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Steel artwork, stone carving, and outdoor sculpture NZ by Steve Molloy, installation artist. Steve creates eye-catching stone sculptures mounted on charred wooden pillars that can be installed indoors or outdoors. Find contemporary NZ artists and stone garden sculptures NZ at Art by the Sea Gallery. Steve Molloy Installation Sculptor Steve Molloy is an installation artist, wood carver, and stone sculptor from Taranaki, New Zealand. Steve works in stone, steel, wood, and bronze and is most known for his striking installation sculptures of stone carving mounted on charred wooden pillars. More > The Ripple Effect Out of stock New Beginnings Price $7,500.00 Ascending 2023 Price $9,500.00 Eclipse 2023 Price $8,500.00 Equilibrium Price $3,600.00 Polarity 2022 Out of stock Necklace Price $2,900.00 Frequency Out of stock Order Within Chaos Out of stock Eclipse Out of stock Equality Out of stock Ascending 2022 Out of stock Bio Steve Molloy is an award-winning stone, steel, wood, and bronze sculptor from Taranaki, New Zealand. He works predominantly in object and installation work, known for his steel artwork and his large stone garden sculptures (NZ) mounted on charred wooden pillars. Also a painter and photographer, Steve has photographs in magazines, newspapers, commercial businesses, galleries, and exhibitions across the world. An important aspect of his photography is to capture the intended image through the lens with minimal work in post-production. Steve’s art is uniquely defined by his process of incorporating the use of fragmentation, movement, miniaturization, space and illusion as a tool to view normal scenes and objects in an abstract way. Steve has won multiple awards for his art. He has sculptures in national and international galleries and attends sculpture symposiums in New Zealand and overseas. Steve’s sculptures are held in private and public collections across the country, with some of his monumental outdoor sculpture (NZ) installed in public spaces.

