auckland
http://antoinettegodkin.co.nz
Jacqui Bennenbroek, Cathy Carter, Geoffrey Heath, Esther Leigh
Art+Object
Auckland
http://www.artandobject.co.nz
Auction house
Bartley and Company
Wellington
http://www.bartleyandcompanyart.co.nz
Joyce Campbell, Anne Noble, Derek Henderson, Ann Shelton, Bruce Foster, Shaun Waugh, Mizuho Nishoka, Bridget Reweti, Anne Ferran, Danica Chappell, Joanathan Kay, Andréa Gardner, Richard Orjis, Kate Woods
Black Asterisk
Auckland, 2013 - 2020
http://www.blackasterisk.co.nz
Emma Bass, Stuart Broughton, Murray Cammick, Cathy Carter, Victoria James, Cam McLaren, Tracy Porteous, Kate Rampling, Mary MacGregor-Reid, Barbara Smith, Hayley Thayers, Tammy Williams
Bowen Galleries
Wellington
http://www.bowengalleries.co.nz
Peter Hannken, George Turner, Ans Westra
Craig Potton Gallery
Nelson
http://www.craigpottongallery.co.nz
Craig Potton
Depot Artspace
Auckland
http://depotartspace.co.nz
The Essence Archive
Online
https://www.yvonneshaw.com/the-essence-archive
Caryline Boreham, Wendy Brandon, David Cowlard, Karen Crisp, Simon B.P. Davis, Christine Jeffs, Sharifa Karimi, Cassey Locke, Timothy Mackrell, Céline Sayé, Yvonne Shaw, Carly van Winkel, Christopher Young
Exposures Gallery
Wellington, 1984 - 1990
https://www.photoforum-nz.org/blog/2019/2/25/exposures-gallery
Fe29 Gallery
Dunedin
http://fe29.com/
Matheson Beaumont, Di Ffrench, Viky Garden, John Lyall
Ferner Galleries
Taupo
http://www.fernergalleries.co.nz
Fiona Pardington; Peter Peryer; Theo Schoon; Ans Westra
Föenander Galleries
(formerly NKB Gallery)
Auckland
https://www.foenandergalleries.co.nz
Emma Bass, Cathy Carter, Becky Nunes, Jan Young
Fox Jensen McCrory
Auckland
http://www.jensengallery.com
Lisa Crowley
FHE Galleries
Auckland
http://www.fhegalleries.com
Marti Friedlander, Gordon Brown, Casey Moore, Scott Perkins, Nigel Swinn
The Framing Workshop
Hamilton
http://www.theframingworkshop.co.nz/exhibitions
Paul Abbitt, Adrienne Grant, Angela Keoghan, Stuart Mackenzie, John Mercer, Anita Pitu, Terry Winn
Galerie Langman
https://www.galerielangman.com/
Allan Chawner, John Fields, David Langman
Gow Langsford Gallery
Auckland
http://www.gowlangsfordgallery.co.nz
Laurence Aberhart, Marti Friedlander, Anthony Giocolea, Jono Rotman, Patrick Reynolds, Thomas Ruff
The Grey Place
Auckland
https://www.thegreyplace.nz
Denise Batchelor, Cathy Carter, Paul Chapman, Guy Needham, Philippa O'Brien, P.J. Paterson, Tracy Porteous, Jules Turner, Mareea Vegas, Leon Rose, Ian Mcrae, virginiejg, Ilan Wittenberg
Hamish McKay
Wellington
http://hamishmckay.co.nz
Gavin Hipkins, Peter Peryer, Marie Shannon, Andrew Beck, Giovanni Intra, Ronnie van Hout, Marco Fusinato
In Situ Photo Project
Christchurch, 2016 - 2017
http://ispp.nz
non-commercial fine art photography gallery opened February 2016, currently on hiatus.
