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Exhibitions

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2024

Print Council Aotearoa, New Zealand 'The Expanded Field of Print'  selected exhibition at Northart, Northcoat Central, Auckland from 20 August to 14 September 2024.

Mokulito wood lithograph, letterpress and wood block print on Hahnemuhle paper encased in a wood structure title 'Inside Outside' 2023

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Space Gallery, Whanganui. Invitation to participate in the group show 'Small' from 31 July to 31 August 2024. 

Mokulito wood lithograph and woodblock monoprint, titled 'Five+' 

and Mokulito wood lithograph titled 'The Shadows At Play'

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Space Gallery, Whanganui. Invitation to participate in the group show 'In Series'- Printmakers from around the region from 12 June to 22 June 2024. 

Mokulito wood lithograph, and letterpress titled 'G–Zone O–Zone B–Zone' Edition 4/4 Triptych

Mokulito wood lithograph and letterpress titled 'Exquisite Gesture' Edition 1/8

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The VC Press participated in the Whanganui Artist Open Studios over two weekends from the  15 to 24 March 2024

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2023

Space Gallery, Whanganui. Invitation to participate in the group show 'In Series'- Printmakers from around the region from 28 June to 8 July 2023. 

Wood cut and letterpress titled 'Sublime—Y  Sublime—0  Sublime—G'  Edition 2/4 Triptych

 

Space Gallery, Whanganui. Invitation to participate in the group show 'Curve —a celebration of Design' from 31 May to 10 June 2023. 

Mokulito wood lithograph, titled Woven ed. of 6

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Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History, Selected group show titled Celebration by Print Council Aotearoa, New Zealand. Exhibition from March to 4 June 2023 to celebrate the launch of the book 'Proof  Print Council Aotearoa New Zealand, Two Decades of Printmaking'. Massey University Press, 2022.

Mokulito wood lithograph with letterpress and a wood ball on Hahnemuhle paper titled Humanness, ed.of 6

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Waikato Society of Arts, The New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Award, Hamilton Lake, The Verandah from 14-23 April 2023. Juried exhibition, selected as a finalist.

Mokulito wood lithograph print on Hahnemuhle paper titled Woven ed. of 6

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The VC Press participated in the Whanganui Artist Open Studios the last weekend of March and the first weekend of April 2023

 

Invited to exhibit in 'Love Letters' as part of Auckland Pride at the Nathan Homestead from January 28-- March 11, 2023

Letter press, titled Fabulous ed. of 10

Letter press, titled Love Bold | Bold Love ed. 10

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Space Gallery, Whanganui. Invited to exhibit in a Group show '23 works by 23 local artists'  from 1—11 February 2023.

Etching and letterpress haiku on Hahnemuhle paper titled Let Go, ed. of 10

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2021 and 2022

Space Gallery, Whanganui. Group show 'Needless to Say' along with Catherine Macdonald and Michaela Stoneman from 16 to  26 February 2022.

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Mothwerk, Whanganui. Gallery show 'Full Circle' along with Lynn Hurst from 9 December 2021.

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Percy Thompson Gallery, Stratford. Group show 'Looking Forward' with members of PCANZ print works. 16 July to 8 August 2021. Three works —Mokulito, Letterpress and Wood block prints on Hahnemuhle paper. 'Humanness', '+/-', and 'Kaput Ka pai'.

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The Bank Room, Patea, NZ. 'Continuum' Guest artist for April 2021.

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The VC Press participated in the Whanganui Artist Open Studios the last two weekends of March 2021 and 2022

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2019 and 2020

Waikato Museum National Contemporary Art Award, 3 - 10 November 2019. Juried exhibition, selected as a finalist for 'Gathering' a Mokulito/wood lithograph print on Hahnemuhle paper.

 

The VC Press participated in the Whanganui Artist Open Studios the last two weekends of March 2020 and the Verb Fest at the National Library on 7 November 2020.

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Taranaki National Art Awards, 30 October to 6 November 2020. Awarded Highly Commended prize in the Works on Paper Category for 'Opaque' a Mokulito (wood lithograph) and Letterpress print on Hahnemuhle paper.

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2017 and 2018

Nathan Homestead, Manurewa, Auckland. 27th September – 27th October 2018. A group show

'Love Letters: The letterpress poster'  an intriguing and varied selection of posters with a contemporary spin on the letterpress convention. My work an A2 size poster titled 'S.O.S' letterpress on Fabriano paper.

