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LATEST NEWS
Updated 06 February 2010.
On a very hot summer's evening last Thursday (04 Feb)
Barbara's first solo
exhibition in over 17 years, opened in the
Chartwell Room of the Artspost Galleries in Hamilton.
In excess of 100 people crowded the gallery to hear Tim MacIndoe (MP
for Hamilton West) open the combined exhibitions of Barbara, Joy
Yeates-Ross and Kamini Nair.
Many favourable comments were made about Barbara's paintings and she
was delighted to see among the guests Dr. Ed Hanfling of Auckland
(art critic and historian) at the opening to view more of her
work.
Entitled "ESSENTIAL LANDFORMS --
a painterly approach", this exhibit-
ion consists of a series of 31 expressionistic acrylic paintings
that Barbara has produced over the last 4 years, and features 11
paintings that have won recognition of one type or another at national
art competitions, including the PREMIER award winning painting from the
North Shore City Art Awards of Oct. 2008.
The
exhibition will be open to the public through to 01 March 2010.
On
January 29 the opening and awards ceremony at the
25th Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Awards took place in Whakatane. Barbara
was very
fortunate to have one painting chosen for hanging in the final 60 that
made up the exhibition. There were 270+ entries.
Earlier, on 21 January, Barbara was awarded 2nd place in the Supreme
Art Award
in the 39th Waihi Summer Festival. This annual event attracts entries
from all over NZ .
GALLERY
VISITOR
COMMENTS:
Michael & Jo, Wareham, Dorset, UK
"An inspiration to those of us who keep trying"
Roberta, Bologna, ITALY
"Amazing colours!"
Cathy, Kaimarama, NZ
"Vibrant, alive, passionate!"
Janette & George, Wellington, N.Z.
"Paintings with feeling".
Alice & Joe, USA
"Still our favourite artist".
E & A, from B.C., CANADA
"The canvases come to life |
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Born in
Germany, Barbara trained
for 5 years in Art and Design (3 years in textiles and 2 years in
ceramic/product design) at Fachhochschule (College of Design) in
Krefeld, Germany. After graduating in the textile medium, Barbara
worked as an employee with, amongst others, the international company
Vereinigte Seidenwebereien A.G. (United Silk Weaving Company) in
Krefeld, and also as a freelance fabric designer.
In
1984, Barbara migrated to south-west Ireland where she established a
studio and became widely known for her creative achievements in both
ceramics and watercolour painting. In 1990 she moved to New Zealand and
established the Kowhai Water Colour Studio in Coromandel, and in 1993
was joined by local artist Patrick Greene. 2004 saw the opening of a
fully dedicated gallery in her new cliff top home, overlooking Long
Bay. In April 2005 Barbara attended The Julian Ashton Art School,
Sydney under the tutelage of David Briggs and Rod Wong.
Barbara's
paintings form part of numerous collections, both in New Zealand and
overseas, including that of internationally recognised artist and
collector, the late Roy Dalgano.
Barbara is a regular entrant in art competitions, and her recent
results include:
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Selected
Finalist, 25th Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Awards, Whakatane Summer Arts.
Whakatane. |
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2nd
prize, Supreme Art Award, Waihi Summer Festival,
Waihi.
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Nov
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2nd
prize, Waitakere Trust Art Awards, Corban's Winery, Henderson, Auckland.
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Oct
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PREMIER
AWARD WINNER
Walker & Hall Waiheke Art Award, Waiheke Island.
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Oct
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1st
Prize, Watercolour Section
Taranaki Art Awards, Opunake, Taranaki.
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Oct
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Selected
Finalist, North Shore City Art Awards, Mairangi Arts Centre, Mairangi
Bay.
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May
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Selected
Finalist, Peters Doig Marlborough Art Awards,
Blenheim. |
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Highly
Commended, Wai Art Awards, Carterton.
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Jan
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Selected
Finalist, 24th Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Awards, Whakatane Summer Arts,
Whakatane.
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2008
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2
paintings, Selected Finalists, Tauranga National Art Awards, Tauranga
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Nov
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2008
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Taranaki
Art Awards, Opunake
Watercolour --- Highly Commended |
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PREMIER
AWARD WINNER, North Shore City Art Awards, Mairangi Art Centre,
Mairangi Bay
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Mar
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2nd
prize, watercolour category, Royal Easter Show, Auckland
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Jan
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2008
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Selected
Finalist,23rd Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Awards, Whakatane Summer Arts,
Whakatane.
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2nd
prize, Supreme Art Awards,
Waihi Summer Festival, Waihi
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Laurie
Coon Award, North Shore City Art Awards, Mairangi Arts Centre, Mairangi
Bay.
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June
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1st
prize, oil/acrylic section, Franklin Art Festival, Pukekohe
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May
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2007
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Finalist,
Pumphouse Art Awards, Takapuna.
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April
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2007
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1st prize,
professional watercolour category,
Royal Easter Show, Auckland.
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1st prize,
best watercolour in show (Raye Hannam Memorial Rosebowl), Royal Easter
Show, Auckland.
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Royal
Agricultural Society Gold Medallion (most successful artist -- Royal
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1st prize,
Thames Society of Arts Summer Festival.
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2006
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1st prize,
Thames Society of Arts Summer Festival. |
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New Zealand
Barbara has received numerous other competition awards at Cambridge,
Franklin, Paeroa, Tauranga, Thames, Tokoroa and Waihi.
In addition to these awards, she has also been a selected exhibitor at
the prestigious North Shore (1995), and Norsewear and Molly Morpeth
Canaday (1996) competitions.
Since arriving in New Zealand, Barbara has held numerous exhibitions,
both solo and combined, throughout the North Island, and was the
invited guest judge at the Waihi Summer Arts Festival in 2003 and at
the Thames Society of Arts Summer Festival in 2008.
Overseas
Barbara has had her work included in a limited edition art calendar
("Galerie", 2001) which was distributed worldwide by international art
publishers, Te Neues, and has also been an invited feature writer for
the Australian Artist Magazine (June 2006).
Additionally, she has held solo
exhibitions have been held in Germany(Bingen and Krefeld), Ireland
(Cork and Killarney) and Osaka, Japan.
In Ireland, Barbara was awarded 1st
prize in the National Painting Competition in Bantry and was also a
selected exhibitor at the Royal Hibernian Academy in both 1988 and 1989.
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