Ivan Anthony
Auckland
http://www.ivananthony.com
Jae Hoon Lee, Yvonne Todd
JB Contemporary
Gisborne
(Formerly Green St Projects, Wellington)
https://www.instagram.com/jb_contemporary/?hl=en
Maurice Lye, Meg Porteous
Jhana Millers Gallery
Wellington
https://jhanamillers.com
Harry Culy, Caroline McQuarrie, , Matt Tini, Kate van der Drift
Jonathan Smart
Christchurch
http://jonathansmartgallery.com
Conor Clarke, Margaret Dawson, Andrew Drummond, Rob Hood, Megan Jenkinson, Anne Noble, Fiona Pardington, Neil Pardington, Peter Peryer, Nathan Pohio, Lisa Reihana, Heather Straka, Sanjay Theodore
Kaan Zamaan Gallery
Kerikeri
http://kaanzamaan.co.nz
Laurence Aberhart, Frank Habicht
Laree Payne Gallery (formerly Weasel Gallery)
Hamilton
https://lareepaynegallery.com/
Ophelia King, Tia Ranginui
Lot23
Auckland
http://lot23.co.nz
Creative hub for artists.
Caryline Boreham, Rebecca Ann Hobbs, Paul Lambert, Angus McNaughton, Colby Sadeghi, Suzanne Tamaki, Karen Inderbitzen Waller & Delphine Avril Planqueel, Drew Hill, Vanessa Green, Faye Norman, Delena Nathuran, Brendan Kitto, Lyle Adams, Helen Clegg
Matakana Pictures
Matakana, 2005 - 2006
https://www.photoforum-nz.org/blog/2021/10/6/matakana-pictures
Melanie Roger Gallery
Auckland
https://melanierogergallery.com/
Liyen Chong, Derek Henderson, Richard Orjis, Patrick Pound, Peter Peryer, Harvey Benge
Metro Gallery
Auckland
https://www.metrogallery.co.nz/
Gallery for hire + scanning and printing services
McLeavey Gallery
(formerly Peter McLeavey Gallery)
Wellington
http://mcleaveygallery.com/
Laurence Aberhart, Gary Baigent, Ben Cauchi, Gilbert Melrose, Yvonne Todd, Cass Power, Geoffrey Heath, John Tiger Shen, Susan Wiggins, Meg Porteous, Marie Blampain
McNamara Gallery Photography
Whanganui
http://www.mcnamara.co.nz
too many artists to list
Michael Lett
Auckland
http://michaellett.com
Fiona Clark, Michael Parekowhai, Meg Porteous, Gavin Hipkins
Milford Galleries
Dunedin and Queenstown
http://www.milfordgalleries.co.nz
Wayne Barrar, Russ Flatt, Yuki Kihara, Lisa Reihana, Christine Webster
Nadene Milne Gallery
Christchurch
http://www.nadenemilnegallery.com/
Laurence Aberhart, Andrew Beck, Joyce Campbell, Fiona Pardington, Neil Pardington, Shaun Waugh
Orexart
Auckland
http://www.orexart.co.nz
Denise Batchelor, Jeremy Blincoe,
Page Galleries
Wellington
https://www.pagegalleries.co.nz
Ben Cauchi, Stuart Robertson, Heather Straka, Jasmine Togo-Brisby
Parlour Projects
Hastings
http://www.parlourprojects.com
Chris Corson-Scott, Billie Culy, Harry Culy, Ophelia King, Fiona Pardington, Meg Porteous, Lisa Reihana, Jono Rotman, Ans Westra & Wayne Youle
The Physics Room
Christchurch
http://www.physicsroom.org.nz/
PG Gallery
Christchurch
https://www.pggallery192.co.nz
Bridgit Anderson, Ken Clark, Janneth Gil, Andrew Ross, Doc Ross, Tim J. Veling
Pierre Peeters Gallery
Auckland. Currently on hiatus
https://www.facebook.com/pierrepeetersgallery/
Lorie Dugardyn, Paul Hartigan, Niki Hill, John Miller
The Picture Lounge Photographers Gallery
Wanaka
https://www.thepicturelounge.co.nz/
Christopher David, Jason Law, Craig Potton, Mike Langford, Jackie Ranken, Richard Sidey, Helmut Hirler, Paul Gummer, Camilla Rutherford
Photospace Gallery
Wellington
http://www.photospacegallery.com
Kaukau (formerly Precinct 35)
Wellington
https://www.kaukau.co.nz/
Alyse Cooper, Billie Culy, Harry Culy, Joe Dowling, Henry Hargreaves, Derek Henderson, Michael Mahne Lamb, Tim Lambourne, Sam Norton, Jake Mein
The Kauri Museum
Matakohe
https://www.kaurimuseum.com/
Permanent displays of Northland photographers Tudor Collins and Arthur Northwood.
