New Zealand Portrait Gallery

The New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata is an art gallery located in Wellington, New Zealand, in the historic Waterfront Shed 11.

New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pūkenga Whakaata
New Zealand Portrait Gallery at Shed 11
Location in Wellington, New Zealand
Established1990
LocationShed 11, Queen's Wharf, Wellington Waterfront
Coordinates41.283475°S 174.778240°E / -41.283475; 174.778240
WebsiteOfficial website

History

The Gallery was registered as a charitable trust in 1990.[1] In 2005 the board hired its first paid director, Avenal McKinnon, who held the position until her resignation in 2014.[2] During this time the permanent collection grew from six works to more than 200. In 2014, Gaelen Macdonald was appointed as McKinnon's successor.[3] In 2017, Jaenine Parkinson took over the role of director.[4]

Location

The New Zealand Portrait Gallery's permanent home and exhibition space is in Shed 11, a heritage listed building located on Wellington's Queens Wharf.[5] Shed 11 was built in 1904-5 and designed by William Ferguson, chief engineer of the Wellington Harbour Board.[6] In 1985, Shed 11 was transformed into a gallery space and in 2010 the New Zealand Portrait Gallery secured a long term lease on the building.

Collection

The New Zealand Portrait Gallery holds a collection of portraits featuring works by, and of, New Zealanders. In the collection are portraits of many influential and well-known identities including Sir Edmund Hillary, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Sir Peter Blake, and Janet Frame.

In 2014, a portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was commissioned for the gallery, and was painted by New Zealand artist Nick Cuthell in a live sitting. The portrait was unveiled by His Royal Highness Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, in a ceremony at Government House, and was subsequently hung at the gallery's home in Shed 11.[7]

Adam Portraiture Award

The New Zealand Portrait Gallery hosts the biennial Adam Portraiture Award competition, New Zealand's premier portrait prize. The first competition was held in 2000 as the National Portrait Competition, and since 2002 has been funded by the Adam Foundation. Since 2006, the winning entry has become part of the Gallery's permanent collection.[8]

Past winners
Year Artist Winning work
2000 Sacha Lees Sometimes an outline coloured in
2018 Logan Moffat Elam
2016Andre Bronnimann Sisters
2014Henry Christian Slane Tim
2012Stephen Martyn Welch 3 Nights, A Mirror & Loads Of Coffee
2010Harriet Bright Kayte
2008Irene Ferguson The Blue Girl (Johanna Sanders in her back yard)
2006Freeman White Portrait of Hans
2004Ryuzo Nishida Self Portrait
2002Marianne Muggeridge Meren and Josie
2000Marianne Muggeridge Lucy in her Green Dress

References
  1. "About New Zealand Portrait Gallery | The New Zealand Portrait Gallery". www.nzportraitgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
  2. "An enduring portrait". Stuff. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  3. Tuesday; November 2014, 18; Zeal, 2:48 pm Press Release: New; Gallery, Portrait. "Young director to head Portrait Gallery | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 2020-04-03.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. "Percy Thomson Gallery | Emergence Award 2018". www.percythomsongallery.org.nz. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  5. "Search the List | Wellington Harbour Board Shed 11 | Heritage New Zealand". www.heritage.org.nz. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  6. "Explore Wellington" (PDF).
  7. "New Royal Portrait Unveiled - scoop.co.nz".
  8. "Adam Portraiture Award".

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