John Parker Exhibitions

The Royal Queenstown Easter Show

7 Apr - 30 May 2012

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Exhibition Works

Non Vocal Dawn Chorus Vol. IV
Paul Martinson Non Vocal Dawn Chorus Vol. IV (2011)
Matuku Moana Jugs (Pale Blue)
Mike Crawford Matuku Moana Jugs (Pale Blue) (2011)
Doctor #3
Darryn George Doctor #3 (2012)
First Light, Te Mata Peak, Hawkes Bay
Justin Boroughs First Light, Te Mata Peak, Hawkes Bay (2012)
Scallop Bowl
Ann Robinson Scallop Bowl (2010)
At the Museum / Cry of the Young Karearea
Ray Ching At the Museum / Cry of the Young Karearea (2007)
Jug (Green Trees, Water)
Christine Thacker Jug (Green Trees, Water) (2009)
KARU HAPUKU SPIN (White_2011)
Peata Larkin KARU HAPUKU SPIN (White_2011)
Quanucus Part III
Andy Leleisi'uao Quanucus Part III (2011)
Heart Lei
Emily Siddell Heart Lei (2010)
Pohangina West
Karl Maughan Pohangina West (2011)
Blew
Galia Amsel Blew (2011)
Bleeding Bowl [12-03]
John Parker Bleeding Bowl [12-03] (2012)
Matukituki Valley
Michael Hight Matukituki Valley (2011)
Twisted Flax Pod #44
Ann Robinson Twisted Flax Pod #44 (2010)
Slender Pines
Elizabeth Rees Slender Pines (2010)
Doubtful Doubtfully
Nigel Brown Doubtful Doubtfully (2007/08)
Gilding Lily (Lime)
Sue Hawker Gilding Lily (Lime) (2012)
Field Study 130
Mike Petre Field Study 130 (2009)
A Necklace of Feathers 2
Bridie Henderson A Necklace of Feathers 2 (2012)
Landscape Bowl
Ann Robinson Landscape Bowl (2009/12)
HEADSTRONG (Black_2011)
Peata Larkin HEADSTRONG (Black_2011)
Bleeding Orb [12-02]
John Parker Bleeding Orb [12-02] (2012)
Burnt Stump
Dick Frizzell Burnt Stump (1999)
Grow 4
Galia Amsel Grow 4 (2010)
Canterbury
Karl Maughan Canterbury (2011)
Doctor #2
Darryn George Doctor #2 (2012)
Small Star Lei
Emily Siddell Small Star Lei (2010)
Gilding Lily (Copper Blue)
Sue Hawker Gilding Lily (Copper Blue) (2012)
Madonna Mountain
Nigel Brown Madonna Mountain (2007/08)
Sea Pitcher I
Christine Thacker Sea Pitcher I (2007)
Glendhu Bay
Michael Hight Glendhu Bay (2012)
Bleeding Bowl [12-01]
John Parker Bleeding Bowl [12-01] (2012)

Exhibition Text

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 youngest-ever 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 catalogue