Love and marriage may be universal, but their mutual inclusivity is not. What can a wedding photograph tell us about the love shared between two people? How can portraiture better inform us about the experience of being in love? 

Presenting many previously unseen works, this exhibition showcases Ian Scott’s interest in the story of New Zealand painting and painters.

Image: Rita Angus in Taradale, 1987, Collection Art House Trust

Then and There, Here and Now: Portraits of Samoa presents historical and contemporary photographic portraits of Samoans, created by both New Zealand and Samoan photographers. The exhibition emphasises how Samoan heritage of self-presentation has continued or changed over time and space, through the examination of dress, tatau, gender, and relationships to home, community, and nature.

Image: Greg Semu, Self Portrait - the Fisher of Men - Matthew Chapter 4:19, 2012. Courtesy of the artist and The Arts House Trust Collection.

The first contemporary Indian Art exhibition in Aotearoa Invisible Narratives: Contemporary Indian creatives from Aotearoa by Kshetra Collective showcases the strength and expansiveness of contemporary New Zealand Indian art.

Image: A Place to Stand poster, featuring artworks by all Kshetra Collective artists designed by Tiffany Singh.

FacingTime: Portraits of Geoff by Euan Macleod, is an allegory on isolation, loss, technology and most importantly friendship created during the Covid-19 lockdown.  The series of 321 portraits depicts fellow artists Euan Macleod and Geoff Dixon’s daily communication on FaceTime, a godsend for so many isolated by the onset of the pandemic.

The Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award is a biennial competition that provides emerging Māori artists with the opportunity to showcase their talents on the national stage, while also playing an important role in recording and celebrating tūpuna and their stories.

Image: Forsyth Barr People’s Choice Award Winner, Ani Ligaliga

This monumental series of works by Hariata Ropata-Tangahoe traces her matriarchal whakapapa (genealogy) and honours her female tūpuna (ancestors).

Image: Hariata Ropata-Tangahoe Takutai Tangahoe (2021) acrylic on canvas, collection of the artist

In the Round: Portraits by Women Sculptors showcases and celebrates the work of women sculptors in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Curated by Milly Mitchell-Anyon, this exhibition creates a lineage of women sculptors, spanning the past century, and highlights the contributions of these artists to the field of figurative sculpture.

Image: Andrea du Chatenier, Black Haired Weeper with Tears of Gold, 2014, Collection Barry Hopkins Art Trust, Courtesy of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato