HANNAH KIDD by Milford Galleries

HANNAH KIDD ANTARCTICA AND OTHER ADVENTURES

17th October 11th November, 2009 Preview: Friday 16th October from 5:30pm Artist Talk: Saturday 17th October from 11am

Milford Galleries Dunedin 18 Dowling St (03) 477 7727 www.milfordgalleries.co.nz

steel rod, corrugated iron, size (v x h x d): 190 x 185 x 385 mm 1

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steel rod, corrugated iron, size (v x h x d): 183 x 210 x 405 mm 2

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steel rod, corrugated iron, size (v x h x d): 905 x 638 x 778 mm 3

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steel rod, corrugated iron, size (v x h x d): 930 x 425 x 520 mm 4

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steel rod, corrugated iron, size (v x h x d): 380 x 410 x 350 mm 5

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steel rod, corrugated iron, size (v x h x d): 898 x 538 x 555 mm 6

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steel rod, corrugated iron, size (v x h x d): 1080 x 620 x 630 mm 7

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steel rod, corrugated iron, polar bear & figure (v x h x d): 1720 x 1330 x 2010 mm, penguins (v x h x d): 555 x 670 x 660 mm, 545 x 540 x 790 mm 8

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steel rod, corrugated iron, size (v x h x d): 2220 x 2112 x 755 mm 9

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steel rod, corrugated iron, size (v x h x d): approx 560 x 670 x 660 mm 10

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steel rod, corrugated iron, size (v x h x d): approx 560 x 670 x 660 mm each 11

HANNAH KIDD - Antarctica and Other Adventures 1 HANNAH KIDD, Highlights from the Museum (Mole Rat 1) (2009)

1,950

2 HANNAH KIDD, Highlights from the Museum (Mole Rat 2) (2009)

1,950

3 HANNAH KIDD, Highlights from the Museum (Walrus) (2009)

8,500

4 HANNAH KIDD, Highlights from the Museum (Walrus Skull) (2009)

6,000

5 HANNAH KIDD, Highlights from the Museum (Four-horned Antelope) (2009)

3,750

6 HANNAH KIDD, Highlights from the Museum (Gerenuk) (2009)

4,250

7 HANNAH KIDD, Highlights from the Museum (Hartebeest) (2009)

8,500

8 HANNAH KIDD, Artist to Antarctica (2009)

25,000

9 HANNAH KIDD, The Hedge Trimmer (2009)

18,000

10 HANNAH KIDD, Penguin (single) (2009)

5,000

11 HANNAH KIDD, Penguins (pair) (2009)

8,500

Hannah Kidd's meteoric rise as a sculptor of real importance has been founded in her fundamental mastery of the representational disciplines. Her eye for detail is matched by the formal unity of an idiosyncratic visual language which adapts to every task at hand readily and so convincingly that every animal or object is delivered with compelling accuracy and imbued with individual character and social values. Hannah Kidd has an uncanny way of giving everyday materials a life essence. Using recycled corrugated iron and steel rod armatures (and the flattening device of a back and forth 4WD truck or an agricultural roller ), Kidd transforms the mundane into the extraordinary - not only in the materials she uses but the subject matter she chooses to convey. She has a quirky and witty way of reflecting on life and although her works may at first appear to be observations, they delve into the darker and deeper areas of human nature. Domestic New Zealand life is revealed in the work ‘The Hedge Trimmer’. A monument to the kiwi “do it yourself” attitude, and the relationships between people and their everyday environment. ‘Antarctica and Other Adventures’ comprises three large-scale artworks. Clad in an orange body suit, the artist pats a polar bear while penguins waddle along. It is remarkable how Kidd can animate even the most lifeless of materials and ‘Artist to Antarctica’ demonstrates this without doubt. Kidd 's ability to present movement, to show them as real forms while also playing the joke of uniting an Arctic polar bear in an Antarctic adventure is remarkable and another powerful example of the intellectual adroitness of her work. A variety of trophy heads and weird and wonderful animals make up the work ‘Highlights from the Museum’. Many of the animals are odd and difficult in shape and form but they did exist once in reality and now still do as taxidermy. These animals - mole rats, gerenuk, four-horned antelope and hartebeest - are all part of exhibited animals at the Tring Museum in England. How do we as humans relate to animals - as pets, trophies, sport or dinner? Hannah Kidd asks us to address our relationships. Rising already to international prominence, Hannah Kidd reveals aspects of our everyday life we often take for granted. Using humour as a dramatic device, she explores elements of the human condition. Relationships are exposed and explored through a visual language that is entirely her own and without parallel in NZ sculpture.

