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Bulletin
The Bulletin was launched in 1979 by the Robert McDougall Art Gallery, the predecessor of the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu.
Survey
The Survey was launched in 1971 by the Robert McDougall Art Gallery, the predecessor of the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu. The final issue, no 17, was published in May 1978, to be followed by the first issue of Bulletin in January 1979.
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The Devil made me do it: Jason GreigExhibition: 10 February - 7 May 2006 Dark and often sinister monoprints have been one of Jason’s primary interests for some years and he frequently uses the gothic and romantic imagery of the Victorian era. This exhibition makes for compelling and sometimes disturbing viewing. Out of print |
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Kees Bruin: Allusion and IllusionExhibition: 10 February - 7 May 2006 On the surface these paintings appear simple, straightforward and full of light but are imbued with symbolism and hidden ideas taken from his observations of life. Out of print |
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SqueezeExhibition: 15 October 2004 - 9 January 2005 Local artist Tony Bond transforms ordinary objects into playful and intriguing large-scale sculptures. Out of print |
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Bluebeard’s Castle: Paintings by Nigel BuxtonPublication designed to accompany the exhibition by Nigel Buxton. Exhibition: 8 August - 19 October 2003 Out of print |
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Refugees: Margaret Hudson-WareExhibition: 10 May 2003 - 19 October 2003 Publication designed to accompany the exhibition by Margaret Hudson-Ware. Out of print |
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Sculpture in the GardensExhibition: 13 July – 16 December 2001 Catalogue of the fifth Sculpture in the Gardens exhibition. |
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PartsExhibition: 13 July – 16 December 2001 Catalogue of an exhibition of paintings, drawings, sculpture and photography from the Permanent Collection that presented works containing multiple parts. |
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MenagerieExhibition: 14 July 2001 to 16 Dec 2001 Catalogue of an exhibition at the Robert McDougall Art Gallery of seventeen works from the Gallery's Permanent Collections, all of which feature an animal of some description, |
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Canterbury Vignette: Grace Butler 1886 -1962Exhibition: 10 June - 13 August 2000 |
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Canterbury Vignette: John Gibb 1831-1909Exhibition: 5 February - 5 March 2000 |
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Sculpture in the GardensExhibition: 7 December 1999 - 5 April 2000 Catalogue of the fourth
Sculpture in the Gardens exhibition. |
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Pauline Rhodes In-betweenExhibition: 3 December 1999 - 16 January 2000 Catalogue of installation created specifically for the McDougall Contemporary Art Annex |
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Luise Fong - UniverseExhibition: 3 September - 10 October 1999 Catalogue of an exhibition of works by Luise Fong. |
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Hiko! New Energies in Maori ArtExhibition: 28 May - 18 July 1999 A group exhibition featuring seven emerging Maori artists from Christchurch and around New Zealand. |
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Peter Robinson - InstallationExhibition: 23 July - 29 August 1999 German-based artist Peter Robinson returns to Christchurch to create
a new work which will convey a sense of dislocation and alienation,
featuring imagery drawn from diverse sources. |
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Heaven and blood : painting and drawing by Alan Pearson, 1959-1999Exhibition: 24 August - 31 October 1999 Catalogue of the first major retrospective of Pearson's work and presents a powerful selection of figurative paintings and drawings produced over the past three decades |
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Bing Dawe: Acts of EnquiryExhibition: 4 June - 8 August 1999 44 page colour catalogue The catalogue includes an essay by local writer Cassandra Fusco, an interview between Dawe and Felicity Milburn, Curator of Contemporary Art, Robert McDougall Art Gallery, and a focus on one of Dawe's cabinet pieces, Eel: Birdling's Flat - Black Stones, Waitaki River, by Auckland-based art critic, Justin Paton. |
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GruesomeExhibition: 3 April - 23 May 1999 Catalogue of an exhibition curated by Warren Feeney in association with the Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Gruesome! explores the dynamics of high and low art through the impact of the comic book on the world of fine art. |
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Edwyn Temple: His Life and WorkExhibition: 15 April - 13 June 1999 |
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Skywriters and EarthmoversExhibition: 9 October - 29 November 1998 Catalogue of exhibition featuring works by seven of New Zealand's leading contemporary painters - Bill Hammond, Peter Robinson, Grant Takle, Tony de Lautour, Seraphine Pick, Shane Cotton, Chris Heaphy |
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B.W. Mountfort and the Gothic Revival: a Centennial ExhibitionExhibition: 17 September - 22 November 1998 Curated by Ian Lochhead.
