"Portraying New Zealanders to all New Zealand".
The New Zealand Portrait Gallery, administered from Wellington, is a national organisation promoting the display of New Zealanders through the perceptive eyes of painters, sculptors, caricaturists and photographers.
We host a programme of visiting and curated exhibitions as funding and
venues allow. We do not own our own display space, but usually in Wellington we
hire Shed 11 on the waterfront.
We host lectures and meetings and the biennial Adam Award and purchase for and
lend from our collection. We are supported by an enthusiastic Friends group.
See what's on and what's coming .
Legacy: The Norrie Collection
and portraits from Government House collection.

Thursday 23 April 2009 to 23 August 2009
at Shed 11
THIS SUNDAY 5th
JULY
Associated Event: Acclaimed actor Ray Henwood will
perform a shortened version of his solo Shakespeare show All the World's a
Stage at the NZ Portrait Gallery Shed 11. Join Ray, Romeo, Shylock,
Prospero, Hamlet, Julius Caesar and others.
Directed by Peter Hambleton for Circa Theatre.
Sunday 5 July - 4.00pm - Admission $10.00
Pictured at right: King Henry VIII, painted 19th
Century after a Hans Holbein original,
Collection of Government House, Wellington.
Associated Event: The Governors- Life behind the scenes at
Government House.
A talk presented by Gavin McLean, renowned author and historian.
Wednesday 19 August 5.30pm Admission $10.00
Prime Ministers of New
Zealand - photographs, paintings and cartoons
Shed 11, NZ Portrait Gallery
Curated by Gavin Mclean 12 November 2009 - 10 February 2010
Adam Portraiture Award 2010: - (2008
documents, example only)
Starting July 2009 entries will again be invited for the Adam Portraiture Award. Entry documents will be available on this site . The Adam Portraiture Award will be judged early in 2010, and about 100 of the best entries will be on show in our gallery at Shed 11 from 24th February until 11 April 2010.
Go to this external site for a map to Shed 11
