Milford Galleries are among New Zealand's leading dealer art galleries, with their headquarters in the city of
Dunedin
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. There are two physical art spaces, in Dunedin and
Queenstown, and there was also formerly a gallery in
Auckland
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.
The galleries focus solely on New Zealand contemporary art (painting, photography, sculpture, and glassworks) and represent many of the country's leading artists, among them
Graham Bennett,
Joanna Braithwaite,
Nigel Brown
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Early years
Born in Invercargill in 1949, Brown grew up in Tauranga and was fortunate to have the est ...
,
Neil Dawson
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Early life
Dawson was born in Christchurch in 1948. The son of Methodist minister John Brent Dawson and Florence Emily (), ...
,
Paul Dibble
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Biography
Born in Thames on 20 March 1943 and raised on a farm in Waitakaruru on the Hauraki Plains, Dibble was educated at Thames High School. He trained at the ...
,
Dick Frizzell
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,
Darryn George,
Jeffrey Harris,
Michael Hight,
Yuki Kihara
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,
Andy Leleisi'uao
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,
John Parker,
J. S. Parker,
Lisa Reihana
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Early life
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, and
Terry Stringer.
The galleries are run by the husband and wife team of Stephen Higginson and Niki Stewart.
Dunedin
Milford's main gallery space – the largest dealer gallery in Dunedin – has operated from the historic former
Hallenstein Brothers clothing factory in Dowling Street, between
Princes Street
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and
Queens Gardens Queens Gardens or Queen's Gardens may refer to:
* Queen's Gardens, Kingston upon Hull – gardens in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England
* Queen's Gardens (Croydon) – gardens in south London, England
* Queen's Gardens, Westminster – gardens ...
, since 1989. The gallery comprises three art spaces, and often has more than one exhibition in progress at any one time. New exhibitions are hosted every four weeks.
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The gallery space also contains one of New Zealand's larger art store rooms, containing works by many of the artists represented by the gallery.
Queenstown
Milford's Queenstown gallery comprises two art spaces in a central Queenstown building in Earl Street. It has been operating since 2004.
Auckland
Milford Galleries opened an Auckland branch in 1999, and curated touring shows by New Zealand contemporary artists until 2009.
References
External links
Official website
Art galleries in New Zealand
Companies based in Dunedin
Art museums and galleries established in 1989
1989 establishments in New Zealand
Art museums and galleries in Dunedin
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