milford galleries queenstown9A Earl Street (03) 442 6896 [email protected]
4 - 29 September, 2010UPSTAIRS GALLERY
www.milfordgalleries.co.nz
NEIL DAWSONFIVE YEARS
1. DETAIL VIEW NEIL DAWSON, Crater - Archaeology (2005)
1. NEIL DAWSON, Crater - Archaeology (2005), painted steel, size (v x h x d): 1050 x 1050 x 120 mm
2. DETAIL VIEW NEIL DAWSON, Thoughts on Ice - Spiral (2006)
2. NEIL DAWSON, Thoughts on Ice - Spiral (2006), nickel plated & painted steel, size (v x h x d): 1060 x 1060 x 120 mm
3. DETAIL VIEW NEIL DAWSON, Vanishing Point 2 (2007)
3. NEIL DAWSON, Vanishing Point 2 (2007)
powder-coated steel, size (v x h x d): 1200 x 350 x 350 mm
4. DETAIL VIEW NEIL DAWSON, Vanishing Point 6 (2007)
4. NEIL DAWSON, Vanishing Point 6 (2007)
powder-coated steel, size (v x h x d): 1200 x 350 x 350 mm
5. DETAIL VIEW NEIL DAWSON, Feather Sweep - Yellow (2008)
5. NEIL DAWSON, Feather Sweep - Yellow (2008), painted steel, size (v x h x d): 365 x 1335 x 61 mm
6. DETAIL VIEW NEIL DAWSON, Silver Sweep - Silent Advance (2008)
6. NEIL DAWSON, Silver Sweep - Silent Advance (2008), painted steel, size (v x h x d): 330 (at widest point) x 1740 x 85 mm
7. DETAIL VIEW NEIL DAWSON, Departure Sweep (2008)
7. NEIL DAWSON, Departure Sweep (2008), painted steel, size (v x h x d): 330 (at widest point) x 1740 x 85 mm
8. DETAIL VIEW NEIL DAWSON, Blue Retreat Sweep (2010)
8. NEIL DAWSON, Blue Retreat Sweep (2010), painted steel, size (v x h x d): 350 x 1515 x 95 mm
9. DETAIL VIEW NEIL DAWSON, Plate 6 (2008)
9. NEIL DAWSON, Plate 6 (2008), painted steel, size (v x h x d): 1050 x 1070 x 110 mm
10. DETAIL VIEW NEIL DAWSON, Plate 14 (2008)
10. NEIL DAWSON, Plate 14 (2008), painted steel, size (v x h x d): 1090 x 1100 x 100 mm
11. DETAIL VIEW NEIL DAWSON, BEAM - Five Fingers (2007)
11. NEIL DAWSON, BEAM - Five Fingers (2007)
powder coated steel, halogen light fitting, edition 2/6, size (v x ø): 1535 x 292 mm at base / 145 mm at top
12. DETAIL VIEW NEIL DAWSON, BEAM - Golden Oak Leaves (2008)
12. NEIL DAWSON, BEAM - Golden Oak Leaves (2008)
powder coated steel, halogen light fitting, edition 1/6, size (v x ø): 1535 x 300 mm at base / 135 mm at top
13. DETAIL VIEW NEIL DAWSON, BEAM - Red Darts (2007)
13. NEIL DAWSON, BEAM - Red Darts (2007)
powder coated steel, halogen light fitting, edition 1/6, size (v x ø): 1500 x 300 mm at base / 125 mm at top
14. DETAIL VIEW NEIL DAWSON, DECK - Ace of Spades (2010)
14. NEIL DAWSON, DECK - Ace of Spades (2010)
screenprinted & powdercoated stainless steel, edition 1/6, size (v x h x d): 768 x 450 x 93 mm
15. DETAIL VIEW NEIL DAWSON, DECK - Eight of Diamonds (2010)
15. NEIL DAWSON, DECK - Eight of Diamonds (2010), screenprinted & powdercoated stainless steel, edition 2/6, size (v x h x d): 500 x 580 x 185 mm
16. DETAIL VIEW NEIL DAWSON, DECK - Ten of Spades (2010)
16. NEIL DAWSON, DECK - Ten of Spades (2010), screenprinted & powdercoated stainless steel, edition 1/6, size (v x h x d): 501 x 710 x 158 mm
17. DETAIL VIEW NEIL DAWSON, Rua's Temple (2010)
17. NEIL DAWSON, Rua's Temple (2010)
screenprinted & powdercoated stainless steel, edition 1/6, temple (v x h x d): 360 x 670 x 670 mm, plinth (v x ø): 670 x 850 mm
All prices are NZD and include GST; Prices are current at the time of the exhibition
