Black Door Gallery is a contemporary art gallery at 251 Parnell Road in Parnell, Auckland, set in a historic villa behind its signature black doors. It shows a changing selection of New Zealand painting, wall art, sculpture and glass by a select group of artists and designers. The gallery has been running for 13 years, and recently Ryan Carter's glass sculptures and new works by John Toomer have gone on show. We hear the front wall is filled with hand-blown glass balloons to mark the anniversary.
Works can be bought in the gallery, by phone or by email, and there is a 24-hour on-approval loan so a piece can be seen in a home first. Works can be packed and shipped within New Zealand or overseas, and a lay-by option lets buyers pay over up to four months. The gallery also offers pre-purchase advice, art consultation, and help with hanging and installation. Gift vouchers are available. For a visitor, the villa setting gives the artworks a domestic scale that suits the gallery's focus on contemporary New Zealand art.