Aotearoa Art Fair announces 2022 gallery line-up

40 galleries from across Aotearoa New Zealand and beyond will present artwork at The Cloud next year.

Words: Charlotte Middleton

Aotearoa Art Fair (previously Auckland Art Fair) has announced the 40 leading galleries participating in its 2022 iteration from 2 to 6 March 2022 at The Cloud, Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland.

The line-up features nine international galleries from Gadigal/Sydney, Naarm/Melbourne, and Rarotonga, alongside 31 leading galleries from across Aotearoa/New Zealand – Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland, Kirikiriroa/Hamilton, Tauranga, Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa/Gisborne, Ahuriri/Napier, Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington, Ōtautahi/Christchurch, Tāhuna/Queenstown, and Ōtepoti/Dunedin.

The Fair will present work by more than 150 artists, with additional artist talks, an art book shop, and an outdoor sculpture space overlooking the harbour offering food and beverages.

The participating galleries are:

ARTIS Gallery (Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland)

Auckland Print Studio (Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland)

Bartley & Company Art (Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington)

Bergman Gallery (Rarotonga)

DISCORDIA GALLERY (Naarm/Melbourne)

FHE Galleries (Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland)

Fine Arts, Sydney (Gadigal/Sydney)

Fox Jensen & Fox Jensen McCrory (Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland & Gadigal/Sydney)

FUTURES (Naarm/Melbourne)

Gallery 9 (Gadigal/Sydney)

Gow Langsford Gallery (Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland)

Haydens (Naarm/Melbourne)

Hoea! Gallery (Tūranganui-a-Kiwa/Gisborne)

Ivan Anthony (Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland)

Jhana Millers (Te Whangaui-a-Tara/Wellington)

Laree Payne Gallery (Kirikiriroa/Hamilton)

Masterworks Gallery (Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland)

McLeavey Gallery (Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington)
Scott Lawrie Gallery (Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland)

Melanie Roger Gallery (Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland)

Michael Bugelli Gallery (Nipaluna/Hobart)

Michael Lett (Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland)

Milford Galleries Dunedin And Queenstown (Ōtepoti/Dunedin & Tāhuna/Queenstown)

Mokopōpaki (Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland)

Mothermother (Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland)

Page Galleries (Te Whangaui-a-Tara/Wellington)

PAULNACHE (Turanganui-a-Kiwa/Gisborne)

Robert Heald Gallery (Te Whangaui-a-Tara/Wellington)

SANDERSON CONTEMPORARY (Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland)

SPA_CE (Ahuriri/Napier)

Starkwhite (Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland & Tāhuha/Queenstown)

{Suite} (Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland & Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington)

Sumer (Tauranga)

The Central Art Gallery (Ōtautahi/Christchurch)

The Den (Ōtautahi/Christchurch)

THIS IS NO FANTASY (Naarm/Melbourne)

TIM MELVILLE (Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland)

Toi Māori Aotearoa (Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington)

Two Rooms (Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland)

Yavuz Gallery (Gadigal/Sydney & Singapore)

Early bird tickets are now available for purchase, offer ending at midnight 24 December 2021. Tickets can be purchased via: https://artfair.co.nz/aaf22-tickets/.

Aotearoa Art Fair 2022 dates:

VIP PREVIEW & OPENING NIGHT: Wednesday 2 March
ART PARTY: Friday 4 March
GENERAL ENTRY HOURS: Thursday 3 – Sunday 6 March

Ticket prices:

Premier Art Pass: $135

Opening Night: $90

Art Party: $35

General Entry Adult: $25

General Entry Student / Senior: $20

General Entry Child: $15

This article was originally published 19 November 2021.

Image: Aotearoa Art Fair. 

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