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The Shape of Gathering -Anne Daniel 4th December – 5th January 2026.

Anne Daniel at the Parkin Drawing Awards. 2023 – work ‘Journeys’.

Another new to the gallery artist for 2025 is Anne Daniel. Well known for her harakeke works, Anne is also a loom based weaver. It is with a great … Read more

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Beatrice Carlson Artist in Residence – 28th April – 10th May 2026.

Beatrice will be an Artist in Residence as she explores new directions leading up to an exhibition scheduled for 27th April – 5th June 2028.

In order to get to know Beatrice a little more she has kindly … Read more

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Heidi Monks

Artist in residence 11th August – 22nd September 2026.

It is always a pleasure to be able to bring artists who reside away from Ōpunakē into the gallery as exhibitors – a wonderful chance for the visitors and supporters of … Read more

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Artists in The Taranaki Collection 2026

Rebecca Beyer – New Plymouth

It is part of the wonder of having an Open Call how artists are encouraged to cross disciplines and try something new as they have a relevant story to tell. One such case is that … Read more

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Anne Daniel

Weaver, gatherer, story teller.

Anne Daniel is currently filling the gallery with her solo exhibition – The Shape of Gathering Dec 4th 2025 – Jan 5th 2026. This is a cash and carry collection of works, ideal for the special … Read more

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Gallery Gathering, Judge’s comments on the works in ‘The Taranaki Collection 2026″

Sunday 11th January 2026 from 2pm

There were a wonderful, eclectic selection of works submitted by artists from around Aotearoa, New Zealand for this open call.

This is the invitation statement for the Collection : We ask you to create … Read more

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Earthwise – Ruth Nicholas. 26 February – 6 April 2026


Ruth is inspired by the landscape of Aotearoa and she has been exploring fabric collage and natural dyeing and printing processes as preparation for this Solo Exhibition so the gallery is filled with wonderful new works reflective of this learning … Read more

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Jeanette Verster

Member of Creative Fibre New Zealand, Member of New Zealand Regional group of The Surface Design Association, Member of The Quilters Guild.


The Taranaki Collection 2026

Jeanette’s work ‘Map’ was selected for inclusion in this curated Collection .

Jeanette Verster
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Donna Dinsdale

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Faculty of Business, Design and Service Industries

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Update January 2026

January the 8th 2026 saw the opening to the public of ‘The Taranaki Collection 2026’. This was an Open Call collection that was pre-screened for gallery … Read more