E X H I B I T I O N P R I C E L I S T 1 Crater - Archaeology (2005) 19,000
2 Thoughts on Ice - Spiral (2006) 19,000
3 Vanishing Point 2 (2007) 15,000
4 Vanishing Point 6 (2007) 15,000
5 Feather Sweep - Yellow (2008) 14,000
6 Silver Sweep - Silent Advance (2008) 19,000
7 Departure Sweep (2008) 19,000
8 Blue Retreat Sweep (2010) 14,500
9 Plate 6 (2008) 19,000
10 Plate 14 (2008) 22,000
11 BEAM - Five Fingers (2007), edition 2/6 8,500
12 BEAM - Golden Oak Leaves (2008), edition 1/6 8,500
13 BEAM - Red Darts (2007), edition 1/6 8,500
14 DECK - Ace of Spades (2010), edition 1/6 6,000
15 DECK - Eight of Diamonds (2010), edition 2/6 6,000
16 DECK - Ten of Spades (2010), edition 1/6 6,000
17 Rua's Temple (2010), edition 1/6 12,000
With over sixty permanent or temporary public works and commissions to his
name, in recent years Neil Dawson has returned to making smaller scale work s.
Dawson Five Years celebrates the important bodies of work that explore scale,
illusion, structure and shadow.
Crater – Archaeology is explicitly concerned with volcanic landforms and uses
the device of descending spirals to debate issues of the built environment
(architecture), human settlement and culture. The form of this work alters
dramatically with viewing position and the role performed by the internal shadow
is, while understated, very powerful.
In 2006 Dawson was invited to visit Antarctica and on his return manifested this
unique experience in major works. Thoughts on Ice, a wall-hung disc, is similar
structure to Crater- Archaeology, in that the wire mesh forms peaks and valleys
and the spiral element is repeated in this work. Thoughts on Ice is noticeably
more literal as well as ethereal and transient.
The Vanishing Point works are also informed by Neil Dawson’s time in Antarctica
and further develops his interest in the cone form of the Chalice work in
Christchurch’s Cathedral Square. He explores illusion, structure, space and
spiralling patterns in these. However the important role of shadow is viewed
outside the work and is directly influenced by light angle.
The Sweep series is dynamic in character with scale alteration establishing
powerful sensations of movement. Dawson juxtaposes constructed and natural
objects, using contradiction, humour and illusion. He plays with perspective and
notions of rising and falling.
In his major series Old, New, Borrowed, Blue plate works, Neil Dawson uses a
nostalgic motif, the blue willow pattern, which is instantly recognisable as a
pattern with considerable social significance to New Zealand (although based
on British design interwoven with Chinese folk tale). In this series he uses processes
of smashing, reassembling, scale alteration, distortion and illusion to create
visually intriguing works. “I’m interested in showing people things they know, not
things they don’t know. But doing it with a new and different approach – like I’m
breaking things and putting them back together in my own way.” (Dawson, Art
News, 2009)
Dawson’s most recent body of work DECK plays with cards. While single card
works are cut, bent, flipped and playfully manipulated, Rua’s Temple literally
becomes a house of cards. This work talks of the meeting (council) house called
Hiona at Maungapohatu, an architectural feat that used the playing card motif.