New Zealand contemporary art by Christian Nicolson, New Zealand artist. Christian's NZ art is jouyful and nostalgic, remembering iconic music and storytelling scenes across the decades. His work includes beach painting, surfing art, and pop art. Find modern art for sale nz and contemporary NZ artists at Art by the Sea Gallery. Christian Nicolson Contemporary Pop and Landscape Artist Christian Nicolson is a contemporary abstract artist and installation artist specialising in NZ landscape paintings and NZ pop art. Based in Auckland, Christian is renowned for his free and colourful beach and surfing scenes, and for the joyful nostalgia of his pop art celebrating film and music icons from different decades. More > See inside Christian's studio > O'Neills Storm Out of stock Barebottomland (Bad Jelly the Witch) Price $3,700.00 Winstone Cove Price $1,600.00 New 2025 Walking Back from the Pools at Hot Water Beach Price $6,500.00 Push Push Price $5,200.00 New 2024 Morning Crew Hot Water Beach Price $12,500.00 New 2024 The Girls Price $6,800.00 New 2024 Small Vessels, Big Water Price $5,700.00 New 2024 Waiake Creek Price $3,700.00 New 2024 Sid and Nancy Price $8,500.00 The Great Trolley Race, 1983 Price $3,700.00 New 2024 Magnificent Price $6,000.00 New 2024 A Walk at Karekare Out of stock New 2024 Batman and Kennedy Price $4,200.00 New 2024 Tough Day at The Office Price $4,200.00 Flying Nun Price $4,200.00 Sweetwaters Out of stock Surfer, Hot Water Beach Out of stock Am I At the Right Beach? Price $11,700.00 9 Mile Beach, Westport Price $6,100.00 The Surfers and the Seal Price $5,700.00 Punk City Price $4,500.00 The Morning Surf Crew Price $11,500.00 Mad Metropolis Price $5,900.00 Matapōuri Bay Price $4,700.00 Private Sale Driving Along the West Coast Looking for a Break | Christian Nicolson Price $7,000.00 Skinny Dipping at Tongapōrutu Price $4,500.00 Exhibitions The Iguana and the Wolf Christian Nicolson 2025 Further Anecdotes of My Youth Christian Nicolson 2023 My Trip to the South Island Christian Nicolson 2022 30th Anniversary Group Show 2022 Ready to Roll: The Kiwi Music I Grew Up With Christian Nicolson 2021 Bio Christian Nicolson is a contemporary abstract artist from Auckland, New Zealand. In his pop art, Christian has the unique ability to capture memory in a way that is both nostalgic and joyful. His style is at times subtle, comical, and personal, compared with other pop art that may be more cliched or appropriative. Meanwhile, his landscape paintings evoke feelings of joy and freedom, celebrating Aotearoa New Zealand's incredible surfing beaches. Speaking to his love of the great outdoors, Christian’s surfing and contemporary beach painting comes from his own experiences exploring Aotearoa’s coast lines in the North and South Islands. His abstract modern art paintings and sculptures are inspired by his childhood memories, film and music media of different decades, and festivals and famous people from the past. Christian's artwork touches the nostalgia nerve within a wide variety of ages, inviting us to remember the golden years in all their glory. I like to be creative in as many ways as possible. Whatever it is to get across my idea and explore what I am doing. I make sculptures. I do large installations in the landscape. I use photography, paint, screen printing, have a rock band, I make videos and film. This is the way I want to continue. I pride myself in doing different things. Christian has a diploma in design (Visual Communications) from Unitec in Auckland. He worked as a designer directing ads, magazines, and logos for several years before leaving that work to follow his dream and become a full-time artist. For a conceptual artwork, Christian begins with idea and composition. He then searches for hours for the type of images that will support this composition. Mostly they are a mix of images taken from online and his own drawings. He then uses a coarse screen (like the old fashioned newspaper screen of 60 dots per inch) to transpose the image over his painting technique. This process is reminiscent of comic book artworks from the 60's and 70's. Actual painting starts in the beginning and is applied throughout the entire process. The final piece of pop art contains layers upon layers of painting, design, and screen printing, often with some oil pastel stick as the final layer. Christian continues to be remembered for some of his more daring artistic endeavours. This includes his “Toetoe” installation series placed in several iconic Auckland locations, including in Auckland City Harbour (with the tide coming in!). Today, alongside his contemporary art followers, collectors, and investors, Christian has a small fanbase as a result of his feature film, This Papier Mache Boulder is Actually Really Heavy (2016), for which he won a number of international film festival awards. Christian has been represented by Art by the Sea Gallery since 2006. He is a prolific artist and has had many, highly successful exhibitions in our gallery. He has also appeared in public exhibitions and sculpture symposiums across the country. Christian has produced art on commission and continues to be available for such work. His work is held in many private collections, including the Wallace Trust which has over 40 of his pieces. Art for me is a passion. Sometimes pure instinct, sometimes quite structured, but usually it’s a fairly organic process. It makes me feel good to express myself. And it’s great to be able to share that with others. Thank you for the love. See inside Christian's studio >

Contemporary Māori art by Ngahiwi Walker, wood carver. Ngahiwi's Māori pou are hand-carved and finished with a charcoal effect. Each pou has its own unique story, as told through the carvings. Find New Zealand wood carvings, outdoor art NZ, and Māori totem pole carvers near me at Art by the Sea Gallery. Ngahiwi Walker Māori Pou Wood Carver Ngāti Porou, East Coast (Tai Rāwhiti) Ngahiwi Walker is a Māori wood carver from Te Araroa (Gisbourne Region), now based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. He is known for his beautifully carved Māori pou (Māori totem pole), each with their own story. More > Tāne's Ta Moko Out of stock New 2024 Aroha Atu - Aroha Mai Price $6,000.00 Te Kaitiaki Whahangu Out of stock New 2024 Awatoto Commission Out of stock Te Pou o Taku Ate Out of stock New 2024 Pou te Whenua Out of stock Kōrero Manu Out of stock Motuhake Pou Out of stock Tama Tu and Tama Ora Out of stock Māreikura and Te Rangatira Out of stock Pouawhina Out of stock Poutiaki Out of stock Exhibitions 30th Anniversary Group Show 2022 Bio Ngahiwi Walker is a Māori wood carver known for his beautifully crafted Māori sculpture or pou (pillars). His iwi (tribe) are Ngāti Porou in Tai Rāwhiti (the East Coast) of Aotearoa New Zealand’s Te Ika-a-Māui (North Island). Originally from Te Araroa in the Gisbourne Region, Ngahiwi is now based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland. Ngahiwi works mostly with macrocarpa and occasionally NZ tōtara. He hand-carves each piece, creating a charcoal effect with a blow torch and finishing with a bristled brush. Every pou tells a story in the Māori wood carving and the moko (tattoo), some tales and memories passed down by elders, others speaking to the mana (spiritual energy/standing) of men and women and their position within the iwi (tribe) and hapu (community). Ngahiwi began carving in 2003 to help someone he knew who had undergone a traumatic experience. He wanted to do something for them so he carved a pou. The family was taken away by it and very grateful. My first carvings were gifts for family members whose lives had been affected in some way by death or birth. Since then, I have been carving stories that I remember from way back. Ngahiwi’s contemporary Māori art is in high demand, often carved on commission. Pieces that do come into the gallery are gratefully received as they contribute much to the wairua (spirit) of our space but they are rarely with us long.

