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Artist Statement:
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The Still Life.
Less a self-contained,
completed truth. More like an
evolving experiment.
In both the early 1600s and
late 1800s new needs and
desires for commercial and
agricultural products arose,
brought about by changes in
production and manufacturing
methods. The result was an
unprecedented increase
consumption.
Each time...
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Artist Galleries:
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GALLERY REPRESENTATION
CONSIDERED -an exhibition
proposal is available.
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Currently represented by:
- Artrom Gallery
Rome, IT
- Lopdell House Gallery
Titirangi
Waitakere City, NZ
- Compose Art
Auckland, NZ
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Previous associations:
- Ferner Galleries City
Auckland, NZ
- Portfolio Gallery
Auckland, NZ
- Martin Zambito Fine Art
Seattle, WA - US
- Woodards Gallery
Waitakere City, NZ
- RKS...
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Artist Reviews:
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MORE COMING - check back
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36) Jun 08...Jodi Melfi,
Absolute Arts - "...what a
great collaboration. We love
working with artists like
yourself who take their
marketing to the next
level..." -- re Teramo
Festival exhibition
35) Jun 08...Lisa Rogers,
Curator - CEAC: Corban Estate
Art Centre -
"...love the Topology
pieces. Very...
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Collections:
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PUBLIC/CORPORATE
-Polly Pratt, Auckland, NZ
-westSMART LTD, Auckland, NZ
-Popsmart LTD, N Shore City,
NZ
-Waitakere City Council, NZ
-Auckland City Council, NZ
PRIVATE
Simon Walter, Auckland, NZ
Warwick&Kitty Brown, Auckland,
NZ
Darnell Dixon, Auckland, NZ
Sarah Little, Auckland, NZ
Anna Boyd-Dunlop, Auckland, NZ
Rod Brodie/Margaret...
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Commissions:
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PopSmart Ltd, North Shore
City, NZ - 2004; 2001
westSMART, Enterprise
Waitakere, Waitakere City, NZ
2003
Enterprise Waitakere,
Waitakere City, NZ - 1995
Auckland City Council,
Auckland City, NZ - 1984/5
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Exhibitions for Clay Bodvin:
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See a special collection of still life interiors at Artrom Gallery.
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See an evolution of work at MOCA Virtual Museum's Open Gallery.
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Most of 2009 is a sabbatical year, taken from creating art to focus on converting a half acre of English herbacious garden beds into Chinese and Japanese influenced expanses including things like stepping paths, bridges and gourd islands...
Highlights of online and onwall events -
LAST 12 MONTHS - events/activities:
Feb 09...Finalist New Zealand Painting/Printmaking Award (NZPPA)' - juried, national competition : Waikato Society of Arts (WSA Art) - Hamilton NZ
Jan 09...Top Ten, Digital Realities - juried, international competition : Artrom Gallery - Rome IT
Dec 08...Invitation, group show - 'Christmas AGG Collective' : Artist Presentation Space, Artrom Gallery - Rome IT
Nov 08...Invited to submit work 'Inaugural Competition' - juried, international selection : Art:Raw Gallery - New York, NY US
Jul 08...Invitation, solo exhibition of prints...Happening Culturale Internazionale, 4th Edition; Artrom Gallery asked to make representation for NZ Embassy, Rome; Artrom selected by Festival President/Organising Committee to curate exhibition : Teramo, IT - Città Aperta al Mondo 'A City Open to the World'
BACK TO 2004 - events/activities:
Feb 08...Finalist 'NZPPA' - juried, national competition : WSA Art - Hamilton NZ
Jan/Feb 08...Invitation (3 artist exhibition) 'ReMasters - Confronting the Debate surrounding the use of Digital Processes and Software in Art Making' : Corban Estate Arts Centre (CEAC) - Waitakere City NZ
Oct/Nov 07...Honorable Mention 'MOCA October 07' - juried, international competition : MOCA Virtual Museum (Museum of Computer Art) - Brooklyn, NY US
Sep/Oct 07...Finalist 'Wallace Art Awards 2007' - juried, national competition : James Wallace Arts Trust - Auckland NZ
