We exist to help Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki continue its mission to capture, protect and share art that’s important to New Zealand. The Foundation funds exhibitions, acquisitions, publications, education, and people.
$25 million +
Raised for Auckland Art Gallery since 2005
$21 million +
Gifted to Auckland Art Gallery redevelopment project 2011
$116 million +
Value of artworks gifted through the Foundation to the Auckland Art Gallery collection (includes the promised gift of Julian and Josie Robertson).
$5.1 million +
Donations pledged since 2016
$4.5 million +
Endowment fund in 2024
$2 million +
Gifted to Auckland Art Gallery projects since 2016
Auckland Art Gallery Foundation was established in 2005 to lead the fundraising campaign for Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki’s award-winning redevelopment which opened in 2011. Now our mission is to grow and maintain the endowment fund that fuels Auckland Art Gallery’s future.
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Auckland Art Gallery Foundation was established in 2005 to lead the fundraising campaign for Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki’s award-winning redevelopment which opened in 2011. Now our mission is to grow and maintain the endowment fund that fuels Auckland Art Gallery’s future.
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki is home to more than 17,500 important works of art.
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Auckland Art Gallery Foundation was established in 2005 to lead the fundraising campaign for Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki’s award-winning redevelopment which opened in 2011. Now our mission is to grow and maintain the endowment fund that fuels Auckland Art Gallery’s future.
More than 520,000 people visit Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki every year.
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In 2020 the Foundation supported a new curatorial position dedicated to Pacific art. Ane Tonga was the inaugural appointment and she continues in this important role today. In 2022 Ane curated her first, critically acclaimed, exhibition Declaration: A Pacific Feminist Agenda. From 2024 the Foundation is supporting a curatorial assistant role, helping emerging curators to develop their practice. In February 2024 the Gallery welcomed Ruth Minh Ha to the role as the inaugural curatorial assistant.
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In 2020 the Foundation supported a new curatorial position dedicated to Pacific art. Ane Tonga was the inaugural appointment and she continues in this important role today. In 2022 Ane curated her first, critically acclaimed, exhibition Declaration: A Pacific Feminist Agenda. From 2024 the Foundation is supporting a curatorial assistant role, helping emerging curators to develop their practice. In February 2024 the Gallery welcomed Ruth Minh Ha to the role as the inaugural curatorial assistant.
Ane Tonga, Curator - Pacific Art
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In 2020 the Foundation supported a new curatorial position dedicated to Pacific art. Ane Tonga was the inaugural appointment and she continues in this important role today. In 2022 Ane curated her first, critically acclaimed, exhibition Declaration: A Pacific Feminist Agenda. From 2024 the Foundation is supporting a curatorial assistant role, helping emerging curators to develop their practice. In February 2024 the Gallery welcomed Ruth Minh Ha to the role as the inaugural curatorial assistant.
Ruth Minh Ha, Curatorial Assistant
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The Foundation has funded significant exhibitions including Light from Tate: 1700s to Now 2023, Declaration: A Pacific Feminist Agenda 2022, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: Art and Life in Modern Mexico 2022 and Robin White: Something’s Happening Here 2022, and Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Maori Art 2021, Ever Present: First People’s Art Australia, Guo Pei: Fashion Fantasy/ 郭培：时装之幻梦, and was the principal funder of a new triennial, Aotearoa Contemporary 2024. In 2024/25 the Foundation is the major supporter of Olafur Eliasson: Your curious journey and a second international exhibition in 2025, plus Modern Women: Flight of Time and a survey show of Mark Adams’ work. We also continue support for E H McCormick Research Library and Archive in memory of Ron Brownson and the Curatorial Assistant.
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The Foundation has funded significant exhibitions including Light from Tate: 1700s to Now 2023, Declaration: A Pacific Feminist Agenda 2022, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: Art and Life in Modern Mexico 2022 and Robin White: Something’s Happening Here 2022, and Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Maori Art 2021, Ever Present: First People’s Art Australia, Guo Pei: Fashion Fantasy/ 郭培：时装之幻梦, and was the principal funder of a new triennial, Aotearoa Contemporary 2024. In 2024/25 the Foundation is the major supporter of Olafur Eliasson: Your curious journey and a second international exhibition in 2025, plus Modern Women: Flight of Time and a survey show of Mark Adams’ work. We also continue support for E H McCormick Research Library and Archive in memory of Ron Brownson and the Curatorial Assistant.
Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: Art and Life in Modern Mexico, 2022
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The Foundation has funded significant exhibitions including Light from Tate: 1700s to Now 2023, Declaration: A Pacific Feminist Agenda 2022, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: Art and Life in Modern Mexico 2022 and Robin White: Something’s Happening Here 2022, and Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Maori Art 2021, Ever Present: First People’s Art Australia, Guo Pei: Fashion Fantasy/ 郭培：时装之幻梦, and was the principal funder of a new triennial, Aotearoa Contemporary 2024. In 2024/25 the Foundation is the major supporter of Olafur Eliasson: Your curious journey and a second international exhibition in 2025, plus Modern Women: Flight of Time and a survey show of Mark Adams’ work. We also continue support for E H McCormick Research Library and Archive in memory of Ron Brownson and the Curatorial Assistant.
Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys, 2019
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The Foundation has funded significant exhibitions including Light from Tate: 1700s to Now 2023, Declaration: A Pacific Feminist Agenda 2022, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: Art and Life in Modern Mexico 2022 and Robin White: Something’s Happening Here 2022, and Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Maori Art 2021, Ever Present: First People’s Art Australia, Guo Pei: Fashion Fantasy/ 郭培：时装之幻梦, and was the principal funder of a new triennial, Aotearoa Contemporary 2024. In 2024/25 the Foundation is the major supporter of Olafur Eliasson: Your curious journey and a second international exhibition in 2025, plus Modern Women: Flight of Time and a survey show of Mark Adams’ work. We also continue support for E H McCormick Research Library and Archive in memory of Ron Brownson and the Curatorial Assistant.
Light from Tate: 1700s to Now 2023
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The Foundation has funded significant exhibitions including Light from Tate: 1700s to Now 2023, Declaration: A Pacific Feminist Agenda 2022, Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera: Art and Life in Modern Mexico 2022 and Robin White: Something’s Happening Here 2022, and Toi Tū Toi Ora: Contemporary Maori Art 2021, Ever Present: First People’s Art Australia, Guo Pei: Fashion Fantasy/ 郭培：时装之幻梦, and was the principal funder of a new triennial, Aotearoa Contemporary 2024. In 2024/25 the Foundation is the major supporter of Olafur Eliasson: Your curious journey and a second international exhibition in 2025, plus Modern Women: Flight of Time and a survey show of Mark Adams’ work. We also continue support for E H McCormick Research Library and Archive in memory of Ron Brownson and the Curatorial Assistant.
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The Foundation’s fund has been used to acquire important pieces of art for the permanent collection. The Foundation also facilitates bequests to Auckland Art Gallery collection, including the promised gift of Julian and Josie Robertson.
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The Foundation’s fund has been used to acquire important pieces of art for the permanent collection. The Foundation also facilitates bequests to Auckland Art Gallery collection, including the promised gift of Julian and Josie Robertson.
Jasmine Togo-Brisby, Open City (In Supsension), 2022
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The Foundation’s fund has been used to acquire important pieces of art for the permanent collection. The Foundation also facilitates bequests to Auckland Art Gallery collection, including the promised gift of Julian and Josie Robertson.
Judy Millar, Rock Drop, 2017
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