I have organised over 34 solo exhibitions and/or installations in New Zealand and globally, and participated in over 30 group exhibitions. See below some recent exhibition snipets. For a playlist of some of my exhibitions, click here

Artist Statement

Yaniv Janson

This exhibition is about blue. Blue is the colour of water, and water is everywhere in my life. I love my holidays in Raglan. I swim in the lap pool. I look at lakes and rivers and the sky.

Every blue is different. Some blues are light and soft. Some blues are deep and dark. Some are a little green or a little purple. In Blues Not Mixed I put many blues side by side and did not mix them, so you can see each one on its own. In Side by Side Striped Blues the stripes move together like a crowd of people, all different, all going the same way.

Two paintings are from inside the lap pool. When I swim I see the black lines on the bottom and the lane ropes floating on top. Under the water everything looks quiet and still. I wanted to paint that feeling.

Out of the Blue is round like the world. High Blue Kick is full of energy, like jumping into the water. Different Colour Lakes shows lakes in many colours, because nature is never only one colour.

I paint with thick paint so you can see the texture and the movement of my hand. I want people to feel calm and happy when they look at my work. I hope my paintings help you notice the blues around you and remember that water is precious and we need to look after it.

Creative New Zealand Supports the 2026 aotearoa tour

We’re thrilled to share that Creative New Zealand has awarded Yaniv funding for the second time — recognising his exciting journey as a leading neurodiverse artist from Aotearoa. His first CNZ grant enabled his interactive installation Please Do Touch to tour to Montenegro, Paris, and finally New York, where Yaniv represented New Zealand at the United Nations!

Now, with this new support, Yaniv is touring his latest body of work, including Abstract Acrylics across the motu. These bold, sensory paintings are designed to be touched and experienced up close, breaking traditional gallery rules and welcoming a more inclusive and playful connection with art.

A major highlight of the tour is the Community Canvas — a huge collaborative artwork that grows with every stop. Inspired by the participatory spirit of artist Oscar Murillo, the Community Canvas invites people of all ages, abilities, and art experience to add their own marks. It’s creativity powered by mahitahi — coming together to express, connect, and celebrate neurodiversity.

Altogether, more than 1,000 people are expected to participate in person — and many thousands more will follow the journey online. In 2026, the final Community Canvas will tour kura and colleges throughout Aotearoa, ensuring young people see art as a powerful tool for expression, belonging, and inclusion.

This project is all about opening doors, breaking barriers, and showing that art is for everyone — especially those who haven’t always felt welcomed into creative spaces.

Touch the World

In December 2023, the Auckland Maritime Museum's exhibition welcomed visitors to take a mindful moment to colour, share ideas and kick-start a wave of positive action for the future of our planet.

Here To Stay - And We Care

The art being exhibited in the Creative Arts Gallery in Napier was a range of installations showcasing environmental and social issues faced in today's world. Yaniv described the pieces on exhibit as paintings that ask the audience to visualise sustainability and climatic challenges.

Project 22

Yaniv's 23rd solo exhibition opened in 2020 at the Lake House Arts Centre in Auckland: 10 paintings, 22 test pots each and 4 sold on the opening night! 

exhibitions gallery of fine art

Featuring a collection of Yaniv's artworks Ron Epskamp, Gallery Director of the Exhibitions Gallery on Fine Art says he admires artists like Yaniv, "His perspective requires us to view our world in a unique way."

our changing world

The Vieux Forgeron Gallery in Stanstead hosted Yaniv's first solo exhibition in Canada.