From the windows of Dawson’s intricately constructed work, red and black cards
are rhythmically repeated. This builds social narratives; opening up dialogues of
culture identity and place.
Dawson’s public works and commissions appear in almost every major city in
New Zealand as well as internationally including Georges Pompidou, Paris,
France, Phileo Promenade, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, East Main Entry Artwork,
Stadium Australia, Sydney, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Australian War Memorial,
Canberra and Gouldon Square, Rochdale Road, Manchester, U.K His exhibition
schedule has been full in his 30 year career. Neil’s work is included in major public
and private collections around the world including international museums,
galleries and corporations. In 2003 Neil Dawson was awarded an Arts Laureate
by the Arts Foundation of New Zealand.
Crater - Archaeology (2005)
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NEIL DAWSON b. 1948, lives Christchurch
EDUCATION 1973 DipGrad (Sculpture), National Gallery of Victoria Art School, Melbourne, Australia.
1971 DipTch, Christchurch Teachers College. N.Z.
1970 DipFA (Hons), University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010 Five Years, Milford Galleries Queenstown
Deck: Second Hand, Milford Galleries Dunedin
Deck: Three Of A Kind, Page Blackie Gallery, Wellington
2009 Deck: First Cut, Jonathan Smart Gallery
2008 Old/New/Borrowed/Blue, Milford Galleries Dunedin
2007 Vanishing Points, Anna Bibby Gallery, Auckland
Recent Work, Milford Galleries Queenstown
Recent Work, Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch
2006 Thoughts on Ice, Janne Land Gallery, Wellington
2005 Craters, Anna Bibby Gallery, Auckland, N.Z
Recent Wall Sculptures, Milford Galleries Dunedin
2004 Wall Sculpture 2004, Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch
2003 New Wall Sculptures, Peter Webb Galleries, Auckland
Wall Sculptures, Janne Land Gallery, Wellington
2002 Domes, City Art, Christchurch
1994 Steps and Stages, Jonathan Jensen Gallery, Christchurch
1993 New Work, Jonathan Jensen Gallery, Christchurch
1992 Installation/exhibition, Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Jonathan Jensen Gallery, Christchurch
Infomuse Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1991 Sue Crockford Gallery, Auckland
Jonathan Jensen Gallery, Christchurch
1990 Sue Crockford Gallery, Auckland
Jonathan Jensen Gallery, Christchurch
Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
1989 Neil Dawson Site Works 1981-89, National Art Gallery, Wellington
1988 Sue Crockford Gallery, Auckland
Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney, Australia
1987 Sue Crockford Gallery, Auckland
Site Related Work 1981-87, Centre For Contemporary Art, Hamilton
1986 Janne land Gallery, Wellington, N.Z
Overhead Hardware, Brooke- Gifford Gallery, Christchurch
1985 Mirrors, Bosshard Gallery, Dunedin
New Wall Works, Denis Cohn Gallery, Auckland
1984 Sunset Constructions, Denis Cohn Gallery, Auckland
Rock Constructions, Brooke-Gifford Gallery, Dunedin
1982 Holes, Robinson Brooker Gallery, Christchurch
Land Escapes, Denis Cohn Gallery, Auckland
1981 Here and There, Denis Cohn Gallery, Auckland
Escapes, Peter McLeavey Gallery, Wellington
Boundaries, Brooke-Gifford Gallery, Christchurch
1980 Recent Series, Denis Cohn Gallery, Auckland
Here and There, New Zealand Chancellery, Washington DC, U.S.A.
