Portrait art painting by Jana Branca, commission artist. Jana is a figurative artist and oil painter who takes a relational approach to her engagement with her subjects, inspiring viewers to understand them as individuals. Find contemporary nz artists and affordable original art at Art by the Sea Gallery. Jana Branca Fine Art Figurative Artist Jana Branca is a New Zealand portrait and still life artist based in Taranaki. Inspired by her interest in people and the human condition, Jana's portrait art painting is available on commission. More > New 2026 Embracing Eden - LTD print Price $1,500.00 New 2026 Wonder Out of stock New 2026 Astrid Price $3,800.00 New 2026 Sisters Price $6,200.00 New 2025 Undone Price $6,000.00 New 2025 Noelle Price $2,200.00 New 2025 Clementine Out of stock New 2025 A Place Under the Sun Price $4,200.00 Bio Jana Branca is a New Zealand artist and oil painter originally from South Africa and now based in Taranaki. Jana specialises in oil portraits. For Jana, portrait painting is a vehicle through which to visually process aspects of the “human condition.” Themes in her work include the frustrating boundaries and restrictions we contend with in daily life, and her own deep conviction of the intrinsic value of humankind. When she paints, Jana is drawn to the tension of creating an impression of someone, whilst celebrating the mediums used as the “fabric” of that impression—the paint, the brush, and the canvas or board. By revealing not only the physical materials with which the work is made but also the hand which created it, she hopes to achieve an honesty and sense of authenticity. Her painting process involves building the picture plane with brush or knife strokes, whilst leaving parts of the canvas undeveloped, emulating the effect that the progression of time has on our character. She aims to enable the viewer to trace her brush, offering them a window into the past whilst illuminating the obscurity of time. Her constructional process further alludes to how situations and moments in life might influence, build and shape us, rendering us all perpetual “works in progress”. Jana completed a BA(Fine Art) in South Africa at the University of Pretoria. Growing up, she enjoyed ample opportunity to travel with her family and, having lived on three continents, Jana developed strong cultural competency and an ability to adapt. Relocating with her husband and two boys to New Zealand in 2016 meant yet another new environment. Through this experience, Jana came to see the common denominator of our humanity—as the “crown of creation,” more fundamental than any of our differences. This understanding prompted the current direction of her work. Recently, Jana has become intrigued by different world-views and how, as guides, they direct our understanding of truth, meaning, reality, and ultimately our attempts to make sense of the world around us. She is also inspired by the relational capacity of humankind. Deciphering non-verbal cues from each other is part of our daily functioning; by using her subjects’ names or nicknames as the title of some works, Jana invites the viewer to engage with them as individuals. Jana’s work has been recognised and exhibited by art institutions such as the Pretoria Arts Association, Sasol New Signatures, and the Ekurhuleni Mnyele Fine art awards. More recently, she has been a finalist in New Zealand contemporary art awards such as the Tasman National Art Awards, where she won the ‘People’s Choice’ award twice (2019 & 2021), as well as the Supreme art award in 2022. Jana was selected as a finalist at the Adam Portraiture Awards (2020 and 2022) hosted by the NZ Portrait Gallery in Wellington, and won the Committee's Choice award at the Taranaki National Art Awards in 2020. Her fine art portrait painting is held in private collections across the country and she is available for commissions.

Step into Art by the Sea's archive of previous art gallery exhibitions by solo artists. There remains a strong collection of art for sale in this space, and a chance to see past work by our award-winning New Zealand artists. ARCHIVE Welcome to Art by the Sea Gallery's archive of past shows and exhibitions. Art by the Sea has been in business for 30+ years and, here, we have preserved a little of that history. Explore our award-winning artists' solo shows going back to 2019, or view a selection of our most popular group and charity exhibitions . Solo Shows & Collaborations Group Shows & Charity Exhibitions

