Masterworks Gallery

Masterworks Gallery is a contemporary art gallery in Auckland, New Zealand, specialising in contemporary craft and mahi toi from Aotearoa New Zealand. Established in 1986, it has built a long-standing reputation as a professional venue where visitors can experience the excellence of handmade work by the country's talented artists. The gallery represents a broad roster of makers across ceramics, glass, jewellery, object and textiles, and presents a programme of current, upcoming and past exhibitions alongside a stockroom of available works. The gallery's artist list spans established and emerging practitioners. In ceramics it shows artists such as Andy Kingston, Kate Fitzharris, Stevei Houkāmau, John Parker, Hana Rakena, John Roy, Aaron Scythe, Katherine Smyth, Christine Thacker and Chris Weaver. Its glass roster includes Galia Amsel, Emma Camden, Mike Crawford, Wendy Fairclough, Luke Jacomb, David Murray and Layla Walter, with international representation. Jewellery is a major focus, with Fran Allison, Vanessa Arthur, Roseanne Bartley, Zoe Brand, Mary Curtis, Jane Dodd, Ieva Grigienė, Shelley Norton, Courtney Marama, Craig McIntosh, Neke Moa, Julia Obermaier, Tania Patterson, Frances Stachl, Terence Turner, Lisa Walker, Raewyn Walsh, Lisa West and Selina Shanti Woulfe among those represented. The object and textiles categories feature Thomas Carroll, Paul Mason, Victoria Edin, Louise Purvis, Alice Alva, Sulieti Fieme'a Burrows, Tui Emma Gillies, Serene Hodgman, Jay Hutchinson, Isaac Te Awa, Jude Te Punga Nelson, May Trubuhovich, Kathryn Tsui and Arielle Walker, among others. Masterworks Gallery is directed by Eloise Kitson and Christine Hedlund, a mother-daughter team, with Bronwyn Lloyd serving as Gallery Manager. The directors describe their work as establishing enduring relationships with artists and clients alike, and as delighting and educating their audience. The gallery operates both as a physical exhibition space and as an online shop, offering works for purchase with delivery, and it invites overseas buyers to contact the gallery for shipping quotes. Prices for individual works range widely, from around NZ$1,250 for a ceramic piece to NZ$8,100 for a large glass work, reflecting the diversity of scale and medium on offer. As a specialist dealer and exhibition venue, Masterworks Gallery occupies a distinct position in New Zealand's visual arts ecology: it is not a museum but a commercial gallery and retailer for contemporary craft, connecting collectors and the public with the country's craft practitioners. Its programme includes solo and group exhibitions, and its stockroom provides ongoing access to works by represented artists. The gallery also maintains a mailing list and social media presence to keep its audience informed of news and events.

Masterworks Gallery was established in 1986 and has since operated as a specialist contemporary craft gallery in Auckland, New Zealand. From its founding, the gallery has focused on contemporary craft and mahi toi from Aotearoa New Zealand, presenting handmade work by the country's artists in a professional venue. Over the decades it has developed a broad and evolving roster of represented makers across ceramics, glass, jewellery, object and textiles, and has mounted a continuous programme of exhibitions. The gallery is currently directed by Eloise Kitson and Christine Hedlund, a mother-daughter team, with Bronwyn Lloyd as Gallery Manager. The directors describe their approach as building enduring relationships with artists and clients alike, and as working to delight and educate their audience. This relationship-driven model is typical of dealer galleries, which act as intermediaries between makers and collectors while also serving the general public through exhibitions and an accessible retail space. In the digital era, Masterworks Gallery has extended its reach through an online shop, allowing works to be purchased with delivery and inviting overseas buyers to request shipping quotes. Its website organises artists and stock by medium — ceramics, glass, jewellery, object and textiles — and lists exhibitions under current, upcoming and past categories. The gallery also maintains a mailing list and social media channels to communicate news and events. Individual works offered have included pieces such as Ara Dolatian's 'Poet 7' (2024), an earthenware and glaze ceramic priced at NZ$1,250, and David Murray's 'Territory' (2024), a glass work with a yellow polished face and textured back priced at NZ$8,100, illustrating the range of media and price points the gallery handles.

• 2024

  Works such as Ara Dolatian's 'Poet 7' and David Murray's 'Territory' are offered through the gallery's online shop.

• 1986

  Masterworks Gallery is established, specialising in contemporary craft/mahi toi from Aotearoa New Zealand.

A professional venue specialising in contemporary craft/mahi toi, offering visitors the excellence of the handmade from New Zealand's talented artists from Aotearoa.

• Poet 7, 2024

• Territory, 2024

1. 1Contemporary Art Gallery | Masterworks Gallery – Masterworks Gallery NZmasterworksgallery.co.nz
2. 2About Us – Masterworks Gallery NZmasterworksgallery.co.nz
3. 3Poet 7, 2024 – Masterworks Gallery NZmasterworksgallery.co.nz
4. 4Territory, 2024 – Masterworks Gallery NZmasterworksgallery.co.nz
5. 5Masterworks Gallery – Wikidatawikidata.org