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Space Gallery, Wanganui. 14 – 27th July 2018. A duo show with Mike Marsh presenting punked mash-ups and subverted fashion labels reconstituted as printed artworks.

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Wood block print on Hahnemuhle paper ‘Prefabrication’ 2018. Arts Post Galleries, Hamilton. Juried exhibition, ‘Print Matters: works on paper’ 15 June to 16 July 2018.

 

Waikato Society of Arts, 'The New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Award 15 -18 February 2018. Juried exhibition, selected as a finalist for Wood block print on Hahnemuhle paper  'Areyns de Munt' 2018

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Space Gallery, Wanganui. 4 – 10th November 2017. An exhibition with Marty Vreede '4 x 2' presenting a series of our experimental Letterpress work on Fabriano paper sized small, medium and large. 

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Taranaki National Art Awards, 2017. Standfords Stadium, Opunaki. 27 October to 4 November 2017. Winner of the 3D Award for Wood block prints on Fabriano paper, origami folded, on ply presented in a museum case 'Quarter Acre Dream'  2017

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Mairangi Arts Centre, Auckland. National printmakers exhibition, 1st Impressions 2017, juried exhibition 4th to 20th October 2017. Wood block and Silk Screen print 'Milieu' 2017.

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Franklin Art Gallery, Pukekohe. 'Honour Ring'  Group show. Saturday 8th July to Monday 24th July 2017. Wood block and silk screen prints on Fabriano paper 'A sideways shift in thinking'  2017 and 'Underneath a calm exterior' 2017

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Space Gallery, Wanganui. Group show with Jodi Clark and Katherine Claypole 'Ikebana', June 2017. Wood block print ‘R.V.’ 2017 and Wood-block and wood turned ball 'G.V' 2017, Silk Screen and Wood-block prints 'I am here' and 'Blue Monday' 2017,  Series of Wood block prints each on one piece of Fabriano paper origami folded, on ply wood 'Land Value'  I to IV 2017

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Boundless: Printmaking (further) beyond the frame, 2017 Exhibition: Pataka Art + Museum, Porirua with PCANZ; 20 May – 13 August 2017. Letter press, hand bound large format book 'Titles' juried show. 

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Space Gallery, Wanganui, 5th birthday exhibition 25 April to 12 May 2017. Invited artist. Wood-block print ‘R.V.’ 2017 and Wood-block and wood turned ball 'G.V' 2017

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Wood block and Silk Screen print: ‘De ja Vu’ juried show, Bryce Smith & Associates Whanganui Arts Review, Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui, NZ. / March to / June 2017

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2015 and 2016

Wood block and 3D engineered paper print: ‘Thin Blue Line’ juried show, Bryce Smith & Associates Whanganui Arts Review, Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui, NZ. 4 March to 6 June 2016

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Artist open studios, Wanganui. At The Firestation Workrooms: Exhibition of various woodcuts, letterpress, lithographs and silk screen prints – March 2016

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Wood block prints ‘Perpetual Mother’ and ‘Motherhood's ok!’ I Am She exhibition and official launch of the La Fiesta programme 20th February – 4th March 2016.

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Letterpress Cards and Wood block prints in the A7- Group Exhibition, Space Gallery, Whanganui. 5th December to 18th December 2015.

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Woodcut, silkscreen print: ‘Black Gold’ Taranaki National Art Awards, at the Sanfords Event

Centre, Opanake, Taranaki. 20 – 26 September 2015.

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Woodcut, silkscreen print: ‘Free at last’  exhibited as part of the In The Frame exhibition at the Taylor Jensen Gallery, Palmerston North. 4 – 26 August 2015.

 

Artist open studios, Wanganui. At The Firestation Workrooms: Exhibition of various woodcuts, letterpress, lithographs and silk screen prints – March 2015

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2014

Woodcut, typewriter prints: ‘999 correct + one wrong’ and 'Absconder' invited to exhibit in a group show titled 'Double Vision' at the Raynor Brothers Gallery, Guyton Street, Wanganui. 14 November - 20 December.

 

Woodcut, typewriter and silkscreen prints: ‘Too much, too little too late’ and 'Computer Says No' and the ‘C-word’  book exhibited as part of the at Art and Book Symposium, Dunedin School of Art, 17-18 October.