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Ria Bancroft. Three Decades of SculptureExhibition: 6 May - 21 June 1998 Catalogue of an exhibition of the most significant works of sculpture, that Ria made during the three decades she was active as an artist in New Zealand. |
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Sculpture in the GardensExhibition: 26 November 1997 - 5 April 1998 Catalogue of the third Sculpture in the Gardens show. Participating artists are Randall Watson, Evan Webb, Sam Mahon, and the late Len Lye. |
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Public Art in Central ChristchurchThis comprehensive document on public art in Christchurch is published here as it was in its original form in 1997. |
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A Commemoration - Frances Hodgkins' Works 1929-1946Exhibition: 22 November 1997 - 25 January 1998 Focuses on the last 17 years of the artist's career, the period considered the most significant in her life's work. |
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Flowers into Landscape: Margaret StoddartExhibition: 19 November 1997 - 8 February 1998 Catalogue of an exhibition organized by and held at the Robert McDougall Art Gallery, curated by Julie King. Full colour |
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Part of the FurnitureExhibition: 19 September - 26 October 1997 Catalogue of an exhibition project which featured the work of fourteen local artists - Graham Bennett, Bing Dawe, Donna Demente, Stephen Gleeson, Lorelei Jenner, Mark McEntyre, Rachel Malloch, Jennifer Matheson (the Guest Curator for this exhibition), Callum Pankhurst, Michael Reed, Sophie Sherriff, Sandra Thomson, Randall Watson and Loretta Young. |
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Simon BiggsExhibition: 11 July - 10 August 1997 Catalogue of the Art Annex exhibition that was a result of an Artist in Residency at the University of Canterbury. |
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Barry Cleavin The Elements of DoubtExhibition: 29 May - 13 July 1997 Catalogue of an exhibition by Canterbury printmaker Barry Cleavin |
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Things to Come - Works by Rudolf BoeleeExhibition: 21 February - 23 March 1997 Catalogue of exhibition by Christchurch based artist Rudolf Boelee, who came to New Zealand from the Netherlands in 1963. |
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Elizabeth KellyExhibition: 7 December 1996 - 13 February 1997 An exhibition featuring the portraiture and landscapes of Christchurch artist Annie Elizabeth Kelly (née Abbott) who lived from 1877-1946 |
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Don Peebles - the Harmony of OppositesExhibition: 19 November 1996 - 2 February 1997 Catalogue of a major retrospective of the work of New Zealand artist Don Peebles. Text and curation by Justin Paton. |
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Repetition and transcendenceExhibition: 13 December 1996 - 12 January 1997 Catalogue of a group exhibition featuring the works of Violet Faigan, Jason Maling, Shelley Slater and Patric Tomkins. |
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David Wilson – blind man in the templeExhibition: 6 November - 8 December 1996 Catalogue of a site-specific exhibition created by visiting American artist David Wilson, inspired by the Shakers and using intricate patterns of aluminium foil. |
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Lauren Lysaght - EmovereExhibition: 29 August - 29 September 1996 Lace, lino, snakeskin, soap, fake fur and candyfloss all found their way into this major installation by Lauren Lysaght, in which strong emotions are roused. In Latin emovere means to move or disturb. |
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Drift NorthExhibition: 21 June - 21 July 1996 Catalogue of an exhibition of five artists who had drifted North, leaving Christchurch to work in Wellington or Auckland. The artists were Séraphine Pick, Simon McIntyre, Valerie Nielsen, Christopher Braddock and Joyce Campbell. Text by Elizabeth Caldwell. |
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Neil Frazer – Stretched to the limitExhibition: 17 May - 16 June 1996 Catalogue of an exhibition of abstract expressionist painitngs by Australian-born Neil Frazer. |
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Landmarks: The landscape paintings of Doris LuskExhibition: 6 April - 9 June 1996 Catalogue of an exhibition organized by and held at the Robert McDougall Art Gallery, written by Grant Banury and Lisa Beaven. |
