Neil Dawson. Sculptor.
1948 Born in Christchurch, New Zealand.
1970 Diploma of Fine Arts (Hons) University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ.
1971 Diploma of Teaching. Christchurch Teachers College. N.Z.
1972 Awarded Queen Elizabeth 2 Arts Council Grant.
1972 Attended Victorian College of the Artsl, Melbourne, Australia.
1973 Gains Graduate Diploma in Sculpture.
1980 Awarded Queen Elizabeth 2 Arts Council Travel Grant.
1985 Awarded Queen Elizabeth 2 Arts Council Establishment Grant.
2003 Laureate Award. New Zealand Arts Foundation.
2004 Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
2006 Antarctica New Zealand Arts Fellowship
Installations and Public Commissions
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1979
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Seascape
Installation
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Robert McDougall Art Gallery,
ChCh, N.Z.
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1980
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Street Show: Street Grid
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Robert McDougall Art Gallery,
ChCh, N.Z. |
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Airspace
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Wairarapa
Arts Centre, Masterton, N.Z. |
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1981
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Echo
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Arts
Centre, Christchurch, N.Z.
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Vanishing
Points
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Auckland
City Art Gallery, N.Z.
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Reflections.
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National
Art Gallery, Wellington, N.Z.
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1984
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The
Rock.
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Bank
of New Zealand Centre, Wellington, N.Z.
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Paper, Scissors, Rock
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Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
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5 Large Works
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Graduate Centre Mall, City University of NY, USA
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Lightwell
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Private Commission, Wellington, N.Z.
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1986
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Going For Broke
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Govett Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, N.Z.
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1987
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Ripples
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Waikato
Museum of Art and History, Hamilton, NZ |
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Plumbobs
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Private Commission, Christchurch, N.Z.
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1988
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Vanity 1
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The Australian Biennale, Art Gallery of N.S.W.
Sydney, Australia
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Vanity 2
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Melbourne Concert Hall, Melbourne, Australia
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Featherlight
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Methodist Trust Building, Auckland, N.Z.
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1989
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Globe
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Magiciens de la Terre: Musee National d’Art
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Moderne, Paris,
France.
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Framework
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National Art Gallery, Wellington, N.Z.
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Get The Picture
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Wellington Railway Station, N.Z.
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1990
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Macaw Feather
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Private Commission, Wellington, N.Z.
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Leadlight
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Private Commission, Wellington.
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Blue/Green
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The Bath House, Rotorua, N.Z.
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Globe Down Under
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Sargeant Gallery, Wanganui, N.Z.
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Featherlight
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Aotea Centre Foyer, Auckland, N.Z.
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1991
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Orb
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Private Commission, Taranaki, N.Z.
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Awakenings
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Hastings Boys High School, N.Z.
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Jetset Globe
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Jetset Tours Building, Melbourne, Australia.
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Spectra
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Aotea Centre, Auckland, N.Z.
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1992
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Snap
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Adelaide Festival Centre, Australia.
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Wave Screens
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Private Commission, Auckland, N.Z.
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Throwback
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Albert Park, Auckland, N.Z.
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Echo (re-installation)
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Arts Centre, Christchurch, N.Z.
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Globe Installation
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Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
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Vertigo
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Gallery Kobayashi, Tokyo, Japan.
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Perception Room
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Capital Discovery Place, Wellington, N.Z.
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1993
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Lens
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Petrocorp Building, New Plymouth, N.Z.
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Untitled
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High Court of New Zealand, Wellington, N.Z.
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Flying Chairs
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Sculpture in the Gardens, Christchurch, N.Z.
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Canopy
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Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia.
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1994
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Steps
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, N.Z.
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Nor’West Arch
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Lincoln university, Lincoln, N.Z.
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Kahu
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Takahanga Marae, Kaikoura, N.Z.
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Horizons
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Private Commission, Kaukapakapa, N.Z.
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Different Skies
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Osaka Business Park, Japan.
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Flying Chairs
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Private Commission, Kaukapakapa, N.Z.
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Globe
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National Gallery of Australia,
Canberra.
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1995
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Down
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Private Commission, Auckland, N.Z.
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Canoe
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SkyCity Casino, Auckland, N.Z.
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1996
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Decoy Feathersphere
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Private Commission, Te Horo, N.Z.
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Decoy Down
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Private Commission, Te Horo, N.Z.
