Abby joined Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery as Manutaki Director in 2025. She is a curator and writer with a background in contemporary art history. Abby was previously director at The Physics Room in Ōtautahi Christchurch, and worked as a curator at St Paul St Gallery (now Te Wai Ngutu Kākā Gallery) in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, and at City Gallery Wellington in Te Whanganui-a-Tara. She is the co-editor of arts and climate change journal The Distance Plan (with artist Amy Howden-Chapman), and holds a master’s degree in curatorial writing through Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makaurau–Auckland University of Technology, a bachelor's degree in art history and english literature from Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington, and Te Pīnakitanga ki te Reo Kairangi through Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

Sophie holds a Master of Arts in Art History and Theory from the University of Canterbury and a Diploma in Law and Collections Management through the London Institute of Art Law. She studied Heritage Materials Science through the Physical Sciences department at Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington and Metallurgy at the Chemical Institute of Technology in Prague, Czech Republic. She has held positions at the Canterbury Museum, Experience Wellington, and Te Manawa Museums Trust. She has been with Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery since 2014.

Kate holds a Master of Fine Art (Distinction) from the Slade School of Fine Art, London, and is a practising artist with a broad range of experience in art galleries and cultural institutions in Aotearoa and the UK. Kate joins Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery from Te Kōkī New Zealand School of Music, having previously worked for Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision, Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua, and in London, for Somerset House, Chisenhale Gallery, The Showroom, Gasworks, and The White Building.

Ann holds a BFA degree from the University of Montana and has a professional background in registration and archiving with previous work experience at Walker Art Center, Minneapolis as well as assisting several artists based in New York City. She has been living in Wellington since 2012.

Martin has over 35 years’ experience in exhibition design for the gallery and museum sector. Prior to joining Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery in 2023 Martin worked for Te Papa Tongarewa and operated two production start-ups, Workshop.e and Te Mahi Ltd, delivering exhibitions nationally and internationally. Martin was also part of the original technician team preparing the Adam Art Gallery to open in 1999, and since then has gone on to work on a variety of exhibition displays, particular highlights include SOUTH and Nga Tahu both at Te Papa, Blue Water Black Magic A Tribute To Sir Peter Blake, and Whales Tohoraa touring exhibition installed in Pittsburgh, USA.

Camus holds a BA in History and International Relations and a Master of Museum and Heritage Practice from Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington. He is a practicing photographic artist and has exhibited and published works reimagining photographic archives and histories for contemporary audiences, most recently with in some smothering dreams (Rim Books, 2024,with essay by Deidra Sullivan). He has previously worked for Alexander Turnbull Library and Suite Gallery Wellington. Camus is currently a doctoral student in Art History at Te Herenga Waka–Victoria University of Wellington.

Maddie recently received an Honours degree in Art History from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington. She is a writer and creative practitioner whose work centres around the environmental humanities, alongside explorations of memory and history.

Jessie is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree from Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington with a double major in Art History and Cultural Anthropology, and a minor in te reo Māori. She is interested in art and heritage with a focus on the preservation of Māori history, stories and taonga.

Zoe is an artist and holds an Honours degree in Fine Arts from Elam School of Fine Arts, Auckland University and a Postgraduate Diploma in Creative Arts Therapy from Whitecliffe College.

Christina Barton (DLitt, MNZM) was Associate Professor and Director of Te Pātaka Toi Adam Art Gallery (2007-2023). She has contributed to the Gallery’s establishment in 1999, from her position as a senior lecturer in Art History at Victoria University of Wellington (she joined the University in 1995). She is recognised as one of New Zealand’s leading art historians, curators, and writers, having previously worked at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (1992-1994) and Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki (1987-1991). She has published extensively on New Zealand art and artists, as well as co-editing Antic magazine (1986–1990) and Reading Room, a journal of contemporary art and culture published by the E. H. McCormick Research Library at Auckland Art Gallery (2007–2018). Notable exhibitions since 2000 include: Joseph Kosuth: Guests and Foreigners, Rules and Meanings (Te Kore) (Adam Art Gallery 2000); Anthony McCall: Drawing with Light (Adam Art Gallery 2010); what is a life? kim pieters (Adam Art Gallery, 2014); Simon Denny: The Personal Effects of Kim Dotcom (Adam Art Gallery, 2014); Billy Apple®: The Artist Has to Live Like Everybody Else (Auckland Art Gallery, 2015); Bad Visual Systems: Ruth Buchanan, Judith Hopf, Marianne Wex (Adam Art Gallery, 2016); and Kate Newby: YES TOMORROW (Adam Art Gallery 2021).