The Calder & Lawson Gallery is home to the Academy’s diverse visual arts programme. The exhibitions feature a range of contemporary art from some of New Zealand’s most exciting artists. Information about the current and upcoming exhibitions can be viewed here or for more information contact the University of Waikato Art Collection Curator.

In addition to the exhibitions and events in the Calder & Lawson Gallery a selection of works of contemporary New Zealand art from the James Wallace Charitable Arts Trust are displayed in other spaces throughout the Academy.

Remix: Works by Hemi Macgregor 14 May – 22 June 2012 Hemi Macgregor (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāi Tūhoe, Pākehā) has created a dynamic art practice that mixes issues of contemporary youth culture with Maori concepts of knowledge, time and identity. »READ MORE Raised Voices 2 July – 10 August 2012 The exhibition Raised Voices explores responses to the issues of urban development that have become an ongoing concern throughout the world. »READ MORE