| Past Exhibitions: 01 Jun 2005 to 31 Dec 2005 |
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Wolfgang Laib 10 Dec 2005 - 05 Mar 2006 The inspiration and materials for German artist Wolfgang Laib's work come from nature. This exhibition includes fragrant pollen work, a 4.5m high wax ziggurat, rice dishes, wax houses and a flotilla of wax ships.
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 Sensational: Sight and Sound Installations 10 Dec 2005 - 05 Mar 2006 Seeing, hearing and feeling is explored in this exhibition through works that invite you to engage and become aware of your senses.
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 Winged Wonders 25 Nov 2005 - 30 Jan 2006 This exhibition brings together a selection of collection works of the ethereal, the kitsch, the magical and the cheeky of the avian world.
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 Happy Birthday to New 24 Sep 2005 - 27 Nov 2005 The New Gallery celebrates its 10th birthday with a suite of contemporary works by Judy Millar, Douglas Gordon, Mark Adams and two new acquisitions, Guy Ngan and Jim Speers.
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 Intimate Portraits 06 Aug 2005 - 06 Nov 2005 This exhibition brings together 20th century portraits from the International and New Zealand collections where the sitters are the artists' intimates - their family, friends or indeed selves.
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 Venus Rising 04 Jul 2005 - 30 Oct 2005 Venus rising celebrates the return of Antonio Canova's Venus to the Gallery, after its recent magnificent restoration. She is accompanied by a number of classical prints and sculptures from the Gallery's collections.
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 Southern Myths 25 Jun 2005 - 30 Oct 2005 A suite of etchings by Marian Maguire which plays out the a story from Homer's Iliad in the New Zealand landscape.
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 The Chartwell Collection: Snake Oil 11 Jun 2005 - 18 Sep 2005 Recent acquisitions of New Zealand and Australian contemporary art from the Chartwell Collection.
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 Te Hei Tiki 11 Jun 2005 - 04 Sep 2005 Hei tiki are an icon unique to Aotearoa New Zealand. Te Hei Tiki considers the history of the object from the pounamu taonga to the present day.
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 Fall of water, fall of light 03 Jun 2005 - 21 Aug 2005 Taking Colin McCahon's Waterfall series as the starting point, this exhibition considers the responses of four other New Zealand artists to waterfalls and the force of nature in their work.
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 William Hodges: The Art of Exploration 03 Jun 2005 - 21 Aug 2005 An exhibition of works by the 18th-century landscape painter, William Hodges depicting European exploration across the world.
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