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.

Oil paintings for sale NZ by Sarah Mcbeath, New Zealand artist. Sarah's wide, narrow paintings feature NZ native birds such as kererū (wood pigeons) and beach scenes. Find long canvas wall art NZ at Art by the Sea Gallery. Sarah McBeath NZ Landscape Oil Painter Sarah McBeath is a fine art painter from Auckland, New Zealand. Her long thin canvas paintings of NZ landscapes present the land, sky, and sea of this country in all their glory with golden light over rolling hills and pearly waters. More > Ngunguru Kukupa Price $3,500.00 Torelesse Rock Price $3,750.00 Kaipara River Kukupa Price $3,500.00 The Kaipara with Moturemu and Some Kānuka Out of stock South Kaipara with Moturemu Price $3,500.00 Towards Jackson Bay Price $3,500.00 On Taylor Road Price $4,950.00 Taharangi Bush Out of stock Pukekura Hills Price $4,950.00 Stoney Batter Out of stock Moturema Out of stock Tuhirangi Out of stock Bio Sarah McBeath is a New Zealand landscape artist based in Auckland. The beauty and vitality of New Zealand’s bush, river, and coastal environments are well-represented in Sarah’s art. The physical size of her long thin New Zealand landscape art - and the drama of the work - lead us on a grand journey over land, sky, and sea. I am well-known for my use of unusually long canvases—more than six times as long as they are high. I first used this format in 1998, and I have been surprised at the enthusiasm with which it has been welcomed by collectors. The width enhances the sense of space within the frame; but I believe it also stretches the imagination, and infers the idea of the landscape extending beyond the edges of the canvas. Originally from Whangarei, Sarah grew up in Rotorua and Cambridge. She went through formal art school education in Christchurch in the 1970s. After graduating from Canterbury University School of Fine Arts and Christchurch Teachers College she taught art and art history at schools in Whangarei, and later at Kaipara College in Helensville. Sarah has worked as a full time painter since 1995, regularly exhibiting in groups or solo shows. In 2007, she exhibited in the Biennale Internazionale dell' Arte Contemporanea in Florence. Her paintings of NZ are in private and public collections in this country and overseas, including the prestigious Barilla collection of Modern Art in Italy (which also holds work by Pablo Picasso, Francis Bacon, Henry Moore and Max Ernst.

