Neil Dawson

Solo Exhibitions

Group Exhibitions

Selected works for sale Artist's CV

 

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

1979 Seascape Installation Robert McDougall Art Gallery, ChCh, N.Z.
1980 Street Show: Street Grid Robert McDougall Art Gallery, ChCh, N.Z.
  Airspace Wairarapa Arts Centre, Masterton, N.Z.
1981 Echo Arts Centre, Christchurch, N.Z.
  Vanishing Points Auckland City Art Gallery, N.Z.
  Reflections. National Art Gallery, Wellington, N.Z.
1984 The Rock Bank of New Zealand Centre, Wellington, N.Z.
  Paper, Scissors, Rock Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
  5 Large Works Graduate Centre Mall, City University of NY, USA
  Lightwell Private Commission, Wellington, N.Z.
1986 Going For Broke Govett Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, N.Z.
1987 Ripples Waikato Museum of Art and History, Hamilton, NZ
  Plumbobs Private Commission, Christchurch, N.Z.
1988 Vanity 1 The Australian Biennale, Art Gallery of N.S.W. Sydney
  Vanity 2 Melbourne Concert Hall, Melbourne, Australia
  Featherlight Methodist Trust Building, Auckland, N.Z.
1989 Globe Magiciens de la Terre: Musee National d'Art Moderne
    Paris, France.
  Framework National Art Gallery, Wellington, N.Z.
  Get The Picture Wellington Railway Station, N.Z.
1990 Macaw Feather Private Commission, Wellington, N.Z.
  Leadlight Private Commission, Wellington.
   Blue/Green The Bath House, Rotorua, N.Z.
  Globe Down Under Sargeant Gallery, Wanganui, N.Z.
  Featherlight Aotea Centre Foyer, Auckland, N.Z.
1991 Orb Private Commission, Taranaki, N.Z.
  Awakenings Hastings Boys High School, N.Z.
  Jetset Globe Jetset Tours Building, Melbourne, Australia.
  Spectra Aotea Centre, Auckland, N.Z.
1992 Snap Adelaide Festival Centre, Australia.
  Wave Screens Private Commission, Auckland, N.Z.
  Throwback Albert Park, Auckland, N.Z.
  Echo (re-installation) Arts Centre, Christchurch, N.Z.
  Globe Installation Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
  Vertigo Gallery Kobayashi, Tokyo, Japan.
  Perception Room Capital Discovery Place, Wellington, N.Z.
1993 Lens Petrocorp Building, New Plymouth, N.Z.
  Untitled High Court of New Zealand, Wellington, N.Z.
  Flying Chairs Sculpture in the Gardens, Christchurch, N.Z.
  Canopy Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia.
1994 Steps Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, N.Z.
  Nor'West Arch Lincoln university, Lincoln, N.Z.
  Kahu Takahanga Marae, Kaikoura, N.Z.
  Horizons Private Commission, Kaukapakapa, N.Z.
  Different Skies Osaka Business Park, Japan.
  Flying Chairs Private Commission, Kaukapakapa, N.Z.
  Globe National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.
1995 Down Private Commission, Auckland, N.Z.
  Canoe SkyCity Casino, Auckland, N.Z.
1996 Decoy Feathersphere Private Commission, Te Horo, N.Z.
  Decoy Down Private Commission, Te Horo, N.Z.
  Majestic Earth Majestic Centre, Wellington, N.Z.
1997 Vanishing Stairs Phileo Promenade, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  Leafsphere Wisma Perkasa, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
1998 Ferns Wellington Civic Square,Wellington, N.Z.
  Expansion Pyne Gould Corporation, Christchurch, N.Z.
  Plumage Phileo Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  Butterflies Phileo Avenue, Kuala Lumpur, N.Z.
  Tranquility Tsing Yi MTR Station, Hong Kong.
  Flora Private Commission, Governors Bay, N.Z.
1999 Sphere, Cone, Cylinder Designworks, Wellington, N.Z.
  Starferns Apec conference, Auckland Town Hall, N.Z.
  Feathers East Main Entry, Stadium Australia, Sydney.
  Ripples and Rays Clear Communications, Takapuna, Auckland, N.Z.
2000 Skies West Main Entry Artwork, Stadium Australia, N.Z.
2001 Flying Steps Hunter Courtyard, Victoria University, Wgtn, N.Z.
  Cones Dunedin Public Art Gallery, N.Z.
  Chalice Cathedral Square, Christchurch, N.Z.
2002 Lapped Sphere Christchurch Girls' High School, Christchurch, N.Z.
  Suntrap Hastings District Council, Hastings, N.Z.
  Diamonds National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.
  Other Peoples Houses  Private Commission, Waiheke Island, N.Z.
2003 Chevron Kate Edger Commons, University of Auckland.
  Corro Dome Private Commission. Sydney, Australia.
2004   Fanfare Sydney Harbour Bridge. Australia.
2005   Bomber Command Australian War Memorial. Canberra.
  H2O Lincoln University. N.Z.
  Mahana Ceiling Dome Woollaston Estate Winery, Motueka, N.Z.
  Raindrops.  Lumiere Building. Manchester .U.K.
2006  Anchor. Victoria Point. Docklands. Melbourne. Australia.
  Wellsphere. Gouldon Square.Rochdale Road. Manchester. UK
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.
  On Reflection
 Private Commission, Christchurch, N.Z.
2015 Landscape Bowl
 Foodstuffs, Christchurch, N.Z.
  Sunbeams
 Ohinetahi, Governors Bay, Christchurch, N.Z.
  Vortex
 Tai Tapu Sculpture Garden, Tai Tapu, N.Z.
2016 Doves
 Methodist Church for N.Z. Christchurch, N.Z.
  Cross
 Bishop Selwyn Chapel, Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland
2017 Flight
 Private Commission, Christchurch, N.Z.
  Ascension
 Masterton City Council, Masterton, N.Z.
2018 Kea Feather
 Private Commission, Arrowtown, N.Z.
2019 Raindrop
 Private Commission, Ashburton, N.Z.
2020 Florasphere
 Private Commission, Canterbury, N.Z.