The Rabbit Room
Napier
https://therabbitroomgallery.com
Andrea Gardner, Roger Donaldson, Richard Wotton
Real Pictures
Auckland, 1979 - 1990
https://www.facebook.com/Real-Pictures-771244682963155
Robert Heald Gallery
Wellington
https://roberthealdgallery.com
Ben Cauchi, Richard Frater, Chris McCaw, Jae Hoon Lee, Miroslav Tichý
Robert Piggott Gallery
Dunedin
http://www.robpiggott.com/rob_PIGGOTT_art/HOME.html
Rachel Hope Allan
Sanderson Contemporary
Auckland
http://www.sanderson.co.nz
Kevin Capon, Jorden Clifton, Vivian Cooper Smith, Meighan Ellis, Danial Eriksen, Paul Hartigan, Sam Hartnett, Teresa HR Lane, Poppy Lekner, Hamish McLaren, Joseph Michael, Mish Oneill, P.J. Paterson, Simone Rosenbauer, Raymond Sagapolutele, John Shen, Bailey Simpson, Mickey Smith, Sheree Stone, Vaimaila Urale, Kate van der Drift, Jane Zusters
The Shutter Room Collective
Whangerei
http://www.theshutterroom.com
Snaps - A Photographers’ Gallery
Auckland, 1976 - 1981
https://www.photoforum-nz.org/blog/2018/12/26/snaps-a-photographers-gallery?rq=snaps
Space Studio & Gallery
Whanganui
https://spacestudiogallery.co.nz/
Neddal Ayyad, D. Milton Browne, Katherine Claypole, Alice Fennessy, Tim Laffey, Samantha Matthews, Melanie McRae, Di Pottinger, Tia Ranginui, Katie Shand, John Smart, Richard Wotton, Fleur Wickes
Starkwhite
Auckland
http://www.starkwhite.co.nz
Bill Henson, Gavin Hipkins, Richard Maloy, Fiona Pardington, Layla Rudneva-Mackay, Grant Stevens
Studio 541
Auckland, 2016 - 2021
http://www.studio541.co.nz
Hannah Rose Arnold, Kathy Barber, Denise Batchelor, Carol Bissett, Megan Bowers-Vette, Wendy Brandon, BRANSGROVE ®, Cathy Carter, Barbara Cope, Sonja Gardien, Lara Gilks, Justina Groeber, Janet Hafoka, Di Halstead, Bruce Hanley, Cari Hill, Dorina Jotti, Sharifa Karimi, Sanji Karu, Dan Kerins, Julius Margan, Marc McFadyen, Kaye McGarva, Ian Mcrae, Heejeong Min, Davina Monds, Saynab Muse, Delena Nathuran, Guy Needham, Alice Ng, Bertie Plaatsman, Jessie Rolton, Leon Rose, Céline Sayé, Yvonne Shaw, Stacey Simpkin, Karl Stubberfield, Vicki Te Puni, Melanie Tollemache, Jenny Tomlin, Lieve Van den Bosch, Carly Van Winkel, Mareea Vegas, Sandra Chen Weinstein, Kirsten Weir, Melissa West, Karen Williamson, Rochelle Wong
{Suite}
Wellington and Auckland
http://suite.co.nz/
Megan Archer, Katherine Claypole, Bruce Connew, Desiree Dolron, Birgit Krippner, Fiona Pardington, Neil Pardington, Peter Peryer, Anoek Steketee, Ans Westra
Sumer
Tauranga
https://sumer.co.nz/
Andrew Beck, Andrew Hazewinkel, Ann Shelton
Tim Melville Gallery
Auckland
http://www.timmelville.com
Russ Flatt, Roberta Thornley
Trish Clark Gallery
Auckland
http://trishclark.co.nz
Mark Adams, Shahriar Asdollah-Zadeh, Roger Ballen, Chris Corson-Scott, Jennifer French, Vivienne Haldane, Jae Hoon Lee, Alan Miller, Marie Shannon, Ann Shelton, Heather Straka, Christine Webster, Alexis Hunter, Vincent Ward
Two Rooms
Auckland
http://tworooms.co.nz
Mark Adams, Greta Anderson, Caryline Boreham, Joyce Campbell, Conor Clarke, Bruce Connew, Daniel Crooks, Darren Glass, Sam Hartnett, Megan Jenkinson, Ian Macdonald, Anne Noble, Fiona Pardington, Trent Parke, Haruhiko Sameshima, Frank Schwere, Greg Semu, Ann Shelton, Shaun Waugh, Boyd Webb