Figurative artwork by Paul Hooker, New Zealand artist. Paul is an established oil painter whose oil portraits range from vivid steampunk or circus art to fine art nude painting and NZ landscape painting. Find contemporary NZ artists and portrait art painting at Art by the Sea Gallery. Paul Hooker Contemporary Portrait Artist Paul Hooker is an established New Zealand portrait and figurative artist based in Auckland. Paul is an oil painter most known for his colourful circus and steampunk contemporary oil painting and his fine art nude painting. While less prolific, his beautifully composed still life painting and NZ landscape paintings are equally as popular. More > Waiheke Heat Price $4,000.00 New 2024 Peacock in the Garden Price $7,000.00 The Magic Coat Price $4,800.00 Electric Blue Price $5,500.00 Cirque Scarlett Price $4,500.00 Steampunk White Price $6,000.00 Cirque - Striped Sleeves Out of stock Italian Memories Out of stock Boy Racer Out of stock Steampunk - Playing with Time Price $6,000.00 Late Afternoon Sun Price $4,000.00 Beachcombers Price $5,500.00 Ridge Road, Waikato Price $6,800.00 Nude 4 Price $2,750.00 Nude 8 Price $2,750.00 New 2024 Nude in White Price $2,800.00 Respite Price $4,500.00 Exhibitions Eclectic Paul Hooker 2025 Landscapes and Figures Paul Hooker 2022 Cirque Paul Hooker 2020 Bio Paul Hooker is an established New Zealand fine artist known for his highly accomplished figurative and portrait oil paintings. His figurative work ranges from vibrant paintings of women in circus and steampunk dress to sunny beach and garden scenes to softly painted nudes. He has won awards for his fine art portrait painting and been commissioned by a number of well-known organisations. Of his circus paintings, Paul said: These paintings reflect our two worlds, the exterior and interior, the seen and unseen. The effects of our surroundings on our inner essence. Paul is drawn by the inherent strength he finds in people while quietly observing their face and form. He favours a loose brush style with the work evolving on the canvas as he paints, and as he deepens his understanding of the subject. Character imperfections appeal to him and he balances his attempts to capture the essence of poses in the human figure with an interest in the life experienced by the individual person. Paul paints intuitively, through perception, and only uses photographs as a reference tool. Influenced by the American artist Alex Kanevsky, Paul’s figurative work is often given movement and atmosphere through his use of abstract backgrounds. Paul also paints the occasional captivating New Zealand landscape and still life. His interest in landscapes focuses on the extended vistas and rolling hills of the North Island, capturing the NZ summer with a finely tuned sense of light and atmosphere. His intimate still life renditions exploit the contrasting qualities of surface and light reflection, their detail and composition speaking to his senior experience in the craft. Paul has enjoyed a career as an exhibiting painter, professional illustrator and tertiary lecturer in Auckland for more than forty years. In the seventies and early eighties he had an extensive career in illustration, working in several of the top Auckland advertising agencies. He tutored part-time at a number of tertiary institutions, including Whitecliff College of Art, for over twenty years. He has said that teaching life drawing, fashion, and figure studies encouraged him to constantly perfect his own technique. Paul has completed a variety of significant private commissions including oil portraits of all of the America's Cup Skippers, and a series of three portraits for Kings College in Auckland. He has been a finalist in the Adam Portraiture Awards no fewer than six times and, in 2004, he was commissioned to design and illustrate six stamps and two first day cover motifs for the Christmas Stamps for NZ Post. Now retired from teaching, Paul is painting full time. His portrait art painting is collected both nationally and internationally.

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.

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 > Hawaiian Tiki Price $2,200.00 Portrait 9 Out of stock Lion Rock (2020) Out of stock Whites Beach (2021) Price $2,000.00 Wigmore Bay, Bethells (2021) Price $2,300.00 Māori Bay (2020) Price $2,500.00 Wild Goats, Ranfurly Price $3,200.00 Wine Bottle and Guitar Price $3,200.00 Travellers 4 Price $3,200.00 Muriwai Beach (2020) Price $2,500.00 Nomadic Way Price $3,200.00 Oneill's Beach (2020) Price $2,800.00 Travellers 3 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.

Metal animal yard art by Rustic Twist. Large outdoor corrugated iron artwork including metal sheep, metal goats, and copper kiwis. Find garden sculptures NZ, iron animal sculptures, and metal art New Zealand at Art by the Sea Gallery. Rustic Twist Metal Animal Sculptures Rustic Twist is an outdoor sculpture NZ business owned and operated by artist Reuben Trask out of Whangārei in the North Island. Rustic Twist creates highly unique, hand-made garden animal sculptures out of recycled corrugated iron. More > Lamb Price $700.00 Medium Ewe Price $920.00 Large Sheep Price $1,500.00 Baby Angora Goat Price $1,200.00 Medium Angora Goat Price $1,500.00 Large Angora Goat Price $2,080.00 Baby Billy Goat Price $800.00 Medium Billy Goat Price $1,200.00 Large Billy Goat Price $1,650.00 Wild Piglet Price $800.00 Medium Wild Sow Price $1,200.00 Large Wild Boar Price $1,450.00 Saw Blade Piglet Price $750.00 Large Merino Sheep Price $1,600.00 Sheep Dog Price $1,450.00 Hen Price $720.00 Mini Saw Blade Kiwi Price $700.00 Alpaca Price $6,500.00 Copper Rooster Price $820.00 Mini Deluxe Copper Kiwi Price $850.00 Copper Hen Price $820.00 Peacock Price $1,500.00 Cactus Price $4,800.00 Bio Rustic Twist is a New Zealand business specialising in life-size metal animal yard art made from New Zealand steel recycled materials. These garden sculptures NZ are sturdy and highly unique, each piece individually hand-crafted and made to age well in the elements. What began as a hobby turned into a business in the year 2000 when the artists were asked to make a life-size pregnant cow out of corrugated iron. This sculpture launched a metal art New Zealand business and the name “Rustic Twist” evolved out of that. While the lamb, medium sheep, and angora metal goat are the most popular, Art by the Sea has also hosted several life-size metal lamas, wild boars, the occasional peacock, and a giant cactus. We have also transported a life-size Friesian cow to Southland, and hosted a one-off flock of sheep art installation piece for the Milford Centre Sculpture Trail (2020) in support of the Key to Life Trust. All of Rustic Twist animals are made from recycled metal on a steel frame. The large animals, like the sheep and goats, are handmade from recycled corrugated iron roofing. Some of the smaller bird sculptures are made using repurposed sawblades or pieces cut out of old copper hot water cylinders and then assembled by hand. All sculptures are made to order, so please contact us at least three weeks in advance of the date the artwork is required. We regularly arrange international shipping for these pieces; please contact us for a quote.

