Exhibition Archive 2026
Presented by Auckland Studio Potters, Fire and Clay is an annual exhibition celebrating the creativity, skill, and diversity of contemporary ceramics from across their membership.
Re:Tale brings together a group of contemporary object makers working across ceramics, jewellery, installation, and design, to explore the dual meanings of “retail” and “re-telling”.
Puawānanga is Nova Paul’s latest 16mm film, made using plant-based hand processing to create a developer emulsion. Puawānanga is an aka, or clematis vine, that weaves its way through the ngahere and is the embodiment of the pua—the blossoming—of the wānanga.
Silent Kōrero is conceived as a gathering - a quiet hui of conversations that have unfolded in Peata Larkin’s studio over the past two decades. It brings together works created across time, uniting the past to the present.
From lithography to screenprinting, printmaking in the collection demonstrates a wide range of approaches: spanning personal reflection, political commentary, and cultural expression.
This project brings together two of Maseyk’s longstanding interests—painting and jugs. In response, he has produced over 60 jugs modelled on those depicted in New Zealand paintings.
LITA is an ongoing project that maps and renegotiates notions of femininity and emptiness drawn from popular culture, religious frameworks, cultural mythologies, consumer imaginaries, and virtual reality.
Mickey Smith is a master chronicler of libraries, having turned her camera to these repositories of knowledge for over twenty years. Her prolific series explore the life cycles of library collections and the labor of those who steward them.
Tracing Yvonne Todd’s long-standing fascination with food as both subject and symbol, Diary of a Carrot blends a range of media into an absurdist commentary on the act of eating.
Be curious. Take risks. Fail if necessary. The Auckland Studio Potters Artist in Residence programme invites ceramicists to embrace experimentation, technically, conceptually, and materially.
Extending a warm invitation into a space of potency, Essence veers away from conventional depictions of calm, instead seeking refuge within a visually opulent realm.
Chasing Rainbows showcases works from The Arts House Trust Collection that explore the captivating spectrum of colour.
What I Did Last Summer presents a selection of paintings from the Arts House Trust Collection. The exhibition explores themes of summertime experiences and memories of holidays past. The works on display range from bold, abstract compositions rich in
A Moment to Hold features works from brunelle dias, Hannah Ireland, Christina Pataialii, Johanna Pegler, Kate Small, Barbara Tuck, Ruby Wilkinson.
This installation of Wā Dividends is a fragment that carries echoes of its larger body — Wā We Can’t Afford — originally commissioned by Hastings City Art Gallery .
Eva During retraces the path of Aotearoa New Zealand’s first Chinese immigrants by following the Clutha River to the historic goldmining settlements of Lawrence and Arrowtown, sites that bear witness to their endeavours dating back 160 years.
This exhibition features 61 finalists in the Ceramics New Zealand Annual competition, judged this year byMoyra Elliott, Grace Lai and Peata Larkin.
To celebrate the Auckland Heritage Festival and mark the 75th anniversary of the 1950 Empire Games, Auckland at Play presents a special selection of works from our broad collection.