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An exceptional collection of work by one of New Zealand’s most esteemed early photographers.Leslie Adkin (1888–1964) was a Levin farmer, photographer, geologist, ethnologist, and explorer — a true all-rounder who used his camera to document his research, farm life, and family. His much-loved p...

, Book by Michele Leggott and Catherine Field-DodgsonPart creative exploration, part careful research, this long-awaited book highlights Emily Harris, one of New Zealand’s most important 19th–20th century botanical artists.Harris’s paintings, bridging scientific illustration and art, are match...

Sight Lines: Women in Art in Aotearoa, by Kirsty Baker and designed by Katie Kerr, has won the Gerard Reid Award for Best Book and the Penguin Random House New Zealand Award for Best Illustrated Book at the 2025 PANZ Book Design Awards.Winner of the Judith Binney Prize for Best First Book Award for ...

Through Shaded Glass: shining the light on New Zealand Photographers by Lissa Mitchell.Look inside Through Shaded Glass hereThe global oversight of women's contributions to the first century of photography, including within New Zealand, has historically led to a skewed focus on male photographers.Th...

Rita Angus: An Artist's Life by Jill Trevelyan. New Zealand's renowned and award-winning artist's revised biography.Look Inside Rita Angus: An Artist's LifeJill Trevelyan's acclaimed biography earned her the Non-Fiction Award at the 2009 Montana New Zealand Book Awards. This revised edition, now bac...

Robin White: Something is Happening Here, edited by Sarah Farrar, Jill Trevelyan, and Nina TongaLook inside Robin White: Something is Happening HereThis beautiful book is a major survey of Robin White's 50-year career and is the first book dedicated to Robin White's artistic journey in four decades....

Nature — Stilled by Jane Ussher features stunning images of extraordinary natural history specimens housed at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.Look inside Nature — StilledRenowned photographer Jane Ussher dedicated several weeks to capturing the essence of Te Papa's natural history co...

by Te Papa PressEdited by Carlos Lehnebach, Claire Regnault, Rebecca Rice, Isaac Te Awa, and Rachel YatesThis big, glorious book uncovers the treasures hidden within Te Papa's collections, reshaping our perception of the botanical world and its cultural importance. A true masterpiece, it presents a ...

New Zealand Art at Te Papa - a book for lovers of art.A survey of Te Papa’s treasure trove of New Zealand artTe Papa holds a rich national art collection dating all the way back to 1865, when the Colonial Museum (later the Dominion and then the National Museum) was established. With over 40,000 wo...

A fresh new look at where, when and why Frances Hodgkins painted some of her best-known works.Read about Frances Hodgkins' artistic journey across England, France, Italy, Morocco, Spain, and Wales in curator Mary Kisler's engaging book. Longlisted for the 2020 Ockham New Zealand Book Awards, it offe...

Don Binney : Flight Path by Gregory O'BrienExplore the vibrant life and artistic legacy of Don Binney (1940–2012), a multifaceted figure in New Zealand's cultural landscape. Renowned as a painter, printmaker, teacher, writer, and ornithologist, Binney's meteoric rise in the 1960s marked a defining...

New Zealand's most loved birds come to life in glorious colour in Buller’s Birds of New Zealand: The Complete Work of JG Keulemans by Geoff Norman.This updated edition of the award-winning classic Buller’s Birds of New Zealand showcases all 95 artworks from Walter Buller's A History of the Birds...

The Collection Te Kohinga is a book that showcases Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki's diverse art collection. It features more than 220 artworks from New Zealand and around the world. The book contains a detailed history of the collection and an essay that shows how the Gallery's history reflects ...

Artists in Antarctica, Edited by Patrick Shepherd.A Celebration of Antarctica's Power to Enspire!Delve into a collection of paintings, photographs, texts, and musical scores created by Aotearoa New Zealand artists who have ventured to the icy expanse and understand the profound impact Antarctica had...

A Woman Driven to PhotographIn her photography career spanning six decades, Ans Westra (1936–2023), a Dutch-Kiwi photographer, dedicated her life to capturing the evolution of a nation through an extensive collection of images. Considered a visual record of Aotearoa New Zealand, her photographs ar...

Haunting portraits by one of New Zealand’s finest photographers.A Man Holds a Fish, by Glen Busch is an extraordinary collection of images curated by the legendary Glenn Busch. This book features 79 remarkable images that highlight Busch’s status as one of New Zealand’s most significant photog...

Frances Hodgkins: European Journeys, book edited by Catherine Hammond and Mary Kisler A colourful and insightful book, celebrating one of New Zealand's most internationally renowned artists, Frances Hodgkins.A vivid exploration of Frances Hodgkins, one of New Zealand’s most celebrated artists. Pub...

Edith Collier: Early New Zealand Modernist by Jill Trevelyan, Jennifer Taylor and Greg DonsonRediscovering a Remarkable Woman PainterPublished to mark the reopening of the Sarjeant Gallery in Whanganui, this substantial book explores the lasting impact of Edith Collier, a Whanganui-born artist train...

A Different Light: First Photographs of Aotearoa Edited by Catherine Hammond and Shaun Higgins In 1848, two decades after a French inventor developed a process to capture images on metal plates, photography arrived in Aotearoa. How did these early photographs reflect Māori and Pākehā views of the...

Dear Colin, Dear Ron: The Selected Letters of Colin McCahon and Ron O’Reilly, by Peter SimpsonA long friendship in art and ideas through letters.This substantial book, selected by Colin McCahon scholar Peter Simpson, highlights a key relationship in New Zealand art.Painter Colin McCahon and librar...