Galleries

 The Quiet Dog Gallery exhibits contemporary New Zealand Art from an industrial space in the centre of Nelson. With exhibitions changing every month there is always stimulating work to view. The Gallery faces the Wakatu Car Park and shares a building with our sister business The Framing Rooms. We are open Monday through to Friday from 9am – 5.30pm and from 9am – 4pm every Saturday. For a couple of hours of visual treats visit all four galleries in our neighbourhood: Quiet Dog, Parker, RED and the Refinery Arts Space.   Our Artists You know that feeling when you happen upon an artwork that you just can’t live without? Those are the artworks we hope to offer you. Artworks that make you look twice, artworks that stay in your head and your heart, artworks of substance that you’ll want on your walls for years. Click on the artist you are interested in to see what we have here at the Quiet Dog Gallery. Find out more…

 A Gallery with a variety of artworks, furniture, designer clothes, jewellery, gifts and coffee-to-go from artists around Nelson and NZ. Tucked in the corner of Nile Street and Trafalgar Square you’ll find a gorgeous character villa that is an Art Gallery, has designer clothing, jewellery, plenty of gift ideas and coffee-to-go. Owner and artist, Donna Allfrey, has fulfilled her dream of making art accessible with a variety of paintings, photography, sculpture and avant-garde compositions that anyone will find mesmerising. It’s the type of place you need to visit a couple of times just to take it all in. There is a spacious welcoming feel from the moment you set foot inside and plenty of quirky, fun pieces to serious contemplative artworks to reflect upon. The designer clothing labels suit any occasion, you can have the Dressing Room to yourself while you try on pieces and accessories; the silver jewellery comes from around NZ and prices start at $20. Sit in the French Chairs, sip your espresso, decide what you would like to try on – take your time. In the Studio space, you are likely to find an Artist painting, drawing, sewing – creating something right in front of […]

     ATELIER STUDIO|GALLERY Art, Creativity, and Faith ATELIER Studio|Gallery is a not-for-profit initiative that exists to support, represent, and promote artists of faith. ATELIER is positioned as an incubator for both the ideas and the making that generate creativity and visual influence. ATELIER is a community where art, creativity, and faith connect. ATELIER STUDIO The private studio at ATELIER Studio|Gallery is an incubator for creativity. It is a creative space that functions in multiple ways to connect with the public, local community and national arts communities. Through the studio, we offer mid-week art classes, art mentorship, Arts Incubators (intensive learning workshops), collaborative spaces, and a safe place to explore creativity and art making.

OUR ARTISTS Parker Gallery supports a wide range of artists from Nelson, Tasman & Marlborough, and around New Zealand. These artists have developed a consistent approach to their chosen medium, and as a result have a strong body of work that is unique. Artists of this calibre work tirelessly to create artworks that are always of an exceptional quality. Click here to find out more…

Welcome to The Suter Art Gallery – where art matters The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū is a memorial to the second Bishop of Nelson, Andrew Burn Suter (1830-1895). Bishop Suter and his wife Amelia travelled to Nelson in 1867 to lead the Anglican diocese and they became major figures in early Nelson society. In addition to his official duties, Bishop Suter also busied himself with artistic pursuits as a recreational painter and collector of art. In 1889 he established the Bishopdale Sketching Club (now the Nelson Suter Art Society) and served as its first President and critic. He was also a friend of the painter John Gully (1819-1888) and developed a substantial collection of that artist’s work. In 1890, the Bishop suffered a stroke which left him incapacitated for the last five years of his life. During this period he discussed his ‘long cherished wish’ to present an art gallery to the people of Nelson. Immediately after the Bishop’s death in 1895, Amelia began to realise her husband’s dream. She gifted some land, money and Bishop Suter’s art collection as the founding donation. Herself unwell, Amelia then returned to England and died barely a year after her […]