 

Selected Solo Exhibitions

1972  Untitled exhibition Pinacotheca Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
1973 Graduate show Pinacotheca Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
1975 3 Black Holes CSA Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
1978 House Alterations Brooke-Gifford Gallery,Christchurch, N.Z.
1979 Interiors Elva Bett Gallery, Wellington, N.Z.
  Order/Chaos Bosshard Gallery, Dunedin, N.Z.
1980 Recent Series Denis Cohn Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
  Here and There NZ Chancellery, Washington DC, U.S.A.
1981 Here and There Denis Cohn Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
  Escapes Peter McLeavey Gallery, Wellington, N.Z.
  Boundaries Brooke-Gifford Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
1982 Holes Robinson Brooker Gallery, ChCh, N.Z.
  Land Escapes Denis Cohn Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
1984 Sunset Constructions Denis Cohn Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
  Rock Constructions Brooke-Gifford Gallery, Dunedin, N.Z.
1985 Mirrors Bosshard Gallery, Dunedin, N.Z.
  New Wall Works Denis Cohn Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
1986 Untitled exhibition Janne land Gallery, Wellington, N.Z
  Overhead Hardware Brooke Gifford Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
1987 Untitled exhibition Sue Crockford Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
  Site Related Work 1981-87 Centre For Contemporary Art, Hamilton
1988 Untitled exhibition Sue Crockford Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
  Untitled exhibition Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
1989 Site Works 1981-89   National Art Gallery, Wellington, N.Z.
1990 Untitled exhibition Sue Crockford Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
  Untitled exhibition Jonathan Jensen Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
  Untitled exhibition Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
1991 Untitled exhibition Sue Crockford Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
  Untitled exhibition Jonathan Jensen Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
1992 Untitled exhibition Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
  Untitled exhibition Jonathan Jensen Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
  Untitled exhibition Infomuse Gallery, Tokyo, Japan.
1993 New Work Jonathan Jensen Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
1994 Steps and Stages Jonathan Jensen Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
2002 Domes City Art, Christchurch, N.Z.
2003 New Wall Sculptures Peter Webb Galleries, Auckland, N.Z.
  Wall Sculptures Janne Land Gallery, Wellington, N.Z.
2004 Wall Sculpture 2004 Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
2005 Craters Anna Bibby Gallery, Auckland, N.Z
  Recent Wall Sculptures Milford Galleries. Dunedin. N.Z.
2006 Thoughts on Ice. Janne Land Gallery.Wellington N.Z.
2007 Vanishing Points Anna Bibby Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
  Recent Work Milford Galleries. Queenstown. N.Z.
  Recent Work Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
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.
  Selected Works
 Milford Galleries, Dunedin, N.Z.
  on hollowed ground Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
2015 Negative Space
 Milford Galleries, Dunedin, N.Z.
2016 2nd Look Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
  Selected Works
 Milford Galleries, Dunedin, N.Z.
2017 On Reflection
 The Central, Christchurch, N.Z.
  Reflections
 Milford Galleries, Dunedin, N.Z.
2018 New Works
 Milford Galleries, Dunedin, N.Z.
2019 Clouds and Feathers
 The Central, Christchurch, N.Z.
2020 Feathers 2020
 Milford Galleries, Dunedin, N.Z.
2021 Feathers
 Auckland Art Fair, Jonathan Smart Gallery
  Feathers
 Milford Galleries, Dunedin, N.Z.

