Te Uru

Te Uru Te Uru is a regional gallery, offering diverse exhibitions from an award-winning building. Parking available on the street or behind the gallery.
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Te Uru is a regional gallery locally rooted in West Auckland but globally minded. With our unique perspective, located in the forested outskirts of Tāmaki Makaurau, Te Uru is the region's leading contemporary gallery with an international programme that reflects our place in Aotearoa and the wider Moana region, connecting new ideas and different practices with local and global networks. Our vision

is to be the leading home for contemporary culture that is fresh, relevant, empowering, and essential to the wellbeing of our communities. As a destination gallery, Te Uru operates from an award-winning building in the recently redeveloped Lopdell Precinct that attracts local, regional, national and international visitors. We originally opened in 1986 as the Waitemata City Arts and Cultural Centre, later known as Lopdell House Gallery, sited in the historic Lopdell House building in the heart of scenic Titirangi, gateway to the Waitākere rain forest and en route to Auckland's famous west coast beaches. We reopened as Te Uru in November 2014 in new purpose-built facilities, offering extraordinary exhibitions, dramatic architecture and spectacular views of the surrounding area. Our name, Te Uru, makes reference to Te Hau a Uru, the wind that blows from the west, a powerful characteristic of the region and an important story for local iwi, Te Kawerau ā Maki, who have bestowed us with this new kaupapa. The west wind shares the messages and vision of the people that live in the west, brings change, sets direction and influences Auckland City from its mountainous perch atop Te Wao Nui o Tiriwa - the Waitākere Ranges. Te Uru will be a source of information and ideas that will project across the region - a fitting framework for a contemporary gallery. Public transport - buses and trains available from New Lynn transit station

Summer/Autumn hours: Monday-Sunday, 10am - 4.30pm
Winter/Spring hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 10am - 4.30pm
420 Titirangi Road, Titirangi, Auckland, New Zealand
Phone:+649 817 8087
www.teuru.org.nz

Opening this Saturday�Te Uru Secondary Art Award 2026𝘌 𝘛𝘪𝘱𝘶, 𝘌 𝘙𝘦𝘢OPENING EVENT - SAT 29 AUG, 4PMTe Uru’s annual Seconda...
27/08/2026

Opening this Saturday�Te Uru Secondary Art Award 2026
𝘌 𝘛𝘪𝘱𝘶, 𝘌 𝘙𝘦𝘢
OPENING EVENT - SAT 29 AUG, 4PM

Te Uru’s annual Secondary School Art Awards exhibition celebrates the extraordinary developing artistic talent in West Auckland and aims to foster the next generation of artists. E Tipu, E Rea means ‘grow, young shoot,’ a reference to the budding artists as well as the gallery’s place here in Te Wao Nui-a-Tiriwa.

Proudly supported by Barfoot & Thompson, Lopdell Trust and Gordon Harris.

EXHIBITION RUNS 29 AUG - 13 SEP

Image Credit | Ezra Tevaga, 𝘛𝘶𝘪𝘨𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 - 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘋𝘢𝘸𝘯 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘥𝘴, 𝘉𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘚𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘢𝘺, 2026

21/08/2026

Panel Discussion this Sunday
𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦
SUN 23 AUG, 11AM

Join on Sunday 23 August at 11am for a kōrero on 𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, an exhibition featuring Aotearoa-based painters Jeena Shin and Jamie Te Heuheu. The artists will be joined in conversation by the exhibition’s co-curators, Megan Bennett and Te Uru Assistant Curator Hōhua Thompson (Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Kahu, Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti).

Bringing the artists and curators together, this panel discussion will explore the shared interests that connect Shin and Te Heuheu’s practices, including process, repetition, movement and the temporal qualities of paint. The conversation will also consider the distinct approaches of each artist and the ideas that have shaped 𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.

Image Credit | Portrait of Hōhua Thompson, Courtesy of City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi ().

