Wellington
Our Wellington Gallery
Complementary to the auction viewings that travel across the country, Webb's Wellington Gallery offers an exciting calendar of selling exhibitions. These exhibitions allow customers to purchase the works on display immediately, making them a perfect opportunity for art enthusiasts to invest in unique pieces created by established and emerging artists.
Current Exhibition
Elemental
19.11.24 – 14.12.24
Webb's Wellington is excited to present Elemental: Selling Exhibition, a captivating showcase of painting, multimedia, sculpture, and photography. Discover the timeless influence of the classical elementsearth, air, fire, and water-on human thought and creativity across history. This exhibition features works by talented artists Jonathan Kay, John Brown, Gerda Leenards, Conor Clarke, Kate Woods, Johnny Turner, Tessa Russell and Virginia Woods-Jack each interpreting these elemental forces in unique and compelling ways.
Join us as we delve into how these foundational elements shape our understanding of the natural world and resonate within broader themes like landscape, language, and cultural identity. Through photography, painting, bioplastics, and sculpture, we invite you to reimagine your relationship with the elements on this journey of artistic exploration.
We look forward to welcoming you to experience these compelling works firsthand. On Saturday 23 November 12-2pm an Artist Talk featuring all of Elementals artist will be held.
Virginia Woods-Jack
Exhibitions Manager
Recent Exhibition
Vademecum II
10.09.24 – 05.10.24
Webb's Wellington is thrilled to present the selling exhibition Vademecum II: a significant suite of works from one of Aotearoa’s leading artists, Julia Morison.
Created in 2022, Vademecum II comprises 100 individual A4 pages made on a variety of substrates, including lead, scorched rag paper, blushed cartridge paper, stained cartridge, drafting paper, butter paper, rusted cartridge paper, and silk paper. These pages can be reconfigured according to a range of organisational logics, making literal the motif of repetition that has recurred through the artist’s practice over the last 50 years.
As the name suggests, the body of work is a revisiting of her inaugural Vademecum works, produced in 1986. The first iteration of Vademecum (a Latin word referring to a guide or book which can be carried around and easily consulted) was what saw Morison first consolidate a deep interest in systems for arranging and understanding the world. So significant were these works to Aotearoa’s art history, the entirety of the suite is in the possession of The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
Through Webb’s exhibition of Vademecum II, private art collectors now have the opportunity to secure Morison’s museum-worthy artwork for their own collections.
Virginia Woods-Jack
Exhibitions Manager
A Capital Address
In 1957, Peter Webb launched his first dealer gallery, where he hosted a group show featuring Colin McCahon, Rita Angus, and Toss Woollaston; names we now recognise as some of the most renowned in the Aotearoa art world.
Later that year, Webb gave Colin McCahon his first solo show, a move that marked an important milestone in New Zealand's art history. Peter Webb's commitment to working directly with artists continues to this day in our Webb’s Wellington Gallery. With regularly updated exhibitions we showcase the best of New Zealand art, carrying on the legacy and passion of his vision.
Complementary to the auction previews, Webb's Wellington Gallery offers an exciting calendar of selling exhibitions. These exhibitions allow customers to purchase the works on display immediately, making them a perfect opportunity for art enthusiasts to invest in unique pieces created by established and emerging artists.
The exhibitions program is led by Virginia Woods-Jack with the support of Senior Arts Specialist Mark Hutchins-Pond, both of whom possess a wealth of expertise and a deep appreciation for the arts. The passion and proficiency of our small but dedicated team enable them to effectively curate and manage exhibitions, enhancing the gallery's offerings and enriching the experiences of our visitors.
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. Experience New Zealand's rich art history and vibrant present at Webb's Wellington gallery.
Mark Hutchins-Pond
Senior Specialist, Art
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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
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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
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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.