nkb Gallery

The visual Arts have long been of interest to me, even prior to my own days spent in an art school for several years. So, seizing on the opportunity to write reviews for Unilocal I decided it would provide a great opportunity to sight some galleries around Auckland that I had not yet seen since moving here last year.
NKB on Mt Eden Road was holding an exhibition titled ‘Impressions’ (28^th March till 16^th April 2013) when I went in to have a look at both the gallery and the art. Neither moved me all that much I am sorry to say.
The gallery was very small, boxed in and simplistic with its stark white walls and typical timber flooring. Now, this could be just me to some extent, a personal review remember, not a critic. I like ‘old school’ art and unique ‘old school’ galleries. So modern fine art is not really up my alley, now having said that the one piece that I did admire, just a little, was a piece called ‘Lone Tree Wangamui’ by Matt Palmer, a simple print that made an impact with its line work, colouring and composition. The gallery does have a more varied collection of fine art in the stockroom that can viewed on the website too.

Perhaps the most pleasant and affable art galleries in Auckland. By no means the largest, but nkb Gallery has quality art over quantity.
It is a sad thing that it has become common place to be ignored, or even looked down upon, by staff in art galleries. I was almost stunned as I entered nkb and the staff member politely finished his phone call and offered information on the exhibition, all without forcing a brochure into my hand and peering over my shoulder.
This small Mt Eden shows off some great art, of various techniques, by up-​and-​coming New Zealand artists alongside some more familiar names. An inviting gallery I will be sure to keep an eye on in the future.