Visions
2015 - 2021
Auckland
http://visions.art
Andrew Beck, Ry David Bradley, Joyce Campbell, Jacobus Capone, Ben Cauchi, Tamara Dean, Gil Hanly, Jae Hoon Lee, Peter Peryer, Theo Schoon, John B. Turner, Ans Westra
Scott Lawrie Gallery, (formerly The Vivian)
Auckland
http://thevivian.co.nz
https://www.scottlawrie.com/
Emma Bass, Barbara Cope, Christine Jeffs, Georgie Maylon, Cathy Carter, Deborah Crowe, Meg Porteous, Fiona Pardington
Vunilagi Vou
Otahuhu, Auckland
https://vunilagivou.com/
Margaret Aull, Tanu Gago, Julia Mage’au Gray, Todd Henry, Leilani Kake, Pati Solomona Tyrell
30 Upstairs Gallery
Wellington, June 2012 - August 2016
https://www.facebook.com/30Upstairs/
Denise Batchelor, Katie Breckon, Wara Bullôt, Ben Clement, Dermott Ferris, Lucy Hughes, Jonathan Kay, Andrew Kennedy, Shaun Matthews, Willough MacFarlane, Caroline McQuarrie, Clayton Morgan, Andrew Morley-Hall, Magdalena Podbielkowska Bisley, Bonny Stewart-MacDonald, Maria Sainsbury, Petra Stueben, Hannah Watkinson, Camus Wyatt
Webb's
Auckland
http://www.webbs.co.nz
Auction house established 1976
W H Milbank Gallery
Whanganui
http://www.whmilbank.co.nz
Laurence Aberhart, Roger Donaldson, Finn Fair, Di Ffrench, Janet Grubner, Paul Hartigan, John McDermott, Tia Ranginui, Ang Tier, Richard Wotton
Overseas galleries exhibiting NZ photography:
Centre for Contemporary Photography
Melbourne
https://ccp.org.au
Laurence Aberhart, Mark Adams, Andrew Beck, Mark Beehre, Ben Cauchi, Daniel Crooks, Harry Culy, Derek Henderson, Gavin Hipkins, Christine McFetridge, Alex Monteith, Anne Noble, Patrick Pound, Ronnie van Hout, Ann Shelton, Yvonne Todd, Shaun Waugh, Parekohai Whakamoe, Lisa Crowley, Megan Dunn, Sean Kerr, Maddie Leach, Ella Bella Moonshine Reed, Jono Rotman
Denny Dimin Gallery
New York
https://dennydimingallery.com
Ann Shelton
Fine Arts, Sydney
Sydney
http://www.finearts.sydney
Yvonne Todd
Jarvis Dooney Gallery (formerly Pavlova Gallery)
Berlin
http://www.jarvisdooney.com
Anita Totha, Conor Clarke, Derek Henderson, Becky Nunes, Talia Smith, Rachel Hope Allan
L.A. Noble Gallery
London
http://www.lauraannnoble.com
Geoffrey H. Short
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2008/shigeyuki-kihara
Shigeyuki Kihara
Michael Reid
Sydney
https://michaelreid.com.au
Derek Henderson
Stills
Sydney, 1991 to 2017
www.stillsgallery.com.au
Megan Jenkinson, Anne Noble, Patrick Pound
Public Galleries, Institutions, Festivals:
Auckland Festival of Photography
http://www.photographyfestival.org.nz
The Adam Art Gallery Te Pātaka Toi
Victoria University, Wellington
http://www.adamartgallery.org.nz
Aigantighe Art Gallery
Timaru
http://www.timaru.govt.nz/community/facilities/art-gallery
Aratoi
Wairarapa Museum of Art and History
http://www.aratoi.org.nz
Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tamaki
http://www.aucklandartgallery.com
Auckland Art Gallery E.H McCormick Research Library
http://www.aucklandartgallery.com/library/archives
Auckland Museum
http://www.aucklandartgallery.com/library/archives
Archives New Zealand
Wellington
http://archives.govt.nz
Artspace
Auckland
http://www.artspace.org.nz
Ashburton Gallery
Ashburton
