About Us
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Gallery Information
Established in Ōtepoti Dunedin in the early 1990s, Milford Galleries is the South Island’s leading dealer gallery and a cornerstone of contemporary art in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Representing pre-eminent artists from across the motu, Milford Galleries holds a distinctive place in the national and international art world - at the forefront of multi- and cross-cultural dialogues exploring our unique identity and contemporary visual culture.
Location
Located in the heart of Ōtepoti Dunedin, just a few minutes’ walk from The Octagon and Dunedin Public Art Gallery, the gallery is housed in an historic building built in 1883 for the Hallenstein Bros.’ New Zealand Clothing Factory.
Exhibition Programme
Exploring ideas of place, value and identity through exceptional artwork from Aotearoa New Zealand, the exhibition programme invites the audience to engage meaningfully with the stories and ideas interwoven in our contemporary art practices.
Milford Galleries in Ōtepoti Dunedin presents up to twenty distinct solo and curated group exhibitions annually, reporting the quality and diversity of art in Aotearoa New Zealand. From painting and photography, to cast glass and large-scale sculpture, the gallery offers new exhibitions every five weeks. In addition to and, complementing the formal exhibition programme, a curated selection from our extensive storeroom is always on view.
Milford Galleries also curates and tours exhibitions around the globe
Associated Services
Advising and placing artworks in private and significant institutional collections nationally and internationally, our knowledgeable and approachable consultants are passionate advocates for Aotearoa New Zealand contemporary art. From guiding your first purchase to facilitating secondary market acquisitions and sales, they offer specialist, comprehensive advice, including collection guidance and valuation, curation and installation.