 

Stone lithography prints: ‘Kimono’ and ‘Siphon', in a group show titled 'A peek @ print', part of Art Week at Victoria Park Market, presenting 27 of NZ's finest print makers. 10 - 19 October.

 

Wood cut collage print: ‘Still Life’ juried show, Bryce Smith & Associates Whanganui Arts Review, Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui, NZ. September 13 to November 30

 

Letter press print: ‘Titles’ part of a Group show with Marty Vreede, Catherine Mcdonald and Rowan Gardiner titled 'Nature of Type', Space Gallery, 64 Taupo Quay, Wanganui, NZ. 16 to 22 August.

 

Silkscreen print with newspaper collage: ‘Sign of the Times —chaos’ and ‘Sign of the Times —control’ Central Print Council Aotearoa New Zealand Group show titled 'Beyond the Frame', Gus Fisher Gallery, University of Auckland. 4 July to 30 August.

 

Wood cut collage prints: Part of the level playing field series titled 'Enui', 'Status Quo' and 'Evolve' a Group show titled ‘Encore the Firestation six’ Space Gallery, Wanganui. 5 - 11 July.

 

Letter press and silkscreen print: ‘Enjoy Odd’ Central Print Council Aotearoa New Zealand Group show titled 'Devil In The Detail', Lysaght Watt Gallery, Hawera, NZ. 13 - 26 April.

 

The Firestation six: Exhibition of various woodcuts and silk screen prints in the Artist open studios event, The Firestation Workrooms, 39 Guyton Street, Wanganui, NZ. 22 - 30 March.

 

Letterpress, woodblock, typewriter and silkscreen album cover: ‘Housewives on Acid’ invited to exhibit in group show titled 'Studio WHM Sounds', WHMilbank Gallery, 1B Bell Street, Wanganui, NZ. 20 March - 4 May.

 

Woodcut, typewriter and silkscreen prints: ‘Too much, too little too late’ and 'Computer Says No', Faculty show titled 'Spoon to Windfall', Edith Gallery, 24 Taupo Quay, Wanganui, NZ. 3 - 14 March.

 

Woodcut, typewriter and silkscreen prints: ‘Too much, too little too late’ and 'Computer Says No' Group show titled 'Go Kern Yourself', Space Gallery, 64Taupo Quay, Wanganui, NZ. 22 - 28 February.

 

2013       

Gouache on wood: ‘Would’, Left Bank Gallery, Taupo Quay, Wanganui, NZ. Group show titled 'Small Works'. 29 November - 16 December.

 

G & G, a group show with Rowan Gardiner & Jo Giddens present Drawings and Printwork Edith Gallery, 24 Taupo Quay, Whanganui. 3 – 6 December 2013

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Woodcut and silkscreen prints: solo show titled Counter form featuring 39 hand printed works (solo show awarded as winner of the 'Art At Wharepuke International Print Show', Keri Keri NZ. in 2011, juried by an International panel). Art at Wharepuke Gallery, Keri Keri, Northland, NZ. 1 - 30 November.

 

Woodcut and silkscreen prints: ‘Magnificent’ and ‘and then…’, Group exhibition titled 'First Impressions' - National Printmaking Exhibition. (Juried). Mairangi Art Centre, Mairangi Bay, Auckland, NZ. 9 October - 9 November.

 

Preview of a solo show titled ‘Counter form’ featuring 39 hand-printed works. Edith Gallery, Ucol. 18 - 19 October.

 

Wood cut print:  ‘Counter form 3’, 'Smith Carey Sarjeant Gallery Art Review', juried. Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui, NZ. 7 June - 1 September.

 

Hand printed book: Invited as part of group exhibition for NZ Book Month show titled “Word on the Street” my exhibition work titled ‘The C-Word Book’, Strath Davis Furniture window on Guyton Street, Wanganui, NZ. 9th March - 6th April.

 

Silkscreen prints: Faculty Show, ‘Counter form 1 and 3’, Edith Gallery Whanganui, NZ. 19 February - 1 March.

 

2012       

Silkscreen prints: ‘Counter form 1, 2 and 3’, Group show titled Premiere Print, Community Arts Centre Gallery Whanganui, NZ. 19 December - 12 January 2013

 

Silk Screen prints on board: ‘Abstract #01, #02, #03 and #04’ The Left Bank Gallery, Taupo Quay, Wanganui, NZ. Group exhibition of invited local practising artists. 15 November - 14 December.

