No one I know in this country approaches art collecting, public or private, with more engagement, knowledge and judgement than Trish Clark. She has one of the best eyes in the business. She has a broad appreciation and understanding of contemporary art, both international and New Zealand, which is marked both by an acknowledgement of the varied contributions art can make to the quality of life as well as a realisation that only the best art makes the deepest contribution.

Trish Clark has expertly guided my family and I through the labyrinthine international contemporary art world since 1993. Together we have built a great collection, learnt a huge amount about art, had endless stimulating conversations, and a lot of fun installing art in a number of different locations. Trish has changed our appreciation and understanding of both art and the environments it sits in. A treasure!

Trish brings some magic to transforming an existing collection in a home or business setting, as well as delivering great art advice.

Our house is a ‘picture’ after the astute advice and expert skills provided by Trish and her team. We had a heritage home stocked with an accumulation of pictures and objects gathered over many years. Trish sorted through this collection, sent a good number away for skillful rehabilitation, worked with us on where and how best to place the pictures and objects, and then brought in her team to complete the job. The house has been transformed. We can now appreciate our collection. Thank you! 

Downsizing where you live but being emotionally opposed to downsizing the art you hang on your walls can be a conundrum. Debating with your beloved life partner what should go, what should stay, and where the latter should hang, can be a recipe for marital disaster. Enter Trish Clark. Trish interposes an expert and dispassionate eye. She identified comparative levels of importance to us, the owners, expressed a knowledgeable view where required, and produced a hanging plan with which everyone could be happy. Almost as importantly, she then organized the actual hanging – traditionally a crucible for domestic discord. We were delighted with both the process and the outcome.

I have worked with Trish Clark for many years. This was intially when I was a partner of Russell McVeagh and the Chair of the firm's Art Committee. Trish was appointed as the art consultant for the substantial Russell McVeagh art collection where she did an outstanding job in advising the Art Committee on acquistions, commissioning and sales of the firm's art, and in the location, hanging and lighting of the works, in both the Auckland and Wellington offices. As a result of that experience, my wife and I sought her advice for our personal collection, and this has included advice on art selection, acquisition, commissioning and lighting. During the past ten or more years I have also had ongoing contact with Trish in my role as Chair of The Northern Club's Art Committee where Trish, a Club member, is one of the several gallery owners who assist the Club by curating exhibitions. In all these different capacities and for over twenty years, Trish has always been a pleasure to work with.

Trish Clark was PWC's Art Consultant from 1993 - 2017. Always a pleasure to work with, Trish’s knowledge and abilities were well respected by the Partners of PWC. She led strategy with senior Partners, and did all the logistical work and installations (with a fine team) to implement our agreed strategies. 

Since working with Trish since 1988, she has opened our eyes to a larger vision, encompassing both New Zealand and international art. Trish does so much more than advise on acquisitions. Her passion, knowledge, skill and eye have enriched our family's love of art and the environment we live in. We often now wish we had taken even more of her advice!

Trish Clark has an impressive knowledge about contemporary art, and is one of a very few art professionals in New Zealand who can talk with authority also about art outside of the national scene. She is one of the very best art professionals in New Zealand, with an experience broad enough to be able to respond to a great variety of projects and requests. As the Chair of the Advisory Panel for Public Art, she contributed immensely to creating a consistent programme for public art in Auckland.