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Our annual calendar of art exhibitions at Art by the Sea Gallery. We have a brand new art gallery exhibition every 4-6 weeks beginning with an exhibition opening and artist talk typically held on the first Saturday of the show. Exhibition Calendar 2026 At Art by the Sea, Takapuna, we have a brand new art gallery exhibition every 4-6 weeks, beginning with an exhibition opening and artist talk. Sign up to our newsletter for personal invitations to all upcoming events. JANUARY Summer Show Art by the Sea Artists FEBRUARY Carol Readman Solo Show MARCH - APRIL Tallulah Nunez Solo Show APRIL - MAY Joe Kemp Sherie & Teimah Kemp MAY - JUNE Rosemary Parcell Solo Show JULY Christian Nicholson Solo Show AUGUST Julie Whyman Solo Show AUGUST - SEPTEMBER Graham Downs & Holly Haines SEPTEMBER Kirsty Nixon Solo Show OCTOBER Brendan Adams Solo Show NOVEMBER - DECEMBER Dean Raybould Solo Show DECEMBER - JANUARY Summer Show Art by the Sea Artists

Art by the Sea Gallery is proud to present this growing selection of affordable original art by our emerging artists NZ. Available at Art by the Sea Gallery. Emerging Artists NZ The following is a small selection of affordable original art by new and emerging artists NZ. Art by the Sea is proud to support Aotearoa New Zealand emerging artists, contributing to the growth, variety, and uniqueness of art in this country. The artists selected here are full or part-time artists who have completed some form of tertiary-level art education and are committed to and passionate about the work they produce and the creativity they find within themselves. Lana Berzina Oil Reproductions Paula Brill Modern Expressionism Greg Chichester NZ Oil Landscapes Gina O'Grady NZ Landscape Paintings Jo Harris Mixed Media Sherie Kemp Māori Stone Carving Teimah Kemp Māori Wood Carving Catherine Manchester Abstract Oil Paintings Sean McDonnell Expressive Landscapes Brenda Nyhof Fantasy Art Paul Olson Māori Wood Carving Natanahira Pona Contemporary Māori Art Anna Salek Contemporary Pottery Kate Steiner Linocut Prints Gina O'Grady New Zealand Landscape Paintings Gina is an Auckland-based doctor and artist. She paints landscapes inspired by her love of hiking in New Zealand's incredible outdoor environment, including many of NZ's South Island. "Through painting, I can revisit and recreate landscapes that inspire me, transporting me to places I find meaningful and restorative. This helps me to balance the demands of a busy professional and family life." Gina exhibits regularly in the Aspiring Art Awards and Tasman Art Awards, contributes to NZ Academy of Fine Arts exhibitions and, in 2022, produced a series of small works as prints to fundraise for the Starship Foundation. New 2026 Brewster Hut Price $2,400.00 New 2026 Liverpool Hut Price $2,000.00 New 2026 Mt Eden Out of stock New 2026 French Ridge Hut Price $2,900.00 New 2026 Mt Eden, Historic Price $1,800.00 New 2026 Last Light Lake Rotoiti Price $2,600.00 Sherie Kemp Māori Stone Carver Sherie Kemp is a Māori wood and stone carver from the Bay of Plenty. She is married to Joe Kemp, also an artist and sculptor, and they have three sons. Sherie's artistic practice is spiritual and intuitive. She is becoming known for her beautifully carved stone offering bowls mounted on wooden pillars wound with woven rope. New 2025 Oko - Offering Bowl Price $5,000.00 New 2025 Pounamu Touchstone Price $9,000.00 Kate Steiner Linocut Printmaker Kate Steiner is a printmaker and mixed media artist. She has a strong affinity with the flora and fauna of Aotearoa, the beauty of our land and the wildlife that it shares. A natural dreamer, her work is influenced by emotion and intuition, and she allows that to guide her hands and speak in her prints. Kate's linocut relief prints are made by pulling designs from her pencil sketches and cutting them into lino blocks with small chisels. The work is then hand-burnished on to quality acid-free paper using light-fast inks. Due to the hand-made nature of the linocut printing process the prints have very slight variations, making each piece one of a kind. New 2025 Sunlight on the Water Price $382.00 New 2025 Kākāriki 2 Price $455.00 New 2025 Toetoe Above Piha Price $400.00 New 2025 Last Light Price $382.00 New 2025 Waitematā Harbour Bridge Price $382.00 New 2025 Winter Cascades Price $400.00 Teimah Kemp Māori Wood Carver Teimah Kemp is an emerging Māori wood carver from the Bay of Plenty. He is the son of wood and stone carvers Joe and Sherie Kemp. Trained by his father, Teimah is finding his voice as a Māori artist carving in wood and Oamaru stone. His work is inspired by Māori myths and legends. New 2025 Hōkioi 1 Price $12,500.00 New 2025 Hōkioi 2 Out of stock Paul Olson Paul Olson Ngāti Kurī, Ngāti Hine, Te Aupōuri Māori Wood Carving Paul Olson is a Māori wood carver and sculptor from the far north of Aotearoa New Zealand. His work recalls stories, memories, and