Ava Seymour (born 1967) is a New Zealand artist known for her photocollages.
Ava Seymour | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1967 (age 56–57) Palmerston North, New Zealand |
| Education | Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE |
| Known for | Photocollage |
| Website | Official website |
Biography edit
Seymour was born in Palmerston North in 1967.[1][2] She attended the Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE in Prahran in 1988.[3] Seymour was based in Berlin for two years, where she began producing her photocollages. She returned to New Zealand in 1994 and had her first exhibition in 1995.[3] In 2001, Seymour was appointed a Frances Hodgkins Fellow. During this fellowship, she focused on Central Otago imagery.[4] In 2009, Seymour received a McCahon House artist residency, during which she developed work that was included in The Kauri Project: A Delicate Balance at Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery in April 2015.[5]
Seymour's "Health, Happiness and Housing" is a suite of 15 photographic montages of New Zealanders and their state housing, described as a "perceptive and astringent portrait of New Zealand" by Ron Brownson.[6] It was exhibited at Artspace NZ in Auckland[7] and The Physics Room in Christchurch[8] in 1997 and 1998, and was subsequently acquired by Auckland Art Gallery.[6]
Seymour's work is included in the collections of Auckland Art Gallery, Te Papa Tongarewa, the National Gallery of Australia, the National Gallery of Victoria, and Queensland Art Gallery.[3]
References edit
- ^ Ireland, Peter (Autumn 2007). "Ava's Amazing Adventure: Ava Seymour's The White House Years". Art New Zealand. 122: 60–62.
- ^ "Auckland Art Gallery". www.aucklandartgallery.com/explore-art-and-ideas/artist/5532/ava-seymour. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ a b c "Ava Seymour • McLeavey Gallery". mcleaveygallery.com. Archived from the original on 14 October 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Dunedin Arts and Cultural Events Dec–Jan | Scoop News". scoop.co.nz. 21 December 2001. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "Ava Seymour, McCahon House Artists Residency". mccahonhouse.org.nz. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ a b Brownson, Ron (29 December 2013). "OUTPOST: Ava Seymour". OUTPOST. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ "ARTSPACE – Ava Seymour". artspace.org.nz. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.
- ^ "Ava Seymour: The Physics Room : Project Space: 1998". physicsroom.org.nz. Archived from the original on 17 January 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2019.