ROYAL QUEENSTOWN EASTER SHOW

THE ROYAL QUEENSTOWN EASTER SHOW ~ April 7th - May 30th, 2012 ~

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1. DARRYN GEORGE, Doctor #2 (2012), oil on canvas, stretcher (v x h x d): 1215 x 912 x 33

2. DARRYN GEORGE, Doctor #3 (2012), oil on canvas, stretcher (v x h x d): 1215 x 912 x 33

3. JOHN PARKER, Bleeding Bowl [12-03] (2012)

glazed ceramic, size (v x ø): 89 x 258 mm

4. JOHN PARKER, Bleeding Bowl [12-01] (2012)

glazed ceramic, size (v x ø): 123 x 305 mm

5. JOHN PARKER, Bleeding Orb [12-02] (2012), glazed ceramic, size (v x ø): 225 x 142 mm

6. BRIDIE HENDERSON, A Necklace of Feathers 2 (2012) porcelain, American white oak, LED lighting, cabinet (v x h x d): 840 x 663 x 128 mm

7. EMILY SIDDELL, Small Star Lei (2010) slip cast ceramic & fused glass, size on wall (v x h x d): 660 x 235 x 110 mm

8. EMILY SIDDELL, Heart Lei (2010) slip cast ceramic & fused glass, size on wall (v x h x d): 780 x 250 x 120 mm

9. DICK FRIZZELL, Burnt Stump (1999) oil on linen, frame (v x h x d): 1230 x 1030 x 55 mm, stretcher (v x h x d): 1205 x 1005 x 33 mm

10. MICHAEL HIGHT, Matukituki Valley (2011), oil on linen, stretcher (v x h x d): 758 x 1215 x 32 mm

11. PAUL MARTINSON, Non Vocal Dawn Chorus Vol. IV (2011), acrylic on board, frame (v x h x d): 732 x 961 x 35 mm, panel (v x h): 610 x 840 x 6 mm

12. RAY CHING, At the Museum / Cry of the Young Karearea (2007) oil on canvas on panel, frame (v x h x d): 1103 x 1254 x 35 mm, panel (v x h): 930 x 1080 mm

13. NIGEL BROWN, Doubtful Doubtfully (2007/08) oil & acrylic on canvas, frame ( v x h x d): 957 x 653 x 58 mm

14. NIGEL BROWN, Madonna Mountain (2007/08) oil & stainless steel on linen, frame (v x h x d): 1399 x 850 x 59 mm

15. ANDY LELEISI'UAO, Quanucus Part III (2011) acrylic on canvas, stretcher (v x h x d): 505 x 405 x 33 mm

16. PEATA LARKIN, KARU HAPUKU SPIN (White_2011) acrylic on mesh on plexiglass, frame (v x h x d): 512 x 512 x 60 mm

17. PEATA LARKIN, HEADSTRONG (Black_2011) acrylic on mesh on plexiglass, frame (v x h x d): 512 x 512 x 60 mm

18. MIKE PETRE, Field Study 130 (2009) ink, graphite, oil & acrylic on board, frame (v x h x d): 758 x 617 x 31 mm

19. JUSTIN BOROUGHS, First Light, Te Mata Peak, Hawkes Bay (2012), oil on board, panel (v x h x d): 526 x 1110 x 19 mm

21. ANN ROBINSON, Scallop Bowl (2010)

cast glass, size (v x ø): 254 x 380 mm

20. ANN ROBINSON, Landscape Bowl (2009) cast glass, size (v x h x d): 396 x 490 x 245 mm

22. ANN ROBINSON, Twisted Flax Pod #44 (2010), cast glass, size (v x h x d): 100 x 1293 x 290 mm

23. SUE HAWKER, Gilding Lily (Copper Blue) (2012), pate de verre glass, size (v x ø): 500 x 275 mm

24. SUE HAWKER, Gilding Lily (Lime) (2012), pate de verre glass, size (v x ø): 525 x 280 mm

25. GALIA AMSEL, Blew (2011) cast glass, sandblasted texture, acid etched & polished, size (v x h x d): 472 x 530 x 72 mm

26. GALIA AMSEL, Grow 4 (2010) cast glass, hand smoothed & polished, size (v x h x d): 628 x 540 x 120 mm

27. MIKE CRAWFORD, Matuku Moana Jugs (Pale Blue) (2011) cast glass, beak

k up (v x h x d): 341 x 280 x 143 mm, beak down (v x h x d): 212 x 298 x 115 mm

28. KARL MAUGHAN, Pohangina West (2011), oil on linen, stretcher (v x h x d): 915 x 915 x 33 mm

29. KARL MAUGHAN, Canterbury (2011) oil on

linen, stretcher (v x h x d): 1218 x 2133 x 33 mm

30. CHRISTINE THACKER, Jug (Green Trees, Water) (2009)

glazed ceramic, size (v x h x d): 399 x 196 x 142 mm

31. CHRISTINE THACKER, Sea Pitcher I (2007), glazed ceramic, size (v x h x d): 420 x 212 x 170 mm

32. ELIZABETH REES, Slender Pines (2010), oil on canvas, stretcher (v x h x d): 508 x 506 x 37 mm

Milford Galleries Queenstown is pleased to present the third Royal Queenstown Easter Show. This is a comprehensive exhibition that showcases works from a broad selection of our artists working in glass, ceramics and paint.

