Exhibiting an ever-changing selection of contemporary painting, wall art, sculpture and glass.
Black Door Gallery is situated in a charming historic villa in the heart of Parnell, Auckland.
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WILD GESTURES HOLLY ZANDBERGEN NEW TO THE COLLECTION We are pleased to introduce Christchurch-based painter Holly Zandbergen to the Black Door Gallery collection.
Zandbergen brings an expressionist approach to the natural world, creating vibrant oil paintings rich in texture, gesture, and emotional resonance. Her works—often inspired by florals, lush gardens, and the majestic forms of Aoraki / Mount Cook—transform familiar landscapes into evocative, atmospheric scenes. Using thick impasto and dynamic mark-making, she explores the intuitive connection between inner emotion and external form. Each canvas is a tactile meditation—where colour, movement, and memory converge in a powerful, personal response to place and feeling. |
KAYE MCGARVA UNFOLDING REALITIES NEW WORKS New works by award-winning Hawkes Bay artist Kaye McGarva have arrived at the gallery.
Her striking Crease paintings are more than beautiful abstractions—they’re meditations on perception itself. McGarva invites us to consider how we construct reality through sight, how folds in a crumpled sheet can echo the ridgelines of a rugged landscape. Inspired by thinkers like Aldous Huxley, her work suggests that creases can act as portals into deeper dimensions of experience. Come and discover these evocative new pieces—where looking becomes an act of discovery. View works by Kaye McGarva here |
BEN YOUNG NEW WORKS SCULPTURAL GLASS We are pleased to release new sculptural works by Ben Young.
Known for transforming industrial materials—glass, concrete, steel—into striking representations of the natural world, Young's latest pieces continue to explore the delicate balance between human presence and nature’s enduring power. Each work invites viewers to inhabit imagined landscapes, confronting the tension between fragility and permanence. In his own words, “Water, a recurring subject for me, with its ceaseless journey, serves as the central subject... It embodies nature's tenacity, always seeking balance.” View new works by Ben Young here |
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