Elizabeth Thomson | |
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| Born | 17 October 1955
Titirangi, Auckland, New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealander |
| Education | Elam School of Fine Arts |
| Known for | Painting |
Elizabeth Thomson (born 17 October 1955) is a New Zealand artist.
Background
Thomson was born 1955 in Titirangi, Auckland. [1] She graduated from the Elam School of Fine Arts in 1988 with a Master of Fine Arts. [2] Thomson is based in Wellington. [3]
Career
Thomson is a painter and sculptor utilising botanical, entomological or molecular forms and incorporating them into abstract geometric compositions. [4] She uses various tools and mediums to create her works, including sculpture and miniatures. [2] [5]
In 1998, Thomson won the Paramount Award in the Wallace Arts Awards with her piece 'Southern Cross Paterre'. [6] In 1987 and 1989 she received grants from the Arts Council of New Zealand. [3]
Thomson is represented by Page Blackie Gallery. [7]
Works by Thomson are held in the public collections of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa [8] and Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki. [9]
Exhibitions
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- 2017, The Black-and-whites, Page Blackie Gallery, Wellington
- 2017, Invitation to Openness, Two Rooms, Auckland
- 2017, Landscape 2017, Page Blackie Gallery, Wellington (group show)
- 2016, Freedom and Structure | Navigating the Zone, Page Blackie Gallery, Wellington
- 2016, Subliminal, Two Rooms, Auckland
- 2015, Botanical Studies, Page Blackie Gallery, Wellington
- 2015, Body of the Sentient, Two Rooms, Auckland
- 2015, Between Memory and Oblivion, Page Blackie Gallery, Wellington
- 2014, Transitive States, Two Rooms, Auckland
- 2014, Hanene - Breathing Gently, Page Blackie Gallery, Wellington
- 2014, Voyage Sauvage, Dominik Mersch Gallery, Sydney
- 2014, Elysian Fields, Pataka Art + Museum, Porirua
- 2013, Landscape, Page Blackie Gallery, Wellington
- 2013, Auckland Art Fair
- 2013, Line/Form/Colour/Intention - An Exhibition Exploring Abstraction, Blackie Gallery, Wellington
- 2012, The Ocean of Eden, Two Rooms, Auckland
- 2012, Islands of Dodonaea, RH Gallery, Upper Moutere, Nelson
- 2011, Colour/Field, City Gallery Wellington, Wellington
- 2010, Another Green World, Tauranga Art Gallery, Tauranga
- 2009, Le Planete Sauvage, Two Rooms, Auckland
- 2009, Tonight in the Mystic Garden, Black Barn Gallery, Havelock North
- 2008, Astrophysics and the Thomson Effect, Mark Hutchins Gallery, Wellington
- 2008, Supposition, Two Rooms, Auckland
- 2008, Horoeka, RH Gallery, Upper Moutere, Nelson
- 2007, Relativity and the Fourth Dimension, Mark Hutchins, Wellington
- 2007, Studies for the Bigger Picture, Anna Bibby Gallery, Auckland
- 2006, Elizabeth Thomson: My Hi-Fi, My Sci- Fi, touring show, curated by Gregory O’Brien for City Art Gallery, Wellington [4]
References
- ^ "Elizabeth Thomson". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Art, Life, Music - Elizabeth Thomson". Radio New Zealand. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Elizabeth Thomson". Page Blackie Gallery. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Elizabeth Thomson". Ocula. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ Dunn, Michael (2002). New Zealand sculpture: a history (1. publ ed.). Auckland: Auckland Univ. Press. pp. 158, 159. ISBN 978-1-86940-277-8.
- ^ "Archives". Wallace Arts Trust. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Artists at Page Blackie Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand". Page Blackie Gallery. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Elizabeth Thomson". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ "Elizabeth Thomson". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
Further reading
Artist files for Elizabeth Thomson are held at:
- Angela Morton Collection, Takapuna Library
- E. H. McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
- Robert and Barbara Stewart Library and Archives, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu
- Fine Arts Library, University of Auckland
- Hocken Collections Uare Taoka o Hākena
- Te Aka Matua Research Library, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
- Macmillan Brown Library, University of Canterbury
Also see:
- Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists McGahey, Kate (2000) Gilt Edge
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