There is more than meets the eye on a visit to the Aigantighe. As well as curating exhibitions, the staff manage an incredible permanent art collection that has accumulated over the last 100 years. Many of the pieces have been donated by Friends members and the committee, who continue to raise funds for artworks conservation so that the asset will be available to not only inspire the people of today but future generations at Aigantighe.

Below is a list of the artwork that has been purchased for the Gallery’s Collection.

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Ann Robinson
Navy blue welted bowl.
Glass
Aigantighe Art Gallery Collection. Given by the Friends of Aigantighe Art Gallery in 1983.

Keith Blight
Impressions of Nature. 1982
Stoneware
Aigantighe Art Gallery Collection. Given by the Friends of Aigantighe Art Gallery in 1983.

Edwin J. Poulston
Koru I. 1990
Welded copper and Oamaru stone
Aigantighe Art Gallery Collection. Given by the Friends of Aigantighe Art Gallery in 1990.

Philippa Wilson
My Father 's Chair. 1994
Black steel and gold leaf
Aigantighe Art Gallery Collection. Given by the Friends of Aigantighe Art Gallery in 1994.

Lindsay Crooks
Crayfishermen II. 1992
Watercolour and pastel on paper
Aigantighe Art Gallery Collection. Given by the Friends of Aigantighe Art Gallery in 1992.

Dame Eileen Mayo (1906-94)
White Cat & Poppies. 1985
Lithograph on paper
Aigantighe Art Gallery Collection. Given in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Friends of Aigantighe Art Gallery.

Edwyn Temple (1835-1920)
Hanging Rock, Pleasant Point.
Watercolour on paper
Aigantighe Art Gallery Collection. Given in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Friends of Aigantighe Art Gallery.

Heather Hill
Verbascum Olypicum, Beth Chatto's Gravel Garden. 1998
Watercolour on paper
Aigantighe Art Gallery Collection. Given in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Friends of Aigantighe Art Gallery.