Our ‘Friends of the Permanent Collection” provide support for increasing and maintaining the collection.
We have a video of our current Permanent Collection for viewing here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UJdL6W0ydA
The Gallery’s permanent collection is focused across three themes.
Theme 1
headland Sculpture on the Gulf Maquettes
These works are a visual history of this world class event that was initiated by the Gallery in 2003.
Theme 2
Artists in Residence
Our biennale Waiheke Artist in Residence Programme was initiated by the gallery in 2007.
Our Artists in Residence have been:
| 2007 | Phil Newbury - Invercargill |
| 2008 | Steven Mulqueen - Dunedin |
| 2010 | Sarah Guppy - Auckland |
| 2012 | Susanne Kerr - Wellington |
| 2014 | Euan Macleod, Reg Mombassa, Steve Lopes, Elisabeth Cummings, Amanda Penrose Hart, Joe Frost, Idris Murphy, Peter O’Doherty, Susan O’Doherty. NSW, Australia. |
| 2016 |
Michel Tuffery |
| 2018 |
Mark Surridge |
| 2021 |
Bronwen Newbury |
Theme 3
Waiheke Artists who have lived on the Island for a significant time and whose work has been significantly influenced by their time here. Works have yet to be procured for this theme.