Fine art and NZ landscape paintings by Lindy Wilson. Lindy is an emerging artist whose fine art portrait painting has a cubist style, while her New Zealand landscape art and flower paintings have more of an impressionist quality. Find portrait art painting, contemporary NZ artists, and affordable art NZ at Art by the Sea Gallery. Lyndy Wilson Contemporary Fine Art Lyndy Wilson is a contemporary New Zealand abstract fine art painter from Ngāruawāhia in the Waikato. Her range includes landscapes, abstracts, figurative paintings, and botanical work. Her figurative or portrait art painting is inspired by her Tainui heritage. More > New 2026 The Shape of Us Price $2,400.00 New 2026 The Aunties Price $2,800.00 New 2026 Dancing Light Price $1,500.00 New 2025 Summer Breeze Price $3,500.00 New 2025 Urban Bloom Price $2,400.00 The Florist Price $2,950.00 New 2025 I Got You Price $3,200.00 New 2025 Black Blocks Price $3,400.00 New 2025 Summer Moon Price $3,400.00 New 2025 Autumn Evening Price $3,200.00 New 2025 Murmurs Price $2,950.00 New 2025 Neon Nights Price $1,500.00 New 2025 Saints and Sinners Price $3,400.00 New 2025 Evening Glow Price $3,400.00 The Relatives Out of stock New 2025 Misfits Price $4,000.00 Night Moves Price $2,750.00 New 2025 Reunion Price $3,400.00 Reverie Out of stock Smooch Out of stock Exhibitions Alter Ego Lyndy Wilson 2025 Bio Lyndy Wilson is a contemporary New Zealand painter of Tainui descent. She grew up and lives in the small town of Ngāruawāhia surrounded by the natural beats of the Waikato and Waipā rivers and the majestic Hakarimata ranges, a constant source of inspiration. She has a wide range, including NZ landscape paintings, flower paintings, and botanical work, but is particularly known at Art by the Sea gallery for her cubist fine art portrait painting inspired by her Tainui heritage. Lyndy’s style can be described as diverse, eclectic, and ever-evolving, which allows her the freedom to explore a wide range of subjects. Her figurative paintings often show people in domestic scenes, while her New Zealand landscape art depicts fiords and bays in twilight, often subtly lit with a fine touch of gold. The application of paint consists of layering thick and thin paint, transparent and opaque, brushes, palette knives, rags and fingers are used, anything can become a tool. Bold gestural movements are counteracted by the need to put things in order. This is a way to process ideas, memories and feelings, the resolved work captures the essence of the experience, the goal is to bring joy or intrigue to the viewer. Self-taught, Lyndy was awarded an Arts Waikato Scholarship (nominated by the Raupatu Lands Trust) in 2003. This enabled her to complete a Diploma of Art and Creativity through The Learning Connexion in Wellington. In 2025, she was a finalist in Te Whare Taonga o Waikato Museum & Gallery's National Contemporary Art award. Lyndy’s works are held in private collections in New Zealand and abroad.

Large flower paintings on canvas and board by Zoe Feng, oil painter and flower artist. Zoe's paintings are highly realistic and evoke memories of human interactions, emotional experiences, and self-discovery. Find framed canvas art and contemporary NZ artists at Art by the Sea Gallery. Zoe Feng Evocative Flower Paintings Zoe Feng is a New Zealand flower artist and oil painter based in Tauranga. Her detailed oil paintings of peonies are highly popular, compelling viewers with their incredible realism, vibrancy of growth and movement, and textured gold, silver, or multi-coloured backgrounds. More > New 2026 Memory Price $3,800.00 New 2026 Sometimes Ever Price $3,800.00 New 2026 Abundance Price $3,800.00 New 2026 Vitality Price $3,800.00 Childhood Price $5,500.00 Spring Footsteps Out of stock Sun-kissed Out of stock Dark Incense Out of stock Moon-kissed Out of stock Sentiment Price $4,500.00 Midsummer Out of stock Bloom Out of stock A Glorious Fantasy Out of stock I'm Here Out of stock Uninhibited Out of stock Exhibitions Exhibition Zoe Feng 2023 Exhibition Zoe Feng 2022 Breathe Again Zoe Feng 2021 Bio Zoe Feng is a New Zealand fine artist known for her incredibly realistic and vibrant oil flower paintings. Her artwork offers a skilled explosion of life and colour, evoking the riot of growth, delicacy, and resilience to be found in flower gardens. Zoe has worked as full-time artist since the early 2000s, painting for exhibitions, on commission for hotels and restaurants and overseas clients, and completing a number of large murals. In New Zealand, her early work featured still life paintings of glass bottles. When I was a child, I always love glassware, such as glass bead, necklace, and button. Each time I watched the light that show through the colourful glass and reflected into spontaneous pattern, it aroused my imagination endlessly… from fairy tales, Cinderella’s crystal shoes to lighting magic, and a wild fancy. I came to New Zealand 5 years ago. Collecting old glass bottles become one of my hobbies; they were all well made by hand, some of them over a hundred years. I was attracted by their simple forms, pure colours and full of mystery… each bottle is a unique creation and has its own unique story, and I tried to capture all these feelings and merged to my painted image… I wondered where it drifts from, what was inside the bottle originally. What would it's owner look like… might be "The old fisherman" (Hemingway)… or a beautiful rich lady… until today it hides somewhere under the ground, quietly laid on the beach and buried by sand day after day until someone picks it up. Following four years studying graphic design at Chongqing University in China in the 80s, Zoe became an avid painter. She worked as a graphic designer for a magazine in Beijing and in the design department of a Chongqing television station, and painted in her spare time. She finally opened her own professional studio after completing an oil painting course at Sichuan Artists College in 2000. The College retained two of her oil paintings for permanent display. She moved to New Zealand in 2007 where she worked part-time in a flower shop and was inspired by the dual fragility and resilience she found in the flowers, delicate in beauty and yet able to survive journeys to different climates and plant roots in new soil. Many of her paintings evoke half-remembered emotional experiences to do with human interactions, relationships, and self-discovery. Zoe was a featured artist at the 2002 Guangdong Artists Exhibition and a nude oil painting of hers appeared in the art book they subsequently published. She received a commendation for excellence at the 2003 Chongqing Art Teachers Exhibition. Zoe has held sell-out exhibitions of her flower art at Art by the Sea since 2019, with clients often commissioning further work from her when all pieces have sold.

