Finalist: Parkin Drawing Prize

2014 Parkin Drawing Prize
Academy Galleries, 1 Queens Wharf, Wellington, NZ
26 July - 27 August 2014
Fingers crossed!

Lineal Possibility #3  2014
paper, pencil, watercolour paint
140 x 70cm

Finalist: 2014 NZ Contemporary Art Awards

2014 National Contemporary Art Award
Waikato Museum 9 August - 9 November 2014
Opening night on the 8th of August.

No Indication  2014
wood, stainless steel, cotton
230 x 270 x 60mm

Finalist in Objective Art Awards

At Mangere Arts Centre - 63 Orly Ave, Mangere, Auckland until December 1st.

Autumn: Call & Response @ Sculpture Park, Hamilton

I was chosen to be part of the Autumn exhibition Call & Response at the Sculpture Park at the Waitakaruru Arboretum near Hamilton. I reinstated my macrocarpa flagpole, this time with Flags for the Locals. The first flag flying is dedicated to the humble blackberry.

Big thanks to Kate Darrow & Kim Paton for selecting my work for one of five Ebbett Prestige Seed Funding Awards of $500, and of course thank you to Ebbett Prestige for supporting the exhibition, much appreciated!

Blackberry

Concept: Rather than being ‘unwanted’, the weed could be regarded from a Darwinian perspective as a winner of an evolutionary process. For arguments sake the attributes of the local weeds, Pampas, Blackberry and Gorse can be seen in a beneficial light – beauty, food source, shelter etc. Though in hindsight the introduction of Gorse into New Zealand was an ecological mistake, the protection it can give native seedlings in their early stages of growth during ecological re-colonising is a valuable attribute. These oppositional ideas draw an analogy to and describe the cultural conundrum I am faced with as I address my need for pride in my cultural heritage as descendent of colonial immigrants. 

PROUDLY ANNOUNCING!

I am very proud to announce that I am the 2012 recipient of the Olivia Spencer Bower Foundation Award. This year is proving already to be an exciting one artistically as I get used to the privilege of absolute freedom to make and create. I will be based in back in my homeland, the Mainland, The South Island of New Zealand, where there is no shortage of space...something I desire strongly while living in Auckland. Thank you to the Foundation for this opportunity. And I encourage every artist to apply!
http://www.oliviaspencerbower.org.nz/index.htm

PRACTISE: In the Interest of Self-motivation

A large banner work (2x1.9m) submitted for the Glaister Ennor Graduate Awards held at OREXART Gallery in Auckland, June 2011. Unfortunately, as I realised on the night, it was more of a painting award so not much chance of a win there.

A poster work.

Tests prove
(poster design)
2011