histories of whānau (family) and whenua (land) in Aotearoa New Zealand, while also presenting questions or affirmations to do with self, life, balance, and our impact on the natural world. Internal Price $3,000.00 The Path Price $8,500.00 Sean McDonnell Expressive Landscape Paintings Sean McDonell is a landscape and nature artist based in Auckland. Often working en plein air, Sean paints intuitively: "I use my artwork to express the feelings I have about the amazing beauty and brevity of life." New 2026 In the Beginning Price $3,200.00 Stent Rd Surf Break Price $1,500.00 Triptych Price $2,700.00 Sunset at Baylys Price $450.00 Rainbow Sunset Price $1,500.00 Black Mamaku Fern Price $950.00 Natanahira Pona Contemporary Māori Art Natanahira is a Māori master carver and sculptor based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Natanahira has attended many sculpture symposiums, created work for local councils and iwi, and has worked as an art tutor for many years. He is committed to guiding whānau (family) from different cultures to learn about te ao Māori (the Māori world). Darth Vader Tiki Out of stock Under the Skin Price $2,000.00 Stormtrooper Tiki Out of stock Lana Berzina Renaissance Oil Reproductions Lana Berzina is a New Zealand artist originally from Latvia and now based in Auckland. Lana is a skilled art restorer of 30 years and, along with her husband, handles much of the art cleaning and restoration services offered through Art by the Sea. She is a talented artist in her own right, producing exacting reproductions of famous Renaissance oil paintings featuring her own hand-gilded ornate frames. Madonna Litta by Leonardo da Vinci | Lana Berzina Price $3,500.00 Madonna with Carnations by Raphael | Lana Berzina Regular Price $6,000.00 Sale Price $5,000.00 Jo Harris Mixed Media Artist Jo Harris is an Auckland-based, multimedia artist who emphasises the use of found and recycled objects in her paintings and sculptural works. Jo pursues questions of self-authenticity, social masks, and public and private expressions of human experience as themes in her pieces. Industrial Camouflage Price $2,200.00 Not a Crown Lynn, Lesley Price $620.00 Knit One, Pearl One, Wash One Price $850.00 Anna Salek Contemporary Pottery Anna Salek is a potter and ceramicist from the Tasman district of New Zealand. Her affordable ceramics include a range of vessels, jugs, and vases decorated with black and white "doodle" accents. Doodle Jug Small Price $480.00 Doodle Jug Large Price $690.00 Brenda Nyhof Fantasy Paintings Brenda Nyhof is a Dunedin-based, multimedia artist who enjoys the processes of learning and artistic experimentation in her contemporary art. She is inspired by birds, animals, storytelling, imagination, and fantasy. "I was always drawn to fairy tales when I was young and loved imagining the pictures to go with them. I am still drawn to stories, and my paintings are stories of a kind, using the language of art, colour, line and form instead of words. I suppose they’re fairy tales for grown-ups..." Crocky Price $600.00 Under the Hill Price $950.00 Topsy Turvy Price $600.00 The Big Snail Price $950.00 Run Price $800.00 Don't Listen to the Blue Fairy Price $800.00 Faraway Tree Price $800.00 More Emerging Artists Greg Chichester Paula Brill Catherine Manchester

NZ landscape paintings for sale by contemporary NZ artists. NZ beach art and artwork showcasing New Zealand's South Island including incredible mountain, lake, field and river scenery. Find NZ landscape artists and contemporary NZ artists at Art by the Sea Gallery. NZ LANDSCAPE ARTISTS Welcome to our list of contemporary New Zealand landscape artists represented by Art by the Sea Gallery, Auckland. Artists are listed alphabetically (A-Z) by last name. All NZ landscape paintings are available for purchase at our Takapuna store. For online purchases and all other enquiries, please contact us . Robert Campion Neo Surrealism Landscapes Greg Chichester Emerging NZ Landscape Painter Liam Downes Auckland Landscape Artist Graham Downs Established NZ Landscape Painter Michelle Durrant NZ Landscape Photographer Rosemary Eagles Abstract NZ Nature Painter Carl Foster Modern Landscape & Figurative Artist Holly Haines Classical Oil Landscapes Paul Hooker Contemporary Portraits & Landscapes Peter Latham Established Landscape Photographer Julia Lochhead Ocean Art Photographer Sarah McBeath NZ Landscape Oil Painter Christian Nicolson Contemporary Pop & Landscape Artist Kirsty Nixon NZ Birds & Coastal Landscapes Tallulah Nunez Mark Making Landscapes Carol Readman Abstract Watercolour Landscapes Mary Taylor NZ Landscape Prints Nicky Thompson NZ South Island Oil Painter Julie Whyman Abstract Birds & Landscapes Lyndy Wilson Fine Art Landscapes & Portraits Nigel Wilson NZ South Island Landscape Painter

