Neil Dawson. Sculptor.
1948 Born in Christchurch, New Zealand.
1970 Diploma of Fine Arts (Hons) University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
1971 Diploma of Teaching. Christchurch Teachers College. N.Z.
1972 Awarded Queen Elizabeth 2 Arts Council Grant.
Attends National Gallery of Victoria Art School, 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 Invited Artist Programme, Antarctica, New Zealand.
Installations and Public Commissions
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1979
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Seascape
Installation / Documentation
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Robert
McDougall Art Gallery,Christchurch, N.Z.
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1980
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Street Show : Street Grid
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Robert McDougall Art Gallery,
Christchurch, N.Z.
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Airspace
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at
the Hansells Sculpture Exhibition,
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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 New York,
U.S.A.
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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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Sculpture projects 1985-86, Govett Brewster Art
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Gallery, New Plymouth, N.Z.
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1987
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Ripples
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Te Whare Taonga O Waikato / The Waikato
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Museum of Art and History, Hamilton, N.Z.
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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 association 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, Centre Georges Pompidou, 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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Kei Konei Inaianei : 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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Collection of 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 Artwork, Stadium Australia,
Sydney.
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Ripples and Rays
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Clear Communications Head office, 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, Wellington,
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 Memorial.
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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. U.K.
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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.
| Selected Solo Exhibitions
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1972-73
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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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New Zealand 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, Christchurch, 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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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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Sue Crockford Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
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Site Related Work 1981-87
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Centre For Contemporary Art, Hamilton, N.Z.
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1988
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Sue Crockford Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
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Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
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1989
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Neil Dawson Site Works 1981-89
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National Art Gallery, Wellington, N.Z.
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1990
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Sue Crockford Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
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Jonathan Jensen Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
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Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
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1991
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Sue Crockford Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
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Jonathan Jensen Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
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1992
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Installation/exhibition
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Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
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Jonathan Jensen Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
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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, Chriustchurch 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.
| 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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Seventh 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: A Century of the
Avant-Garde.
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Auckland City Art Gallery, N.Z.
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1986
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Aspects of Recent New Zealand Art : Sculpture.
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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. A View of World Art.
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Sydney Biennale,Art Gallery of New South
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Wales, Australia.
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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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Wellington 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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Globe ’89
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Virtual Reality, National Gallery of Australia,
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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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