The Suter Te Aratoi O Whakatū

The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatū is the public art gallery for the Nelson region. Established in 1899 as a memorial to Bishop Andrew Burn Suter, the second Bishop of Nelson, The Suter is the oldest regional art gallery in New Zealand. The gallery holds a significant collection of watercolour landscapes by John Gully (1819 – 1888) and more than 100 paintings by Toss Woollaston (1910 – 1998), one of New Zealand’s leading modernist painters.

Contact Details

PO Box 751, Nelson

64-3-548 4699

www.thesuter.org.nz

Visitor Information

208 Bridge Street, Nelson

Daily 9.30am-4.30pm Closed Christmas Day Free admission (donations appreciated)

Facilities

Wheelchair access

Cafe

Shop

Function space

Guided tour

Public programmes

Membership club

Other Facilities

Store / Cafe / Gallery

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The First of NZ From the Last of England by Ford Madox Brown; Sally BURTON; 1985; 765

Setting the cat amongst the pigeons; Barry CLEAVIN; 2002; 1330

Cable Bay from Maori Pa, Gully John, 1882, 34

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