Art by the Sea is an Auckland art gallery in Takapuna (formerly a Devonport art gallery) selling nz contemporary art by new and established artists. Brand new art exhibitions are held every 4-6 weeks and include an exhibition opening and artist talk. Find art exhibitions auckland and contemporary art nz at Art by the Sea Gallery, art museum Auckland. Art by the Sea Making connections through art NOW SHOWING Retrospective Carol Readman Experience this stunning exhibition of skilled and affordable brightly coloured watercolour landscapes by Carol Readman, Auckland abstract artist. 7 - 23 February 2026 Exhibition opening: 3pm, Saturday 7 February. View Exhibition > NEW IN STORE IN THE MEDIA... "Linda and Mike generously share the rewards, honours and life changing moments they have experienced as gallerists who are deeply connected to their stable of artists, their collectors and their audience..." Art by the Sea Gallery Directors Mike and Linda Geers interviewed by Mandy Jakich CREATIVE CONNECTIONS PODCASTS EPISODE 188 16 Dec 2025 Tallulah Nunez Tallulah Nunez Joe, Sherie, & Teimah Kemp Joe, Sherie, & Teimah Kemp Joe, Sherie, & Teimah Kemp Christian Nicolson Christian Nicolson Julie Whyman Julie Whyman UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS RECENT EXHIBITIONS Art by the Sea Summer Show December 2025 - January 2026 Rosemary Eagles Thinking About Trees November 2025 Christian Nicolson The Iguana and The Wolf October 2025 Graham Downs At the Water's Edge September 2025 Jules Kesby Disruption August - September 2025 About ABOUT US Kia Ora Koutou e nga Manuhiri. Nau mai, haere mai, haere mai. Hello and welcome to our gallery of Aotearoa NZ art for sale by new and established contemporary artists. Art by the Sea is an Auckland art gallery that specialises in high-end and affordable original art by New Zealand artists including paintings, sculptures, photography, multimedia, and contemporary art. Formerly a Devonport art gallery, we are now located in Takapuna. We hold solo art exhibitions and group shows every four to six weeks with an artist talk and opening usually on the Saturday. The gallery is a business but it is also a communal space that draws in residents and travellers alike seeking a little time-out and inspiration away from the chaos of today. We are kaitiaki (guardians) of this space. And this space provides manaakitanga (respect, support, and hospitality) to all who visit it. Hei kona mai. We look forward to welcoming you into our gallery. Linda and Mike Geers More > PROUDLY 100% NZ MADE Shop Now

NZ landscape paintings by Nigel Wilson, New Zealand artist. Dramatic artwork showcasing New Zealand's South Island including incredible mountain, lake, and river scenery. Find NZ landscape artists and contemporary NZ artists at Art by the Sea Gallery. Nigel Wilson NZ South Island Landscape Painter Nigel Wilson is a New Zealand landscape artist well-known for his stunning paintings of NZ, especially the Central Otago region. Nigel is based in Clyde in the South Island. More > Matukituki Valley Price $3,200.00 Lower Shotover River Price $7,500.00 Wānaka Hills Price $3,200.00 Arrowtown Walk 6 Out of stock Arrowtown River Walk Out of stock Arrowtown River Walk 2 Price $2,800.00 Make the Day - Lake Dunstan Price $3,500.00 Manuherikia River at Galloway Price $3,200.00 Ferris Road Price $1,750.00 Kawarau Gorge Out of stock Hakataramea Valley Price $3,500.00 The Remarkables Price $3,500.00 Doubtful Sound 17 Out of stock Doubtful Sound 9 Out of stock Doubtful Sound Out of stock Tora - Wairarapa Coast 1 Price $3,800.00 Tora - Wairarapa Coast 11 Price $3,800.00 Winter on Lake Dunstan 2 Price $3,750.00 Bio Nigel Wilson is a landscape artist based in Clyde in New Zealand’s beautiful South Island. He is known for his large NZ landscape paintings capturing different regions and seasons in Central Otago including mountain paintings and paintings of NZ rivers South Island. During his fine arts degree at Ilam, University of Canterbury, Nigel was tutored by Don Pebbles. Since then, he has exhibited regularly, winning a number of painting awards, and has nearly 30 solo exhibitions to his name. In a statement following one of Nigel’s exhibitions, an art critic said: Nigel Wilson's work captures the raw, natural beauty and distinct character of New Zealand's southern landscapes through expressive, impassioned brushwork and vibrant, descriptive colour. From a distance, Wilson's works provide an imposing scene, but up close, they are even more arresting. Oil paint has been applied with variety, energy and certainty, with each stoke having a compelling autonomy. Nigel grew up in Wellington before moving to the South Island. He became a full time artist after leaving a teaching profession at Cargill High School, Invercargill, in 1997. He moved to Alexandra in the year 2000 where he continued to boldly paint the Otago landscape. He was appointed president of the Central Otago Art Society in 2008 and again in 2009. Nigel and his New Zealand landscape art is well represented in public and private collections throughout New Zealand.