Abstract bird art by Sheila Brown. Nature painting of New Zealand landscapes and native birds with a cubist edge that captures movement in the birds wings. Buy abstract art paintings, NZ bird art, and wildlife art at Art by the Sea Gallery. Sheila Brown Abstract Bird Artist Sheila Brown is a contemporary NZ artist specialising in abstract bird art and nature painting. Living in Christchurch, she is strongly influenced by her love of New Zealand’s coastal environment and its abundant bird life. More > Spoonbill Amongst the Grasses Price $1,995.00 New 2025 The Call of Home - Kererū, The Bays Price $2,495.00 New 2025 First Light, First Flight Price $2,700.00 He Sits, He Dreams Out of stock Rolling Hills Tūī Out of stock Returning Home - Black Capped Tern Out of stock Homeward Bound Tūī Out of stock Colourful Fantail Out of stock Above the Bay Out of stock Farewell Terns Out of stock Bio Sheila Brown is an abstract landscape artist known for her NZ bird art, wildlife art, and nature painting. She has always lived by the beach and is especially influenced by New Zealand’s coastal environments and water birds. The seagull is a beautiful bird—just look at the colours! For me, the seagull represents freedom, summer, peace. Sheila grew up on the east coast of America and most of her childhood weekends were spent in the mountains of New Hampshire in a small village called Snowville. These weekends away always involved connecting with the natural world. As she explains, My life has been strongly influenced by my love of nature and the outdoors . As an adult, Sheila worked for many years as a landscape designer. After arriving in New Zealand, she continued working by day in a landscaping business called "Rosa Rugosa" and by night she would commit her passion of the land to canvas. In 2005 she was awarded the prestigious opening award at the Invercargill Licensing Trust Exhibition. Her work has also been featured in Denis Robinson's 2010 book, New Zealand Gallery. Sheila works full-time as an artist creating abstract bird art in oils, acrylics, water colours, and mixed media. She is especially known for her tui painting and fantail art which appear in private collections nationwide.

