Wellington

Our Wellington Gallery

Situated at 23 Marion St, Webb’s Wellington features a 500 meter square state-of-the-art gallery space, along with private meeting and viewing rooms – all fitted out to exacting standards. We look forward to welcoming our Wellington clients and guests to the Webb’s experience.

Current Exhibition

Formations
On View: 30 April – 18 May

Webb’s Wellington is pleased to announce its upcoming group exhibition: Formations.   

This exhibition explores the process of personhood and its formation through the works of three contemporary artists: Will Bennett, George Turner and Yeonjae Choi. 

Through painting, sculpture and digital pieces, each artist closely examines the culture, shared histories, colonialism and mythologies that have played a part in forming who they are. Through their unique practices, they extend the narratives around who we are and how we arrived at this point. 

Their journeys stand within exploration, storytelling, lived experiences, history and how this creates the world around us. Each artist uses their chosen medium to uncover and examine the underpinnings of these concepts. 

The works in this exhibition invite us to reflect on our own journey of formation and how the world today and those who have come before us have shaped it. 

Please join us to explore these insightful and luminous works.

Virginia Woods-Jack
Exhibitions Manager

Upcoming Live Auction

Get Back: Art in the Sixties
Live Auction | Monday 27 May

We are pleased to invite entries for Webb’s curated auction Get Back: Art of the Sixties.

The 1960s was a decade that, in many ways, broke the mould and revolutionised culture as we know it — and art from the era was often a reflection and sometimes instigator of that revolutionary spirit.

We are seeking artworks, design, furniture and objects from New Zealand and international practitioners who reference this unique period.

The catalogue will be exhibited in both Auckland and Wellington ahead of the auction, which will take place in Wellington on 27 May.

If you have an artwork or item you feel fits the theme which you are considering bringing to market, please get in touch with our team of specialists to discuss the possibilities.

Tasha Jenkins
Head of Art

A Capital Address

With the opening of this stunning gallery, Webb’s has become the nation’s first auction house to operate permanent showrooms in two centres at once. Wellington is the beating heart of art in Aotearoa and we are thrilled to have established a presence here.

This development signifies a remarkable period of growth for Webb’s and a maturing of the secondary market in New Zealand. In recent years, we have seen New Zealanders embrace the art, culture, and history of our nation like never before. With this surge in market interest, art is back in media headlines where it belongs. Webb’s has been a driving force in the resurgence.

Mark Hutchins-Pond

Senior Specialist, Art


  • Mark Hutchins-Pond is our Senior Art Specialist based in Wellington. He has extensive art sector expertise from over three decades of working with, presenting, writing about championing the best contemporary fine art in Aotearoa New Zealand.

    Mark’s previous appointments include leading the Pātaka Art+Museum curatorial team and successfully running his own dealer gallery for nine years.

    He has written for and edited various art publications, both independently and as a part of his lead curator role within the museum sector, and is a popular and respected speaker on New Zealand art and artists.

Virginia Woods-Jack

Exhibitions Manager


  • Virginia Woods-Jack is a photographic artist and curator who migrated to Wellington, from the UK, over 20 years ago.

    As an award-winning artist with a successful practice in the United Kingdom who relocated to another country in her adult years, Virginia has first-hand knowledge of the challenges inherent in re-building a career and an artistic ‘brand’ in Aotearoa.

    This — along with a background as an artists’ advocate and as practice manager for the globally successful Max Patté — have given her an exceptional edge at Webb’s Wellington, to be able to work with and champion local artists as well as make well informed suggestions to collectors.

    At Webb’s Wellington, the affable Virginia is tasked both with some of the complex logistical and administrative elements needed to put together a fast-paced schedule of exhibitions, as well as curatorial and client-facing aspects of the business.

Karen Rigby

+64 22 344 5610
karen@webbs.co.nz

Business Manager

  • Karen joined Webb’s in July 2022 after having a 20-year career at Patridge Jewellers, with her previous role being General Manager. Having been with the company guiding it through its expansion from one store to eight she thrives in business growth. Spending a lot of her career with them in the role of Marketing, Events and Operations Manager she has been able to bring these valuable skills with her to her current role of Business Manager.

    Karen is based in our Wellington gallery and oversees the running of the gallery from previews for our artworks going to auction and the change over to pop up exhibitions of national artists. She is also closely involved with the Auckland gallery managing both the operations and front of house teams.