Fine art portrait painting by Luke Hollis, classical oil painter. Warmly lit oil portraits and NZ landscape paintings in a classical style with looser, painterly brushstrokes. Find NZ art, oil artists Auckland, and original art for sale NZ at Art by the Sea Gallery. Luke Hollis Classical Oil Portraits Luke Hollis is a fine art oil painter from Auckland, New Zealand. His style merges traditional training with more contemporary approaches, attaining realism in his beautifully lit landscapes and figurative work. More > New 2026 The Colour of Silence Price $2,850.00 New 2025 Reverie Price $6,500.00 New 2025 The Breadmaker Out of stock New 2025 Captivate Price $2,850.00 New 2025 Alazarin Out of stock Wild Price $2,200.00 Luminance Price $2,000.00 New 2025 Golden Hour Out of stock New 2025 Cyan Out of stock Lucent Out of stock Clearwaters, Wānaka Price $2,500.00 Little Thinker Out of stock Secret Forest Price $1,600.00 Cliffscape Price $2,200.00 View to Rangitoto Price $2,500.00 All Dolled Up Out of stock Red Feathers Price $6,000.00 Elsewhere Price $4,200.00 Harvest Out of stock Solace Amongst the Ruins Out of stock Bio Luke Hollis is a New Zealand figurative and landscape artist based in Auckland where he teaches drawing at Auckland University of Technology. He is particularly known for his fine art portrait painting, capturing the beauty of his subjects in their expressions and his use of soft, glowing light. Fuelled by a passion for capturing the real and fantasy alike, Luke’s pieces mix contemporary with traditional styles accentuated by loose and painterly brushwork. He is continually developing his work through experimentation. One of his primary passions is conceptual art with most of his free time spent on his often bizarre figurative pencil works. Luke is influenced by traditional artists like Nicolai Fechin, John Singer Sargent, Thomas Whilmer Dewing, as well as contemporary artists such as Richard Schmidt, Zhaoming Wu, Morgan Weistling, and Ron Hicks, to name a few. His line work has received high acclamation by fellow contemporary artists and is a strong foundation for his detailed oil pieces. A self-taught artist, Luke has been painting professionally since 2004. He is known throughout the country, having begun his painting career in the Bay of Plenty followed by sell-out shows in Whakatane and Tauranga in the early 2000s. Viewed as one of New Zealand's leading young emerging artists, he was awarded runner-up in the Molly Morpeth Canaday art awards in 2004, followed by First Equal in the same awards in 2005 where he was also honoured as the winner of the People’s Choice Award. Luke has received notable acclaim from art critics and the art community alike. His oil portraits and NZ landscape paintings are held in private collections both nationally and internationally.

Sculpture art by Anna Korver, world-class wood carver and sculptor. Anna is an internationally-recognised sculptor whose female figurative pieces appear in positions of strength and confidence balanced with elegance and delicacy in the design. Find stone carving, steel artwork, corten steel, garden sculptures NZ, modern sculptures, and metal art New Zealand at Art by the Sea Gallery. Anna Korver International Award-Winning Sculptor Anna Korver is an established New Zealand stone, wood, bronze, and steel sculptor from Taranaki, now based in Benin. She is renowned nationally for her strong, female figure sculpture art and has an international reputation as an invited sculptor attending symposiums in countries across Europe, Central America, Australasia, and the Middle East. More > New 2025 Mauve and Black Steel Dart Formation Price $950.00 Carrara Marble Dress Figure 3 Price $1,200.00 New 2025 Flight Squadron - Darts Price $1,800.00 New 2025 NZ Black Marble Dress Figure Price $4,500.00 Lifeboat Price $8,500.00 Red Facet Dress on Staircase Price $7,200.00 Dart (Ebony) Price $3,500.00 Dart (African Wood) Price $2,850.00 Carrara Marble Dress Figure 5 Price $1,200.00 Ebony Dress Figure Price $6,000.00 Melina Dress Figure Price $6,000.00 New 2025 Bowenite Dress Figure Price $6,000.00 Mauve Facet Dress Figure Price $6,500.00 Dark and Light Figures Price $8,000.00 Lighthouse Price $1,250.00 Pink Faceted Dress Figure 2021 Price $3,500.00 Blade Price $2,500.00 Purple Facet Dress Figure Price $7,000.00 Basalt Lifeboat on Stand Price $2,000.00 New 2025 Flight Squadron Price $2,000.00 Blackwood Figure Price $6,500.00 Bronze Dress Series Out of stock Exhibitions Collections Anna Korver 2025 Exhibition Anna Korver 2023 The Lighthouse Anna Korver 2021 Necessary Protection Anna Korver 2019 Bio Anna Korver is an established New Zealand sculptor with a national and international reputation and a wide and varied skillset. She is a wood carver and a sculptor working with stone carving, steel, corten steel, and cast bronze (NZ). She does her own welding for her faceted steel artwork and outdoor garden sculptures (NZ). Originally from Taranaki, Anna is now based in Benin in Africa but returns regularly to create her New Zealand sculptures. Anna has a BFA in sculpture from the University of Canterbury. In her modern sculptures, she works with themes of the female form in relation to strength and fragility, balance, identity, and symmetry. Her more abstract and minimalised forms conceal complex ideas about feminine roles and the projection of the inner self through the outer form. Anna’s works are autobiographical, using the female figure to communicate her experiences. Of her 2023 exhibition, she said: This exhibition explores the two sides of my reality from the static works portraying myself in the present form conjuring hard, but delicate lines to the light hearted, tender works which refer to memories and dream states produced from a distortion of reality and transient, personal thoughts that revisit the playful mischief and mystery of childhood. Anna is a regular participant in sculpture symposia and sculpture park exhibitions both locally and abroad. Anna has participated in (and won prizes in) international symposia in Qatar, Montenegro, Cyprus, Australia, Denmark, Romania, Albania, Macedonia, Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Korea, and Costa Rica, among others. Many of her symposium pieces have been installed as public art sculptures following the event. In New Zealand, Anna was awarded first prize for her work at sculpture symposia in Rotorua (2014), Whangarei (2012), and the Coromandel (2008). She has been exhibited on multiple occasions at Sculpture Onshore (Devonport), Sculpture on the Peninsula (Banks Peninsula), Art in a Garden (Canterbury), and Shapeshifter at the Dowse (Lower Hutt). She has twice been a finalist in the prestigious Wallace Art Awards (2016 and 2018). Anna was a trustee on the board of Eco Artists New Zealand, a charitable trust that uses funds from the sales of art to help environmental projects, specifically focusing on native New Zealand species and their ecosystems. On her views about the relationship between humans and environments, Anna said: …the figure represents myself in varying states of tension and emotion but the new elements are recognising the structure, the strength, and with that the weakness of the communities we are connected to. Anna has completed many commissions of indoor and outdoor sculpture and is available for more.

