Upcoming exhibitions

Dorell Ben Hạitạutu‘uga 2026, detail, red ochre on uha (Rotuman Barkcloth)

Hạitautu‘uga:

To Go Between – Rotuma Contemporary
28 November 2026–28 February 2027

Photo: Nicola Castangia, Mont'e Prama Foundation Archive

Mont’e Prama Giants:

Stories of ancient stone
28 November 2026 – 28 February 2027

Events

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Previous exhibitions

■ December 2021 – February 2022 ■ March – June 2022 ■ July – October 2022 ■ November 2022 – February 2023 ■ March – June 2023 ■ July – October 2023 ■ November 2023 – February 2024 ■ March – June 2024 ■ June – October 2024 ■ July-November 2025 ■ November 2025 - March 2026

Recent exhibitions.

Art work by Alison Leuane, Mālama, Toi Gallery exhibition 20206

Mālamalama

Alison Leauanae
5 September-11 October Toi Gallery

D Sullivan Kentmere Glossy Alstroemeria 2026-2

Surface Memory

Deidra Sullivan
25 July–30 August 2026

FOP-Art-Awards-2024-L-R-Ioana-Gordon-Smith-Chief-Judge_-Emma-Hercus

The Friends of Pātaka Art Awards


26 July-15 September 2024

Apex the Artist, Pōhutakawa, 2026

Ngā Atua ō Matariki

Apex the Artist
13 June–19 July 2026

Photo Credit: Lindah Lepou, AITU series, 2026. Image by Lisa Fa’alafi (FALE'AITU)

(Ai)TU™ Series Presents Mata‘AITU (voyeur) by Lindah Lepou™


8 August–8 November 2026

Jenny Taotua-O'Carroll-Photography by Nuugalo Jacinta Mauga (Malu)

Marama Malama:

Te Manavā Moana Women
20 June–16 August 2026

Neil Penman_Ramari Wineera_Web

Tomorrow’s histories:

photographs by Neil Penman
8 August–8 November 2026

Approaching Te Wai Pounamu, 2025, Mixed media

Hinewaiapu - Deep South Rock

Michelle Tahuaroa Dawson
25 April-7 June Toi Gallery

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Expressions in Clay:

A celebration of craft, community and creativity
18 April – 14 June 2026 Bottle Creek Gallery

Robyn Kahukiwa, Hinetītama, 1980, Te Manawa Art Society & Te Manawa Museums Trust Collections, Palmerston North

Robyn Kahukiwa: Tohunga Mahi Toi


23 May–13 July 2026

Jeanette Verster-Untitled

From Flat to Fabulous

Jeanette Verster
7 March–19 April 2026 Toi Gallery

Fangufangu-TePapa

Ongo:(Re)sounding the Vā

Dr Rachael Hall, Dr Sione Faletau & Pā‘utu-‘O-Vava‘u-Lahi Dr Adriana Māhanga Lear
28 March–19 July 2026

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IHI

Axel Iva, Te Ara Minhinnick and Ming Ranginui
28 March–19 July 2026

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ConFluent

Porirua Community Arts
21 February–12 April 2026 Bottle Creek

Gentle Current, 2025, Unique Gel Plate Monotype

Rekindled Memories

Hamish Macaulay
24 January–1 March 2026

Wiremu Grace small files-19

Aukati ki te Whaiao


12 December 2025 – 15 February 2026 Bottle Creek

Whenua Made-Photo by Nikki Parlane

Whenua Made

Creative sustainabilityfrom Aotearoa artists
15 November 2025–19 January 2026 Toi Gallery

