Föenander Galleries
Föenander Galleries is located in Parnell, Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland. We also operate in a number of temporary spaces around the country. We provide a space to show a diverse range of practitioners, who offer meaningful insights - that connect people and ideas which define our time.
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Exhibitions
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Michael Dell - Every Time The Sun Comes Up
27 August - 15 September 2026Every Time The Sun Comes Up Michael Dell’s paintings are unremarkable in the conventional sense - landscape views from the roadside, locations of familiar terrain, reductive abstractions and smooth painted... -
Natalie Guy - The Architecture of Suspicion
6 - 24 August 2026Natalie Guy’s new body of work explores the enduring relationship between modernist architecture, surveillance, and the uneasy act of looking. Centred on the Kahn House (1941) in Pōneke, Wellington—a modernist... -
Catfish
21 July - 4 August 2026Cat Fish swims between worlds. It begins with two familiar companions of art and imagination: cats and fish, creatures that have long occupied a rich place within art history’s visual... -
Traces
Roger Mortimer x Thomas Newman Pound 27 July - 14 JulyA new collaborative project between Thomas Newman Pound and Roger Mortimer that explores the relationship between archaeology, mythology, and iconography through the objects that evoke the appearance of discovered relics.... -
Skin and Story
28 May - 22 June 2026Skin & Story - abridged text by Dina Jezdić There is a Hebrew phrase, tikkun olam, that means “to repair the world.” It doesn’t call for sweeping salvation or perfect... -
Aotearoa Art Fair 2026
29 April - 3 May 2026 -
Jess Swney | I Think My Pig is Whistling
23 April - 19 May 2026Jessica Swney graduated from Massey University in 2023 with a First Class Honours Degree in Fine Arts. Introduction by Dina Jezdic “ Swney’s use of fabric sits within a historical... -
Gavin Chai and Rupert Travis
31 March - 21 April 2026Gavin Chai and Rupert Travis present works which unfold in the space between reality, memory and collective imagination. Their practices draw us into suspended moments, where form, memory, and material... -
Kate Serebrianskaia | In This Moment, A Second Lasts Forever
5 - 30 March 2026Kate Serebrianskaia presents her debut solo exhibition in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, the exhibition features Emma Eagle as co-curator, who has thoughtfully selected and arranged furniture, lighting, and objects to sit... -
Haka
28 November 2025 - 17 January 2026What is Haka? One of the most familiar but perhaps misunderstood aspects of Māori culture. In 1642, the first European record of a haka was documented by Abel Tasman’s crew....
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News
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Lottie Consalvo Selected As Finalist In The Mosman Art Prize 2026
"I Heard You Run Into the Darkness" continues the artist’s exploration of memory, transformation and the unseen forces that shape human experience July 29, 2026Lottie Consalvo has been selected as a finalist in the 2026 Mosman Art Prize with her painting 'I Heard You Run Into the Darkness '(2026). Established in 1947, the Mosman... -
Vipoo Srivilasa’s re/JOY Celebrates Migration, Memory and Belonging
The acclaimed ceramic artist’s major touring exhibition brings personal migration stories to life through sculpture July 18, 2026Thai-born Australian artist Vipoo Srivilasa, recognised as a leading figure in contemporary ceramics, is currently presenting re/JOY at Liverpool Powerhouse, bringing together a series of large-scale ceramic sculptures that explore... -
Michael McHugh Featured in BusinessDesk Editorial
Artist’s new sculptural direction receives further recognition following selection as a finalist in the 2026 Deakin Contemporary Sculpture Award August 8, 2026We are delighted to share that Michael McHugh has been featured in the latest BusinessDesk Editorial, highlighting the artist’s evolving practice and his recent move into sculpture. The editorial recognises... -
Jess Swney Undertakes Artist Residency in Berlin
SomoS Berlin International Artist Residency July 20, 2026Following the success of her sell-out solo exhibition 'I Think My Pig Is Whistling' and her acclaimed presentation at the Aotearoa Art Fair, Foenander Galleries artist Jess Swney has relocated... -
Neil Ieremia Creates a Kinetic Painting in Collaboration with Black Grace Dancers
A rare live performance bringing together movement, music, colour and mark-making in a dynamic celebration of artistic exchange August 1, 2026Every painting has its own journey into being. While that process is unique to each artist, it most often unfolds within the privacy of the studio, away from public view.... -
Monica Rani Rudhar Public Commision
A project with Vital Commons April 15, 2026Monica Rani Rudhar, sketches for Home Under My Feet and Bells in My Ears (2025) Photo courtesy of curatorial practice Vital Commons , shot by Hamish McIntosh. MONICA RANI RUDHAR... -
Anton Forde receives the Pommery Champagne Artist Award
March 9, 2026Anton Forde receives theesteemed Pommery Champagne Artist Award . Selected personally by Monsieur and Madame Vranken of Vranken-Pommery Monopole , the award recognises artistic integrity, technical mastery, and conceptual depth.... -
Anton Forde's monumental installation Papare Eighty.one at the esteemed Sainsbury Centre for Visual arts in the UK
Can We Stop Killing Each Other? March 19, 2026Anton Forde was selcted to present a monumental work, which he developed in collaboration with artist Shiree Reihana (Ngāpuhi, Ngāi Tūteauru), consisting of 81 over-life-size figures (pou), adorned with hand-carved...
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