Found object sculpture and wall art Auckland by Alysn Midgelow-Marsden, New Zealand artist. Alysn stitches, knits, and crochets metal wire and found materials in her sculpture and wall art. Find NZ art and contemporary NZ artists at Art by the Sea Gallery. Alysn Midgelow-Marsden Mixed Media Textile Artist Alysn Midgelow-Marsden is a textile and mixed media contemporary artist from Auckland, New Zealand. Alysn creates intricate found object sculpture and wall sculptures (NZ) using materials that include (but are not limited to) stitched or crocheted wire, metal, gesso, verdigris, canvas, and gilded textiles. More > New 2025 Plume V11 Price $1,850.00 The Past in the Present Price $945.00 An Eerie Silence Price $945.00 As Simply as Breathing Price $1,235.00 Volume Without End Price $3,000.00 Fractured Flow Price $3,385.00 Gravitational Lensing Price $945.00 The Sun, the Moon, and the Hairclips Out of stock Bio There is a contemplative narrative formed through the patterns and figures in my works, along with the working of a mostly unconscious human ancestral memory swaying in the tides of unseen forces. Alysn Midgelow-Marsden is a contemporary fine artist from Auckland with a northern European heritage. Her sculptures (tabletop and wall-mounted) are intricate mixed-media combinations of textiles, metal or found plastics, gilding, canvas, gesso, verdigris, and stitching. Alysn’s work is inspired by her curiosity with the human psyche. She is driven by her background in science, her continuing interest in the natural environment, and her attention to the social stereotypes associated with textiles and stitching. She combines her environmental interests with a fascination for the traditions of different cultures and times, finding connections in shared human experience. My practice delivers an invitation to create pleasurably intimate connections to personal experiences through subconscious, visceral, and emotive interactions. Marked visually by a complex, lyrical fluidity, the sculptural works articulate connections, responses, fragility, and strength. Alysn’s complex mixed media textile art presents forms and figures whose meaning are largely open to the viewer’s interpretation. Themes emerge slowly in her gentle yet obsessive mazes of stitching or crochet as she exploits the boundaries of the surfaces and creates subtle combinations of colour and material. Alysn has received awards for her work at national and international exhibitions, including the Mandurah Wearable Art show in Australia (for a work entitled ‘What Lies Beneath’); the Wall Brooches II exhibition in Australia (for ‘Taniwha’); and Nelson’s Changing Threads show in New Zealand (for “The Spaces Between VII”).

Oil paintings for sale by Catherine Mansfield, oil painter. Catherine's current and ongoing body of work is inspired by a wild and windy Wellington night when her TV began producing pixelated images. Find NZ art, abstract art NZ, and affordable original art at Art by the Sea Gallery. Catherine Manchester Abstract Oil Painter Catherine Mansfield is a trained fine artist specialising in abstract and figurative work. From Wellington, Catherine thinks of her paintings as “landscapes of the mind” and often includes elements of the sea in them. More > 2020 Price $1,680.00 Figures from the Anthro Scene Price $1,850.00 Figuring the Multiverse Price $1,850.00 Bio Catherine Manchester is a mid-career abstract and figurative artist from Wellington, New Zealand. She holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Diploma of Fine Arts. Her paintings often have elements of the sea; she thinks of them as “landscapes of the mind.” Her current and ongoing body of abstract art (NZ) is inspired by a wild and windy Wellington night when her TV began producing pixelated images. The wild distortions of the images and changing bands of colour were my weird gift from the wind to the wire. I ran to get my cell phone and captured some of the fast changing images. I printed them off and for the next year or so I stayed with them, imagining how I would paint them. Catherine grew up in a coastal settlement of Eastbourne in Lower Hutt. Her early memories are of beaches in Auckland. As a teenager, she wrote her hopes and dreams into poems. When she was 19, the death of a friend plunged her into sorrow and her work is often about working her way towards the light and giving a permanence to those early dreams of love. I am interested in where we come from and the places we love and inhabit. When I turned 65, I wanted to know about my ancestors so I sent off a DNA sample and was surprised and delighted to find I was 51 percent Celtic and 41 percent Scandinavian, and with Italian, Spanish, and Greek for the rest. My ancestors lived by the sea in Cornwall, and some came from Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The Scandinavians are seafaring people. One of my early dreams was ancient artefacts being washed up on Days Bay beach. They looked Roman! Catherine is a writer and poet, as well as an artist. She spent 15 months in Auckland in Laingholm, a seaside settlement near Titirangi. It was a perfect place to paint, work on films and to start a novel in between covid lockdowns. Catherine has work in both private and public collections throughout New Zealand. Public collections include the Christchurch Law Society and Timaru's Aigantighe Art Gallery. In 2025, one of her works was published in The Orion Powerhouse Gallery Akaroa: A Half Century of the Arts by Marie Connolly. She was a finalist in the 2006 Adam Portraiture Award, the Greater Wellington regional art award in 2018, and the Whirinaki Whare Taonga Wellington Arts Review.

