Gallery 36 Magazine.

Forgot to mention the other week that I am included in the latest issue of Gallery 36 Magazine. 
- (Thanks Selene).

You can download Vol 3 No 3 2011 here (plus all the back issues too).  www.gallery36.co.nz

Auckland Art Fair 2011

Shots from the final day of the fair (Sunday). Auckland Art Fair.

TARRED & feathered - Opening Reception.

Below are a couple of shots of the TARRED & feathered opening reception. More photos can also be seen at Arts Diary. A Big thanks goes out to them for their coverage of the event.

Poster Sightings

Sightings of the T a r r e d & F e a t h e r e d poster from Phantom Billstickers are starting to be reported. Don't expect giant flocks or garish plumage, these little guys are shy (and RARE).

TARRED & f e a t h e r e d - All the details....

It's little more than a week before we install the show so here's all the information:
Big thanks to Premier Print and Pernod Ricard New Zealand for helping us out.

Press Release:

T A R R E D & f e a t h e r e d

August 1^st – 14^th, 2011.

Mon – Sun:  11am-7pm (or by appointment).

Opening reception: Tuesday August 2^nd, 5.30 to 9pm.

From the 4th to the 7th of August 2011, the Auckland Art Fair will host the best galleries in Australia and New Zealand showing some of the freshest and most exciting art and artists.

Not everyone will be there...

Coinciding with Auckland Art Fair, Tarred and Feathered will run from August 1^st to 14^th at, 22 McColl Street in Newmarket (adjacent to Auckland’s prestigious Tim Melville and Fox/Jensen galleries).

With an opening reception on Tuesday August 2^nd from 5.30 – 9pm, this 2 person show will feature sculpture by Karley Feaver and painting by Chris Dennis.

tar and feather

1. To punish (a person) by covering with tar and feathers.

2. To criticize severely and devastatingly; excoriate.

To be tarred and feathered was an unofficially sanctioned form of public display. It was designed as a punishment and to force the subject to change their ways or run them out of town.

In August 2011 we hope that won't be the case and look forward to seeing you.

Karley Feaver grew up in New Plymouth and is now living in Auckland.  She works across a range of disciplines including painting, sculpture and taxidermy. In 1997, Karley spent 2 years at Wellington School of Design studying Industrial Design, before moving to Auckland to study 3D design at Unitec.  Karley has exhibited throughout New Zealand and her works are held in private collections in the UK, Australia, Russia and New Zealand.

 My works offer a vision of a world where fantasy and reality merge into infinite possibilities, uncertainty, and wonder.  Themes such as life, death, beauty, restriction and escapism are explored, sometimes from moments or happenings I experience in my life.  My use of taxidermy can evoke powerful emotions and inspire our morbid curiosity surrounding death.  Representations of humans are introduced in the form of dolls and the choice of animal is deliberate and used as a symbolic reference to the themes I explore in my work.

Chris Dennis grew up in, England. He studied natural history illustration at Bournemouth and Poole College of Art and this classical training is evident in his current therianthropic work.  After completing his BA (Hons) at the University of Wolverhampton he relocated to the United States, and in 2000 earned his MFA from the University of Art in San Francisco. In 2010 after a period in Berlin, Chris made Auckland his permanent home. He has exhibited in the UK, Germany and across the United States.

 My paintings are perhaps best described as ‘Narrative expressionism’ or ‘internalized portraiture’. The stories behind these ‘Therianthropic’ pieces have been carefully obfuscated and invite the viewer to create their own narrative, bringing to mind facets or emotions that maybe more difficult to confront if not disguised behind a mask.

22 McColl Street.  Newmarket.  Auckland.   Map

Tel: 021 172 9842 / 021 828 226

Enquiries: tarredandfeatherdnz@gmail.com 

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Tarred & Feathered ?

Our First Announcement

tar and feather

1. To punish (a person) by covering with tar and feathers.

2. To criticize severely and devastatingly; excoriate.

From the 4th to the 7th of August 2011, some of the best galleries in Australia and New Zealand will host some of the freshest and most exciting artists as part of Auckland Art Fair, New Zealand's premier contemporary art event.

Not everyone will be there...

Running in tandem with Auckland Art Fair, a selection of artists not represented at the fair will be showing their work in nearby pop-up galleries. One such gallery will be Tarred & Feathered.

To be tarred and feathered was an unofficially sanctioned form of public display. It was designed as a punishment and to force the subject to change their ways or run them out of town.

In August 2011 we hope that won't be the case...

        'This show is not intended as a criticism of Auckland Art Fair. To the contrary, we see it as an opportunity to give art patrons an expanded view of an art scene. During this time the spotlight will be firmly cast upon the Viaduct Events Centre; this is just our attempt to take advantage of some of that light and heat'.

Sincerely,

The Organisers.

Enquiries: tarredandfeatherdnz@gmail.com 

Information: http://tarredfeathered.blogspot.com

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Cliftons Art Prize 2011

Self-Portrait of Harry White I  has been selected as a finalist at the regional stage of the  Cliftons Art Prize. The piece can be seen from June 1st at the Cliftons venue in Auckland along with the other finalists: Kathryn Stevens, Rosanne Croucher, Julian Mckinnon, Isla Osborne and Melinda Butt. A reception/prize announcement will be held on June 16th from 6-8pm at Level 2, 45 Queen Street.