NZ landscape paintings by Graham Downs, established New Zealand artist. Graham's experienced paintings of NZ include cityscapes, seascapes, flower paintings, and NZ beach art. Find contemporary NZ artists and New Zealand landscape art at Art by the Sea Gallery. Graham Downs NZ Landscape Paintings Graham Downs is an established New Zealand fine artist specialising in NZ landscape paintings, cityscapes, and seascapes. Based on Auckland’s North Shore, Graham is known for capturing summer beaches and bays, Auckland villas and flower gardens, and rainy downtown city scenes. More > New 2026 The Garden that Time Forgot Price $7,300.00 New 2025 Secret Cove Price $7,000.00 New 2025 Beautiful Day Price $7,000.00 New 2025 Time for a Swim Price $4,000.00 New 2025 Memories - Yellow Bucket Price $6,000.00 New 2025 The Inlet Price $5,000.00 New 2025 Stillness Price $3,500.00 New 2025 Auckland Cityscape Price $4,800.00 The Rocks Out of stock Tāwharanui Price $6,000.00 Joy Price $5,500.00 Springtime Price $8,500.00 Everlasting Beauty Price $6,000.00 Waiheke - Opopoto Bay Out of stock New 2025 Walking the Milford Track Price $5,500.00 Pink Umbrella Price $9,000.00 Sitting Portrait Price $1,000.00 Downtown Auckland Out of stock Flower Meadow Out of stock Sunrising - Rangitoto View Out of stock Exhibitions At the Water's Edge Graham Downs 2025 Water and Reflections Graham Downs 2022 From the Wellspring Graham Downs 2021 Bio Graham Downs is a fine artist from Auckland, New Zealand, known for his stunning landscapes, seascapes, cityscapes, and flower paintings. His style is diverse, ranging from early metal collages of boats and sailing life to classic plein-air paintings of NZ to modern downtown city scenes. More recently, Graham has enjoyed painting beautiful and wildly colourful flower gardens, often with a white villa stark against the sky in the background. I have the whole world in my garden, a place for reflecting on life and nature. Graham has been carrying his paint box around since he was about eight years old. He paints in both oil and acrylic, depending on the artwork. In his early quirky conceptual collages, he was known to upcycle metal and found objects. New Zealand art critic, T. J. McNamara, has described Graham's NZ landscape art as "filled with light and full of charm and joy in water, clouds and sky.” I have had a lifetime of conceptual art, but I find that now I have returned to the beginning. My paintings are a synthesis of sketchbook drawings and memory, expressing the visual poetry that resonates within the bounds of my past and present. To express that tranquillity in my own language and to acknowledge how beauty can be in the common world around us and let my paintings be a refuge from the everyday tribulations, and to celebrate nature is my raison d’etre. Starting his career as an advertising art director and illustrator, Graham worked for many international agencies. He won many awards in this role, working on iconic NZ brands like Air NZ, Edmonds, Hubbard cereals, Cuisine Magazine, Belly-Gully, and more. Up until his retirement, painting was Graham’s escape from the commercial world. Now, he is able to devote more time to his passion.

NZ native bird art for sale by contemporary NZ artists. New Zealand birds in coastal scenery, abstract bird painting, bird ceramics and bronze, native bird portraits, South Island birds, and NZ bird prints and multimedia. Find bird art NZ at Art by the Sea Gallery. NZ BIRD ART Welcome to our collection of Art by the Sea Gallery artists known for painting NZ native bird art. Artists are listed alphabetically (A-Z) by last name. All New Zealand bird art is available for purchase at our Takapuna (Auckland) store. For online purchases and all other enquiries, please contact us . Sheila Brown Abstract Bird Painting Bill Hayes Bird Ceramics & Bronze Kirsty Nixon NZ Birds in Coastal Landscapes Craig Platt New Zealand Bird Portraits Dean Raybould NZ Birds & Political Ecologies Mary Taylor NZ Native Bird Prints Nicky Thompson South Island Birds and Landscapes Lee-Ann Toyokawa NZ Bird Art Multimedia Julie Whyman Abstract Bird Art NZ

