 It was to be another 40 years before the most significant exhibition of Beetham's work to date was commissioned and titled "Te Rū Movers & Shakers; Early New Zealand Portraits by William Beetham".This was curated by NZ art historian Jane Vial and exhibited at the New Zealand Portrait Gallery in the capital city of Wellington in 2013  followed by a smaller spin-off exhibition titled "Close to Home – William Beetham Portraits" at Aratoi - Wairarapa Museum of Art and History in Masterton in 2014.The Te Rū exhibition included items from both private and public collections and showcased notable portraits of Chief Wi Tako and of his daughter, which had not previously been seen publicly.