The New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts is delighted to be able to host Vincent’s Art Workshop for the celebration of their 40 th anniversary in Tākina Wellington Convention and Exhibition Centre alongside the exhibition of the entries and finalists in the Academy Prize for Visual Art. Keep Reading
Well-known Christchurch-based artist Min Kim has been selected to join Wellington-based artist Pavithra Devadatta to represent the Academy of Fine Arts at The Auckland Art Show 2025 at The Viaduct Events Centre on 27-29 June. Keep Reading
Congratulations to the four artists, Jessica Gurnsey, Cathy Brickhill, Wendy Hannah and Jodie Appleton, who have been selected as finalists for The STUFF Art Aotearoa Gold Awards for The Auckland Art Show 2025, with a prize value of over $35,000! The regional winner for The Auckland Art Show will be announced at the opening on 27th June at... Keep Reading
We are pleased to congratulate Min Kim as the winner of the Supreme Award at Watercolour New Zealand’s 50th Anniversary Exhibition. In addition, the same painting won the Winsor & Newton 'Watercolour New Zealand' online competition. Keep Reading
From 30 May Christchurch based Min Kim and Wellington based Pavithra Devadatta will be the new artists participating in the collaboration between DoubleTree by Hilton Wellington and the Academy to present original artworks by contemporary New Zealand artists to visitors to the hotel. Keep Reading
The popular World Press Photo Exhibition returns to Wellington later this year, bringing the best and most important photojournalism and documentary photography from around the globe to the capital. Keep Reading
Congratulations to Shannon Turuwhenua whose MAKA TE KUPENGA was the second regional winner in The Stuff Art Aotearoa Gold Award 2025, named at The Christchurch Art Show on 25 April at Te Pae Convention Centre. Keep Reading
Wellington Art Show - Lisa Call named Wellington Regional Winner The first of the finalists in The STUFF Art Aotearoa Gold Awards for 2025 was announced at the opening of The Wellington Art Show at Tākina on Friday 28 February. The four artists in contention were Zoe Cromwell for ‘Verge (What we Hold)’, Shona Mackenzie for... Keep Reading
Well-known Kapiti Coast artist Hamish Macaulay will represent the Academy of Fine Arts at the Wellington Art Show this year. As well as supporting the STUFF Art Aotearoa Gold Award. Keep Reading
The President and Council of the Academy of Fine Arts are pleased to announce that Art Shows Across Aotearoa have partnered with the Academy for 2025 and beyond. Keep Reading
The Wellington City Council opened consultations in October on extensive proposals for redevelopment of the Civic Square precinct - Te Ngākau. Keep Reading
A Fellow of the NZAFA will have achieved a significant contribution to the fine arts in the wider community of Aotearoa New Zealand. Keep Reading
As we move to a firm programme of exhibitions in the main gallery, LightSpace Gallery becomes our venue for smaller exhibitions, individual artist hires and solo shows. We are offering 12-day hires giving two weekends – Wednesday through Sunday of the following week – at $140 per day. Shared between two artists, $70 per day... Keep Reading
Water World -Clouds, streams, rivers, sea and ice The President’s Prize of $1500 has been awarded to Joe Zhou’s ‘Wellington Harbour’, a representation of the inner harbour in oils that reveals the inspiration of Russian and French impressionists in its approach to its subject by the Wellington-based artist. The Curator’s Prize of... Keep Reading
Invited guest artist, Danny Forrest, won the people’s choice award in our “Fantastic Beasts – fins, fangs, feathers and fur” exhibition with her polymer clay on plywood work, “Our Friendly Neighbour”. Danny is a self-taught artist who has developed her own sculpting technique to create unique, detailed art pieces out of polymer... Keep Reading
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