First-Time Exhibitors at Aotearoa Art Fair
A number of first-time exhibitors join the Fair this year, bringing new artists, new contexts, and new conversations.
From Australia and Europe, we welcome Alcaston Gallery (Melbourne), Curatorial+Co. (Sydney), Galerie Winkler (Berlin), Michael Reid Sydney + Berlin, Pontone Gallery (London), Brenda Colahan Fine Art (Sydney), and CBD Gallery (Sydney).
They are joined by galleries from across Aotearoa, including Artrite Screen Printing, PINKWOOD, Plomacy, Ann Parker Gallery, Kurutai Collective, and PEG Gallery.
Together, these galleries expand the Fair’s international reach while introducing new perspectives from across the region.
International Galleries
Alcaston Gallery (Melbourne)
Established in 1989, Alcaston Gallery represents contemporary artists from Australia and the Asia Pacific region and is renowned for exhibiting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists.
At Aotearoa Art Fair 2026, the gallery presents work by Sally Gabori, Tania Major, and Sean Hill. Across generations and cultures, their practices draw on colour, memory, and cultural knowledge to explore landscape and identity.
Image Credit: Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori (c.1924-2015), My Country, 2010.
Curatorial+Co. (Sydney)
Founded in 2016, Curatorial+Co. represents over 40 Australian and international artists and champions emerging and mid-career practices.
At Aotearoa Art Fair 2026 the gallery presents Simon Cardwell, Theresa Hunt, and Aleisa Miksad, whose works explore the boundary between the material and metaphysical through photography, painting, and ceramic sculpture.
Image Credit: Theresa Hunt, A Thousand Miles, 2024.
Galerie Winkler (Berlin)
Galerie Winkler, with over 60 years of history in Tahiti, presents a curated selection of works by Cronos, HTJ, Jonathan Mencarelli, Tahe, and Tahiri.
Working across different mediums, their practices are deeply connected to Tahitian culture, creating a dialogue between heritage and contemporary expression.
Image Credit: Tahiri, Under the tumu uru (breadfruit tree), 2026.
Michael Reid Sydney + Berlin
Michael Reid Sydney + Berlin presents new work by acclaimed photographer Scott Perkins, a Sydney-based artist born in Auckland.
Perkins’ atmospheric photographs combine photo-media, design, and sculptural lightbox presentation, exploring abstract landscapes and the relationship between light, space, and perception. Also on view are works by Tamara Dean, William Yang, and Petrina Hicks.
Image Credit: Scott Perkins, Untitled 17, 2026.
Pontone Gallery (London)
Pontone Gallery presents a group booth featuring artists working across Europe, the Middle East, and East Asia.
Exploring figurative traditions through contemporary painting, the presentation includes Massagrande, Giannoni, Jabbour, Rivers, and Hwang Seontae, whose lightbox works make their New Zealand debut at the Fair.
Hwang Seontae, The space with sunshine III, 2025.
Brenda Colahan Fine Art (Sydney)
Brenda Colahan Fine Art presents Kaiwawao (advocate), a booth featuring new work by Gabby Malpas and Chris Wise.
The presentation explores contemporary social and environmental concerns while extending each artist’s broader practice examining vulnerability and the human condition.
Image Credit: Gabby Malpas with ceramic vessel for totem I will not love you long time, 2026.
CBD Gallery
Established in 2023, CBD Gallery presents a group exhibition centred on paper as both medium and concept.
Featuring artists including Junko Hagiwara, Martin Claydon, Tracey Jones, Brooke Marchel, and Boris Toucas, the works explore everyday experiences and the tactile qualities of paper in an increasingly digital world.
Boris Toucas, The Oracle, 2025.
Aotearoa Galleries
Artite Screen Printing
For over 40 years Artrite has produced high-quality screen prints for many of New Zealand’s most celebrated artists.
At the Fair, Artrite highlights the craftsmanship and collaborative nature of fine art screen printing, with Director Glenn Taylor sharing insights into the process and its role in contemporary practice.
Image Credit: Michael Smither, 3 Rock Pools and Lava Flow, 2025.
PINKWOOD
Christchurch-based gallery PINKWOOD presents printmaker Ben Reid, whose work explores New Zealand’s ecological and environmental histories, including forest destruction, habitat loss, and species extinction.
Image Credit: Ben Reid, Island of Dreams, 2025.
Plomacy
Tāmaki Makaurau gallery Plomacy presents a duo booth exploring objects, desire, and material culture through the work of Ruth Watson and Smith.
The gallery also presents drawings by Ashleigh Taupaki in the Works on Paper sector, examining language, power, and legislative texts.
Image Credit: Brittany Walker Smith, I once had a dream I had sex with a lobster, 2026.
Ann Parker Gallery
Ann Parker Gallery presents a curated selection of artists including Toby Raine, Warwick McLeod, Jackson Harry, Aidan McNeillage, and Rob McLeod.
Working across painting and sculpture, the artists share a playful yet critical approach with a strong emphasis on materiality and process.
Image Credit: Rob Mcleod
Kurutai Collective
Kurutai presents contemporary ceramics by Māori artists from Ngā Kaihanga Uku, Hineukurangi Collective, Te Atinga Contemporary Māori Visual Arts of Toi Māori Aotearoa, and Toi Ngāpuhi.
The name refers to brackish water — where river meets sea — symbolising the collectives coming together as a strong current within contemporary Māori visual arts.
Image Credit: Ashleigh Zimmerman, Te Ipū o te Mauri, 2026.
PEG Gallery
Wellington-based PEG Gallery explores how contemporary art intersects with domestic space.
Featuring artists including Ben Pyne, Ed Bats, and Hannah Valentine, the presentation places artworks in dialogue with furniture, tools, and household objects, positioning the home as a site of artistic production and care.