Welcome to our archive housing photographs and memories of the charitable art exhibitions and events we have held over the years. Events include art shows, poetry readings, sculpture trails, and musical performances in support of charities such as I Am Hope, Amnesty International, and War Child UK. Art exhibitions Auckland; charity fundraiser; New Zealand artists; New Zealand poets. ARCHIVE GROUP & CHARITY EXHIBITIONS In this archive you can explore a selection of Art by the Sea's group shows in celebration of gallery milestones, and charity art exhibitions fundraising for nonprofits like Amnesty International, I Am Hope, and War Child. Some of the work is still available for sale. We are so incredibly grateful to all of the artists who have provided work for our charity shows, and to the poets and musicians who volunteered their time and creative passion to make the opening nights such a success. We consider ourselves privileged to be able to curate this space for charitable enterprise and feel it come alive through the hard mahi of everyone who lends a helping hand. These events raised considerable funds for the charities they supported. They also provided a space for talking and learning about important issues that affect us all, and listening to and reflecting on the experiences of others. 30th Anniversary Show April 2022 Intruder | Jules Kesby Tāne's | Ta Moko Hauraki Gulf; Dean Buchanan City Blue | Mark Dimock Three Wise Men | Mark Dimock Surfer, Hot Water Beach | Christian Nicolson Sunflowers and 3 Suns | Tallulah Nunez 3 Setting Suns | Tallulah Nunez Strong & Steadfast | Peter Latham Hine Kauri | Joe Kemp Offering Bowl | Sherie Kemp Meet Cute | Kirsty Nixon Long Grass | Brendan Adams Hahei Haven | Mary Taylor Kākāriki | Mary Taylor Tall Vase with Tie | Dulcie Draper Bell Bowl | Nick Duvall Smith Torpedo Bay | Nicky Heenan Tāwharanui, Sacred Land | Rosemary Eagles Flying Past | Rosemary Eagles Core | Rosemary Eagles Abstract Horizon | Rosemary Eagles Celebrating 30 years in business, this was one of Art by the Sea's first big group shows at our Takapuna location, marking one year since our move from Devonport. We remain humbled by the passion and commitment of our artists who have blessed us with their mahi for so many years and, in this exhibition, we were honoured to showcase their talent and express gratitude to the clients who have supported us. Navigate the slideshow above to see a selection of artwork from the exhibition. Below, we have some key pieces that remain available for sale in our Takapuna gallery. Artwork Available for Sale Tora Wairarapa Coast 1 | Nigel Wilson $3,800.00 Drawing 3 | Rosemary Parcell $4,000.00 The Food Face Dilemma | Merle Bishop $2,100.00 Te Wa Kokiri | Joe Kemp $50,000.00 Whites Beach | Carl Foster $2,000.00 Travellers 3 | Carl Foster $3,200.00 Protestor Group | Lucy Bucknall $3,700.00 Milford Centre Sculpture Trail October 2020 Graham Downs . Bill Hayes . Anna Korver . Joe Kemp . Derek March . Christian Nicolson . Rustic Twist . Ngahiwi Walker Celebrating Aotearoa New Zealand's Art Week, this exhibition and charity fundraiser featured a free sculpture trail in Milford Shopping Centre to raise funds and awareness for the Key to Life Trust and I Am Hope , a mental health and suicide prevention charity in NZ. The exhibition was sponsored by Milford Shopping Centre and curated by Art by the Sea. Free guided tours of the trail were offered by Art by the Sea staff in small groups every 15 minutes for the duration of the show. Pōwhiri The event opened with a pōwhiri hosted by artist Ngahiwi Walker (Ngāti Porou). He acknowledged the kaupapa of the event: to fundraise and raise awareness for the I Am Hope foundation. Pou by Ngahiwi Walker (left) Walker's five pou show a kaumatua, a kuia, male and female leaders, and mokopuna. They represent the strength of whanau in the face of Te Korekore or the darkness that surrounds mental health. “If you’ve got the darkness there in the family, it affects everyone.” Ngahiwi Walker To Market by Bill Hayes (above) & Black Sheep by Rustic Twist (left) To Market shows an iron figure with a ceramic heart and multimedia brain pulling a cart of thoughts and dreams. In their piece, Rustic Twist feature a corrugated iron black sheep leading a flock of white sheep. The Final Anchorage by Graham Downs (above) "The half rudder flotsam came ashore in Devonport where it was rescued by me. An elegant yacht shape with its own history written in the patina of its many years of paint. The completed sculpture honours the heritage of seafaring and navigation, harking back to Nordic ship building and exploration." Graham Downs Papatūānuku by Joe Kemp (above) A standing Māori carving of the Earth Mother by artist Joe Kemp (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāpuhi, and Te Arawa (Ngāti Mākino)). "Anxiety and depression are main protagonists in the battle for health, happiness, and wellbeing. Many artists know all too well the nature of this battle. It takes a huge amount of courage to dig deep and express oneself creatively." Mike Geers, Curator The Spitfire by Christian Nicolson (right) & Dress Figures by Anna Korver (below) Recalling the dreams of childhood, a giant replica of a balsa wood plane by Christian Nicolson. A selection of hand-welded, powder-coated dress figures by Anna Korver, poised confidently on the edge of corten steel spiral staircases. In Aotearoa New Zealand we remain in a mental health crisis, with increasing numbers only representing reported cases. The Key to Life Trust and I Am Hope promote positive attitudinal societal change in schools and communities up and down the country, funding