Hanly House

  • Pat, Gil and baby Ben, London, late 1950s
  • Pat Hanly, Bride Groom Accidents, 1990, screenprint, lithograph, stencil, Credit Line Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 1990
  • Pat and Gil Hanly with their three children Ben, Tamsin and Amber (back row), daughter-in-law Suzanne (left) and grandson Micheal.
  • A screenprint with two green palm trees in a yellow cloud on a half blue, half brown baackground. below is a five sailed boat in a red sea. There is a rainbow on the left.
    Pat Hanly, Pacific hope vessel, 1984, screenprint, watercolour, ballpoint pen, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the artist, 1990.
  • Gil Hanly, The day after the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior, 1985
  • Pat Hanly, Pacific Condition, 1976, enamel on board, Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, 1977
  • Gil and Lillian 2021. Film still from Fifty Percent, Lillian Hanly / Sara Shirazi https://loadingdocs.net/short/fifty-percent/
  • Gil Hanly, Waitangi Day demonstrations
  • Pat Hanly, Energy, 1971, ink on paper, Chartwell Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 2017
  • The Hanly family home. View from the back garden.

    • At the heart of the Hanly House project is a story of two of New Zealand’s most significant modern artists.

    Pat, a painter and Gil, a documentary photographer, contributed significantly to Aotearoa’s social, political and cultural landscape.

    Pat Hanly

    As a painter, Pat was renowned for his colour works and social conscience, creating work that challenged New Zealand society and its place in the Pacific – and also evoked great joy.

    Gil Hanly

    Gil’s documentary
    photography captured New
    Zealand’s tumultuous political
    landscape including the
    Springbok Tour, the anti-
    nuclear movement and many
    Waitangi Day commemorations.

    • A project like this takes a team of enthusiastic experts.

    Founding trustees

    The Hanly House Trust Deed was signed by our founding trustees John Daly-Peoples, Neil Martin and Amber Rhodes (Family Representative) with the guidance of Greg Ambler of Tompkins Wake.

    Project manager

    With over two decades of leadership experience in the arts and culture sector, Diane Blomfield brings a blend of creativity, pragmatism, and passion to her work. Her experience spans Public Programme Management in renowned institutions like Corban Estate Arts Centre, Auckland Museum, Te Papa, to Executive Director at McCahon House Museum and General Manager Artspace Aotearoa. She is currently a trustee, at the Going West Trust.

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    The Hanly House Trust would like to thank

    Hanly family members 
    Neil Martin
    Claudia Pond Eyley
    Graeme Burgess
    Lucy Treep
    Kirsten MacFarlane
    John Daly-Peoples
    Natasha Pearce
    Melissa Laing

    For their expert advice and support

    Our Donors

    The Hanly House Trust would like to thank our pledges and donors for supporting our vision.

    Kākano
    John and Trish Gribben
    Kerry Morrow
    Thyra Nelson

    Rainbow
    Anonymous
    Alison Jones and Peter Calder
    Geoffrey Heath