https://ashburtonartgallery.org.nz
Blue Oyster Art Project Space
Dunedin
http://www.blueoyster.org.nz
Canterbury Museum
Christchurch
http://www.canterburymuseum.com
Centre of Contemporary Art Toi Moroki
Christchurch
http://www.coca.org.nz
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetu
http://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/
City Gallery Wellington
http://citygallery.org.nz
Corban Estate Arts Centre
Auckland
http://www.ceac.org.nz
Depot Artspace
Devonport, Auckland
http://www.depotartspace.co.nz
George Chance, Peter Evans, Michael Ferriss, Gil Hanly, Cari Hill: Fragments,Matthew Jones, Michael Krzanich, Murray Lloyd, Anton Maurer, John McCallum, John Miller, Bob Nelson, Kathrin Simon, Madeleine Slavick, Fraser Toulmin
The Dowse Art Museum
Lower Hutt
http://dowse.org.nz
Dunedin Public Art Gallery
http://dunedin.art.museum
Eastern Southland Gallery
Gore
http://www.esgallery.co.nz
Elam Projectspace Gallery
Auckland
http://www.creative.auckland.ac.nz/en/about/galleries-and-collections/elam-projectspace.html
Fresh Gallery Otara
Auckland
https://www.facebook.com/FreshGalleryOtara/
George Fraser Gallery
Auckland
http://www.creative.auckland.ac.nz/en/about/galleries-and-collections/george-fraser-gallery.html
Govett Brewster Gallery
New Plymouth
http://www.govettbrewster.com/
Gus Fisher Gallery
Auckland
https://gusfishergallery.auckland.ac.nz
Hastings City Art Gallery
Hastings
http://hastingscityartgallery.co.nz
Hocken Collections Uare Taoka o Hākena
Dunedin
http://www.otago.ac.nz/library/hocken/exhibitions/index.html
Mahara Gallery
Waikanae
http://maharagallery.org.nz
Mangere Arts Centre
Auckland
https://www.facebook.com/mangereartscentre
MTG Hawke’s Bay
Napier
http://www.mtghawkesbay.com
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Wellington
http://www.tepapa.govt.nz
National Library Gallery
Wellington
http://natlib.govt.nz
Northart
Auckland
https://www.northart.co.nz
Ocula
http://ocula.com
Otago Museum
Dunedin
http://otagomuseum.nz
Pataka Museum
Porirua
http://www.pataka.org.nz
PhotoBook/NZ
Biennial Photobook festival, Wellington
https://www.photobooknz.com
Photival
Wellington Photography Festival
http://www.photival.com
Puke Ariki
New Plymouth
http://pukeariki.com
Refinery Artspace
Nelson
http://www.acn.org.nz/exhibitions.html
Rotorua Museum
http://www.rotoruamuseum.co.nz
Sarjeant Gallery
Whanganui
http://www.sarjeant.org.nz/site/index.php
St Paul Street Gallery
AUT, Auckland
http://www.stpaulst.aut.ac.nz
Studio One Toi Tu (formerly ArtStation)
Auckland
http://www.studioone.org.nz
Tarawhiti Museum
Gisborne
http://www.tairawhitimuseum.org.nz
Tauranga Art Gallery
http://www.artgallery.org.nz
Te Manawa
Palmerston North
http://www.temanawa.co.nz
Te Tuhi
Pakuranga, Auckland
http://www.tetuhi.org.nz
Te Uru
Titirangi, Auckland
http://www.teuru.org.nz
Toi Pōneke
Wellington
https://toiponeke.nz/
Wallace Arts Trust
Pah Homestead, Auckland
http://www.wallaceartstrust.org.nz
The Physics Room
Christchurch
http://physicsroom.org.nz
The Suter Gallery
Nelson
http://www.thesuter.org.nz
Waikato Museum
Hamilton
http://waikatomuseum.co.nz
Whangerei Art Museum
Whangerei
http://whangareiartmuseum.co.nz