Sep 07...Honorable Mention, IPA 'Deeper Perspectives' (3 image series); juried, online awards : International Photography Awards - Los Angeles, CA US
Jul/Aug 07...Invitation, solo show 'A Brief History of Object and Desire' : Artful Gallery - Newmarket, Auckland NZ
Jul/Aug 07...Invitation, group show ‘Mid Year Mix’ : Compose Art Gallery - West Lynn, Auckland NZ
Jun/Jul 07...Honorable Mention 'Px3' - juried, online international award (pure photography) : Prix de la Photographie - Paris FR
May/Jun 07...Invitation, one-person exhibition - 'reformatting the still life' : Uxbridge Gallery - Howick, Auckland NZ
Mar/Apr 07...Invitation, group exhibition - ‘Crossings’ : Uxbridge Gallery - Howick, Auckland NZ
Dec 06...Finalist 'Abstraction 2006’ - juried, online international award : Artrom Gallery - Rome IT
Sep 3 thru Dec 24...On sabbatical travel - 3 weeks in Italy: Milan, Florence, Rome; 7 weeks in UK: centred around Exeter, Devon; 5 weeks in USA : including New York, Seattle; 3 1/2 weeks Los Angeles
Sep 25...Attended exhibition opening, Artrom Gallery - Rome IT
Sep/Oct 06...Invitation, solo show - ‘reformatting the still life’ : Artist Presentation Space, Artrom Gallery - Rome IT
Sep 06...Finalist, ‘Digitation 2006’ - juried, online international award : Artrom Gallery - Rome IT
Aug 06...Juror’s Selection, ‘2006 Open’ - 2 photomedia paintings chosen, juried, online international award : Photomedia Center - Erie, PA US
Aug 06...Invitation, group show - ‘Stirring’ : Uxbridge Gallery - Howick, Auckland NZ
Jul 06...Consignment invitation - selection of 50cm sq prints : Lopdell House Gallery Shop - Titirangi, Waitakere City NZ
Jun/Jul 06...Invitation, group show - ‘Mid Year/New Work’ : Compose Art Gallery - West Lynn, Auckland NZ
Jun/Sep 06...Preparing for working sabbatical
Jun 06...Selected, ‘aqua room series’ show at Lopdell House Gallery : gallery entry for Auckland Festival of Photography - region-wide, annual event
May-Jul 06...Invitation, solo show - ‘aqua room series’ : Lopdell House Gallery - Titirangi, Waitakere City NZ
May 06...Highly Recommended, ‘My Best Shot’ - for pure photography exhibition, juried, online international award : London Photographic Association (LPA) - London UK
Apr/May 06...Invitation, 4-artist group show - ‘Monument’ : EA Gallery - Auckland NZ
Mar 06...Finalist, 'Juxtaposition 2006' - juried, online international award : Artrom Gallery - Rome IT
Feb 06...Invitation, solo show - ‘Object/Desire ~ Result/Luxury’ : ArtsPost, Ida Carey Gallery - Hamilton NZ
Nov/Dec 05...Invitation, group show - ‘New Artists/New Work’ : Compose Art Gallery - West Lynn, Auckland NZ
Oct 05...Juror’s Special Recognition, ‘Color III International 2005’ - juried, online international award
also - Finalist, 2nd of 3 images submitted : Period Gallery - Lincoln, NE US
Aug 05...Finalist, 'Art Kudos 2005 - juried, online international award : Artshow.com - Norcross, GA US
Apr 05...Finalist, ‘Fantastic 2005’ - juried, online international award : Artrom Gallery - Rome IT
Mar 05...Honorable Mention, Fine Art, Collage' (5 image series); juried, online awards : International Photography Awards - Los Angeles, CA US
Feb 05...Finalist, 'NZPPA 05' - juried, national competition : WSA Art - Hamilton NZ
Jan 05...Open Invitation, 'Florence Biennale 2005' - by The Internal Committee : Fifth Annual International Biennial of Contemporary Art - Florence IT
Nov 04...Founded, international art collective Mappa Mundi - a virtual collaboration of painters, sculptors, web designers, animators, writers : NZ, CA, IT, US
Sep 04...Finalist, ‘Red Abstraction 2004’ - juried, online international award : ARTROM Gallery - Rome IT
Aug/Sep 04...Finalist, ‘The Waterhouse Prize’ - juried international award : South Australia Museum (SAM) Adelaide, SA AU
Jul 04...Merit Award, ‘Digitally 2004’ - juried, online international award : Artrom Gallery - Rome IT
May 04...Invitation, ‘Guest Gallery Artist’ - juried submission, 3 images accepted : MOCA Virtual Museum - Brooklyn, NY US
Apr 04...Finalist, ‘Still Life I 2004’ - juried, online international award : LPA - London UK
A complete exhibition history extends back to 1973 and includes 9 solo exhibitions -
1998-91 3 solo shows at Portfolio Gallery - Auckland NZ
1989 1 solo show at Jube Art Gallery - Kent, Seattle, WA US
1985-81 5 solo shows at RKS Art - Auckland NZ
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