Profile:  Mr Milbank and his team not only organise several exhibitions at a time (see below for the latest offerings), they also allow access to their studio for visiting artists and run an Education Wing devoted to developing an understanding and appreciation of art within the local schools in the Wanganui District.

Current Exhibitions

Michael Nicholson ~ Double Cross ~ December 12 ~ February 21

An exhibition which takes the humble road barrier and uses it to explore the geometry of the North gallery. This installation incorporates filtered lights, moving image and found objects

BRUSHES WITH LIGHT   Jan 15~ Mar 21

Impressionist paintings by Herbert Ivan Babbage (1875~1916), an ex-patriot New Zealander whose subjects included coastal and harbour views, parks and gardens, and alpine scenes

Christmas Crackers Nov 10 ~ Jan 24

A selection of works gifted or on long term loan, received by the Gallery during 1998

FOOD, WARMTH & SHELTER  Oct 15 ~ Feb 28

A grouping of works from the Permanent Collection and the Edith Collier Loan Collection, which focuses on the three prerequisites for human survival

(RE)VISIONING THE REAL Nov 28 ~ Jan 10

An exhibition featuring the work of twelve NZ artists which poses the question "If we agree that there is a real, how can this be represented?'