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Now in our 18th year of business. Newly Renovated! New Artists! Huge Selection!
Over 1500sq feet of NZ fine art!

Art by the Sea art gallery is a bright, spacious NZ art gallery overlooking the Waitemata harbour in Devonport Auckland New Zealand.
The gallery exhibits original authentic NZ fine art created by over 80 New Zealand artists. The gallery stocks a large and varied selection of fine and contemporary art and crafts including sculpture, ceramic, art glass, woodwork, etchings and prints, oil and acrylic painting, jewellery / jewelry, NZ steel and metal art, contemporary Maori weaving and carving. Primarily our NZ artwork celebrates the uniqueness and diversity of this multi-cultural country and the people that live in it. We showcase emerging NZ arts and crafts artists alongside established NZ artists to provide an ever-changing creative perspective of a country whose people are passionate about where they live.We provide a complete packaging and delivery service worldwide and all our artwork is guaranteed New Zealand made.

 

Recent Comments From Satisfied Clients

Dear Mike
Alan and I are delighted to tell you that our 'Feather' has arrived safe and sound in the U.K!!  It is absolutely great, and we can't wait to hand it! Many thanks for your good services!
Regards,
Lindsay and Alan 07/05/09

Dear Mike
Our picture arrived safely. It came 30 minutes after arriving home.
We haven’t unpacked it as thought it would  be safer packed for its trip to Ireland.

Many thanks

Patricia and Robert 10 March 2009

Hi Mike

FYI, our Kirsty Nixon has just been delivered !!! Very exciting, I am going to wait for John to come home from work so he can unpack seeing as he hasn’t seen it for real yet, will let you know how it is...

Debs Sydney 20 March 2009


Hi Mike:
I wanted to let you know that the raku ceramic piece arrived safely on Saturday, Feb. 7.  We certainly enjoy looking at it in our home, and Ann continues to enjoy wearing the greenstone ring. It was a pleasure meeting you in Devonport, and we thought New Zealand was just spectacular!
 
Thanks again,
Gary New York 2009

Hi Mike,
As a cheerful ending to 2008, I have just been to the local Post Office to pick up my Pohutukawa bowl! I'm pleased to tell you it has arrived in perfect condition! Thank you very much for wrapping and protecting it so
well for it's journey to Scotland! Now I must find the perfect spot to display it well and show the skill of the craftsman who made it. Kind regards John G (Scotland) 1/01/09

Hi Mike

I wish to express our appreciation for the warm and personal service we received from you.  Our painting arrived safe and sound in Hong Kong thanks to your careful packing and we are grateful that you dropped it off to the airport for us. It now hangs proudly on our hallway wall (not the one we originally thought of) and reminds us of home. We shall visit you when we next return to NZ to view other gems we could take home with us. Until then, ka kite ano Stephanie & Glenn
Hong Kong 11/08/08

Hi Mike,
Thanks I received the package and all is intact. They are spectacular pieces and I am very pleased with them!
Michelle, Ireland 12/06/08

Hi Mike,
The pottery arrived yesterday - beautifully packed, all in tact and it looks FANTASTIC!! We used the tea cups last night and the bowls at breakfast this morning - lots of smiles all round.
Thankyou SO much for finding all the bits and pieces - the colours match our other pieces perfectly
Many thanks!!!! Best wishes, Clare (Melbourne)11/05/08

Hello Mike,
I just wanted to let you know that I received my painting. It is beautiful! Also amazing pack job, I was hardly able to unpack it. Thanks again and I'll be in touch!
Val USA 12/04/08

mike
thanks for checking in. everything arrived in tact and on time. we are very happy with your meticulous and expedient service.  thanks so much. we've already enjoyed the pieces for a special occasion. we really love the beautiful pieces which bring back fond memories of our trip to NZ and to your gallery.
did you know there was an extra small pasta bowl which i don't think we paid  for?
also, does the koru set have dinner plates
 
thank you! Angie USA 4/2/08

Hi Mike,
Just a short note to advise the goat arrived safely and is currently “grazing” in our courtyard. The packaging job was excellent and protected the piece magnificently. Thank you for the trouble you took with this.
Kind rgds Kevin Melbourne 8/1/08

Mike and Linda - it is noon on Christmas Eve here. I was going to telephone you until I realized that it is Christmas day there, and you are probably eating your Christmas pud! It arrived unscathed -in perfect condition - at 11.55 am - what super timing! Thank you both so much for being so considerate and responsive. We shall certainly recommend a visit to your shop to anyone we know who is going your way. Again, Thanks and Happy New Year
Karen and Pete USA 24/12/07

Dear Mike,
We have picked up the picture a few weeks ago now. It is as pretty as we remember and looks like a portal to NZ sitting on our wall. My wife & I will definitely get great enjoyment from it for many years.
Thank you also for the pohutukawa print.
A merry Christmas to you & Linda,
Best wishes,
Mark & Sue 18/12/07 United Kingdom

Thank you so much. I look forward to meeting you and Linda some time when I happen to be in Auckland – I do appreciate the emails and your help in getting this wonderful piece to the beach (he/she will have to be an indoor sheep when we are back in Wellington.  Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year.
Carol 17/12/07 Auckland