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Majestic Earth
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Majestic Centre, Wellington, N.Z.
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1997
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Vanishing Stairs
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Phileo Promenade, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Leafsphere
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Wisma Perkasa, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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1998
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Ferns
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Wellington Civic Square,Wellington, N.Z.
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Expansion
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Pyne Gould Corporation, Christchurch, N.Z.
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Plumage
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Phileo Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Butterflies
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Phileo Avenue, Kuala Lumpur, N.Z.
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Tranquility
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Tsing Yi MTR Station, Hong Kong.
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Flora
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Private Commission, Governors Bay, N.Z.
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1999
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Sphere, Cone, Cylinder
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Designworks, Wellington, N.Z.
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Starferns
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Apec conference, Auckland Town Hall, N.Z.
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Feathers
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East Main Entry, Stadium Australia,
Sydney.
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Ripples and Rays
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Clear Communications, Takapuna,
Auckland, N.Z.
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2000
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Skies
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West Main Entry Artwork, Stadium Australia, N.Z.
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2001
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Flying Steps
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Hunter Courtyard, Victoria University, Wgtn,
N.Z.
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Cones
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Dunedin Public Art Gallery, N.Z.
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Chalice
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Cathedral Square, Christchurch, N.Z.
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2002
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Lapped Sphere
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Christchurch Girls’ High School,
Christchurch, N.Z.
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Suntrap
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Hastings District Council, Hastings, N.Z.
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Diamonds
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National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.
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Other Peoples Houses
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Private Commission, Waiheke Island, N.Z.
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2003
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Chevron
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Kate Edger Commons, University of Auckland.
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Corro Dome
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Private Commission. Sydney, Australia.
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2004
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Fanfare
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Sydney Harbour Bridge. Australia.
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2005
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Bomber Command
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Australian War Memorial. Canberra.
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H2O
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Lincoln University. N.Z.
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Mahana Ceiling Dome
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Woollaston Estate Winery, Motueka, N.Z.
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Raindrops.
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Lumiere Building. Manchester .U.K.
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2006
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Anchor.
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Victoria Point. Docklands. Melbourne.
Australia.
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Wellsphere.
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Gouldon Square.Rochdale Road. Manchester. UK
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2009
| Feather | Two Paddocks Winery, Central Otago, N.Z.
| 2010
| Feather and Ripples
| Christchurch City Council Building, N.Z.
| | | Sky Lens
| Cashel Mall, Christchurch, N.Z.
| | | Cubes
| St. Andrew's College, Christchurch, N.Z.
| 2012
| Feather From Afar
| International Finance Centre, Shanghai, China
| 2013
| Blue Feather
| Private Commission, Wellington, N.Z.
| | | Boats and Birds
| ANZ Tower, Auckland CBD, N.Z.
| 2014
| Spires
| Latimer Square, Christchurch N.Z.
| Selected Solo Exhibitions
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1972
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Untitled exhibition
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Pinacotheca Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
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1973
| Graduate show
| Pinacotheca Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
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1975
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3 Black Holes
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CSA Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
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1978
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House Alterations
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Brooke-Gifford Gallery,Christchurch, N.Z.
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1979
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Interiors
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Elva Bett Gallery, Wellington, N.Z.
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Order/Chaos
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Bosshard Gallery, Dunedin, N.Z.
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1980
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Recent Series
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Denis Cohn Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
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Here and There
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NZ Chancellery, Washington DC, U.S.A.
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1981
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Here and There
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Denis Cohn Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
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Escapes
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Peter McLeavey Gallery, Wellington, N.Z.
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Boundaries
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Brooke-Gifford Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
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1982
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Holes
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Robinson Brooker Gallery, ChCh, N.Z.
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Land Escapes
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Denis Cohn Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
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1984
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Sunset Constructions
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Denis Cohn Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
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Rock Constructions
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Brooke-Gifford Gallery, Dunedin, N.Z.
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1985
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Mirrors
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Bosshard Gallery, Dunedin, N.Z.
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New Wall Works
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Denis Cohn Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
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1986
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Untitled exhibition
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Janne land Gallery, Wellington, N.Z
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Overhead Hardware
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Brooke Gifford Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
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1987
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Untitled exhibition
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Sue Crockford Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
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Site Related Work 1981-87
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Centre For Contemporary Art, Hamilton
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1988
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Untitled exhibition
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Sue Crockford Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
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Untitled exhibition
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Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
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1989
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Site Works 1981-89
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National Art Gallery, Wellington, N.Z.
