Art galleries in Wellington
Looking for art in Wellington, Wellington? There are 18 galleries mapped here. That's 18 galleries mapped around Wellington. The exhibition schedule matters more than the count: a small gallery with a great current show beats a big one between exhibitions. Ask the gallerist what's on — they're usually delighted someone asked.
This guide covers every art gallery we could verify in and around Wellington (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include TheFLOW Gallery and Rona Gallery, plus James Blackie. If a gallery's missing from Wellington's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Wellington gallery lineup
18 mapped within about 40 km:
TheFLOW Gallery
Art gallery
TheFLOW Gallery is Art gallery.
Rona Gallery
Art gallery
Rona Gallery is Art gallery on 151 Muritai Road, Lower Hutt.
151 Muritai Road, Lower Hutt, 5013
James Blackie
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James Blackie — Art gallery.
AVID gallery
Art gallery
AVID gallery — Art gallery.
New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts
Art gallery
New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts — Art gallery.
Robert Heald Gallery
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Robert Heald Gallery — Art gallery on 230 Left Bank. Also worth knowing about Robert Heald Gallery: the map lists its hours as We-Fr 11:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
230 Left Bank
Hours: We-Fr 11:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-16:00
Phone: +64 21 107 7092
Vincents Art Workshop
Art gallery
Vincents Art Workshop — Art gallery, found on 148 Willis Street in Wellington. Also worth knowing about Vincents Art Workshop: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
148 Willis Street, Wellington, 6011
Phone: +64 4 499 1030
Page
Art gallery
Page is Art gallery. Page also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 10:00-17:00; Fr 10:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
Hours: Mo-Th 10:00-17:00; Fr 10:00-16:00
Covenant
Art gallery
Covenant is Art gallery. Covenant also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Twentysix Art Gallery
Art galleryRun by Twentysix Art Gallery
Twentysix Art Gallery is Art gallery run by Twentysix Art Gallery on 26 Constable Street, Wellington. Twentysix Art Gallery also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
26 Constable Street, Wellington, 6021
Hutt Art Centre
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Hutt Art Centre — Art gallery.
Arts on Track
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Arts on Track is Art gallery. Arts on Track also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Enjoy Contemporary Art Space
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Enjoy Contemporary Art Space — Art gallery on 211 Left Bank. Also worth knowing about Enjoy Contemporary Art Space: the map lists its hours as We-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
211 Left Bank, 6011
Hours: We-Fr 11:00-18:00; Sa 11:00-16:00
Phone: +64 4 384 0174
Garage 16
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Garage 16 — Art gallery on 6 Railway Avenue.
6 Railway Avenue
Real Aotearoa
Art gallery
Real Aotearoa is Art gallery on 70 Kingsford Smith Street. Real Aotearoa also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
70 Kingsford Smith Street
Adam Art Gallery
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Adam Art Gallery is Art gallery. Adam Art Gallery also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Wellington City Gallery / Te Whare Toi
Art galleryRun by Wellington City Council
Run by Wellington City Council, Wellington City Gallery / Te Whare Toi is Art gallery. Also worth knowing about Wellington City Gallery / Te Whare Toi: the map lists its hours as Mo-Su 10:00-17:00; Dec 25 off.
Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-17:00; Dec 25 off
Aloha Friday Cafe and Gallery
Art gallery
Aloha Friday Cafe and Gallery is Art gallery on 24 Bay Drive, Porirua. Aloha Friday Cafe and Gallery also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 07:00-15:00; Sa,Su 08:00-16:00; it has a website with more detail.
24 Bay Drive, Porirua, 5022
Hours: Mo-Fr 07:00-15:00; Sa,Su 08:00-16:00
What the map tells us about art galleries in Wellington
5 of the 18 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — galleries keep proper public hours, so plan around the listed times.
10 have websites listed. That's where the current exhibition is announced — the one thing worth checking before you visit.
10 galleries list websites — that's where the current exhibition is announced, and it's the one thing worth checking before you visit.
The Wellington gallery walk
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: TheFLOW Gallery, Rona Gallery on 151 Muritai Road, James Blackie, AVID gallery, New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Robert Heald Gallery on 230 Left Bank, Vincents Art Workshop on 148 Willis Street, and Page. That's 18 stops on the Wellington gallery walk. 10 more are listed below.
Gallery tips for Wellington
How the regulars do Wellington's galleries:
- Check accessibility at TheFLOW Gallery. Older gallery buildings can be tricky. The website usually notes step-free access — check before you go.
- Ask the gallerist at Rona Gallery. They know the work, the artists, and what's coming next. Most are delighted when someone asks a real question.
- Don't skip the project room. The small back room often holds the most interesting work — emerging artists, experiments, one-night installations.
- Look at the building too. Galleries often live in the most interesting architecture in town — converted warehouses, old banks, heritage houses.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Wellington — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new art gallery in Wellington can take a while to appear. The 18 above are only as current as the community map. A art gallery that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
We don't review exhibitions — shows change too fast. What we list is the where: real galleries, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 18 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Art gallery listings for Wellington: 18 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.