Hi Mike, Just a quick note to let you know that my mother absolutely loved her goat, there were tears!! She's named her Gertrude and she's taken pride of place in their house. Thank you again for organising this for me so quickly, I've had a few people ask where she came from so I've passed your details onto them!
Cheers,
Kim 14/12/07
Sydney

Hi Mike and Linda
Hope all's well with you guys.  Just a note to say thanks for embellishing our home with wonderful paintings this year, and Shirley and I wish you and your family all the best for 2008.
Also a reminder to please send us the valuations for the Jules works so I can add them to our contents policy.
See you in the New Year!
Take care and kind regards
Mike & Shirley 13/12/07 Glenfield Auckland

Mike, Angelika my partner loved the Manta Ray. It is very unique indeed, the pictures on the website do not do it justice. Thanks for getting it to me so quickly.
Kindest Regards
David 22/11/07 Sydney

Thanks Mike for the bowl – it arrived in one piece (thanks to your excellent packing) and looks fabulous in my cabinet with all my other glass. Lovely of you to send me the cards also, I really appreciate that and it’s always a pleasure buying from your gallery.  I will be in Auckland on 27th & 28th December so hope to pop in if you are open.
Regards
Kathy 16/11/07 Dunedin

Hi Mike
Ross hung Christian's oils last night and they look great in the chosen
spot, they are heart warming and uplifting, and we are going to enjoy
them so much, please pass on our regards to him.
Maureen 12/11/07 Auckland

Hi Mike,
We are delighted with the painting and have already received positive comments from others on the painting – even ‘where did you buy it” – so gave you a promo. Thought you might like to see a pic of the painting above the fireplace – looks fab.
Kind regards
Julie
Aug 2007 St Heliers Auckland

Hi Mike, The sculpture has arrived !!! And I'm very happy, of course. It's was very well protected (at least half an hour to unpack it) and there was no damage. Thanks very much for your cooperation which made the communication quite easy despite the distance.
Please thank again Erika who's done very good job when we met at the gallery.
Cheers.
Bruno

Hello Mike - Check your fax for my credit card number.....with any luck I will be smart enough to fax internationally!!  I'm excited to get this order.  thanks for all your help! everything has arrived safely and I am very happy.  Thanks for working so diligently with me.  Best wishes in your gallery business.
Kristi, Missoula USA14/06/07

Hi Mike Merv Sarson's feather has arrived safely today, Wednesday 30 May. The feather is a real treasure. I will send you a photo as soon as possible.
Regards & thanks Julie,
Sydney30/05/07

hi mike thanks for the note. the artwork sadly suffered a little. not helped by a redirected flight due to a passenger's illness and a very fastidious australian customs agent who insisted on 80% unpacking the box. it's ok though and i had to re-attach a couple of the cabbage tree's fronds. but you wouldn't know. i love it and it looks great on our white wall. a reminder of nz in the depths of london. the exhibition looks great. would love to be there. does karen do commissions? thanks again for the packing and dropping it off to my mother's house. good luck with the exhibition. kind regards
michelle London 07/05/07

Dear Mike, The ceramic pohutukawa tree has arrived safely and is now our living room wall. I have attached a photo of it in situ Thanks Yvonne & Paul, England 24/04/07

Mike: I wanted to let you know that we received the painting and orbs in very good condition and have it now placed them in our home. The painting  is especially beautiful and we are enjoying it immensely.  Thank you so much for all you have done. It has been a joy doing business with you.  Please let the artist know how much we love it.
Take care.  Jody, Pasco USA 21/04/07

Dear Mike,
               Just to confirm that the Roy Lane pot has arrived – all in one piece! It looks exactly as we had hoped as a feature in our lounge. Thank you for the very safe packing and for the shipping arrangements, much easier than bringing it home with us!
Who knows we may make it to Devonport again when we are next out.
Kind regards
Rodney, London 10/04/07

Dear Mike
Just to let you know that the table and chairs are unpacked in our house and all is intact.  The packaging was superb, thank you very much.  The size is ideal in our dining room and we are extremely pleased with our purchase.
Kind regards
Veronica, Surrey England 29/03/07

hi mike sculptures are in my garden...they arrived friday but we were away for weekend at the irish massacre of the english rugby team ! they look great and fit really well into  my garden. i will send a photo of their new home when i get more organised. the packaging was amazing and must have taken you ages. your artists are lucky to have such a dedicated gallery.
thanks again for everything.
regards Clare, Cork Ireland 28/02/07

Dear Mike I absolutely cannot believe that two months have passed and I haven't let you know that both the painting and the goat arrived in excellent condition. First piece to be opened was the goat and he sat in an extra bedroom with the door closed so that our puppy didn't make mincemeat of him or vice versa. Then when we returned from a two week trip to India, we finally opened the painting. It looks great and is hanging in a place of honor on a stair landing. The goat has moved to the backyard and is the focal point of our re-landscaping. We have named her Milly, the female equivalent of a Billy goat. She is positioned in a bed of brownish sedge grass and appears to be munching away on it. She is great!
We want to thank you again for making the final portion of our two month trip to New Zealand ever so memorable. Maybe one day you will find yourself in Denver Colorado and will give us a call.
Linda and Joan 7/6/06

 

 


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