Usually I'm reticent about camping at the beach over summer, but this year I'm looking forward to going bush. The simple pleasures of friends, camp cooking (I do camp and cooking well!), living under the open sky for nine nights and swimming every day will wash away the old year and reinvigorate me for the new.
2019 has been incredibly productive and an intensely learning experience, and 2020 is looking full of exciting projects both here and internationally. For my Auckland friends: I'll be showing some substantial new works in my home town for the first time since 2016, at the Auckland Art Fair 29th April to 5th May. I look forward to showing new work to my friends in Australia and China too. Watch this space!
Here are a few of the events from the past 6 months:
Keep an eye out for the Summer issue of Art News, with an article on my recent trip to China with Ai Gallery. It was a revelatory experience and the start of many relationships there. From presenting New Zealand's first exhibition at the 8th Beijing International Art Biennale to setting up works in a field under the Qinling Mountains, it was an epic experience!
October saw Artweek Auckland energise sites across the city. I was involved in 3 events: the Akepiro Indie 500 exhibition at our Akepiro Street Studios; a group show at Something Else, Jeanne's art soiree evenings; and as tour guide for K'Road Late Night Art - check the November Ponsonby News for a story on that (or here on Page 127).
In September, Jeanne & I were on the cover of NZ Life & Leisure Magazine, with an 8 page spread inside with photos by the awesome Tessa Chrisp. Welcome to our home here
In August, the talented Alex Plumb produced a short film on my practice, which you can view below, or on the link here and Nelson-based writer Annie Pokel wrote about my work in relation to Joy, which you can also read below. I think of Joy as giving us strength and hope, enabling us to deal with existential crises.
I made my largest composite painting in April: 3m high by 9m long, comprising of 33 canvases, some hung over the others. Check out what the innovative PAULNACHE and I did here
2019 has been incredibly productive and an intensely learning experience, and 2020 is looking full of exciting projects both here and internationally. For my Auckland friends: I'll be showing some substantial new works in my home town for the first time since 2016, at the Auckland Art Fair 29th April to 5th May. I look forward to showing new work to my friends in Australia and China too. Watch this space!
Here are a few of the events from the past 6 months:
Keep an eye out for the Summer issue of Art News, with an article on my recent trip to China with Ai Gallery. It was a revelatory experience and the start of many relationships there. From presenting New Zealand's first exhibition at the 8th Beijing International Art Biennale to setting up works in a field under the Qinling Mountains, it was an epic experience!
October saw Artweek Auckland energise sites across the city. I was involved in 3 events: the Akepiro Indie 500 exhibition at our Akepiro Street Studios; a group show at Something Else, Jeanne's art soiree evenings; and as tour guide for K'Road Late Night Art - check the November Ponsonby News for a story on that (or here on Page 127).
In September, Jeanne & I were on the cover of NZ Life & Leisure Magazine, with an 8 page spread inside with photos by the awesome Tessa Chrisp. Welcome to our home here
In August, the talented Alex Plumb produced a short film on my practice, which you can view below, or on the link here and Nelson-based writer Annie Pokel wrote about my work in relation to Joy, which you can also read below. I think of Joy as giving us strength and hope, enabling us to deal with existential crises.
I made my largest composite painting in April: 3m high by 9m long, comprising of 33 canvases, some hung over the others. Check out what the innovative PAULNACHE and I did here
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