The gallery was registered as a charitable trust in 1990.[1] In 2005 the board hired its first paid director, Avenal McKinnon, who held the position until her resignation in 2014.[2] During this time the permanent collection grew from six works to more than 200. In 2014, Gaelen Macdonald was appointed as McKinnon's successor.[3] In 2017, Jaenine Parkinson took over the role of director.[4]
Locationedit
The New Zealand Portrait Gallery's permanent home and exhibition space is in Shed 11, a heritage listed building located on Wellington's Queens Wharf.[5] Shed 11 was built in 1904–5 and designed by William Ferguson, chief engineer of the Wellington Harbour Board.[6] In 1985, Shed 11 was transformed into a gallery space and in 2010 the New Zealand Portrait Gallery secured a long term lease on the building.
Collectionedit
View from the street of the gallery building
The New Zealand Portrait Gallery holds a collection of portraits featuring works by, and of, New Zealanders. In the collection are portraits of many influential and well-known identities including Sir Edmund Hillary, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Sir Peter Blake, and Janet Frame.
zealand, portrait, gallery, pūkenga, whakaata, gallery, waterfront, shed, building, wellington, zealand, pūkenga, whakaata, shed, 11location, wellington, zealandestablished1990locationshed, queen, wharf, wellington, waterfrontcoordinates41, 283475, 778240, 283. The New Zealand Portrait Gallery Te Pukenga Whakaata is an art gallery in the Waterfront Shed 11 building in Wellington New Zealand New Zealand Portrait GalleryTe Pukenga WhakaataNew Zealand Portrait Gallery at Shed 11Location in Wellington New ZealandEstablished1990LocationShed 11 Queen s Wharf Wellington WaterfrontCoordinates41 17 01 S 174 46 42 E 41 283475 S 174 778240 E 41 283475 174 778240WebsiteOfficial website Contents 1 History 2 Location 3 Collection 4 Awards 5 ReferencesHistory editThe gallery was registered as a charitable trust in 1990 1 In 2005 the board hired its first paid director Avenal McKinnon who held the position until her resignation in 2014 2 During this time the permanent collection grew from six works to more than 200 In 2014 Gaelen Macdonald was appointed as McKinnon s successor 3 In 2017 Jaenine Parkinson took over the role of director 4 Location editThe New Zealand Portrait Gallery s permanent home and exhibition space is in Shed 11 a heritage listed building located on Wellington s Queens Wharf 5 Shed 11 was built in 1904 5 and designed by William Ferguson chief engineer of the Wellington Harbour Board 6 In 1985 Shed 11 was transformed into a gallery space and in 2010 the New Zealand Portrait Gallery secured a long term lease on the building Collection edit nbsp View from the street of the gallery buildingThe New Zealand Portrait Gallery holds a collection of portraits featuring works by and of New Zealanders In the collection are portraits of many influential and well known identities including Sir Edmund Hillary Dame Kiri Te Kanawa Sir Peter Blake and Janet Frame In 2014 a portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was commissioned for the gallery It was painted by New Zealand artist Nick Cuthell in a live sitting The portrait was unveiled by His Royal Highness Prince William Duke of Cambridge in a ceremony at Government House and was subsequently hung at the gallery s home in Shed 11 7 Additionally the museum has a small online gallery available here Awards editThe New Zealand Portrait Gallery hosts two biennial awards the Adam Portraiture Award and the Kiingi Tuheitia Portraiture Award References edit About New Zealand Portrait Gallery The New Zealand Portrait Gallery www nzportraitgallery org nz Retrieved 2016 09 01 An enduring portrait Stuff Retrieved 2020 04 03 Young director to head Portrait Gallery www scoop co nz November 18 2014 Retrieved 2020 04 03 Percy Thomson Gallery Emergence Award 2018 www percythomsongallery org nz Retrieved 2020 04 03 Search the List Wellington Harbour Board Shed 11 Heritage New Zealand www heritage org nz Retrieved 2016 09 10 Explore Wellington PDF New Royal Portrait Unveiled scoop co nz 41 17 01 S 174 46 42 E 41 283475 S 174 778240 E 41 283475 174 778240 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title New Zealand Portrait Gallery amp oldid 1172118369, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