20/08/2026

Opening on Saturday
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘯
Guerreiro do Divino Amor, Taylor McArthur, Natalie Paneng, Richard Penn, Tracey Tawhiao, Imogen Taylor, Nat Tozer, Toby Twiss, Mawena Yehouessi

OPENING EVENT - SAT 22 AUG, 4PM

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘶𝘯 builds on mythic memories and speculative storytelling. Bringing together works shaped by mythologies, Sci-Fi chronologies, proposed futures and various forms of worldmaking, the exhibition moves through constellations and imaginaries, where time fractures, loops and returns through resonances and interruptions. Assembling heterogeneous and fragmented imaginaries, the exhibition seeks not to restore coherence, but to reveal unexpected proximities and forms of relation that exceed dominant narratives.

Curated by Anja Lückenkemper

Video Credit | Nat Tozer: 𝘌𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘎𝘦𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴 (2024, detail) © the artist

Celebration on SaturdayJeena Shin & Jamie Te Heuheu𝘐𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘶𝘦8 AUG – 1 NOV 2026EVENT - SAT 22 AUG, 4PMThis exhibition p...
19/08/2026

Celebration on Saturday
Jeena Shin & Jamie Te Heuheu
𝘐𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘶𝘦
8 AUG – 1 NOV 2026

EVENT - SAT 22 AUG, 4PM

This exhibition presents a dialogue between Aotearoa-based painters Jeena Shin (South Korea) and Jamie Te Heuheu (Ngāti Tūwharetoa). It forms part of a series of dialogue exhibitions at Te Uru, and brings together two distinct artistic practices through a mutual conceptual inquiry.��Moving through time examines Shin and Te Heuheu’s shared exploration of paint as a temporal medium. Each artist follows a distinct process that they make tangible to the viewer. Shin’s works follow a system, one that she repeats, layers and transforms in her paintings and wall-based works. Her compositions emerge through endless configurations, resulting in works that capture the passage of time while resisting simple linearity. The end isn’t predetermined. Instead, Shin activates her system as a creative force operating between time and space. Te Heuheu’s undulating surfaces record the movement of his body across the canvas. He mobilises the possibilities of impasto in broad strokes that retain the texture of his laden brush. Through organic repetition and jazz-inspired titles, a musical type of rhythm emerges.

Curated by Megan Bennett and Hōhua Thompson �

Image | Jamie Te Heuheu 𝘍𝘰𝘳 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘞𝘦 𝘒𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘍𝘰𝘶𝘳 Courtesy of the artist and Starkwhite

Opening on Saturday�Ruth Ige𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴OPENING EVENT - SAT 22 AUG, 4PMWinner of the 2025 Rydal Art Prize, Ru...
18/08/2026

Opening on Saturday�Ruth Ige
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴
OPENING EVENT - SAT 22 AUG, 4PM

Winner of the 2025 Rydal Art Prize, Ruth Ige, presents a new body of work that extends her ongoing exploration of identity, belonging, and representations of Blackness. Through richly layered paintings, Ige creates cumulative worlds where history, poetry, mythology, speculative fiction, ancestral practices, and future imaginings converge. Her practice unfolds at the threshold between lived experience and mythology, where everyday life and the otherworldly are not separate realities but overlapping ways of understanding existence. Ige weaves cultural references into a mythology of her own, allowing inherited knowledge and contemporary imagination to coexist without collapsing into one another.

Opening on Saturday�Ruth Ige�𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴OPENING EVENT - SAT 22 AUG, 4PM��Winner of the 2025 Rydal Art Prize,...
18/08/2026

Opening on Saturday�Ruth Ige�
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴
OPENING EVENT - SAT 22 AUG, 4PM��

Winner of the 2025 Rydal Art Prize, Ruth Ige, presents a new body of work that extends her ongoing exploration of identity, belonging, and representations of Blackness. Through richly layered paintings, Ige creates cumulative worlds where history, poetry, mythology, speculative fiction, ancestral practices, and future imaginings converge. Her practice unfolds at the threshold between lived experience and mythology, where everyday life and the otherworldly are not separate realities but overlapping ways of understanding existence. Ige weaves cultural references into a mythology of her own, allowing inherited knowledge and contemporary imagination to coexist without collapsing into one another.

