Gow Langsford is a commercial art dealer at 4 Princes Street in Onehunga, Auckland, and it has shown contemporary art from New Zealand and abroad for more than 35 years. Its flagship opened in early 2024 in a building first commissioned in 1958 by the businesswoman and arts patron Helena Rubinstein, and the building has been refurbished with its best features kept. The site includes premium gallery spaces, studios for emerging artists and a visual arts library. The business represents more than thirty established artists and has presented over 500 exhibitions.
The gallery is one of the largest commercial art spaces in Australasia, and it keeps a presence in central Auckland, opposite Auckland Art Gallery. Because it is a dealer, the work on show is also for sale. Our pick in Onehunga for a serious look at New Zealand contemporary art.