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AOTEAROA ART FAIR

NEXT FAIR:
1 – 4 May 2025
Viaduct Events Centre
Auckland, New Zealand

Aotearoa Art Fair, New Zealand’s premier event for contemporary art, returns to Auckland from 1 – 4 May 2025. One of the most significant art events in New Zealand’s cultural calendar, the Fair welcomes thousands of local and international visitors each year.

The Fair spotlights the breadth and diversity of contemporary art in our region, bringing together leading galleries from New Zealand and Australia to showcase a range of works by emerging and established artists.

Since 2024, the Fair has been under the ownership of the organisers of international art fairs: Sydney Contemporary, Art SG, Taipei Dangdai, and Tokyo Gendai. Leveraging their international expertise and vast network of connections, this promises an exciting future and will take the event to new heights.

Whether you’re a seasoned collector, occasional buyer, or just curious about art, this is your opportunity to browse and buy from hundreds of works. From painting to sculpture, print to ceramics, there’s something for everyone at the Aotearoa Art Fair.

Aotearoa Art Fair 2025 tickets will go on sale in the summer.

GALLERIES

The Aotearoa Art Fair showcases leading galleries from Asia and beyond, offering a comprehensive look at the remarkable diversity of the Asia-Pacific region. Through modern and contemporary works, the Fair presents a wide range of artistic perspectives, highlighting both established and emerging artists in these fields. We invite galleries from across Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, and the wider Pacific Rim region to apply to participate in the 2025 Aotearoa Art Fair, taking place from 1 – 4 May at the Viaduct Events Centre, Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.

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PROGRAMME

The Aotearoa Art Fair programme offers a compelling blend of activities alongside the gallery presentations; including an engaging talks programme, live performance art, large-scale sculptures, interactive workshops and more.

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On now: Tim Melville Gallery is currently presenting an exhibition of new work by Paul Hartigan, titled ‘I LIGHT’ Described as having “brightness, volatility, attitude, agitation and jouissance”, as well as “an urbanness, a dazzling, amped-up, thrashy, occasionally freaked-out exuberance, and even a little toxicity” (Greg O’Brien), Harrigan's language-based works are futuristic in their glowing techno-finish. 📅 On now - 2 November 📍 Auckland Learn more via @timmelvillegallery Pictured: IS ART FAIR, 2024 BUT IS IT ART, 2024 PAINT, 2024
On now: Tim Melville Gallery is currently presenting an exhibition of new work by Paul Hartigan, titled ‘I LIGHT’ Described as having “brightness, volatility, attitude, agitation and jouissance”, as well as “an urbanness, a dazzling, amped-up, thrashy, occasionally freaked-out exuberance, and even a little toxicity” (Greg O’Brien), Harrigan's language-based works are futuristic in their glowing techno-finish. 📅 On now - 2 November 📍 Auckland Learn more via @timmelvillegallery Pictured: IS ART FAIR, 2024 BUT IS IT ART, 2024 PAINT, 2024
On now: Tim Melville Gallery is currently presenting an exhibition of new work by Paul Hartigan, titled ‘I LIGHT’ Described as having “brightness, volatility, attitude, agitation and jouissance”, as well as “an urbanness, a dazzling, amped-up, thrashy, occasionally freaked-out exuberance, and even a little toxicity” (Greg O’Brien), Harrigan's language-based works are futuristic in their glowing techno-finish. 📅 On now - 2 November 📍 Auckland Learn more via @timmelvillegallery Pictured: IS ART FAIR, 2024 BUT IS IT ART, 2024 PAINT, 2024
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On now: Tim Melville Gallery is currently presenting an exhibition of new work by Paul Hartigan, titled ‘I LIGHT’ Described as having “brightness, volatility, attitude, agitation and jouissance”, as well as “an urbanness, a dazzling, amped-up, thrashy, occasionally freaked-out exuberance, and even a little toxicity” (Greg O’Brien), Harrigan's language-based works are futuristic in their glowing techno-finish. 📅 On now - 2 November 📍 Auckland Learn more via @timmelvillegallery Pictured: IS ART FAIR, 2024 BUT IS IT ART, 2024 PAINT, 2024
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On now: Chris Heaphy’s new exhibition, ‘Bird Life’, is on now at @jonathan.smart.gallery. Colours are rich and sonorous – sponged, poured and squeegeed behind vessels and feathers poised in a painterly ground. 📅 On now - 2 November 📍 Ōtautahi Christchurch Learn more via @jonathan.smart.gallery Pictured: 1, 2 - Installation View 3 - Chris Heaphy, Sparkle that Shines #contemporaryart #artexhibition
On now: Chris Heaphy’s new exhibition, ‘Bird Life’, is on now at @jonathan.smart.gallery. Colours are rich and sonorous – sponged, poured and squeegeed behind vessels and feathers poised in a painterly ground. 📅 On now - 2 November 📍 Ōtautahi Christchurch Learn more via @jonathan.smart.gallery Pictured: 1, 2 - Installation View 3 - Chris Heaphy, Sparkle that Shines #contemporaryart #artexhibition
On now: Chris Heaphy’s new exhibition, ‘Bird Life’, is on now at @jonathan.smart.gallery. Colours are rich and sonorous – sponged, poured and squeegeed behind vessels and feathers poised in a painterly ground. 📅 On now - 2 November 📍 Ōtautahi Christchurch Learn more via @jonathan.smart.gallery Pictured: 1, 2 - Installation View 3 - Chris Heaphy, Sparkle that Shines #contemporaryart #artexhibition
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On now: Chris Heaphy’s new exhibition, ‘Bird Life’, is on now at @jonathan.smart.gallery. Colours are rich and sonorous – sponged, poured and squeegeed behind vessels and feathers poised in a painterly ground. 📅 On now - 2 November 📍 Ōtautahi Christchurch Learn more via @jonathan.smart.gallery Pictured: 1, 2 - Installation View 3 - Chris Heaphy, Sparkle that Shines #contemporaryart #artexhibition
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Explore the hyper-real and surreal, the tender and absurd in a new exhibition coming soon to @chchartgallery Filled with humour, surprise, and heart, “Dummies & Doppelgängers” examines how borrowed or reimagined bodies help us explore what it means to be human. The show features sculpture, video, photography, and captivating works by artists including Sarah Lucas, Yuki Kihara, Patricia Piccinini, Ah Xian, Michael Parekōwhai, Tony Oursler, Ron Mueck, and Ronnie van Hout. 📅 2 November 2024 – 23 March 2025 📍 Ōtautahi Christchurch Learn more via @chchartgallery Pictured: Ron Mueck, chicken / man, 2019
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Explore the hyper-real and surreal, the tender and absurd in a new exhibition coming soon to @chchartgallery Filled with humour, surprise, and heart, “Dummies & Doppelgängers” examines how borrowed or reimagined bodies help us explore what it means to be human. The show features sculpture, video, photography, and captivating works by artists including Sarah Lucas, Yuki Kihara, Patricia Piccinini, Ah Xian, Michael Parekōwhai, Tony Oursler, Ron Mueck, and Ronnie van Hout. 📅 2 November 2024 – 23 March 2025 📍 Ōtautahi Christchurch Learn more via @chchartgallery Pictured: Ron Mueck, chicken / man, 2019
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