The staff at the Aigantighe Art Gallery manage an incredible permanent art collection accumulated over the last 100 years. The Friends of Aigantighe are proud to have donated artworks to contribute to this collection. Below is a list artworks purchased for the Gallery’s Collection. Visit nzmuseums.co.nz to see an overview of the galleries collection www.nzmuseums.co.nz/aigantighe
- SHURROCK, Francis (New Zealander, b.1887, d.1977), Study from Life, 1908, bronze, 1978.8
- KUEPFER, Tony (American, b.1947), Folded Lip, 1982, glass, 1982.24
- KUEPFER, Tony (American, b.1947), Black Cylinder, 1982, glass, 1982.25
- KUEPFER, Tony (American, b.1947), Patch Black, 1982, glass, 1982.26
- BLIGHT, Keith (b.1933, d.2017), Impressions of Nature, 1982, stoneware pot, 1983.1
- MEADS, Patti, Galactic Deer, circa 1983, porcelain plate with gold and platinum lustre, 1983.67
- ROBINSON, Ann (b.1944), Navy blue welted bowl, unknown, glass, 1983.68
- ROBINSON, Ann (b.1944), Vase of four pink acid frosted flowers (five items in set), unknown, glass, 1983.69
- CLARK, Russell (1905–66), Caroline Bay Timaru during a Southerly Gale, c.1950, acrylic on board, Aigantighe Art Gallery Collection, Lattimore bequest and the Friends of Aigantighe Art Gallery, given in 1995
- POULSTON, Eddie (b.1920, d.2010), Koru 1, 1990, copper and Oamaru stone, 1990.22
- FAHEY, Jacqueline (New Zealander, b.1929), Sisters Communing II, 1990, oil and collage on board, 1990.23
- CROOKS, Lindsay (b.1957, d.2005), Crayfishermen II, 1992, watercolour and pastel on paper, 1992.27
- WILSON, Philippa (b.1966), My Father’s Chair, 1994, steel and gold leaf, 1994.18
- FORBES, Brent (New Zealander), Land/Columns, 1994, mixed media on paper, 1995.2
- ASKIN, Trevor (New Zealander, b.1954), Sea Birds, 1998, cast bronze, 1998.27
- TEMPLE, Edwyn, Hanging Rock, Pleasant Point, circa 1886, watercolour on paper, 2001.10
- MAYO, Eileen (English, b.1906, d.1994), White Cat and Poppies, 1985, screen print, artist’s proof, 2001.8
- PERSON-HILL, Heather (New Zealander, b.1935), Verbascum Olympicum, Beth Chatto’s Gravel Garden, 1998, watercolour on paper, 2001.9
- ARMSTRONG, Mike (New Zealander, b.1954), Blackett: Blackett on the Breakwater 2 June 1880, 2019, acrylic on canvas, unframed, 2019.24.1
- ARMSTRONG, Mike (New Zealander, b.1954), Untitled [Folder of working drawings for Blackett], 2019, approximately 23 works on paper and notes of various sizes, 2019.24.2
- BADCOCK, Douglas (b.1922, d.2009), Grey Autumn Day, Central Otago, 1989, oil on board, framed and unglazed, 2019.52.1
- WHEELER, Colin (New Zealander, b.1919, d.2012), Outer Harbour, Portsoy, Banffshire, unknown, watercolour on paper, framed and glazed, 2019.53.1
- SPENCER-BOWER, Olivia (English, b.1905, d.1982), Untitled [Scottish Landscape], 1930, watercolour and ink on paper, 2019.54.1
- CULBERT, Bill (b.1935, d.2019), Decanter II, 2004, photograph on paper, edition 1/24, 2020.21.1
- WEBSTER, Christine (b.1958), Unknown title, unknown, Cyberchrome photographic print, 2020.22.1
- KELLY, Sandra (New Zealander, b.1948), Interior III, 2020, acrylic on canvas, framed, unglazed, 2020.34.1
- SPENCER, Francine (New Zealander), Nga kai o te Moana, 2023, acrylic on board, 2023.18.1
- CLOAKE, Roselyn (New Zealander), Infinite or Finite?, Lens Series 2, 2023, acrylic on canvas, 2023.28.1
- CRYSTAL CHAIN GANG, Aigantighe Chandelier, 2025, glass chandelier, 2025.20.1
- CRYSTAL CHAIN GANG, Aigantighe Chandelier Parts [example glass icicles for public handling], 2025, glass chandelier parts, 2025.20.2
- LE CREN, Daisy (b.1881, d.1951), Untitled, 1923, watercolour on paper, framed and glazed, 2026.1.1
