Miranda Parkes (born 1977[citation needed]) is a New Zealand painter and multi media artist based in Christchurch, New Zealand. Parkes' works are held in the collections of the Sarjeant Gallery and the Arts House Trust.[1]
Education and career
editParkes graduated with a Master of Fine Arts (distinction) in painting from the University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts in 2005.[2]
Parkes is known for her scrunched canvases, and works across a range of media, often playing with depth and layering.[3]
Notable exhibitions
editGroup
- Paint, Bartley & Company, Wellington, 2022.[4]
- Hine Auaha, The Central Art Gallery, Christchurch, 2021.[5]
- the new nice, joint show with ceramicist Madeleine Child, Olga Art Gallery, Dunedin, 2019.[6]
Solo
- Baller, Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, 2023.[7]
- Open Relationship, commissioned for Pahū! at Te Ara Ātea, Selwyn, 2022.[8][9]
- Zoomer, Bartley & Company, Wellington, 2021.[10]
- the merriest, Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, 2018.[11]
- the merrier, Hocken Collections, Dunedin, 2017.[12]
- Whopper, commissioned for Tauranga Art Gallery, 2014.[13]
- Shebang, Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui, 2013.[14]
- Cracker, Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, 2010.
Awards and residencies
edit- Frances Hodgkins Fellowship recipient in 2016.[11][15]
- Olivia Spencer Bower Award recipient in 2013.[16]
- William Hodges Fellowship recipient in 2007.
- Tylee Cottage Residency recipient in 2009.
References
edit- ^ "Miranda PARKES". The Arts House Trust Collection Online. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Miranda Parkes - Overview". The Central. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Bartley & Company Art". www.bartleyandcompany.art. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Bartley & Company Art". www.bartleyandcompany.art. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Hine Auaha". The Central. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Madeleine Child and Miranda Parkes". OLGA. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Baller". Artnow. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Miranda Parkes, Open Relationship, 2022". Selwyn Stories. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Pahu! exploding at Te Ara Atea - Waka Toa Ora". www.healthychristchurch.org.nz. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Bartley & Company Art". www.bartleyandcompany.art. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ a b Feeney, Warren (8 April 2018). "Miranda Parkes looks back on a year 'warming up Dunedin with colour'". Stuff. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Notman, R., (ed.) Miranda Parkes: the merrier. Dunedin: Hocken Collections, 2017. ISBN 978-1-877486-24-1
- ^ "Whopper: Miranda Parkes". Tauranga Art Gallery. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Sarjeant Gallery Whanganui | SHEBANG: Miranda Parkes". Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Board, Otago Bulletin (15 March 2016). "2016 Arts Fellows given warm reception at the Hocken". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Moore, Christopher (9 December 2012). "Chch artist wins $30,000 prize". Stuff. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
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