Well at long last I have my very own webpage happening. With a full on www title. So what is this all about. Well it's about me and my creations.
As an artist I try to expand myself knowledge off the arts by what I do. I find this personal growth is much enhanced by participating with others in a symposium environment, when I am able to meet with the public as well as the inspiring connections/communications with other artists.
2004
Had Art and Heart exibition in Feilding and District Art Society, August.
Sculpting at and Organising the Feilding Garden Festival Sculpture symposium, April.
Sculpted and exibited in Japan Fukusaki.
Sculpting in Rotorua
Attend the ”Kupenga 2003-4” symposium, sculpting as well as making making the www.kupenga.co.nz website.
2003
Had my first solo exibition in Feilding and District Art Society, November.
Organising Feilding Garden Festival in April.
2002
Attended the ”Kupenga 2001-2 symposium” New Plymouth.
Attended Trash Art Sculpture in Porirua.
Organized and participated in Feilding Garden Festival sculpture symposium.
2001
Played at ”Rockstar Sculpture Park” stone symposium, Rotorua.
Attended the ”Matamata Sculpture Symposium” Matamata.
Sculpture selected for display in the Manawatu Art Gallery in the ‘Manawatu Art Awards.
2000
Attended the ”Kupenga 1999-2000 symposium” New Plymouth.
Attended the “Matamata Sculpture Symposium” Matamata.
Assisted Debbie Hall at ”Prime Sculpture” Palmerston North.
Commissioned by the Feilding District Council for a Millennium sculpture.
Commissioned by Creative Communities to make a Manawatu theme sculpture.
Took part in a joint exibition in ”Art Land Gallery”, Nakatsugawa, Japan.
1999
Attended the ”Sweetwaters”
sculpture symposium in Manukau, Auckland.
Attended ”Pacifica Artivation” New Plymouth.
Won the supreme award at the Manawatu Art Awards.
Assisted Hisao Kameyama at the Nishi Harima sculpture symposium Japan.
1998
Attended ”Kupenga”
hard stone symposium New Plymouth.
Attended “Whitestone Community Art Council” sandstone symposium Oamaru.
1997
Assisted Albert McCarthy
at the ”Tareitanga” symposium Wellington.
Assisted Albert again at ”Papatuanuku” sandstone symposium Christchurch.
Won the ”Manawatu Community Arts Council” Rural Sculpture Competition.
1996
One year at Manawatu Polytechnic
studying Visual Arts.
Took part in ”Mind Machine Overload” exhibition at The Bats theatre Wellington.
Worked with Albert McCarthy and other Polytechnic art students on an installation at the Manawatu Art Gallery.
Joined the ”Extremes” exhibition at the Manawatu Art Gallery, organised by The Manawatu Arts Collective.