Located in the heart of Oneroa village
[ s p a c e ] contemporary art gallery is a collective of ten well established Waiheke Island artists.
With 4 distinct exhibition areas,
[ s p a c e ] welcomes you in a well-lit and uncluttered gallery where you will enjoy browsing
our exclusive collection of abstract and figurative paintings, original sculptures,
elegant ceramics, bronzes, jewelry and drawings,
indoor and outdoor art from delicate small figurines to monumental works.
Meet our artists.
Established in 2013, [ s p a c e ] art gallery is a collective of 10 local Waiheke artists.
When visiting the gallery you are likely to be greeted by one of our artists.
Margaret Emsley painter, Mary Ferguson, painter, Jay Lloyd, sculptor and Maria Lloyd, sculptor,
Katie Trinkle Legge, painter, Kiya Nancarrow, ceramicist, sculptor and Olivier Duhamel, digital sculptor, Jenny Mason, jeweler, Emma Hughes, painter and Paora Toi Te Rangiuaia, sculptor and jeweler.
We all take turn at the gallery and you are always welcomed by one of the artists who shall be very happy to tell you more about their practice, career, techniques and inspiration.
Jay Lloyd
Bronze holds the same allure for me as it did for all those who have worked it for centuries.
I like my work to have simple clean lines and I take pride in the hand craft nature of what I do. The process is as important to me as the final product.
Emma Hughes
My goal is to create exciting works that invigorate the senses. There are always pockets of interest to be found – little portals into other worlds; a hidden landscape here, a brooding figure there.
Maria Lloyd
I am fascinated by ancient civilisations, their cultures and how they created ceremonial art forms and objetcs to distinguish Themselves and document their histories. By Unravelling their mysteries we inevitably learn more about ourselves.
Mary Ferguson
Mary pursues her highly personal and intimate style through rigorous studio investigations and has an established professional practice on Waiheke Island, Auckland.
Kiya Nancarrow
I have worked with clay for the past 20 years with the aim of conveying a sense of movement and energy. This has been based on a belief that energy passes through all things, both animate and inanimate; This imagined energy offers much in terms of potential form.
Olivier Duhamel
New Zealand sculptor Olivier Duhamel has established his art practice on Waiheke in 2004. His distinctive laminated sculptures in wood, in acrylic and in bronze are held in many private and public collections and exhibited around the world but …
Paora Toiterangiuiai
Paora Toi Te Rangiuaia (Ngāti Porou) was born on the East Coast of Aotearoa/New Zealand. He first trained as a jeweller and silversmith, but his practice now includes larger-scale sculpture in bronze, aluminium, granite, marble, basalt, limestone, wood, and glass.
Jenny Mason
The pieces I create start from observations of New Zealand’s flora, fauna and landscapes, and a desire to translate them into objects. I also draw inspiration from found objects, historical traditions and the materials themselves.
Margaret Emsley
I am drawn to flowers and insects. Lately I have been influenced by the early botanical artists who would sometimes deconstruct the flower, stem and leaves in order to portray each of its parts. Often the proportions were distorted and forms were exaggerated.
Katie Trinkle Legge
Katie was born in New York. She graduated with an honors BFA from The University of the Arts in Philadelphia in 1988. She currently exhibits her work in New Zealand and the United States. Her work is a unique combination of contemporary and classical painting styles…
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Take a 3D virtual tour of [ s p a c e ] gallery (as of July 2020)