10 Solo Booths to See at Aotearoa Art Fair 2026

Solo booths at the Aotearoa Art Fair offer focused presentations with a deeper look at an individual artist’s practice.

From emerging creatives to internationally recognised names, these solo presentations offer a compelling cross-section of contemporary art across painting, sculpture, photography and installation.

Ruby Wilkinson

Presented by Jhana Millers Gallery, Wellington

Ruby Wilkinson’s paintings are shaped by movement, memory and the changing atmospheres of place. Drawing on her experiences of Wellington’s rugged coastline and recent time spent in Auckland, her works explore shifting light, expansive skies and the emotional resonance of landscape.

Her solo presentation, Belle Plaine, takes its title from a cargo ship the artist once encountered and later began tracking, thinking about journeys, passage and return. Across the booth, gestural marks and layered colour suggest flight, memory and homecoming, works that feel both immediate and quietly reflective.

Rangi Kipa

Presented by Melanie Roger Gallery, Auckland

Arts Foundation Laureate Rangi Kipa presents new whale bone carvings alongside photographic works, continuing a practice that bridges customary Māori knowledge and contemporary expression.

Kipa is widely respected for work that re-imagines traditional materials and techniques while engaging deeply with cultural identity and place. His sculptures carry both physical and cultural weight, offering a powerful presence that connects past, present and future.

Judy Millar

Presented by Michael Lett, Auckland

Judy Millar is one of New Zealand’s most internationally recognised contemporary artists, known for bold, energetic paintings that push the boundaries of abstraction.

Her new works explore gesture, scale and the physical act of painting itself. Layers of colour, sweeping marks and shifting fields of space create paintings that feel immersive and dynamic, drawing viewers into the movement of their making.

Scott Perkins

Presented by Michael Reid Sydney + Berlin

Scott Perkins creates atmospheric photographic works that sit between photography, design and sculpture. Using lightboxes, handcrafted frames and carefully considered materials, his works transform photographic images into luminous objects.

Grounded in abstracted landscapes, Perkins’ images evoke stillness and quiet, inviting viewers to slow down and look more closely.

Areez Katki

Presented by Tim Melville Gallery, Auckland

Born in Mumbai (1989), Katki migrated to New Zealand as a child. He holds a BA in Art History and English, and an MA in Creative Writing. His work often draws on his Parsi heritage and queerness, working through embroidered textiles, sculpture, and language to explore memory, migration, and embodied histories.

A’aifou Potemani

Presented by Fresh Gallery Ōtara, Auckland

A’aifou Potemani’s work explores the intersections of Pacific knowledge and contemporary urban life. Beginning with photographs of everyday neighbourhoods, he transforms familiar scenes into intricate patterned compositions through screen printing and digital processes.

Grounded in themes of migration, belonging and community, his works offer a powerful reflection on identity and place within the Moana diaspora.

Mark Maurangi Carrol

Presented by Nasha Gallery, Sydney

Mark Maurangi Carrol’s paintings explore memory, diaspora and cultural identity, shaped by his upbringing between Australia and Rarotonga.

Using a distinctive reverse-painting technique informed by printmaking and Cook Islands textile traditions, Carrol creates layered works that reflect on place, migration and belonging. His paintings carry both personal and collective histories, unfolding through colour, pattern and surface.

Ashleigh Taupaki

Presented by Plomacy, Auckland

Ashleigh Taupaki’s drawings investigate language, systems of power and the visual structures of written documents. Working from legislative texts, she isolates and reworks fragments of language and numbering systems, transforming them into carefully composed drawings. Presented in the Works on Paper sector.

Her works foreground drawing as a method of repetition and resistance, inviting close attention and sustained looking.

Yona Lee

Presented by Fine Arts, Sydney

Yona Lee creates sculptural installations that combine stainless steel structures with materials drawn from domestic and urban environments. Her works often reshape space itself, guiding movement and altering how viewers experience architecture.

Having recently presented major projects across New Zealand, Australia and Korea, Lee’s sculptures continue to evolve in scale and ambition, creating environments that are both familiar and unexpected.

These solo booths offer a chance to spend time with an artist’s work in a focused and immersive way, one of the many reasons Aotearoa Art Fair is such a rewarding place to explore contemporary art.

Aotearoa Art Fair 2026 takes place from 30 April – 3 May at the Viaduct Events Centre, Auckland. First Release tickets are on sale now – buy online.