For the first time we are showing works from Bridie Henderson, the youngestever winner of the Portage Ceramics Supreme Award (in 2011) and whose entry ‘Feathers’ was called ‘exceptional’ and ‘ stunning ’ by international judge Janet Mansfield. From the same winning series, Henderson uses her own blend of porcelain to create delicate feathers which are strung on hand woven cords. Exploring ideas of fragility, weight and texture; the tension between the hard, brittle medium and the (normally) soft, flexible form is further enhanced by backlighting that makes each necklace glow in its individually crafted display case.

Darryn George’s ‘Doctor #2’ and ‘Doctor #3’ also speak to the ideas of fragility and strength. After the February 2011 Canterbury earthquake, George began a series of word paintings and in these works ‘Atua’ (God) and ‘Takuta’ (physician) reference ways in which individuals search for strength, aid and healing in times of need. In contrast to George’s limited palette and structured, geometric composition, Ray Ching’s ‘At the Museum – The Cry of the Karearea’ plays with a dream-like combination of printed comic strips, handwritten narrative and his astonishingly detailed portraits of New Zealand’s native falcon, which calmly perch on a woman soaring through the air.

Glass artist Sue Hawker reveals once more her command of the demanding pate de verre glass technique in her new ‘Gilding the Lily’ forms. Citrus lime and powder blue swirls form sculptural vessels with a crystalline finish that glitters in the light. John Parker presents new ‘bleeding’ ceramic works with a crackled finish of white over Egyptian Red, an emphatic change from the glossy glazes with which he is more often associated.

Glass and ceramics from Christine Thacker, Galia Amsel, Emily Siddell and Michael Crawford also feature in the show, along with paintings Michael Hight, Nigel Brown, Peata Larkin, Mike Petre, Paul Martinson, Andy Leleisi’uao, Dick Frizzell, Karl Maughan, Elizabeth Rees and Justin Boroughs.

EXHIBITION PRICELIST 1 DARRYN GEORGE, Doctor #2 (2012)

11,500

2 DARRYN GEORGE, Doctor #3 (2012)

11,500

3 JOHN PARKER, Bleeding Bowl [12-03] (2012)

525

4 JOHN PARKER, Bleeding Bowl [12-01] (2012)

625

5 JOHN PARKER, Bleeding Orb [12-02] (2012)

425

6 BRIDIE HENDERSON, A Necklace of Feathers 2 (2012)

6,500

7 EMILY SIDDELL, Small Star Lei (2010)

4,000

8 EMILY SIDDELL, Heart Lei (2010)

4,200

9 DICK FRIZZELL, Burnt Stump (1999) 10 MICHAEL HIGHT, Matukituki Valley (2011)

POA 15,000

11 PAUL MARTINSON, Non Vocal Dawn Chorus Vol. IV (2011) 12 RAY CHING, At the Museum / Cry of the Young Karearea (2007)

7,500 34,000

13 NIGEL BROWN, Doubtful Doubtfully (2007/08)

9,500

14 NIGEL BROWN, Madonna Mountain (2007/08)

17,500

15 ANDY LELEISI'UAO, Quanucus Part III (2011)

2,500

16 PEATA LARKIN, KARU HAPUKU SPIN (White_2011)

3,000

All prices are NZD and include GST; Prices are current at the time of the exhibition

17 PEATA LARKIN, HEADSTRONG (Black_2011)

3,000

18 MIKE PETRE, Field Study 130 (2009)

4,750

19 JUSTIN BOROUGHS, First Light, Te Mata Peak, Hawkes Bay (2012)

12,500

20 ANN ROBINSON, Landscape Bowl (2009)

POA

21 ANN ROBINSON, Scallop Bowl (2010)

29,000

22 ANN ROBINSON, Twisted Flax Pod #44 (2010)

29,000

23 SUE HAWKER, Gilding Lily (Copper Blue) (2012)

6,500

24 SUE HAWKER, Gilding Lily (Lime) (2012)

6,500

25 GALIA AMSEL, Blew (2011)

14,000

26 GALIA AMSEL, Grow 4 (2010)

14,500

27 MIKE CRAWFORD, Matuku Moana Jugs (Pale Blue) (2011)

3,600

28 KARL MAUGHAN, Pohangina West (2011)

12,000

29 KARL MAUGHAN, Canterbury (2011)

27,500

30 CHRISTINE THACKER, Jug (Green Trees, Water) (2009)

850

31 CHRISTINE THACKER, Sea Pitcher I (2007)

750

32 ELIZABETH REES, Slender Pines (2010)

All prices are NZD and include GST; Prices are current at the time of the exhibition

4,500