HANNAH KIDD b. 1979, lives Franz Joseph

Artist to Antarctica (2009)

Franz Josef based sculptor Hannah Kidd predominantly crafts and welds sculptural creations from steel rod and corrugated iron as a means to investigate people and the relationships they have with their surrounding environment. “Kidd’s works remind us we are New Zealanders and explore our relationships with each other and our environments”. 1 Kidd’s subject matter has focused on witty and often comical animal studies which she has used as a vehicle to discuss the human condition. “Kidd’s works are covered with flat tin, spot-welded, and remarkably detailed, notwithstanding their clear origins in bits of roofing iron. She will take on any living subject, from humans to horses.” 2 Hannah Kidd graduated in 2001 from the Otago Polytechnic School of Art majoring in sculpture. Kidd’s work has featured in “I’m sure I’ve seen that before”, Vienna, Austria (2002), Sculpture By the Sea, Sydney (2007) Sculpture By the Sea, Denmark (2009) along with numerous group and solo exhibitions throughout New Zealand. 1. Brown, Warwick ‘Seen this Century’, Godwit, 2009 2. ibid

Hannah Kidd 2010 CV P a g e |1

Milford Galleries Dunedin

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HANNAH KIDD b. 1979, lives Franz Joseph EDUCATION 2001

BFA Otago Polytechnic School of Art (Sculpture Major)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2009 2008

2007 2006 2005

2004 2003 2002

Antarctica and Other Adventures Milford Galleries Dunedin Heartland CoCA, Christchurch The Locals Milford Galleries Dunedin Tapestry Addiction Little River Gallery Go, Dog. Go! CoCA, Christchurch The Gentlemens Club Little River Gallery Quarter Acre Dreaming Little River Gallery Road Kill, CoCA, taxidermy and mixed media, CoCA, Christchurch Run Away to the Circus Little River Gallery Best in the Show CoCA, Christchurch Made to Rust Little River Gallery Down on the Farm CoCA, Christchurch Good Breeding CoCA, Christchurch

GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe Masterworks Sculpture by the Sea NZ Sculpture OnShore 3B’s 3 Some Kiwi Caravan Sculpture by the Sea Sculpture on the Peninsula Sculpture in Central Otago The Great Art Auction The CoCA Art Awards A show with Ross Whitlock A&P Show The Art Event Sculpture in Central Otago Art in a Garden Urban Life-A Celebration in Art Sculpture in the Garden Sculpture in Central Otago Art in a Garden The Art Event Wine and Art Auction Art in the Garden The Big Art Auction NZ Sculpture Onshore Aotearoa Barbie CoCA Art Awards Gardenz, Sculpture Symposium Sculpture in the Garden I’m sure I’ve seen that somewhere before

Peth, Australia milford galleries queenstown Aarhus, Denmark Auckland Works’milford galleries auckland Letham Gallery, Auckland Uxbridge, Auckland Sydney, Australia Banks Peninsula Olssen’s Vineyard, Bannockburn NG Gallery, Christchurch CoCA, Christchurch Morgan Street Gallery, Auckland Christchurch Art Gallery Christchurch Art Gallery Olssen's Vineyard, Bannockburn Flaxmere, North Canterbury Wellington Banks Peninsula Ollssen’s Vineyard, Otago Hawden, Canterbury Christchurch Art Gallery Christchurch Hospital North Canterbury Banks Peninsula Greens Auckland CoCA, Christchurch CoCA, Christchurch Christchurch Banks Peninsula Vienna, Austria

SELECTED ARTICLES (as attached) 2009 2008 2008

Brown, Warwick, Seen This Century: 100 Contemporary New Zealand Artists, A Collectors Guide, Godwit, Auckland, pg 216 – 219 Benson, Nigel, Welding a View of NZ Rural Life, ODT, pg 37 Hanton, Jamie, Innocence and Exploitation, The Press

Hannah Kidd 2010 CV P a g e |2

Milford Galleries Dunedin