The Pā Harakeke exhibition is on at the Auckland Botanic Gardens Huakaiwaka Visitor Centre until 13 August 2023. It’s a celebration of harakeke in many forms and well worth a visit.

Reflections on my residency at Auckland Botanic Gardens, Summer 2023 My time as Artist in Residence at the Auckland Botanic Gardens started in December 2022, with a retrospective exhibition, a selection of works from the last 20 years. The most recent  works were from my 2022 exhibition at Föenander Gallery. The exhibition represented various directions I’ve […]

Friends of Auckland Botanic Gardens, Artist in Residence Programme This summer, artist Neal Palmer will be exhibiting work in the Huakaiwaka Visitor Centre and interacting with visitors to the Gardens in his role as Friends of the Gardens Visiting Artist 2023. Find out more

Under the Surface, opening 10 November at Föenander Galleries When our borders re-opened in 2022, I took the opportunity to travel to Europe and the UK to reconnect with family and friends and to visit as many galleries and exhibitions as I could get to. Big shows in big galleries. Scale was the thing that […]

Latest work, delivered to the gallery: Contact Föenander Galleries for more information.

What is this big beautiful painting? (featured in above image)Tane Moana (Te Araroa) is a 4 panel piece, a tad shy of 2m sq.  It’s an image of the largest Kauri on Northland’s east coast. The tree’s name is Tane Moana and it’s on the Te Araroa track near Tutukaka. There is a boardwalk right up […]

My title ‘On Track’ is at the same time a statement, a description and a question. As a description the paintings in ‘On Track’ are a development from work I started during an art residency at Karekare House in 2018, for which my proposal was to explore and visually respond to walking and running the […]

‘Formal Roots’ opens on Sunday 8th August 2021 at Muse Gallery, Havelock North.

Leaving the studio, heading to Föenander Galleries in Mt Eden for Thorny Issues exhibition opening on Thursday 15th October, from 6pm.

Portrait of a journey ‘Tãmaki Estuary, Panmure-Õtãhuhu’ 2.5.2020 This short film is an element of my ‘Estuary Art and Ecology Prize 2020’ competition entry, which has been accepted for the finalists exhibition starting on the 4 July at Uxbridge Arts & Culture Exhibition of Finalists: Saturday 4 July until Sunday 31 August at Uxbridge Malcolm […]

Flora & Fauna, Foenander Gallery Depictions of Flora and Fauna have been some of the most constant subjects of art since the first Palaeolithic cave paintings more than 440,000 years ago. Plants, creatures and the ecosystems they create, have continued to be depicted and reinterpreted in various styles throughout history, with their significance changing over time. This exhibition takes a fresh look at […]

‘Central Thread’ sees mark making remain the foundation from which the artist builds.  Palmer’s paintings present botanical imagery exploded in scale, yet despite this shift in scale, these works are surprisingly intimate, seducing us with their geometry and lush sensuality.    Upscaled, the sculpture-like forms of our native fauna become all-enveloping.  Up close, texture and line assume […]

Finalist, Estuary Art and Ecology Prize 2019, Uxbridge Arts & Culture The only contemporary art prize in Aotearoa New Zealand with ecology at its core. 

Muse Gallery: We are delighted to welcome back Neal Palmer who returns to Muse with a second spectacular show, “Signs & Impressions”. This new body of work is a major departure in style from his usual hyperrealist botanical paintings. They represent a further development of ideas explored during his recent Eden Arts Trust ‘Karekare House’ residency. Palmer, the […]

‘Changing Beauty’ and ‘River Gold’ on their way to the New Zealand Special Exhibition at the 2019 Beijing International Art Biennale to be held at the National Art Museum of China, August – September 2019.

The First Karekare Residency artists as featured in Art News (Krystie Wade, John Horner, Nicholas Pound and myself) are exhibiting at Pah Homestead. Our exhibition opens Monday 10th December at 6pm. Thanks to Karekare House, Eden Arts and the Wallace Arts Trust.

Floral Evolution Tuesday, 27th February 2018 – Monday, 26th March 2018 Muse, 5 Havelock Road, Havelock North

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                View the exhibiton online here

I’ll be in the Queenstown gallery all day on Saturday 30th April if anyone wants to call in while I’m there… View the exhibition online here.