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Vivienne Mountfort – Harmony in Co-ExistenceExhibition: 27 March - 12 May 1996 Catalogue of an exhibition of tapestry and weaving by Christchurch fibre artist Vivienne Mountfort. |
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Sculpture in the GardensExhibition: 6 December 1995 - 12 May 1996 Catalogue of the Robert McDougall’s annual exhibition of public sculpture. The artists this year were Chris Booth, Pauline Rhodes, Bronwyn Taylor and Judy Macintosh Wilson. |
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Andrew Drumond: for beating and breathingExhibition: 3 November - 10 December 1995 |
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Northern Exposure: five Auckland artistsExhibition: 11 August - 10 September 1995 Catalogue of an exhibition by Glenys Brookbanks, Giovanni Intra, Denise Kum, Esther Leigh and Yuk King Tan. |
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Good WorksExhibition: 30 November 1994 - 29 January 1995 Catalogue of an exhibition celebrating the many works of art donated and bequeathed to the Robert McDougall Art Gallery. |
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4 x 2: a solid equationExhibition: 11 August - 5 October 1994 Catalogue of a quick-change exhibition where four sculptors had just two weeks gallery space each. The four were Simon Endres, Philippa Wilson, Martin Sullivan and Grant Takle. |
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Rock me baby this ain’t no chocolate box affair - Albert McCarthyExhibition: 11 February - 20 March 1994 Catalogue of exhibition by the fifth and final recipient of the Trust Bank Canterbury Artist in Residence Award for 1993. |
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Aoraki / HikurangiExhibition: 21 June - 7 August 1994 An exhibition featuring the work of twelve contemporary Māori artists. Essay by Jonathan Ngarimu Mane-Wheoki |
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Charles Nathaniel WorsleyExhibition: 28 July - 11 September 1994 Catalogue of an exhibition of paintings by the British artist, and frequent visitor to New Zealand, Charles Nathaniel Worsley. His speciality was exquisite depictions of picturesque Spanish and Swiss scenes, many of which are in the Gallery’s own collection. |
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Beyond VesselExhibition: 24 February - 17 April 1994 Catalogue of an exhibition featuring the work of contemporary Japanese potters |
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Sculpture in the Gardens IExhibition: November 1993 - May 1994 Catalogue of the Robert McDougall’s annual exhibition of public sculpture. The artists this year were Jeff Thomson, Neil Dawson and Phil Price. |
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Real VisionExhibition: 25 November 1993 - 13 February 1994 Catalogue of an exhibition of historical and contemporary realist art. |
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More animal than human(e)Exhibition: 29 July 1993 - 12 September 1993 Catalogue of an exhibition examining animals in art. The exhibition categorized animals as farmed, hunted, wild and domestic. |
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Richard Reddaway - Deck of my bodyExhibition: 20 March 1993 - 18 April 1993 Catalogue covering a multi-part, site-specific installation at the Robert McDougall Art Annex. |
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Lisa Reihana - TakeExhibition: 26 February - 14 March 1993 Catalogue of an exhibition that was Lisa Reihana’s first solo show in a public gallery. It came at the end of her year as Artist in residence at the Christchurch Arts Centre. |
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Love sweet loveExhibition: 5 February 1993 - 28 March 1993 |
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Nicholas Chevalier - an artist’s journey through Canterbury in 1866Exhibition: 7 November 1992 - 17 January 1993 Catalogue of an exhibition of work by the Russian-born Swiss painter Nicholas Chevalier, who visited the West Coast and Central Otago in 1866. |
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Prospect Canterbury ’92Exhibition: 12 November 1992 - 27 January 1993 Catalogue of an exhibition which aimed to present a picture of art in Canterbury in 1992 and to suggest a prospect of future directions. |
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VanitasExhibition: 13 August - 20 September 1992 Catalogue of an exhibition which explored aspects of the still life in the work of contemporary New Zealand artists. L Budd, Fiona Pardington, Judy Darragh, Grant Lingard, Valerie Nielsen, Joanna Braithwaite, Grant Takle, Jude Rae, Bill Hammond, Tony de Lautour, Jason Greig, Luanne Bond and Fiona Pardington |