Mana Arts Society-2025

Haerenga Whakapakari: A Journey through our landscape

Mana Arts Society
24 October–7 December 2025

Fred Graham-Te Puaaha o Waikato

Fred Graham: Katohia He Wai Moou, Katohia He Wai Mooku


7 December 2025–10 May 2026

Fred Graham_Toi Whakaata

Fred Graham: Toi Whakaata / Reflections


7 December 2025–8 March 2026

Tīpurepure Au Va'ine 5, Photo Cheska Brown

Tīpurepure ‘Au Vaine


7 December 2025–8 March 2026

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Transplant

Heather Kremen
12 Sept–9 Nov 2025 TOI GALLERY

Stones_for_hangi_to_feed_land_marchers

Not One More Acre: Remembering the 1975 Land March


16 August – 19 October 2025 BOTTLE CREEK GALLERY

Winter Warmth_Jo Reeve

Woven: Tantalising Textiles

Port Nicholson Handweavers
1st August – 7 September 2025 Toi Gallery

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Festival of Wood 2025

The Wellington Guild of Woodworkers
28 June–10 August 2025 Bottle Creek Gallery

70s Dames group photo-group

The 70s Dames

Anneke Borren, Jenny Shearer, Pamella Annsouth
21 June–27 July 2025 Toi Gallery

Jasmine Togo-Brisby, It is Not a Place, 2024_01

Jasmine Togo-Brisby: ungeographic

Jasmine Togo-Brisby
26 July–9 November 2025

Leafiness web

Leafiness – living shapes us all

Rhona Orr
9 May—15 June Toi Gallery

MacLeod-No4-web

Kei runga, kei raro: As above, so below

Mitchell Manuel
28 March–4 May 2025

Imagination Engine-web

Arca Arcade“Round One”

Preston Khan McNeil
12 April–22 June 2025

Janet Mazenier and Sarah Treadwell -web

Transient encounters & transformational shifts

Janet Mazenier & Sarah Treadwell
14 February–23 March Toi Gallery

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Lovers &Castaways


29 March–6 July 2025 Front Gallery, West Gallery

Matarau 44, Photo Cheska Brown

Waiora

Hemi Macgregor
29 March–6 July 2025 Daylight Gallery

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Toloa Tales

Sione Tuívailala Monū and Edith Amituanai
29 March–6 July 2025

Kim Ireland and Java Bentley

Ahu

Kim Ireland and Java Bentley
1 February – 6 April Bottle Creek

student artwork Porirua East School, Mandala 2024 copy

Toi Rama

Inspiring Tamariki Through Art
15 November 2024 – 9 February 2025 Toi Gallery

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Points of No Return– Liana Leiataua


9 November 2024 – 26 January 2025 Bottle Creek

historial woodcut print-crop

Jack Kirifi

Tokelau tā tatau – Tokelau tattoo: A re-connection to Tokelau cultural identity
27 September – 10 November

E sab amma log ke sapna hai hum - Seema Singh

Katha:

Stories of the Girmit Women of Fiji
20 September – 3 November 2024 Bottle Creek

Child’s boro noragi-Ca1920s -1930s

Boro – Timeworn Textiles of Japan


14 December 2024–9 March 2025

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Rangirua


2 November 2024–9 March 2025

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Taku Hoe


2 November 2024–9 March 2025

Diane Prince_Maunga-Maunga-You've taken my Maunga_2008-ink on paper

Diane Prince: Activist Artist


2 November 2024–9 March 2025

Fragements of Deconstruction-9044-2

Birgit Moffatt: Reimagining Geometry


9 August – 22 September 2024

FOP-Art-Awards-2024-L-R-Ioana-Gordon-Smith-Chief-Judge_-Emma-Hercus

The Friends of Pātaka Art Awards 2026


22 August–18 October 2026

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Mauri Oho

Ka mua ka muri: Reflecting on our past to inform our futures
31 May – Sunday 21 July 2024