1979 Interiors, Elva Bett Gallery, Wellington
Order/Chaos, Bosshard Gallery, Dunedin
1978 House Alterations, Brooke-Gifford Gallery,Christchurch
1975 3 Black Holes, CSA Gallery, Christchurch
1972-73 Pinacotheca Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008 Neil Dawson, Ralph Hotere, Pat Hanly, milford galleries Auckland
2006 Tribute, Auckland City Art Gallery.Auckland
Birds, Pataka. Porirua
2004 Cutouts, Anna Bibby Gallery, Auckland
Project 04, Peter Webb Galleries, Auckland
2003 Sculpture on the Gulf, Waiheke Island
1995 H2O, Dowse Art Gallery, Lower Hutt
1994 Incident, Art Now, Museum of New Zealand, Wellington
Globe ’89, Virtual Reality, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
1993 Canopy, Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art,
Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
1992 Wellington Festival Exhibition, Gow Langsford Gallery, Wellington
Prospect Canterbury, Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch
1991 Review 1991 Luba Bilu Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
1989 Magiciens de la Terre, Musee National d’Art Moderne, Centre Georges
Pompidou, Paris, France
1988 NZ Xl, Auckland City Art Gallery
From the Southern Cross. A View of World Art, Sydney Biennale,Art Gallery of New South
Wales, Australia
1986 Aspects of Recent New Zealand Art : Sculpture, Auckland City Art Gallery
Content /Context, National Art Gallery, Wellington
1985 Six New Zealand Artists, Perspecta ’85, Mori Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Better than Collecting Dust, Manawatu Art Gallery, Palmerston North
Chance & Change: A Century of the Avant-Garde, Auckland City Art Gallery
1980 4 New Zealand Sculptors, Sargeant Gallery, Wanganui
1978 Platforms, CSA Gallery, Christchurch
Seventh Mildura Sculpture Triennial, Mildura Arts Centre, Mildura, Australia
Little Works, Auckland City Art Gallery
1974 Enviromental Structures, Christchurch Arts Festival
INSTALLATIONS & PUBLIC COMMISSIONS
2009 Sky Len, Guthrey Plaza, Christchurch’s City Mall
2006 Anchor, Victoria Point, Docklands, Melbourne, Australia
Wellsphere, Gouldon Square, Rochdale Road, Manchester, U.K.
2005 Bomber Command Memorial, Australian War Memorial. Canberra.
H2O, Lincoln University, Canterbury
Mahana Ceiling Dome, Woollaston Estate Winery, Motueka
Raindrops, Lumiere Building, Manchester, U.K
2004 Fanfare, Sydney Harbour Bridge. Australia
2002 Lapped Sphere, Christchurch Girls’ High School, Christchurch
Suntrap, Hastings District Council, Hastings
2003 Chevron, Kate Edger Commons, University of Auckland
Corro Dome, Private Commission, Sydney, Australia
2001 Flying Steps, Hunter Courtyard, Victoria University, Wellington
2000 Skies, West Main Entry Artwork, Stadium Australia
Cones, Dunedin Public Art Gallery
Chalice, Cathedral Square, Christchurch
Diamonds, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Other Peoples Houses, Private Commission, Waiheke Island
1999 Sphere, Cone, Cylinder., Designworks, Wellington
Starferns, APEC conference, Auckland Town Hall
Feathers, East Main Entry Artwork, Stadium Australia, Sydney
Ripples and Rays, Clear Communications, Takapuna, Auckland
1998 Ferns, Wellington Civic Square,Wellington
Expansion, Pyne Gould Corporation, Christchurch
1997 Vanishing Stairs, Phileo Promenade, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Leafsphere, Wisma Perkasa, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1996 Decoy Feathersphere, Private Commission, Te Horo
Decoy Down, Private Commission, Te Horo
Majestic Earth, Majestic Centre, Wellington
Plumage, Phileo Damansara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Butterflies, Phileo Avenue, Kuala Lumpur
Tranquility, Tsing Yi MTR Station, Hong Kong
Flora, Private Commission, Governors Bay
1995 Down, Private Commission, Auckland
Canoe, SkyCity Casino, Auckland
1994 Steps, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney
Nor’West Arch, Lincoln university, Lincoln
Kahu, Takahanga Marae, Kaikoura
Horizons, Private Commission, Kaukapakapa
Different Skies, Osaka Business Park, Japan.
