Photo: Tim Wilson GalleryTim Wilson Gallery
Info last verified · 11 Oct 2026
About
Tim Wilson Gallery on Edinburgh Drive is a dedicated fine art space where paintings by Tim Wilson and a curated selection of other artists bring New Zealand's natural environment to life on canvas. The work here draws heavily on the landscapes that define this region — the steel-blue expanse of Lake Wakatipu, the snow-dusted ridgelines of The Remarkables, the golden tussock of the Glenorchy flats — rendered with the kind of depth and atmosphere that only comes from an artist who genuinely knows this place. It's a gallery with a clear point of view, not a catch-all souvenir shop, and that focus gives it a coherence you don't always find in tourist-area art spaces.
With a perfect five-star rating across fifty reviews, visitors consistently leave impressed — both by the quality of the work and the atmosphere of the gallery itself. Whether you're after a significant original painting to mark a trip to Queenstown or simply want to spend time with art that reflects the landscapes you've been hiking, skiing, or boating through, this is a worthwhile stop. Pieces here function as genuine keepsakes: the kind that hold meaning long after the holiday ends. For anyone who wants to take home something more considered than a fridge magnet, Tim Wilson Gallery is the obvious answer.
Highlights
- ✓Original paintings of Lake Wakatipu and surrounding landscapes
- ✓Works by Tim Wilson and curated guest artists
- ✓Five-star rating from 50 reviews
- ✓Specialist gallery focused on New Zealand's natural environment
- ✓Meaningful alternative to standard souvenir shopping
Opening hours
- MondayClosed
- TuesdayClosed
- WednesdayClosed
- Thursday11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- FridayClosed
- SaturdayClosed
- SundayClosed
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