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

1974 Enviromental Structures Christchurch Arts Festival, N.Z.
1978 Platforms CSA Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
  Mildura Sculpture Triennial Mildura Arts Centre, Mildura, Australia.
  Little Works Auckland City Art Gallery, N.Z.
1980 4 New Zealand Sculptors Sargeant Gallery, Wanganui, N.Z.
1985 Six New Zealand Artists Perspecta '85, Mori Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
  Better than Collecting Dust Manawatu Art Gallery, Palmerston North, N.Z.
  Chance and Change  Auckland City Art Gallery, N.Z.
1986 Aspects of Recent NZ Art   Auckland City Art Gallery, N.Z.
  Content /Context National Art Gallery, Wellington, N.Z.
1988   NZ Xl Auckland City Art Gallery, N.Z.
  From the Southern Cross  Sydney Biennale, Art Gallery of NSW, Aust
1989 Magiciens de la Terre Musee National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges
    Pompidou, Paris, France.
1991 Review 1991 Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
1992 Festival Exhibition Gow Langsford Gallery, Wellington, N.Z.
  Prospect Canterbury Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
1993 Canopy Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art,
    Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia.
1994 Incident Art Now, Museum of New Zealand, Wellington.
  Virtual Reality National Gallery of Australia ,Canberra
1995 H2O Dowse Art Gallery, Lower Hutt, N.Z.
2003 Sculpture on the Gulf Waiheke Island, N.Z.
2004 Cutouts Anna Bibby Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
  Project 04 Peter Webb Galleries, Auckland, N.Z.
2006 Tribute Auckland City Art Gallery, Auckland. N.Z.
  Birds Pataka, Porirua, N.Z.
2009 Dawson / Petre / Arnold
 Milford Galleries, Queenstown, N.Z.
  Optimism
 Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
2010 Winter Show
 Milford Galleries, Queenstown, N.Z.
  fragments, figments & frogs
 Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
2011 Parallel
 Milford Galleries, Dunedin, N.Z.
2012 Small Works
 Milford Galleries, Queenstown, N.Z.
2013 Pi-r-squared
 Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
  25 / 52
 Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
2014 Spring Catalogue
 Milford Galleries, Queenstown, N.Z.
  CHOICE Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
2016 Auckland Art Fair
 Milford Galleries
  Vibre
 Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
  Group Show #54
 Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
2017 The Return
 The Central, Christchurch, N.Z.
  Studio 18d
 Milford Galleries, Dunedin, N.Z.
  Glimpse Panorama
 The Central, Christchurch, N.Z.
2018 Rock 'n' Roll
 Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
  Stanley Palmer & Company
 The Central, Christchurch, N.Z.
  The Arrow
 Milford Galleries, Queenstown, N.Z.
2019 Object Show
 The Central, Christchurch, N.Z.
  Roundabout
 Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, N.Z.
  New Works Show
 The Central, Christchurch, N.Z.
2020 Sustaining The Local
 The Central, Christchurch, N.Z.
  Flora
 Milford Galleries, Queenstown, N.Z.
  Group Show
 The Central, Christchurch, N.Z.
2021 The New Salon
 Milford Galleries, Dunedin, N.Z.