Vision: "Portraying New Zealanders to all New Zealand"
Mission Statement: "Presenting portraits of our peoples, profiles of the New Zealanders, past and present, who have shaped and continue to express the various cultures which together define our national characteristics."
NZPG does not own a large collection. With the likelihood of a permanent home at Shed 11, this may change, however a history of displaying new and existing work in a variety of galleries, has served us well.
Supporters & Sponsors: the Gallery is grateful to its supporters and sponsors.
The Gallery has entered into a Form of Association with the National Library of New Zealand which recognises their common interest in the presentation of images of New Zealanders in their cultural settings.
- The NZPG has:
- body of Trustees - financial & executive matters. (See below)
- managerial board - management
- programme committee - ideas and stimulation
- permanent Director - communication and coordination
- Friends - be a supporter
All positions except the Director are voluntary, and all positions are by appointment except the Friends who are an often hard working group of volunteers. Contact us for membership.
The principles of the New Zealand Portrait Gallery were established under the enthusiastic inaugural chairmanship of Sir John Marshall in 1988. They are reflected in our mission statement and in our exhibitions, which have New Zealanders ordinary and extraordinary at their centre.
We started in 1990 in National Archives and later in a gallery, formerly used as a temporary parliamentary debating chamber.
Trustees of The New Zealand Portrait Gallery:
- Chair: Rt Hon Sir Michael Hardie Boys: Former Governor-General and Justice of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand.
- Dr Alan Bollard – Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand
- Dr. Jock Phillips – Historian, general Editor, Te Ara, the Encyclopedia of New Zealanders
- Dr Keith Ovenden – Biographer, novelist, social scientist
- Treasurer: John Sladden ACA.