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Quiet Dog Gallery Contemporary Fine Art Gallery in Nelson City. Exhibiting both local and national New Zealand artists.

And that’s a wrap on Nelson Clay Week 2026! 🧡What an extraordinary week it’s been.As relatively new custodians of Quiet ...
09/10/2026

And that’s a wrap on Nelson Clay Week 2026! 🧡

What an extraordinary week it’s been.

As relatively new custodians of Quiet Dog Gallery, this has been a particularly special week for us. We’ve loved the conversations, the connections, the laughter and the sheer joy of being surrounded by so much extraordinary creativity.

A huge thank you to the wonderful Nelson Clay Week team for making it all happen. What an incredible gift to our creative community.

To the artists who trust us with their beautiful work, we’re enormously grateful. It’s a privilege to share what you create.

And to everyone who visited, joined us for Aaron Scythe’s MINO ME opening, discovered something new, took a piece home or simply popped in for a chat — thank you. You’ve made this week one to remember.

We’re feeling very lucky to be part of this vibrant creative community in Whakatū Nelson.

And the good news? The ceramics aren’t going anywhere just yet. There’s still plenty of beautiful work to discover at Quiet Dog. ✨

New at Quiet Dog — Paul Maseyk.We’re very pleased to welcome a collection of Paul Maseyk’s wonderfully irreverent mugs a...
07/10/2026

New at Quiet Dog — Paul Maseyk.

We’re very pleased to welcome a collection of Paul Maseyk’s wonderfully irreverent mugs and tumblers to the gallery.

Playful, provocative and unmistakably Paul. Come and take a look while you’re out and about for Nelson Clay Week.

What a night! 🩷A huge thank you to everyone who came along to Quiet Dog last night to celebrate MINO ME with Aaron Scyth...
07/10/2026

What a night! 🩷

A huge thank you to everyone who came along to Quiet Dog last night to celebrate MINO ME with Aaron Scythe. It was wonderful to see the gallery absolutely humming and overflowing out the door!

Thank you Aaron for trusting us with this very special collection, and to Hiwa and the Nelson Clay Week crew for bringing so much clay goodness to Whakatū.

Alongside MINO ME, we’re thrilled to have the gallery bursting with stunning work from our other ceramic artists too.

We loved having you all here. 🩷

MINO ME continues at Quiet Dog throughout Nelson Clay Week.

A little Clay Week goodness staying behind at Quiet Dog.It was such a pleasure to meet visiting American potter Levi Yas...
06/10/2026

A little Clay Week goodness staying behind at Quiet Dog.

It was such a pleasure to meet visiting American potter Levi Yastrow during Nelson Clay Week and even better that he’s left us a beautiful collection of his wood-fired reduction vessels.

The surfaces are extraordinary — smoky, earthy and richly textured, with the most exquisite metallic sheen. Photographs really don’t do them justice.

Come in and see them in the (clay) flesh!

MINO ME — Aaron Scythe 🏺A closer look at some of Aaron’s work at Quiet Dog for Nelson Clay Week.Meet the Artist — tomorr...
05/10/2026

MINO ME — Aaron Scythe 🏺

A closer look at some of Aaron’s work at Quiet Dog for Nelson Clay Week.

Meet the Artist — tomorrow, Tuesday 6 October, 5–7ish at Quiet Dog Galley.
Come by, meet Aaron and see the work in person.

📍 Quiet Dog Gallery, 33 Wakatu Lane, Nelson

The gallery is looking incredible and there is so much beautiful clay. 🏺Nelson Clay Week begins tomorrow, and Quiet Dog ...
02/10/2026

The gallery is looking incredible and there is so much beautiful clay. 🏺

Nelson Clay Week begins tomorrow, and Quiet Dog is ready.

Alongside our usual collection, the gallery is brimming with ceramics from some of the extraordinary makers we’re lucky enough to represent, as well as MINO ME — Aaron Scythe.

And on Tuesday 6 October, Aaron will be joining us in person at the gallery from 5–7ish. Come along, meet Aaron and have a closer look at the work.

📍 33 Wakatu Lane, Nelson

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A little more of what’s coming… 👀Another sneak peek at some of the new work Aaron Scythe is sending our way for MINO ME,...
27/09/2026

A little more of what’s coming… 👀

Another sneak peek at some of the new work Aaron Scythe is sending our way for MINO ME, his exhibition at Quiet Dog during Nelson Clay Week.

After 25 years working in the Mino tradition, Aaron’s work is unmistakably his own — richly layered, playful, imperfect and full of character.

MINO ME
Aaron Scythe
3–9 October | Quiet Dog Gallery

Meet the artist
Tuesday 6 October, 5–7pm

More to come…

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More clay goodness at Quiet Dog 🏺Part two of our celebration of the ceramic artists whose work you’ll find at Quiet Dog ...
20/09/2026

More clay goodness at Quiet Dog 🏺

Part two of our celebration of the ceramic artists whose work you’ll find at Quiet Dog — from sculptural pieces and playful characters to beautiful vessels and pieces for everyday use.

Featuring:

Myriam Goos
Vicki Hawkins
Darryl Frost
Martina Black
Esther McNaughton
Elena Renker
Scott Brough
Lilly Swanson
Petra White
Rebekah Hall

And a little glimpse of just how much clay we have tucked into the gallery.

Nelson Clay Week, 3–9 October.

Coming to Quiet Dog for Nelson Clay Week — Aaron Scythe: MINO ME.Aaron Scythe has spent 25 years working in the Mino tra...
16/09/2026

Coming to Quiet Dog for Nelson Clay Week — Aaron Scythe: MINO ME.

Aaron Scythe has spent 25 years working in the Mino tradition of ceramics, bringing together a deep connection to Japanese ceramic practice with the marks, imagery and preoccupations of contemporary life.

Aaron describes what sits behind his making simply:

“What I make I feel comes from me …
Fingerprints, imperfect forms, distortion, soul.
A human expression.”

For MINO ME, new ceramics and limited-edition prints are making their way to Quiet Dog for Nelson Clay Week.

And we’re very pleased that Aaron will be joining us in the gallery for the opening.

MINO ME — Aaron Scythe
3–9 October

Opening with Aaron
Tuesday 6 October
5–7pm-ish
Quiet Dog Gallery
Free entry

Come in, meet Aaron, see the new work and have a drink with us.

Here’s a little preview of what’s on its way.

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Norma Jeane Mortenson . June 1 1926 - August 4 1962. In the gallery.
04/07/2026

Norma Jeane Mortenson . June 1 1926 - August 4 1962. In the gallery.

Address

33 WaKatu Lane
Nelson
7010

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm

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+6435483991

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