 

Photograph: ‘At six o’clock’, The Alternatives Exhibition, at The New Edith Gallery Whanganui. NZ. Group exhibition—juried, 25 October.

 

Silkscreen, typewriter, pen and ink print: ‘Sold’, The Whanganui National Art Exhibition and Competition, Community Arts Centre, Taupo Quay, Wanganui. 23 August - 14 September.

 

Woodcut print: ‘999 right + one wrong’, ‘Commodification’ and ‘Capitulation’, The New Edith Gallery Whanganui, NZ. Group exhibition titled, 'Concentrate', 10 - 18 May.

 

Silkscreen prints: ‘And then’ and ‘Paradigm Shift #4’, The New Edith Gallery Whanganui, NZ. Faculty exhibition titled 'One will', 4 - 14 April.

 

2011       

Silkscreen prints: ‘Paradigm shift #1’, ‘Paradigm shift #2’, ‘Paradigm shift #3’, International juried exhibition, Art at Wharepuke Biennial International Print show, Keri Keri, New Zealand. 10 December to 7 January 2012. Awarded winner of this show, prize being a solo show in the gallery.

 

Sculpture Installation: ‘Sensational’, Group show titled: Retouch, Federal Gallery, Whanganui, NZ. June.

 

Charcoal and Typewriter Print: ‘Chaos’, Group show titled: Whanganui National Art Exhibition Awards, Wanganui Community Arts Centre, September.

 

Woodcut, typewriter, pen and ink: ‘6 of hearts’, Group show exhibition featuring 54 local and emerging and established artists titled 'Pick a card', Milbank Gallery, Whanganui, NZ. 29 April.

 

Installation: ‘Residual Memory’, Faculty exhibition, Federal Gallery Whanganui, NZ. March.

 

2010       

Relief Print: ‘Place matter’, Faculty exhibition, Federal Gallery, Wanganui, NZ. March 2010.

 

Silkscreen and Woodcut Prints: ‘Pre’, ‘Motherhood’ and ‘Post’, Group exhibition titled 'Whanganui National Art Exhibition and Award 2010', Community Arts Centre, Wanganui, NZ. 17 September to 6 October.

 

Woodcut Print: ‘Perpetual Mother’, Juried Group exhibition titled 'Whanganui Arts Review 2010 Carey Smith & Co. Ltd', Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui, NZ. September.

 

Photography and video: ‘Pivot Party video’, collaboration with Erica Sklenas, Invited to group exhibition titled 'I go where the party takes me', Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui, NZ. March. 

 

Silkscreen and Woodcut Print: ‘Procrastination’, Invited to group exhibition titled 'The H show', Milbank Gallery, Wanganui. February.

 

2009       

Photography and video: ‘Pivot Party video’, collaboration with Erica Sklenas, Invited to group exhibition titled 'I go where the party takes me', Wallace Trust Gallery, Auckland, NZ. October.

 

Photography and video: ‘Pivot Party video’, collaboration with Erica Sklenas, Invited to group exhibition titled 'I go where the party takes me', Thermostat Gallery, Palmerston North. September.

 

Silkscreen and Woodcut Print: ‘Procrastination’, Juried Exhibition: 'Whanganui Arts Review  

Carey Smith & Co. Ltd', and Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui, NZ. September

                 

Woodcut Print: ‘No One Da’, Invited to Group show, 'Cha Ming Da Ling Studio', Wanganui, NZ. August.

                 

Sculpture Installation: ‘How long is fifteen seconds of fame?’ Group show titled 'The Lucky 7 science fair', Edith Gallery, Wanganui, NZ. June.

                 

Woodcut Print: ‘No One Da’, Group Miniatures Exhibition titled 'How could we resist?', Left Bank Gallery, Greymouth; then the Wanganui Community Arts Centre, Wanganui. April to May.

                 

Woodcut Print: ‘Perpetual Mother’, Faculty show, Federal Gallery, Wanganui, NZ. March.

 

2008       

Publication and Photograph: ‘R.I.P Pivot’ and ‘Ode to Elliot Erwitt’, Juried exhibition, 'Whanganui Arts Review 2008, Carey Smith & Co. Ltd', Sarjeant Art Gallery, Wanganui, NZ. September.

 

2006

Photography and Publication: ‘Pivot yes no issue #05’, Juried Exhibition. 'Whanganui Arts Review 2006 Carey Smith & Co. Ltd', and Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui, NZ. September.