Flying Chairs, Private Commission, Kaukapakapa
Globe, Collection of National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
1993 Lens, Petrocorp Building, New Plymouth
Untitled, High Court of New Zealand, Wellington
Flying Chairs, Sculpture in the Gardens, Christchurch
Canopy, Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
1992 Snap, Adelaide Festival Centre, Australia
Wave Screens, Private Commission, Auckland
Throwback, Albert Park, Auckland
Echo (re-installation), Arts Centre, Christchurch
Globe Installation, Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland
Vertigo, Gallery Kobayashi, Tokyo, Japan
Perception Room, Capital Discovery Place, Wellington
1991 Orb, Private Commission, Taranaki
Awakenings, Hastings Boys High School
Jetset Globe, Jetset Tours Building, Melbourne, Australia
Spectra, Aotea Centre, Auckland
1990 Macaw Feather, Private Commission, Wellington
Leadlight, Private Commission, Wellington
Kei Konei Inaianei : Blue/Green, The Bath House, Rotorua
Globe Down Under, Sargeant Gallery, Wanganui
Featherlight, Aotea Centre Foyer, Auckland
1989 Globe, Magiciens de la Terre : Musee National d’Art Moderne, Centre
Georges Pompidou, Paris, France
Framework, National Art Gallery, Wellington
Get The Picture, Wellington Railway Station
1988 Vanity 1, The Australian Biennale, Art Gallery of N.S.W. Sydney,
Vanity 2, Melbourne Concert Hall, Melbourne, Australia
Featherlight, Methodist Trust association Building, Auckland
1987 Ripples, Te Whare Taonga O Waikato / The Waikato Museum of Art and
History, Hamilton
Plumbobs, Private Commission, Christchurch
1986 Going For Broke, Sculpture projects 1985-86, Govett Brewster Art
Gallery, New Plymouth
1984 The Rock, Bank of New Zealand Centre, Wellington
Paper, Scissors, Rock. Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch
5 Large Works, Graduate Centre Mall, City University, New York, U.S.A.
Lightwell, Private Commission, Wellington
1981 Echo, Arts Centre, Christchurch
Vanishing Points, Auckland City Art Gallery
Reflections, National Art Gallery, Wellington
1980 Street Show : Street Grid, Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch
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Airspace at the Hansells Sculpture Exhibition,
Wairarapa Arts Centre, Masterton
1979 Seascape Installation / Documentation, Robert McDougall Art Gallery,Christchurch
SELECTED AWARDS
2006 Invited Artist Programme, Antarctica, New Zealand
2004 Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit
2003 Laureate Award. New Zealand Arts Foundation
1985 Awarded Queen Elizabeth 2 Arts Council Establishment Grant
1980 Awarded Queen Elizabeth 2 Arts Council Travel Grant
1973 Gains Graduate Diploma in Sculpture
1972 Awarded Queen Elizabeth 2 Arts Council Grant
SELECTED ARTICLES
2009 Suckling, Lee, The Sky’s the Limit, Art News, Summer 2009, pp 52 – 55
2006 Mane-Wheoki, Jonathon, Laureate Feature – Neil Dawson, Applause, Arts Foundation of
New Zealand, pp7
2005 Blundell, Sally, The Outsider, The Listener, November 26 2005, pp 44 & 46 2003 Fusco,
Dr. Cassandra, Ways of Seeing Presence and Absence- The Work of Neil Dawson, Craft
Arts International, Number 58 2003 pp 34 – 412000 Caughey, Elizabeth and John Gow,
Contemporary New Zealand Art 2, Auckland; David Bateman, 1997, pp 52 – 55
1996 Brown, Warwick, Another 100 NZ Artists, Godwit Press 1996, pp 26
Plate 14 (2008)
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