Percy Thomson Gallery

Percy Thomson Gallery Percy Thomson Gallery is proud to be
Taranaki's Regional Public Art Gallery.

We have to say goodbye to say hello again, so the Gallery is now CLOSED while we install the Taranaki Arts Trail Preview...
30/08/2026

We have to say goodbye to say hello again, so the Gallery is now CLOSED while we install the Taranaki Arts Trail Preview 2026!

See you on Friday 4 September at 9am, and from 6pm that evening for the opening function.

✨ Exhibition opportunity ✨📣 Percy Thomson Gallery is calling for proposals from artists based in the Taranaki/Whanganui...
29/08/2026

✨ Exhibition opportunity ✨

📣 Percy Thomson Gallery is calling for proposals from artists based in the Taranaki/Whanganui region, keen to work in pairs, for a show running from 18 December 2026 - 31 January 2027.

See our website for more information!

CLOSING TODAY! You have until 3pm to see these beautiful exhibitions.Polly Cleverley ‘Lie of the Land’Lesley Dowding and...
29/08/2026

CLOSING TODAY! You have until 3pm to see these beautiful exhibitions.

Polly Cleverley ‘Lie of the Land’

Lesley Dowding and Margaret Scott ‘Midnight at the Lighthouse’

These wonderful shows have been all about connection: with stories present and past, with people over time and geography...
28/08/2026

These wonderful shows have been all about connection: with stories present and past, with people over time and geography, with friends new and old.

Taranaki Maunga, astrology, our natural environment and the power of words have been the topics of many a conversation - and like all good shows, these two have prompted wide-ranging kōrero.

Polly Cleverley ‘Lie of the Land’ and
Lesley Dowding and Margaret Scott ‘Midnight at the Lighthouse’ close this Sunday (30 August) at 3pm.

Images:
- ‘Midnight at the Lighthouse’ installation view
- Polly Cleverley ‘Walking in the Dark’
- ‘Midnight at the Lighthouse’ installation view
- Polly Cleverley ‘On The Rise’ (detail)
- ‘Midnight at the Lighthouse’ art station!
- Installation view

This is the final week to visit our current exhibitions before they close on Sunday at 3pm.Galleries are a salve for the...
24/08/2026

This is the final week to visit our current exhibitions before they close on Sunday at 3pm.
Galleries are a salve for the soul and these shows will leave you feeling amazing!

Lesley Dowding and Margaret Scott ‘Midnight at the Lighthouse’
and
Polly Cleverley ‘Lie of the Land’
31 July - 30 August

Images:
- Polly Cleverley ‘The Returning’
- ‘Lie of the Land’ installation view
- Polly Cleverley ‘Ancestral Digs’
- Margaret Scott, Original illustration for ‘Midnight at the Lighthouse’
- Margaret Scott ‘End of Summer’ (detail)
- ‘Midnight at the Lighthouse’ installation view

Margaret Scott and Lesley Dowding’s ‘Midnight at the Lighthouse’ and Polly Cleverley’s ‘Lie of the Land’ continue this w...
18/08/2026

Margaret Scott and Lesley Dowding’s ‘Midnight at the Lighthouse’ and Polly Cleverley’s ‘Lie of the Land’ continue this week; delighting our visitors with their thoughtful, beautifully rendered works.

Both exhibitions run until Sunday 30 August.

Images:
- Margaret Scott ‘Cape Egmont Lighthouse’
- Polly Cleverley ‘Always Fly Over The Mountain’
- Lesley Dowding and Margaret Scott’s hydrangeas
- Polly Cleverley, installation view
- Polly Cleverley ‘La Comedienne’ (verso)
- ‘Midnight at the Lighthouse’ installation view, featuring Paul Burgham’s ‘Lighthouse’

Our Gallery shop, Percy’s Place, is having a makeover this week with some repairs, painting and new carpet!The store is ...
16/08/2026

Our Gallery shop, Percy’s Place, is having a makeover this week with some repairs, painting and new carpet!

The store is CLOSED from today (Monday 17 August); reopening next Monday 24th.

The Gallery itself remains OPEN throughout.

Mā te wā!

Language, literature and storytelling are at the forefront of both our current exhibitions.Polly Cleverley weaves narrat...
14/08/2026

Language, literature and storytelling are at the forefront of both our current exhibitions.

Polly Cleverley weaves narrative into her paintings as figures appear and recede, and text is overlaid to add another dimension to the stories told, concealed and revealed.
Margaret Scott also includes passages of text in her paintings, that sit in and peek through the landscape that has many tales of its own.
Lesley Dowding’s words arrive via the storybook and the sharing of that book out loud to children who then enact that in dance, play and drawing.

‘Lie of the Land’ and ‘Midnight at the Lighthouse’ are on until Sunday 30 August.

Images:
Polly Cleverley ‘The Lie of the Land II’
Margaret Scott, original illustration for ‘Midnight at the Lighthouse’
Installation view
Margaret Scott ‘I Must Go Down to the Sea Again’ + detail
Margaret Scott ‘Return to the Coast’ (detail)
Polly Cleverley ‘Those Halcyon Days’
Polly Cleverley ‘What You Carry In Your Mouth’ + detail

On Friday we gave the warmest and happiest of welcomes to Polly Cleverley’s ‘Lie of the Land’ and Lesley Dowding and Mar...
11/08/2026

On Friday we gave the warmest and happiest of welcomes to Polly Cleverley’s ‘Lie of the Land’ and Lesley Dowding and Margaret Scott’s ‘Midnight at the Lighthouse’.

Friends and whānau raised a glass to the artists and we were thrilled to host two particularly special guests - Thomas and Aunt Jenny from the book!

These shows run until Sunday 30 August and are not to be missed.

Last Thursday we had a visit from Little Steps daycare - a group of awesome four-year-olds and their kaiako.They toured ...
09/08/2026

Last Thursday we had a visit from Little Steps daycare - a group of awesome four-year-olds and their kaiako.
They toured the show, listened attentively as Lesley Dowding read them ‘Midnight at the Lighthouse’, coloured and danced, then moved through to Polly Cleverley’s exhibition to find faces in the paintings and ask the most insightful questions.

Galleries come alive with visitors, particularly tamariki ✨✨
Would your school or group like a storytime with Lesley? We’d love to host you. Contact the Gallery to make a booking!

Address

Prospero Place, 56 Miranda Street
Stratford
4332

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 3pm
Tuesday 9am - 3pm
Wednesday 9am - 3pm
Thursday 9am - 3pm
Friday 9am - 3pm
Saturday 10am - 3pm
Sunday 10am - 3pm

Telephone

+6467650917

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