Graham Kirk

Kirk’s imaginative blending of pop-culture icons and Superheroes set in New Zealand landscapes create a playful dialogue between fantasy and everyday life

Artist Artworks

“Kermit In Dawson Street” New Plymouth

Acrylic on board

106 x 87cm

NZ$12,500

Catwoman under the Pouakais

Acrylic on board

85 x 120cm

NZ$16,000

Kermit and Taranaki Sunset

Acrylic on board

88 x 122cm

NZ$16,000

Royal Carriage

30 x 40cm

NZ$750

Royal Carriage No. 2

30 x 40cm

NZ$750

Supergirl in Carrington Road, Okato

Acrylic on board

87 x 122cm

NZ$12,500

Wonderwoman in Taranaki

Acrylic on board

81 x 122 x 2cm

NZ$16,000

Exhibitions

Les Femmes

Aug 04 — Aug 25, 2025

It's a great time in the gallery as works begin to arrive from our invited artists for our annual Les Femmes Exhibition.

Les Femmes

Jun 01 — Jun 27, 2022

From a slightly softer perspective, our annual Les Femmes exhibition is an artistic collaboration by invited artists, both resident and international.

Animals in Art

Aug 27 — Sep 14, 2020

As our fellow companions in life and art, this exhibition honours the special relationship between man and the animal kingdom. Featured works include contemporary bird paintings by Wyoming-based Nicola Marshall, the fantasy realism of Jasmine Middlebrook and from the Whanganui studio of Timon Maxey, cubist compositions of pastoral New Zealand.

Our New Zealand

Jun 15 — Jun 30, 2020

Our New Zealand, the title of this exhibition resonates deeply, even more-so than during initial discussions with invited artists over two years ago. Through the lens of recent events, the benefits and blessings of being one with Our New Zealand have never been greater or more appreciated.

Artist Biography

Graham Kirk

(b. 1948, Hawera, Taranaki)

Graham Kirk began creating home-made comic strips at around nine years of age. He gained early recognition for both his photography and comic strips with group exhibitions in Auckland in the 1970s. From the late 1980 Kirk pivoted towards painting, developing his signature Superheroes in New Zealand Series. Long regarded for his imaginative blending of pop-culture icons set in local New Zealand landscapes his work features Superman, Wonder Women, Catwoman, Batman and others placed in his home base of Taranaki and Auckland settings. Other favoured subjects include Kermit, Miss Piggy and The Muppets. Kirk’s technique includes painting in acrylic with cotton-wool buds to achieve a unique stipple effect. His work demonstrates how contemporary art can engage popular culture and local environment with humour and talent.