A collaboration with island-based creatives, Understory sheds light on Waiheke’s transformation from a once-barren landscape of sheep farms to the locus of conservation action. The interactive exhibition celebrates decades of dedication by conservation visionaries, practitioners and volunteers through sculpture, printmaking, painting, nature journals, photography and sound. Next to the main gallery, the Understory Regeneration Zone is designed for people to “have a go” at creating nature-inspired works on paper.

This series of prints creating a visual narrative of the crucifixion story. The work is inspired by the overarching idea of Jesus as a common man who lives amongst his people who were earthy, chaotic and angrily rebellious under the dominion of the Roman Empire.

Exploration. Inspiration. Creative Play.
You're welcome to play with the materials in the Understory Regeneration Zone. If you would like to bring a small group together for a FREE guided art program (1-3 hours) including a tour of the Understory show, please contact Monica: monica.a.peters@gmail.com 

The exhibition showcases established artists working with younger generations to pass on knowledge of their Toi arts disciplines. 

A gorgeous selection of works from John Penman, Gary Nash and Hoglund Art Glass.

Beautiful new works from Helen Keen, Sonja Drake, Tracey Sullivan, and Hannah Maurice.

This year we're working on a digital approach to the Waiheke Art Map, there are so many artists on the island now, this is truly and island of Art which is fantastic!

The Digital Art Map will evolve over the year so come along and view works from some of the artist involved and plan your studio tour.

Be sure to Save the Date for the return of the Open Studio Weekend where many of the artist's on the island will throw open their doors with a festive, fun and creative Long weekend over Kings Birthday 31 May - 2 June! Can't wait!

Evan Woodruffe's new suite of works shimmer with light, as agile brush-marks dance over 2D and 3D surfaces. 
Colours are breathed into position, their vocabulary shifting from excited cries to hushed quiet, creating dynamic symphonies of colour, movement, emotion and intellect.

Russell Jackson's enamel paint on board works celebrate birds, both native and introduced species such as finches imported during the late 1800's on the SS Mermaid.
Jane Simcock's oil on canvas still life works reflect their subject matter drawn from the tools of the studio and from her collection of curios and memorabilia. 

Developed in Aotearoa New Zealand, Squiggla is a hands-on creative visual thinking programme. Bring the youngsters, get creative and come and explore in the Gallery space during January.

THE SEA INSIDE HER is an exhibition of paintings, poetry and a short film. It is an immersive experience about the fragility of staying in control of oneself. The work is a playful contemplation of Western society’s relationship with nature – how we are affected by nature and our influence on it, while holding onto the idea that we are somehow separate. This concept was initiated and produced by Pākehā and Waiheke artist and filmmaker Alyx Duncan and writer Michele Powles, in collaboration with editor Luka Turjak.

With a career spanning over 50 years Bronwynne Cornish is one of New Zealand's best known ceramic artists with works held in major museums and galleries.

Launched by the Eden Arts Trust in 2011, this annual award presents the very best student works from Elam, Unitec, AUT and Whitecliffe in a single exhibition, awarding prizes to selected students.

The Catherine Mitchell Life Drawing Group is an active untutored drawing group which has been running for over 30 years. The group fosters a determined drive for excellence alongside a generous sharing of ideas, materials and techniques. Past members included some notable artists such as Jan Nigro whose iconic Waiheke paintings are on display in the foyer of the Gallery. 

The Walker & Hall Waiheke Art Award 2024 is proudly sponsored by Walker & Hall in association with the Waiheke Community Art Gallery.
This is a National Award for two dimensional works in any medium and has a Prize of $10,000 as the Premier Award.
The Zinni Douglas Merit Award for a Waiheke artist - $1000
Michael Evans Award for a figurative Work - $1000
Gordon Harris Award - $500 voucher
Image: Sonja Drake - Drawn in Sediment

‘Standing Place is inspired by the concept of tūrangawaewae. For me tūrangawaewae encompasses a sense of place, of where we come from, our sense of inner space and how we perceive through the lenses of our lives lived and how everything connects- the places that are important to us, the people that have shaped us, the ancestors that made choices to uproot and to put down roots.' - Leila Lees

Barbara Robinson presents a new body of mixed media works in the Small Gallery.

Greta Anderson in association with Two Rooms, present a suite of works in the Allpress Olive Groves Gallery. Atmospheric and visually striking, Anderson draws cinematic qualities into her still photographic images, embuing them with mood and drama.
Anderson often captures figures and objects in intermediary states, moving from day into night, stillness into potential.

In the Long Gallery treasures from the stockroom come out into the spring sunshine for an exhibition featuring works from Euan Mcleod, Susan O'Doherty, Claudia Pond-Eyley and Mark Surridge.

'In 2020 and 2021, we were all in Lockdown amidst a world pandemic. For many it was a flame to a touch paper and a big question mark about the near future. For me it had a numbing effect. Ideas for work seemed to vanish, but I need to paint, and I had my studio space in our apartment and most of all, time.' - Susan Garland 

Experience a cornucopia of diverse work across a variety of mediums and practices from current Waiheke Community Art Gallery members.
The 2024 Members Show explores the broad theme of ‘Home’.
Defined as a dwelling or location of culture and origin; home also signifies a sense of place, belonging, relationships, memory, comfort, security, and safety.

Completed from early 2023 to the present this series of oil paintings includes figurative (isolating examples of political gesture as theatre) and landscape works (focussing upon land exploitation and the imposition of modernist geometries). Connecting the series is an exploration of the idea of asymmetrical power and alienation in the Anthropocene – an ongoing project 

Anton Forde’s (Taranaki, Gaeltacht, Gaelic, English) Māhutonga - Time Stands Still presents works in kōhatu/stone, Pounamu, andesite, and basalt, carved with markings of Māhutonga/The Southern Cross, Raukura/feathers, and Roimata/teardrops. These works are a recognition of and salute to our natural world, and the hope that humanity brings whilst interacting with her.

A New installation from Prof. Robert Jahnke ONZM FRSNZ, Arts Foundation Laureate 2023 (Ngāi Taharoa, Te Whānau a Iritekura, Te Whānau a Rakiauroa o Ngāti Porou)

Courtesy of PAUL NACHE

Five Waiheke ceramicists present an exhibition of new works. Gail Barratt, Beth Rose, Helen Charters, Hilary Kerrod and Sophie Perkins.
'Called to Mind — Echoes from an Empty Place' confronts the fragility of life; the tragedy of loss. Through meditations on desolation, loneliness, extinction, and grief, the voices of our forebears echo, urging us to care: to breathe, to weave, to mold and shape a robust future imbued with spirit and energy.

Sid Marsh presents an exhibition of his intricate, detailed drawings and paintings documenting journeys, explorations and commentary from around the planet, this time looking at watery worlds.

Clive Humphreys is a printmaker and painter with work represented in many private and public collections. Over the last decade, the works’ focus has been on black and white watercolour and charcoal drawing to explore the primeval process of forest and landscape on Waiheke Island where the artist now lives.

Vinita Khanna is an Indian born artist whose work has been exhibited internationally including prestigious venues like the Tate Modern, Victoria and Albert Museum and Somerset House in London.
She holds a Master of Fine Arts from Goldsmiths College University of London (1999).
Vinita's works include a range of media including painting, collage, sculpture and poetry. In this collection of works she explores the notion of 'progress' through a collection of military prints and abstract painting. This is her first exhibition in New Zealand.