private care and counselling for young people stuck-in-the-mud on waiting lists. The staff and owners of Art by the Sea Gallery, and the artists whose mahi toi were exhibited in this show, were proud to offer their valuable work and time to support this important cause. Te Koha October 2017 This exhibition was held in support of the Key to Life Charitable Trust and their I Am Hope campaign, raising awareness and funds for youth mental health and suicide prevention. We are hugely grateful to the artists and poets who contributed their incredible mahi to this event and cause. Thanks, also, to Mike King for being our MC for the evening, and to rising Niuean singer/songwriter star Tommy Nee for his special guest performance. Poets . Serie Barford . Michelle Chote . Annette Docking . Katea Duff . April-Rose Geers . Michelle Leggott . Ria Masae . Cole Meyers . Artists . Brendan Adams . John Adams . Neil Adcock . René Baxalle . Merle Bishop . Jonathan Bourla . Sheila Brown . Beatrice Carlson . Sean Crawford . Mark Dimock . Liam Downes . Graham Downs . Rosemary Eagles . Carl Foster . David Jones . Michelle Jones . Joe Kemp . Anna Korver . Bill Hayes . Bronwyn Menhinick . Steve Molloy . Christian Nicolson . Kirsty Nixon . Craig Platt . Dean Raybould . Jayne Thomas . Nicky Thompson Early Bird | Kirsty Nixon Tractor Vessel | Bill Hayes Staircase Dress 3 | Anna Korver The Gift | Bronwyn Menhinick Loops Landscape | Brendan Adams All We Need is Love | Christian Nicolson Duck | David Jones Tumanako Hope | Jayne Thomas Lucy and a Lemon | Michelle Jones Raw Paradise | Nicky Thompson Bees Gold | Rosemary Eagles Beneath | Mark Dimock Gulls & Rock | Jonathan Bourla Peroni | Craig Platt Spot Home Comforts | Merle Bishop Hine Te Tama | Joe Kemp Love & Peace | Christian Nicolson Te Koha | Dean Raybould Obscurity | Rosemary Eagles Monkeys Hanging Around | Lucy Bucknall Homeward Bound | Sheila Brown Mean Ol' Black Snake | Carl Foster Equilibrium | Steve Molloy The I of the Storm | John Allen Graham Downs Held during mental health awareness week, poets spoke with compassion, vulnerability, and incredible strength, opening the door to discussions about diverse mental health experiences and the impact of external/societal pressures in a country with so little available support. Many artworks were created exclusively for this show and its cause; a percentage of all sales went to the charity with some works donated entirely through a silent auction. Our heartfelt gratitude to: Graeme Bethell and the Picture Framing Company in Kumeu. Goina Thedinga from Aotearoa.co.nz. Sarah Adams from Paper Boy Magazine (Bauer Media Group) Rob Drent from the Devonport Flagstaff Magazine. Robert Heheworth from Eco Foods NZ Michelle Jones Photography The Takapuna Rock Shop Nicky Thompson, Judith Walker, and Kirsty Nixon. “Because three families lose a loved one to suicide every two days in our country.” Key to Life NZ I Am A Child July 2016 We believe that every child deserves a happy and joyful childhood. This exhibition raised funds for War Child UK , contributing to their relief work in providing aid and support to children who are and have been affected by war and conflict. Artists created work celebrating what it is to be a child in Aoteaora New Zealand - from the simple pleasures of a marble run and fishing on the wharf, to the enchantment of pretending to fly. The resulting exhibition stood as a pillar representing the standard that should be experienced by all children across the world. The Fish | Craig Platt I Wanted to Hug Them All | Merle Bishop Kid Kit | Dean Raybould In Her Hand | Kelly Edwards Dress Ups | Bronwyn Menhinick A Sea of Legs | Jayne Thomas My Brother | Christian Nicolson Bedtime Stories | Paul Hooker Faraway Tree | Brenda Nyhof Mum Made the Best Milkshakes | Graham Downs Pickup Sticks | Jamie Adamson Child of the 70s | Christian Nicolson Makeup | Luke Hollis Strawberry Swirl | Rosemary Eagles The Shadows | Nicky Thompson Paradise on Foot | Nicky Thompson Jeremy Goes to Flying School | Anna Korver Kitesurfers | Zoe Feng Sunroom Floor | David Jones Marble Run | Bill Hayes A Day in the Life | Christian Nicolson Music Notes | Alison Hale Under the Hill | Brenda Nyhof I Love a Good Storm | Christian Nicolson Jamie Adamson Kay Bazzard Merle Bishop Lucy Bucknall Beatrice Carlson Mark Dimock Artists Graham Downs Dulcie Draper Rosemary Eagles Kellie Edwards Zoe Feng Alison Hale Bill Hayes Luke Hollis Paul Hooker David Jones Karen Kennedy Anna Korver Bronwyn Menhinick Steve Molloy Christian Nicolson Brenda Nyhof Craig Platt Dean Raybould Jayne Thomas Nicky Thompson Cause for Collaboration December 2013 Celebrating International Human Rights Day (December 10th), and in collaboration with Amnesty International, this event comprised artwork and poetry with each piece inspired by a different article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. This exhibition had a difficult brief and our artists and poets put together an incredible show that set the tone for future charitable events at Art by the Sea. We are so proud of our artists and of what this exhibition achieved. Poets John Adams Raewyn Alexander Katea Duff Frances Eckles April-Rose Geers Michelle Johansson Anne Jones Kelly Malone Selina Tusitala Marsh Artists Kay Bazzard René Baxalle Merle Bishop Andrew Bond Bill Hayes Paul Hooker Ariel Hu Anna Korver Sue Lloyd Derek March Christian Nicolson Michel Perrin Craig Platt Dean Raybould Nicky Thompson Zeke Wolf This event was a great success with a moving and inspiring opening night and most works selling in the first week. A percentage of all proceeds went to Amnesty International NZ.

