The Suter Collection
With local, national and international art spanning over 200 years, The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū has a collection of national significance.
Highlights include:
- New Zealand’s largest collection of watercolours by the nineteenth century landscape artist, John Gully (1819-1888).
- A representative collection of works by Sir Mountford Tosswill Woollaston (1919-1998), one of the founders of modern art in New Zealand.
- Examples of British Modernism including paintings by William Gear, Ivon Hitchens and Bryan Wynter.
- A significant collection of works by ceramic artists of national and local renown.
A star selection of Suter collection art works can be viewed on the NZ Museums website. Join The Legacy Group and help raise funds to purchase artwork for the permanent collection.
To make an enquiry about the collection contact the Curator.