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Julian Dashper - Slide showExhibition: 23 April 1992 - 26 May 1992 Exhibition described as a ‘mini-retrospective’ displayed through sheets of multiple slides. |
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Gavin Chilcott - my own private Idaho and potsExhibition: 30 January 1992 - 10 March 1992 Gavin Chilcott was the 1991 Artist in residence at the Christchurch Arts Centre and this exhibition grew out of that residency. |
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ImplantationsExhibition: 7 November -3 December 1991 Catalogue of an exhibition of 23 new works by print-maker Denise Copland. |
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Images of home and gardenExhibition: 25 October 1991 - 26 January 1992 Catalogue of an exhibition that looked at artists' renderings of both the home and the domestic garden. The majority of works were New Zealand examples dating from the 1780s to the present day. |
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Richard McWhannellExhibition: 3 October 1991 - 29 October 1991 Catalogue of an exhibition of paintings by Richard McWhannell, whose images involve a highly individual synthesis of Pacific and Modernist European sources. |
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Unbuilt ChristchurchExhibition: 5 - 12 July 1991 Catalogue of an exhibition of architectural drawings held in conjunction with the Society of Architectural Historians of Australia and New Zealand conference, held in Christchurch. |
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W C Ruifrok – Stairway into the sunExhibition: 16 May 1991 - 11 June 1991 Catalogue of an exhibition of paintings by W C Ruifrok. |
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2 Lions and an AngelExhibition: 7 March 1991 - 2 April 1991 Catalogue of an exhibition of etchings and paintings by Rachel Harré, Sandra Thomson and Lorraine Webb. |
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RecognitionsExhibition: 1 April 1991 - 7 May 1991 Catalogue of an exhibition of works by Marianna Bullmore, Shane Cotton, Séraphine Pick, Kim Pieters, David Reid and Peter Robinson. |
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Di ffrench - black and white photographsExhibition: 31 January 1991 - 26 February 1991 Photographer, sculptor and performance artist Di ffrench (1946-1999) was artist in residence at the Christchurch Arts Centre in 1990 and this exhibition grew out of that residency. |
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Sydney Lough Thompson - At home and abroadExhibition: 15 December 1990 – 3 February 1991 Retrospective of the work of Sydney Lough Thompson (1877-1973) curated by Julie King. ISBN: 0908874073 |
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Philip Price - Jube spaceExhibition: 1 November 1990 - 27 November 1990 Catalogue of an exhibition of 3-D objects by sculptor Phil Price. |
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3 Polynesian artistsExhibition: 25 July -28 August 1990 Catalogue of an exhibition of by three artists exploring contemporary concerns of Polynesia. The three artists were Fatu Feu’u, Ioane Ioane and Michel Tuffery. |
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ContainantsExhibition: 3 May 1990 - 5 June 1990 Catalogue of an exhibition that explored containers of various sorts. It featured the work of Lauren Lysaght and Jane Zusters. |
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South Island Rock PillarsExhibition: 22 April 1989 - 18 June 1989 An exhibition of rock pillars install ed in the Centre Court of the Robert McDougall Art Gallery by sculptor Chris Booth. |
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Canterbury Potters 25th anniversary exhibitionExhibition: 19 December 1988 - 17 January 1989 The Canterbury Potters Association was formed in 1963 at the suggestion of Helen Mason. This exhibition reviewed the work of the Association and its members during its first 25 years. Inludes a "Brief history of The Canterbury Potters' Association" by Rosemary Perry |
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Here and now : twelve young Canterbury artists.Exhibition: 9 October 1988 - 20 November 1988 The work of Joanna Braithwaite, Gary Collins, William Dunning, Neil Frazer, Jason Greig, Linda James, Grant Lingard, Philip Price, Richard Reddaway, Grant Takle, Bianca van Rangelrooy and Tracy Wilson. |