Neo surrealism art for sale by Robert Campion, NZ contemporary artist and oil painter. Robert's paintings of NZ have a compelling ghostly or dystopian surrealism atmosphere. Find NZ artists and contemporary oil painting at Art by the Sea Gallery. Robert Campion Neo Surrealism Artist Robert Campion is a New Zealand contemporary artist and oil painter of neo surrealism art. Originally from Auckland, Robert's contemporary oil painting has a compelling ghostly or dystopian surrealism atmosphere. More > Awakened Regular Price $8,200.00 Sale Price $7,000.00 Fury Regular Price $7,000.00 Sale Price $6,000.00 Forshadow Out of stock Delirium Regular Price $7,000.00 Sale Price $6,000.00 Nocturnal Out of stock Manifestation Out of stock Disturbing Out of stock The Three Graces Out of stock Lucid Out of stock Lake Okareka - Nocturne Out of stock The Space Between Times Out of stock Bio surrealism noun 1. a 20th-century avant-garde movement in art and literature which sought to release the creative potential of the unconscious mind, for example by the irrational juxtaposition of images. (Oxford Reference online) Robert Campion is a neo surrealist artist from Auckland, New Zealand, who works exclusively in oil on canvas. His intricately detailed paintings of NZ reflect his love of the New Zealand bush, particularly geographical spaces with which he has a personal connection. A fan of the Flemish painter Vermeer, Robert paints in greys first to achieve tonal balance before applying colour. He is a realist painter and has extensive experience in figurative studies with a specialisation in portraiture. Robert is available to do private portrait art commissions. Robert has been a professional teacher and artist for over 20 years. He has works in many private and public collections nationwide and overseas. A major commission now hangs in the Auckland Town Hall. He has had several exhibitions at Art by the Sea, all of which incorporate his love of surreal, imaginative, and powerful imagery. His surreal landscape art and dystopian art is held in private collections nationwide.

Abstract modern art paintings by Carl Foster, New Zealand artist and oil painter. Carl's NZ landscape paintings and still life painting appear in a unique, geometric style that comes from his experience pin-striping hot rods. Find contemporary NZ artists and abstract art nz at Art by the Sea Gallery. Carl Foster Geometric Modern Art Carl Foster is a New Zealand abstract artist and oil painter known for his NZ landscape paintings, portraits, and nomadic travelling scenes with a cubist style. Based in Auckland, Carl is self-taught with a style influenced by his trade experience pin-striping Hot Rods. More > Whites Beach (2021) Price $2,000.00 Hawaiian Tiki Price $2,200.00 Wigmore Bay, Bethells (2021) Price $2,300.00 Māori Bay (2020) Price $2,500.00 Muriwai Beach (2020) Price $2,500.00 Wild Goats, Ranfurly Price $3,200.00 Travellers 4 Price $3,200.00 Travellers 3 Price $3,200.00 Nomadic Way Price $3,200.00 Oneill's Beach (2020) Price $2,800.00 Wine Bottle and Guitar Price $3,200.00 Bethells Beach (2020) Price $2,500.00 Asteroids and Meteors Price $3,800.00 Exhibitions 30th Anniversary Group Show 2022 Bio Carl Foster is a self-taught fine artist from Auckland, New Zealand, specialising in abstract modern art paintings. He paints intuitively, rarely using preparatory sketches but instead allowing the work to take shape organically. A key focus for Carl is achieving balance in line, tone, colour, and overall composition. The incredibly precise lines and 3-dimensional shapes in Carl’s abstract fine art comes from his industry background in sign writing with a specialty in pin-striping for Hot Rods—a trade he learnt from his father. His artistic influences include cubists and impressionists such as Vincent Van Gogh, Wes Freed, Wifredo Lam, and Jean Michel Basquiat. Carl’s passion is the outdoors and interpreting the many varied people and experiences that colour his life. Some of his landscape scenes and NZ beach art have been painted en plein air in and around the west coast beaches of Auckland. Each of Carl’s geometric modern art paintings is meticulously and painstakingly hand-painted and then sealed with a final protective varnish. Symbols and intersecting planes suggest a way into deciphering his paintings, but the real beauty lies in discovering something new every time you look them.