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1990
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Untitled exhibition
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Sue Crockford Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
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Untitled exhibition
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Jonathan Jensen Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
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Untitled exhibition
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Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
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1991
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Untitled exhibition
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Sue Crockford Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
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Untitled exhibition
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Jonathan Jensen Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
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1992
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Untitled exhibition
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Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
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Untitled exhibition
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Jonathan Jensen Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
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Untitled exhibition
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Infomuse Gallery, Tokyo, Japan.
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1993
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New Work
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Jonathan Jensen Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
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1994
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Steps and Stages
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Jonathan Jensen Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
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2002
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Domes
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City Art, Christchurch, N.Z.
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2003
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New Wall Sculptures
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Peter Webb Galleries, Auckland, N.Z.
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Wall Sculptures
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Janne Land Gallery, Wellington, N.Z.
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2004
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Wall Sculpture 2004
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Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
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2005
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Craters
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Anna Bibby Gallery, Auckland, N.Z
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Recent Wall Sculptures
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Milford Galleries. Dunedin. N.Z.
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2006
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Thoughts on Ice.
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Janne Land Gallery.Wellington N.Z.
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2007
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Vanishing Points
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Anna Bibby Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
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Recent Work
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Milford Galleries. Queenstown. N.Z.
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Recent Work
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Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
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| 2008 | Old/New/Borrowed/Blue
| Milford Galleries, Dunedin, N.Z.
| | | Selected Works
| Milford Galleries, Queenstown, N.Z.
| 2009
| Deck: First Cut
| Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
| 2010
| Five Years
| Milford Galleries, Queenstown, N.Z.
| | | Deck: Second Hand
| Milford Galleries, Dunedin, N.Z.
| | | Deck: Three of a Kind
| Page Blackie Gallery, Wellington, N.Z.
| 2011
| Pulse
| Page Blackie Gallery, Wellington, N.Z.
| | | Incident 19992/2011
| Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
| 2012
| Orange Zone
| Page Blackie Gallery, Wellington, N.Z.
| 2013
| Silver Linings
| Milford Galleries, Dunedin, N.Z.
| 2014
| Spires
| Page Blackie Gallery, Wellington, N.Z.
| | | on hollowed ground
| Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z. | 2016
| 2nd Look
| Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
| Selected Group Exhibitions
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1974
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Enviromental Structures
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Christchurch Arts Festival, N.Z.
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1978
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Platforms
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CSA Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
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Mildura Sculpture Triennial
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Mildura Arts Centre, Mildura, Australia.
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Little Works
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Auckland City Art Gallery, N.Z.
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1980
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4 New Zealand Sculptors
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Sargeant Gallery, Wanganui, N.Z.
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1985
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Six New Zealand Artists
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Perspecta ’85, Mori Gallery, Sydney,
Australia.
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Better than Collecting Dust
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Manawatu Art Gallery, Palmerston North, N.Z.
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Chance and Change
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Auckland City Art Gallery, N.Z.
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1986
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Aspects of Recent NZ Art
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Auckland City Art Gallery, N.Z.
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Content /Context
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National Art Gallery, Wellington, N.Z.
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1988
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NZ Xl
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Auckland City Art Gallery, N.Z.
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From the Southern Cross
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Sydney Biennale, Art Gallery of NSW, Aust |
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1989
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Magiciens de la Terre
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Musee National d’Art Moderne, Centre Georges
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Pompidou, Paris, France.
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1991
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Review 1991
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Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
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1992
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Festival Exhibition
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Gow Langsford Gallery, Wellington, N.Z.
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Prospect Canterbury
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Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
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1993
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Canopy
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Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art,
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Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia.
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1994
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Incident
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Art Now, Museum of New Zealand, Wellington.
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Virtual Reality
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National Gallery of Australia ,Canberra |
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1995
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H2O
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Dowse Art Gallery, Lower Hutt, N.Z.
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2003
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Sculpture on the Gulf
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Waiheke Island, N.Z.
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2004
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Cutouts
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Anna Bibby Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
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Project 04
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Peter Webb Galleries, Auckland, N.Z.
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2006
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Tribute
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Auckland City Art Gallery, Auckland. N.Z.
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Birds
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Pataka, Porirua, N.Z.
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