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Riduan TomkinsExhibition: 1 June - 28 June 1987 Catalogue of an exhibition of painting by the English artist Riduan Tomkins who had recently been appointed to the staff of the Univeristy of Canterbury. |
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From Palladianism to the Gothic Revival: two centuries of British architectural booksExhibition: 14 August - 27 September 1987 Catalogue of an exhibition devised and curated by Ian Lochhead. Many of the books exhibited came from the Samuel Hearst Seager collection of architectural books held at the University of Canterbury. |
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Evelyn Page - Seven DecadesExhibition: 4 December 1986 - 25 January 1987 Catalogue of a survey of the work of Evelyn Page, covering the seven decades from 1916 to 1986. |
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Alan Pearson – Time AwayExhibition: 5 June 1986 - 20 July 1986 Catalogue of an exhibition of paintings by Alan Pearson following a five-year absence from Christchurch when he lived and worked in London and Italy. |
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Ancient CelebrationsExhibition: 24 November 1985 - 2 February 1986 Catalogue of an exhibition of artifacts from the Logie Collection of Greek and Etruscan pottery owned by the Classics Department at the University of Canterbury. |
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At home and abroad - Angus GrayExhibition: 12 November 1985 - 15 December 1985 An exhibition of watercolours celebrating the life of New Zealand artist Angus Grey. |
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Spare PartsExhibition: 26 September 1985 - 3 November 1985 Catalogue of an exhibition celebrating the found object in New Zealand art. |
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Maori rock drawing: the Theo Schoon interpretationsExhibition: 15 August 1985 - 29 September 1985 In the late 1940s the artist Theo Schoon began to observe and record the rock drawings of the South Island. This exhibition featured Schoon’s own charcoal depictions of these rock drawings as well as other related paintings and drawings by other artists. ISBN 0-908874-065 |
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Tribal art of Papua New GuineaExhibition: 13 June - 24 July 1984 An exhibition of tribal art from Papua New Guinea curated for the Robert McDougall Art Gallery by Helen Derrett of Port Moresby. |
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Expatriates One and AllExhibition: 4 April 1985 - 16 June 1985 The history of New Zealand painting is set against a broad background of expatriatism. During the last two decades of the nineteenth century and the first three of the twentieth century, many artists left these shores to seek an identity and a maturity in their work which they hoped could be sustained in a climate where there was more understanding. Many of the artists included in this exhibition were among those who chose to remain away, and become New Zealand expatriates. |
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Maud Sherwood 1880-1956Exhibition: 18 June - 29 July 1985 An exhibition of the work of Dunedin born artist Maud Sherwood |
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PaperchaseExhibition: 6 March - 22 April 1984 Paperchase was an omnibus exhibition comprising 14 smaller exhibitions on the theme of paper and drawing, drawn from New Zealand, Australia, Britain and the United States. Comprising Print USA, Crown Point Press, Tamarind Institute, Jabberwock, Timothy Payne, Judy Silver, Guy Warren, Penny Wells, Capa and Cardew, Kay Lawrence, Ruth Faerber, Denise Oates, Blue Guitar (etchings by David Hockney), Henry Fuseli drawings |
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Public and Private – Douglas McLeodExhibition: 18 June - 29 July 1984 The work of neglected Canterbury artist, draughtsman and designer Douglas McLeod (1906-1983) |
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W B Armson: a colonial architect rediscoveredExhibition: 6 December 1983 - 31 January 1984 W B Armson (1834-1883) designed many commercial buildings in Christchurch and throughout New Zealand. Banks, shops and offices were his main business, but he also designed houses, schools and churches. This exhibition featured his original plans and drawings. |
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Canterbury Society of Arts 1880-1980Exhibition: October 1980 Catalogue of an exhibition that celebrated 100 years of the Canterbury Society of Arts. |