Panel Discussion𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦SAT 25 JUL, 11AMJoin on Sunday 23 August at 11am for a kōrero on 𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦,...
17/08/2026

Panel Discussion
𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦
SAT 25 JUL, 11AM

Join on Sunday 23 August at 11am for a kōrero on 𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦, an exhibition featuring Aotearoa-based painters Jeena Shin and Jamie Te Heuheu. The artists will be joined in conversation by the exhibition’s co-curators, Megan Bennett and Te Uru Assistant Curator Hōhua Thompson (Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Kahu, Ngāti Rangiwewehi, Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti).

Bringing the artists and curators together, this panel discussion will explore the shared interests that connect Shin and Te Heuheu’s practices, including process, repetition, movement and the temporal qualities of paint. The conversation will also consider the distinct approaches of each artist and the ideas that have shaped 𝘔𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.

Image Credit | Portrait of Hōhua Thompson, Courtesy of City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi ().

17/08/2026

Last Week to View
𝘔𝘢𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘩𝘪 – 𝘛𝘦 𝘜𝘳𝘶 𝘹 𝘞𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦
EXHIBITION ENDS - 23 AUG 2026

Each year, Te Uru extends an invitation to a tertiary art institution in Tāmakai Makaurau. It is an opportunity to encourage early career artists to develop and present their ideas in a gallery context.

Coming SoonRuth Ige𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴23 AUG – 15 NOV 2026OPENING EVENT - SAT 22 AUG, 4PMWinner of the 2025 Rydal Ar...
14/08/2026

Coming Soon
Ruth Ige
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘷𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴
23 AUG – 15 NOV 2026

OPENING EVENT - SAT 22 AUG, 4PM

Winner of the 2025 Rydal Art Prize, Ruth Ige presents a new body of work that extends her ongoing exploration of identity, belonging, and representations of Blackness. Through richly layered paintings, Ige creates cumulative worlds where history, poetry, mythology, speculative fiction, ancestral practices, and future imaginings converge. Her practice unfolds at the threshold between lived experience and mythology, where everyday life and the otherworldly are not separate realities but overlapping ways of understanding existence. Ige weaves cultural references into a mythology of her own, allowing inherited knowledge and contemporary imagination to coexist without collapsing into one another.

Image Credit | Ruth Ige, 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 (detail) 2026, Courtesy of the Artist

𝘞𝘩ā𝘯𝘢𝘶 𝘋𝘢𝘺 2026SAT 19 SEPT 2026, 10AM – 2PMTITIRANGI VILLAGE FREEJoin us for a fun-filled day of free creative activitie...
13/08/2026

𝘞𝘩ā𝘯𝘢𝘶 𝘋𝘢𝘺 2026
SAT 19 SEPT 2026, 10AM – 2PM
TITIRANGI VILLAGE
FREE

Join us for a fun-filled day of free creative activities throughout Titirangi Village on Saturday 19 September, 10am – 2pm.
This is a great opportunity for tamariki to explore with their caregivers and enjoy hands on workshops and events with:��McCahon House Museum�Te Uru Gallery�Titirangi Potters�Titirangi Community House�Titirangi Library�Titirangi Theatre

The Te Uru Gallery Learning Centre will have a few fun activities!
Photo booth: Sit for your hand-drawn portrait in our human-powered photo booth
Silk screening: Print your own bespoke Te Uru Titirangi screen print on paper or your bring your own T-shirt to print on.

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420 Titirangi Road, Titirangi
Auckland
0642

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 10am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 4:30pm
Thursday 10am - 4:30pm
Friday 10am - 4:30pm
Saturday 10am - 4:30pm
Sunday 10am - 4:30pm

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+6498178087

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