Matt_Overend-Last Boat and PHarbour_Yacht

Matt Overend: Views from my Chair


3 May–16 June 2024

4 Pou closeup grey sky-Rees-web

Anton Forde: Papare Eighty.one


22 JUNE–13 OCTOBER 2024

EvelynKunda_PWolffram

Sanap Wantaim – Stand Together


21 JUNE–4 AUGUST 2024

2 Ulu cavu-Enhanced-web

The Ulumate Project

Na Tolu: Joana Monolagi, Ole Maiava, Daren Kamali
22 JUNE–13 OCTOBER 2024

Ulamila_Buiravonu_Bulamaibau_Save_the_Turtle

Red Wave, Blue Wave

Artist Collectives from the Oceania Centre, Suva, Fiji
22 June–13 October 2024

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Te Ara o Raukawa Moana

Bottle Creek Gallery
6 APRIL – 26 MAY 2024

Maioha Kara_Whakamanawa_2023 web

Maioha Kara: In Good Relation


2 MARCH – 3 JUNE 2024

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Ahilapalapa Rands: Across the Sea


2 MARCH – 3 JUNE 2024

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Paraikete Threads

Jeanine Clarkin, Noa Blanket Co and Mataaho Collective.
2 MARCH – 3 JUNE 2024

02b Sambe Jogakbo (detail)

Hono Aho—Connecting Lines

Tiki Coverny, Yon Yi Sohn, Moonhee Han, and Eun Jung Jang
15 MAR–28 APR 2024

Rebecca_Stewart_TheBridalVeil-2023

She Held a River

Rebecca Stewart
26 JAN –10 MAR 2024 Toi Gallery

Two-Herons

Te Awarua o Porirua-Our Harbour


2 FEB – 31 MARCH 2024

Blue Paper

Frances Jill Studd: Touches of Silence

TOI GALLERY
8 DEC 2023 – 22 JAN 2024

close up 4 -crop

Ngā Pari Tai Rua

Shannon Te Rangihaeata Clamp
27 OCT – 3 DEC 2023

La mafana warm sun Joy sipeli 2023

Foaki Noa:

The Art of Ie Pili Niue
18 NOV 2023 – 21 JAN 2024

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Ka mua, ka muri

25 Exhibitions
22 SEPT – 23 OCT 2023

Kaetaeta Watson and Louis Humphry

Tibuta – Kinaakiia Ainen Kiribati

Tibuta – Identifies Kiribati Women
7 OCT – 11 NOV 2023

Falepipi he Mafola Niuean Handicraft Group Inc, 2022

Fenoga Tāoga Niue I Aotearoa

Niue Heritage Journey In Aotearoa
18 Nov 2023 - 11 Feb 2024

Susanne Kerr, Tributary, 2019, gouache, pencil on Hahnemühle paper.

Susanne Kerr: Remnants


18 NOV 2023 – 11 FEB 2024

Tau‘atāina, 2023

Manu Vaea

Koe Tau’atāina o e Leitī | The Freedom / Emancipation of the Leitī
18 NOV 2023 – 11 FEB 2024

Noise Pekere Fruean

Pēkere Fruean & Darcy Nicholas

Contemporary Māori Artists
28 JUL – 17 SEPT 2023

Detail of Ponga by Agnes Hauptli

Ngahere – The Bush of Aotearoa

Professional Weavers Network of New Zealand
18 AUG - 1 OCT 2023

Kohai grace 2023 muka harakeke natural dyes web

Toiora: Ki te Pō ki te Ao

The Art of Wellbeing: Through Light and Shadow
1 JUL – 13 AUG 2023

kinaTimLi pataka web

Tim Li

Te Tini a Tangaroa - The multitudes of Tangaroa
16 JUN – 23 JUL 2023

3. Oh My Murray Darling Web

naadohbii: to draw water


1 JUL – 29 OCT 2023

Here and Beyond Poster web

Here and Beyond

Photographs and Interviews by Ehsan Hazaveh
12-25 June 2023

Tui-detail-web

Peter Mitchell

Past & Present Exhibition
5 MAY to 11 JUN 2023

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Creative Fibre

National Exhibition 2023
24 MAR – 7 MAY

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Lines of Sight

Elisabeth Vullings
31 MAR – 30 APR 2023

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