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Carl Sydow memorial exhibitionExhibition: 2 - 31 May 1979 Sculptor Carl Sydow was a tutor at the Christchurch Technical Institute. This retrospective exhibition took place four years after his death at the age of just 35. |
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Daumier centenary exhibitionExhibition: November 1979 This exhibition of the works of French political and social caricaturist Honoré Daumier (1808-1879) was curated in conjunction with the Canterbury University School of Fine Arts. |
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Gabor Peterdi: printmakerExhibition: August 1978 This exhibition of the works of American artist Gabor Peterdi (1915-2001) was part of the 1978 Christchurch International of Drawings. |
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Manner and matter: a study of contrasts in the engraving and etching of Anthony van Dyck and Rembrandt van Rijn.Exhibition: 13 October - 15 November 1978 This exhibition of works borrowed from the Auckland Art Gallery and the National Art Gallery was curated in conjunction with the University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts. |
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Grahame Sydney: recent worksExhibition: 13 September – 13 October 1978 Catalogue of an early exhibition by renowned Otago painter Grahame Sydney |
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Christchurch Arts Festival International of DrawingsExhibition: 4 March - 3 April 1978 Catalogue of an international drawing competition run as part of the 1978 Christchurch Arts Festival. The competition was co-ordinated by Barry Cleavin and the adjudicator was Hamish Keith. |
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Retrospective Olivia Spencer BowerExhibition: 22 November 1977 - 22 January 1978 Catalogue of an exhibition organized by and held at the Robert McDougall Art Gallery, written by Alison Mitchell. Reproduced with the kind co-operation of the trustees of the Olivia Spencer Bower Foundation. |
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Ivy Fife retrospectiveExhibition: 16 February - 18 March 1977 An exhibition organized by and held at the Robert McDougall Art Gallery to celebrate the life and works of Canterbury painter Ivy Fife. The artist had helped plan this exhibition but died shortly before it opened. |
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New painting and weavingExhibition: November 1975 Catalogue of an exhibition that raised funds for the Hohepa Children’s Homes. Exhibiting artists included Philip Clairmont, Don Binney, John Coley, Trevor Moffitt and Alan Pearson. |
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Woman's art: an exhibition of six women artistsExhibition: 23 June- 25 July 1975 In conjunction with International Women's Year, featuring the art of Jane Arbuckle, Rhondda Bosworth, Joanne Hardy, Joanna Harris, Helen Rockel and Stephanie Sheehan |
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Russell Clark: retrospectiveExhibition: 28 April - 1 June 1975 Catalogue of a major retrospective of artist, illustrator and sculptor Russell Clark (1905-1966). Essay by Michael Dunn. |
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ImpressionismExhibition: 8 March - 22 March 1975 Exhibition organized by and held at the Robert McDougall Art Gallery, in conjunction with the 1975 Christchurch Arts Festival. |
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David Graham paintingsExhibition: 15 September – 14 October 1973 Exhibition featuring the work of Canterbury teacher, artist and art educator David Graham (1928-1972). |
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W.A. Sutton : retrospective exhibition 1917-1971Exhibition: 5 March – 31 March 1973 Retrospective of the work of W A Sutton (1917-2000) organized by The Dowse Art Gallery, Lower Hutt. Reproduced with kind permission of TheNewDowse www.newdowse.org.nz. |
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30 PlusExhibition: 25 August - 13 September 1971 Catalogue of an exhibition of work “…by people who generally fall into a younger age group, whose work has not so far been widely seen, or who are in the process of emerging.” Among many others, it featured Barry Cleavin, Philip Clairmont, Neil Dawson, Tony Fomison, Alan Pearson and Boyd Webb. |
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Recent painting in CanterburyExhibition: 7 April - 2 May 1971 Featuring new work by Leo Bensemann, John Coley, Michael Eaton, Ted Francis, Ian Hutson, Louise Lewis, Doris Lusk, Quentin Macfarlane, Trevor Moffitt, Don Peebles, Colette Rands, Olivia Spencer Bower, Bill Sutton and Philip Trusttum |
