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John Leech Gallery is now by appointment only. Please contact us to arrange a time.
Exhibition Opening
Last night was a great kick-off for John Leech Gallery's newest exhibition Recent Portraits by Martin Ball. Martin was in attendance as were several of the artists who's portraits currently grace our walls. Recent Portraits will be showing from 10 - 27 August and in the back gallery we are showing a selection of John Pule and Paul Dibble's works that featured in the Auckland Art Fair.
Exhibition Extended
Due to the popularity of our current exhibition The Lost 8th Wonder is to be extended until the 6th August. Despite the continued roadworks on Kitchener Street this exhibition has attracted many visitors and we at the gallery have enjoyed the discussions that the photographs have sparked.
For more information about the exhibition please visit the current exhibition page or email the gallery.
Road Closure Notice
Dominion Constructors are closing Kitchener Street to vehicle access this weekend (6am Saturday 2nd July to 6am Monday 4th July) and next weekend (6am Saturday 9th July to 6am Monday 11th July). Pedestrian access will be maintained and we look forward to seeing you at John Leech Gallery to view the current exhibition The Lost 8th Wonder. 
Click here for more information on the exhibition.
The Auckland Art Precinct (AAP) will be holding an Art Saturday on Saturday 16th July and we look forward to seeing you in the block for artist and curator talks and discounts on selected items. 
Click here for more information on the AAP.
Exhibition Opening
Peter James Smith Iceblink
John Leech Gallery was thrilled with the opening of Peter James Smith's new exhibition Iceblink. The works in Iceblink are the result of Peter's artists' fellowship in Antartica during the summer of 2010 and we were lucky to hear both Peter and Rob Fenwick (Board Chair of Antarctica New Zealand) speak at the opening. The works have been selling well and the exhibition is a fantastic opportunity for you to come and view them before they are all snapped up! Iceblink continues until 25 June.
For more information about this exhibition please visit the current exhibtion page or email the gallery.
The gallery is closed on Monday for Queen's Birthday weekend and will re-open with Peter James Smith's exhibition Iceblink on Tuesday 7th June at 5pm.
Exhibition Opening
Te Kaha Mauri
John Leech Gallery was pleased with the reception of Te Kaha's new exhibtion Mauri by a large and enthusiastic opening night crowd. The exhibition continues until 21 May 2011 and is complimented by bi-weekly talks by Gallery Registrar Georgina Barr.
For more information about this exhibtion or the talks please visit the current exhibtion page or email the gallery.
Saturday 16 April
John Leech Gallery closed due to Kitchener Street road works
Please contact Georgina at georgina@johnleechgallery.co.nz or visit Georgina at Gow Langsford Gallery from 10am to 4pm on Saturday for information on the current exhibition Walters and Killeen and for information on John Leech Gallery's represented artists.
John Leech Gallery is pleased to announce the launch of the new John Leech Stockroom Exhibition virtual gallery. This virtual space will be frequently updated to highlight works currently in the John Leech Gallery stockroom and not on display. For more information on the works displayed in the virtual gallery and the artists who created them please contact the gallery.
VIRTUAL EXHIBITION
Following the outstanding success of Liam Barr’s recent exhibition Pâkehâ, the gallery would like to make available the artist’s range of limited edition prints. Click here to view these works in the Liam Barr Prints virtual gallery.
Kitchener Street Construction
John Leech Gallery is open! Please do not be put off by the construction project on Kitchener Street and tonight help us celebrate the opening of our new exhibition Walters and Killeen.
Kitchener Street walkway to the gallery.
Wellesley Street walkway to the gallery.
Congratulations to Liam Barr for an incredibly successful exhibition opening last night. There are 12 works in this exhibition and with 9 already sold it is indeed a popular show.
Exhibition Opening
Max Gimblett The Daring Young Man on The Flying Trapeze
John Leech Gallery was pleased with the overwhelming popularity of the opening of Max Gimblett's new exhibition. The evening was a huge success, with Gimblett in attendance at Gow Langsford Gallery. Long time admirers as well as new fans were invigorated by the new body of work which captures the artist's sense of joy in life.
For more information on this exhibition please visit our Current Exhibition page, or email the gallery.
The gallery is closed for Auckland Anniversary weekend and will re-open with Max Gimblett's new exhibition The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze on Tuesday 1st February 2011.
UPCOMING EXHIBITION
MAX GIMBLETT: The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze
2 - 26 February 2011
Max Gimblett's upcoming exhibition The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze opens in Auckland on 1 February. The Daring Young Man on The Flying Trapeze is a collection of new works this visionary painter and although continuing with elements that have defined his practice over the past five decades, the works in this exhibition are particularly celebratory and flamboyant.
The exhibition of over twenty paintings will be displayed at Gow Langsford Gallery and John Leech Gallery spaces. The exhibition is accompanied by a full colour catalogue. Gimblett, who has been permanently based in New York since the seventies, will be in New Zealand from late January to early March and at the opening preview. More information on the exhibition can be found here.
(Image: Gimblett, Princess Mnemosyne, 2010, 25" inch quatrefoil)
John Leech Gallery is open for 2011.
For information on the planned exhibitions for 2011 please visit the Exhibitions page on this website and for further information on gallery artists and upcoming events please contact the gallery.