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 Jo Harris Mixed Media James Hopwood Stone Plinths Sherie Kemp Māori Stone Carving Teimah Kemp Māori Wood Carving Catherine Manchester Abstract Oil Paintings Sean McDonnell Expressive Landscapes Brenda Nyhof Fantasy Art Gina O'Grady NZ Landscape Paintings 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 French Ridge Hut Price $2,900.00 New 2026 Through the Canopy Price $1,650.00 New 2026 Edge of the Sky Price $3,400.00 New 2026 Mt Awful Price $1,800.00 New 2026 Siberia Valley Price $3,400.00 New 2026 Waimakariri Falls Hut Price $2,700.00 New 2026 Shelter in the Valley Out of stock New 2026 Brewster Hut Out of stock New 2026 Heaphy in the Mist Price $1,800.00 New 2026 Liverpool Hut Price $2,000.00 New 2026 Last Light Lake Rotoiti Price $2,600.00 New 2026 Mt Eden, Historic Price $1,800.00 New 2026 Mt Eden Out of stock 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. April 2026: Whakapapa - Family Tree Exhibition by Joe, Sherie, & Teimah Kemp New 2025 Kāhu - NZ Harrier Hawk Price $5,200.00 New 2026 Pounamu Touching Stone Price $15,000.00 New 2026 Pounamu Offering Bowl Price $7,500.00 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. April 2026: Whakapapa - Family Tree Exhibition by Joe, Sherie, & Teimah Kemp New 2025 Hōkioi 1 Price $12,500.00 New 2026 Whai Matau Price $12,000.00 New 2026 Pou Toki and Mere Price $4,500.00 New 2026 Tōtara Bowl Price $1,650.00 New 2026 Pounamu (NZ Greenstone) Mere Price $6,000.00 New 2025 Kauri Bowl Price $2,500.00 New 2026 Matau Out of stock New 2025 Hōkioi 2 Out of stock James Hopwood James Hopwood Prime Piece Sculpture & Furniture James Hopwood is a 22-year-old Auckland-based stonemason and founder of Prime Piece, a sculptural stone furniture brand creating one-of-one plinths and tables handcrafted in New Zealand. Working with premium natural stones sourced from Italy and Spain, James creates timeless pieces that celebrate the natural movement, texture, and weight of the material. In his designs, James aims to bring presence and character into contemporary interiors and galleries. April 2026: Whakapapa - Family Tree Exhibition with Joe, Sherie, & Teimah Kemp New 2026 Indian Green Marble Plinth Price $4,000.00 New 2026 Calacatta Marble (Italy) Plinth Out of stock New 2026 Verde Alpi Marble (Italy) Plinth Price $4,000.00 New 2026 Rosso Africano Marble (Spain) Plinth Price $4,900.00 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 Golden Sunset Price $3,500.00 New 2026 Mary Price $2,200.00 Stent Rd Surf Break Price $1,500.00 Black Mamaku Fern Price $1,200.00 Sunset at Baylys Price $530.00 Triptych Price $2,700.00 Rainbow Sunset Price $1,500.00 New 2026 In the Beginning Price $3,200.00 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 Out of stock 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 Out of stock Faraway Tree Price $800.00 More Emerging Artists Greg Chichester Paula Brill Catherine Manchester

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 Evolution of a Painting Julie Whyman An exciting new exhibition of abstract paintings celebrating Aotearoa New Zealand's incredible landscapes and native birds. Opening: 3pm Saturday 15 August 2026 Exhibition runs: 15 August - 8 September 2026 View Exhibition > NEW IN STORE Graham Downs & Holly Haines Graham Downs & Holly Haines Brendan Adams Brendan Adams Kirsty Nixon Kirsty Nixon UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS COLLECTIONS NZ Landscape Artists NZ Bird Art Emerging Artists Private Sale 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 RECENT EXHIBITIONS Rosemary Parcell Year of the Horse Joe, Sherie & Teimah Kemp Whakapapa - Family Tree Carol Readman Retrospective Art by the Sea Summer Show December 2025 - January 2026 Rosemary Eagles Thinking About Trees November 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

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, Sherie & Teimah Kemp MAY - JUNE Rosemary Parcell Solo Show JULY Christian Nicholson Solo Show AUGUST - SEPTEMBER Julie Whyman Solo Show SEPTEMBER Graham Downs & Holly Haines OCTOBER Brendan Adams Solo Show NOVEMBER Kirsty Nixon Solo Show DECEMBER - JANUARY Summer Show Art by the Sea Artists

Fine art prints NZ by Michel Perrin, artistic photographer. Michel's limited edition long exposure and movement photography is poetic in its interpretation of physical and emotional landscapes. Find contemporary NZ artists and fine art photography at Art by the Sea Gallery. Michel Perrin Fine Art Movement Photography Michel Perrin is a contemporary and professional New Zealand artistic photographer known, in the art world, for his atmospheric long exposure and movement shots. Born in Annemass in France, Michel is now based in Auckland. More > Twins Price $2,200.00 Tree of Light Price $2,200.00 Movements Price $1,900.00 Luminescence Price $1,900.00 Rangitoto Three Peaks Price $1,900.00 Internal Euphoria Price $2,200.00 Shards at Māori Bay Price $1,900.00 Le Chemin Price $1,900.00 Bio Michel Perrin is a contemporary and professional fine art photographer from France, now based in Auckland, New Zealand. His long exposure and movement fine art photography capture the emotional atmosphere of landscapes, as experienced in the moment. There is poetry in Michel’s expression of art, a language that he is also beginning to express in words. A moment in indecisive movement. In between the chaos of tones and shades, an invisible flare forms from a different time and space. A moment of true stillness as the light bounces and is emblazoned across the movement. Maybe we should just ignore all that we have become accustomed to, blinded by an obvious life, stubbornly try to understand. The incandescence that is expressed through the soul of one’s self does not need to make sense. Michel Perrin was born in 1972 in Annemass, France. He spent his childhood there, close to the Swiss border. His deep interest and fascination with photography was cultivated during his teenage years. As a young man, this passion was further developed when he moved to New Zealand and was struck by the abundance of natural and wild beauty this and has to offer. The tones that resonate like a cacophony of emotions in constant motion, I narrate with shades and colours the time that passes. Reminds me of the lingering movement of a light that escapes time, a bright swirling vortex, the elements fighting each other in perfect harmony. As a professional photographer working in the commercial sector, Michel’s work has been featured in numerous NZ magazines. He has worked with a diverse range of New Zealand companies showcasing their company profiles and products. He entered the NZIPP Iris photographic competition for the first time in 2007, entering a mixture of landscape photography and portraiture. All eight of his submissions were placed and he received three silver and five bronze places. Michel’s photographic art is held in private collections across the country and he continues to work professionally as a portrait photographer.