My contribution to this years Big Egg Hunt – Ring ‘o’ Ring ‘o’ Roses, fundraising for Starship Foundation.  The eggs are on display in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch and for sale on Trademe. Here’s a video of me producing the egg.  Happy hunting.      

New work: The magnolia, Phoebe, is for NKB’s Tangled Up In Blue  (now on) along with a smaller work called Sweet Jane. The flax are headed south to Milford Galleries for their upcoming exhibition.

From strength and nourishment within the Diaspora new shoots of Tangata Whenua grow Acrylic and aluminium leaf on board 1555 x 1220mm at NKB Gallery  

Acrylic on board 547 x 904mm at Milford Galleries

My egg for #BigEggHuntNZ For the Love of It, Egg #62  

I was pleased to be among the finalists of this years Wallace Awards.  Congratulations to all the winners, especially Sam Foley. The public opening will be held on Tuesday 10th September at Pah Homestead.  I recommend it – there’s some great work on show.      

Opening preview 4.30pm Saturday 4th May. Exhibition runs until 29th May.

I’m heading to Wanaka as Artist in Residence from 3rd April – 17th April at Minaret Lodge.  If you’re going to be in the vicinity call in – its an open studio. The Art in the Park event will take place on Saturday 13th April in the park like grounds of Minaret Lodge, Wanaka. Local […]

A series of prints chosen from just a few of my favourite pieces over the years plus the first in a series of digital artworks are now available. These are all limited editions produced using Vivera archival inks on Hahneműhle cotton rag matte 308gsm fine art paper. Selections of these (framed and unframed) are in […]

The Review at Milford Galleries, Queenstown From 30th June to 22nd August 2012 – catalogue online

Off the Wall: World of Wearable Art Award Close Up opened at Southland Museum over Easter. This piece is by Ruth Carlile of Nelson, called Harakeke. Touring: Southland Museum, Invercargill: 6 April – 17 June 2012 Otago Museum, Dunedin: 30 June – 28 October 2012 Rotorua Museum: 10 November 2012 – 10 February 2013 Waikato […]

Luminance is at Milford Galleries, Queenstown Catalogue and pricelist available online here.

At Milford Galleries, Queenstown from 9th April – 1st June 2011 The Royal Queenstown Easter Show is now firmly established as an important annual overview of the depth, breadth and extraordinary achievements characterising contemporary NZ art. The RQES contains significant paintings, glass, photography and sculpture. There are new paintings by Mike Petre, compelling works from […]

Opera and Paintings: see video.

New works recently completed – MG5 and MG6.  I showed these paintings to students at Auckland’s Balmoral School when I spent three days with them during their arts festival.  I had a really good response from the kids and parents alike.  It was a lot of fun and heartening to see the number of kids […]

‘Snakes & Ladders’ 1600mm x 1970mm ‘Viridian Trajectory’ 1600mm x 2255mm On the studio wall, awaiting stretching and freighting to Milford Galleries.

Splash, acrylic on canvas, 1525mm x 1525mm My City opens at Whitespace, 12 Crummer Road, Ponsonby Preview Tuesday 31st August 5.30pm – 7.30pm Exhibition runs until 25th September 2010 Artists include: Nigel Brown, Graham Bennett, Virginia King, Neal Palmer, Garry Currin, Greer Twiss, David Ryan, Locust Jones, Philip Trusttum & Mary McIntyre. Visit Whitespace website […]

‘MY CITY’ August 31st – September 25th 2010 opening preview 5.30-7.30pm, Tuesday 31st August Whitespace, 12 Crummer Road, Ponsonby, Auckland Selected artists respond to the ideas of a single city that involves diverse themes, including: public consultation; heritage, memory and history; the built environment; parks and public space; and social communication. Artists include: Nigel Brown, […]

A full catalogue (including price list) for the Woven Paths exhibition (12th June – 7th July) at Milford Galleries, Queenstown is now available. Visit the Milford website to view the catalogue online. Artist’s statement – ‘Stories we tell ourselves’*.  We all do this to justify and locate ourselves in our chosen environments. My story is […]

NEAL PALMER – ‘Woven Paths’ June 12th –  July 7th 2010 opening 5 pm, Friday June 11th Milford Galleries, 9A Earl Street, Queenstown Using flax as his starting point, Neal experiments with different moods created by colour and scale. “Woven Paths” is a collection of flax works, both flowers and leaves, in a variety of […]