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.

NZ art prints of native birds and nature scenes by Mary Taylor, printmaker and watercolour artist. Mary's fine art etchings are hand-printed and delicately painted with watercolours, presenting a rare opportunity for hand-coloured affordable art NZ. Find watercolour art, nz bird art, wildlife art, and beach and nature painting at Art by the Sea Gallery. Mary Taylor New Zealand Printmaker Mary Taylor is a New Zealand fine artist based on the west coast of Auckland. She specialises in limited edition NZ art prints and original paintings of birds and flowers, along with small NZ coastal and urban landscapes. More > Tūī Price $5,600.00 New 2024 Rangitoto Channel Price $2,500.00 Kākāriki Out of stock Torpedo Bay, Devonport Out of stock Kākāpō Price $5,600.00 New 2024 Hahei Price $2,500.00 Nīkau Price $1,280.00 Kōkako Sings the Blues Price $5,600.00 New 2024 Dahlias Price $3,900.00 Sand and Sea Price $435.00 Hometown Price $474.00 Karekare Price $550.00 Mount Cook/Aoraki Price $355.00 Punakaiki Price $355.00 Wellington Hillside Price $292.00 Auckland Villa Price $205.00 Houses and Harbour, Auckland Price $355.00 Piha Price $550.00 Harbour Bridge, Auckland Price $355.00 Kauri Trees Price $435.00 Auckland Museum and Harbour Price $292.00 Kōwhai Price $220.00 Yellow-Eyed Penguins Price $220.00 Morepork Price $220.00 Summer Tūī Price $355.00 Pohutukawa Blossom 2 Price $355.00 Saddleback/Tīeke Price $220.00 Pūkeko Price $220.00 Lonely Kākāpō Price $390.00 NZ Fern Price $355.00 Fantail/Pīwakawaka Price $220.00 Kiwi Price $220.00 Kākā Price $240.00 Kingfisher/Kōtare Price $220.00 Albatross Price $220.00 Black Robin Price $220.00 Mary Taylor Full Collections Original Paintings Landscape Prints Hand-coloured etchings Nature Prints Hand-coloured etchings 30th Anniversary Group Show 2022 Bio Mary Taylor is a New Zealand printmaker and watercolour artist born in Devonport and currently based on Auckland’s West Coast. Mary specialises in limited edition NZ fine prints and original paintings of birds and flowers. She is especially passionate about native NZ bird art and NZ flora and botanicals, as evidenced in her etchings of kōwhai flowers, NZ rata, nīkau palms, little ruru, kererū (NZ woodpigeon), and tūi, to name a few. Mary’s fine art prints (NZ) and original paintings draw inspiration and subject matter from New Zealand's urban and bush life, from unique flora and native birds to cityscapes, beach and seascapes, and pristine wildernesses. Her style can be described as rich, meticulous, rhythmic, and celebratory, while always grounded in realism. Mary’s etchings are a time-consuming and manual process following a traditional method of hand drawing on Zinc plates—acid etching followed by aqua-tinting or hand-colouring. Clients especially appreciate the individual hand-colouring watercolour art, meaning that each print has its own, unique quality. Today, Mary’s original nature painting is also gaining popularity, loved for their illustrative style and the luminous quality she draws from the paint. Formerly a teacher, Mary has worked as a fulltime, professional artist since 1983. The major part of her time is devoted to her etchings and original paintings. She has also been known to write and illustrate books. Her book Old Blue: The Rarest Bird in the World (Ashton Scholastic, 1993) documented the story of DOC conservationists saving the Chatham Islands robin from the brink of extinction to great reviews, winning the AIM non-fiction award in 1994. Mary lives in a wilderness of exceptional beauty with lush bush and rugged coastlines. Her wildlife art is created in a studio surrounded by native forest and regularly travels throughout New Zealand seeking subject matter for her work. Mary’s work is held in private collections in New Zealand and internationally.