Nature painting by Kirsty Nixon, New Zealand artist. Kirsty’s quintessential native NZ bird art and tree paintings celebrate the kiwi summer with tūi, pīwakawaka, and korimako (bellbirds). Find contemporary NZ artists, NZ landscape paintings, and popular canvas art at Art by the Sea Gallery. Kirsty Nixon NZ Birds and Coastal Landscapes Kirsty Nixon is a contemporary nature and landscape artist from Auckland. Kirsty’s quintessential native NZ bird art and tree paintings celebrate the kiwi summer with tūī perched in pōhutukawa and nīkau, or pīwakawaka flitting through kōwhai, cabbage trees, and kawakawa. More > New 2026 Eyes on the Prize Price $950.00 New 2026 Flower Power Price $5,900.00 New 2026 Take Five Price $6,300.00 Greenscene Price $1,995.00 The Sky's the Limit Price $2,950.00 That's Why They Call It The Blues Price $530.00 On Guard Price $2,300.00 Dos Amigos Price $3,400.00 Better Together Out of stock Vigilance Price $3,200.00 Best Fronds Out of stock Sidekick Out of stock Fantail 2 (print) Price $895.00 Mellow Yellow Out of stock Wild Ones (Print) Price $1,150.00 Exhibitions 30th Anniversary Group Show 2022 Greenscenes Kirsty Nixon 2021 Bio Kirsty Nixon is a contemporary fine artist from Auckland specialising in New Zealand landscape art and nature painting. Kirsty’s summer bush and coastal scenes showcase New Zealand’s incredible native trees and flora, including nikau palms, harakeke flowers (NZ flax), cabbage trees, toetoe, kawakawa, kōwhai, and blossoming pōhutukawa. Her paintings feature tui and pīwakawaka (fantail), with korimako (bellbirds) and kōtare (NZ kingfisher) also making an appearance. When I lost my wonderful dad the birds began to feature in my artwork. Birds even sounded louder to me. I bought a charm for a bracelet of a pīwakawaka and would often run the back feathers though my fingers as I thought of him. As I paint each bird I want them to look as though they are thinking something. Watching something. Communicating with each other. A snapshot of them in thought. When I lost my beautiful mum, once again the birds sounded louder. For over 20 years Kirsty has been a successful artist capturing the intensity of colour and light found in New Zealand’s unique native bush and coastal scenes. She began her career in advertising and now cherishes the peace of the canvas and her subject matter. When I start a painting and the first layers are coming together there's a piece of me that knows how it will look completed, and there will be a part of it that surprises me. Sometimes, in the middle of the process, I have to stop and wait a while to gather my thoughts and get back on track. So I stop. That painting needs a rest. Kirsty’s appeal and recognition as one of New Zealand's foremost landscape artists has been celebrated in national art publications such as Art News and Asian Art News. She also features in the New Zealand Favourite Artists book (2010) edited by Denis Robinson. Her range and experience in different techniques such as acrylic painting, watercolour, and etching has increased her popularity amongst collectors. Her Art by the Sea exhibitions consistently sell well and her growth in popularity is a testament to the timeless quality and detail of her NZ landscape paintings. Nestled in their settings, my birds give me a lot of peace. They are company. When a show is all put together and the birds are lined up in their bush and foliage settings I almost feel as if I can hear them. They are windows to a green restful place. With all the chaos surrounding us, advertising hammering us, political uncertainty, climate madness, I want my paintings to communicate peace. To slow us down. To literally stop and breathe.