FAGENCE ART - Sculpture Garden & Gallery

artist — Northcote · Auckland

About FAGENCE ART - Sculpture Garden & Gallery

A sculpture garden and gallery at 18 Paruru Avenue in Northcote, on Auckland's North Shore, where New Zealand-made glass and stainless steel sculptures stand along winding paths through native bush. The garden opened in 2017 and is run by the artists Sally and Darryl Fagence from their home studio.

Darryl's work includes stainless and glass sculptures, and kiln-fired gold glass platters and bowls, which have sold well in New Zealand and overseas. Sally paints in oils with gold or silver leaf, often on wine barrel staves and lids, using the grain of the oak to shape each piece. Other work is painted on redundant wooden planes and other wooden objects. Their work is shown by Blackdoor Gallery, Next Door Gallery, Kura, Kina, Moko, Real Aotearoa and the Kaipara Sculpture Gardens, among others. The native bush setting is part of the experience, with birdsong throughout the garden.