List of NZ artists representing our full collection of NZ art for sale at Art by the Sea Gallery, Takapuna. Use our filters to explore New Zealand artists and their art according to your preferences eg spaces artwork is suitable for (eg indoors, outdoors), artwork type (paintings, ceramics, glass art), subject (NZ bird art, flower paintings), or style (contemporary art nz, abstract art). LIST OF NZ ARTISTS Welcome to our list of New Zealand artists represented by Art by the Sea Gallery, Takapuna. Artists are listed alphabetically (A-Z) by last name. Please use the dropdown menus below to explore the collection . All artwork is available for purchase at our Takapuna store. For online purchases and all other enquiries, please contact us . Sign up to our monthly newsletter for more information and updates about New Zealand artists and their work. art@artbythesea.co.nz Subscribe Thanks for submitting! FILTER COLLECTION BY... Suitable for... Select Type Select Subject Select Style Select Emerging Artists New Zealand Brendan Adams Ceramic Designer Pauline Allomes Enivironmental Artist René Baxalle Master Wood Turner Merle Bishop Auckland Pastel Artist Jonathan Bourla Black & White Photographer Jana Branca Figurative Artist Paula Brill Expressionist Artist Sheila Brown Abstract Bird Artist Lucy Bucknall Bronze Animal Artist Robert Campion Neo Surrealism Artist Greg Chichester Emerging Landscape Painter Sean Crawford Laser Cut Metal Artist Lindsay Crooks The Art of Everyday Life Mark Dimock Modern Mixed Media Artist Liam Downes Auckland Landscape Artist Graham Downs Established NZ Landscape Painter Dulcie Draper Folk Art Ceramicist Michelle Durrant NZ Landscape Photographer Rosemary Eagles Abstract NZ Nature Painter Zoe Feng Flower Artist Carl Foster Modern Landscape & Figurative Artist Holly Haines Classical Oil Painter Bill Hayes Auckland Potter & Bronze Sculptor Luke Hollis Classical Oil Portrait Artist Paul Hooker Contemporary Figurative Artist Raymond Jennings Retro Interiors Oil Painter David Jones Commission Portrait Artist Joe Kemp Contemporary Māori Wood Carver Jules Kesby African Wildlife Artist Anna Korver Internationally Recognised Sculptor Peter Latham Established Landscape Photographer Julia Lochhead Ocean Art Photographer Catherine Manchester Abstract Oil Painter Derek March Wildlife Artist & Environmentalist Sarah McBeath NZ Landscape Oil Painter Hamish McWhannell Historic Scenes Oil Painter Alysn Midgelow-Marsden Mixed Media Textile Artist Steve Molloy Installation Stone Sculptor Christian Nicolson Contemporary Pop & Landscape Artist Kirsty Nixon NZ Birds & Coastal Landscapes Tallulah Nunez Intuitive Mark Making Rosemary Parcell Oil Horse Paintings Natalie Pearce Fine Art Nature Photographer Michel Perrin Fine Art Movement Photographer Craig Platt New Zealand Bird Artist Dean Raybould New Zealand Creative Activist Carol Readman Abstract Watercolour Artist Rustic Twist Metal Animal Garden Sculptures Alan Sanders Sailing Ship Artist Mary Taylor New Zealand Printmaker Jayne Thomas Encaustic Figurative Painter Nicky Thompson NZ South Island Oil Painter Lee-Ann Toyokawa Vintage Still Life Painter Jo Tricker Master Glass Artist Ngahiwi Walker Māori Pou Wood Carver Julie Whyman Abstract Mixed Media Artist Lyndy Wilson Contemporary Fine Artist Nigel Wilson NZ South Island Landscape Painter Private Sale Investment Art from Private Collections