Turi Park
Date of birth
1972
Place of birth
Biography
Biography
I am a contemporary painter excited by the rich history and natural inspiration of Aotearoa New Zealand.
I am Pakeha, a descendant of European New Zealand parents, and trace my ancestry back to the English Lake District, the Orkney Islands of far northern Scotland, and a German missionary and French cooper who met on the Chatham Islands.
Turi is a Maori name, after the captain of the Aotea waka that sailed from Hawaiiki to begin Maori settlement in Taranaki, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Turi Park
Born in Canberra, Australia, 1972, and now based in Wellington
2011 Artist residency, New Pacific Studios, Pukaha Mt. Bruce. March
Artwork commissioned for the Waitangi Tribunal WT262 Report (relating to New Zealand’s law and policy affecting Maori culture and identity). July.
Group show, Game-On, curated by John Walsh and Jacob Scott, July. Hastings City Art Gallery
2010 Solo show, Watershed. March. South Coast Gallery, Wellington
Group show, Wild. November. New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington
2009 Group show: November. Gala Art Auction, Wellington Group show: December. South Coast Gallery, Wellington
2009 Solo show, Theatre Country. September. Southcoast Gallery, Wellington
2006 Solo show, Edge Light. April. Idiom Studio Group show, November. Aveia Gallery opening, Auckland
2005 Solo show, Camera Obscura. April. Idiom Studio,
Wellington
Goup show, July. Idiom Studio
2002 Press Gang exhibition with Kate Coolahan, Sarjeant Gallery Wanganui. Artwork purchased by gallery for permanent collection
The Shape Project, exhibition of product design at 100% Design London
1999 Established own brand design consultancy native limited in Wellington.
1995-98 Numerous private commissions. Practising as a graphic designer in Rotorua, Wellington and London, UK. Extensive travelling and painting through Asia, Europe and Central Americas.
1994 Telecom Art Award, Bay of Plenty Region.
1993 Diploma Visual Communication Design, Wellington School of Design.
1984-92 Numerous group shows.
1990 Large scale interior mural commissions by PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Wellington.
My artwork is held in New Zealand and international public and private collections.
http://www.turipark.com/information/profile/
Website accessed 18/05/12
I am a contemporary painter excited by the rich history and natural inspiration of Aotearoa New Zealand.
I am Pakeha, a descendant of European New Zealand parents, and trace my ancestry back to the English Lake District, the Orkney Islands of far northern Scotland, and a German missionary and French cooper who met on the Chatham Islands.
Turi is a Maori name, after the captain of the Aotea waka that sailed from Hawaiiki to begin Maori settlement in Taranaki, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Turi Park
Born in Canberra, Australia, 1972, and now based in Wellington
2011 Artist residency, New Pacific Studios, Pukaha Mt. Bruce. March
Artwork commissioned for the Waitangi Tribunal WT262 Report (relating to New Zealand’s law and policy affecting Maori culture and identity). July.
Group show, Game-On, curated by John Walsh and Jacob Scott, July. Hastings City Art Gallery
2010 Solo show, Watershed. March. South Coast Gallery, Wellington
Group show, Wild. November. New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington
2009 Group show: November. Gala Art Auction, Wellington Group show: December. South Coast Gallery, Wellington
2009 Solo show, Theatre Country. September. Southcoast Gallery, Wellington
2006 Solo show, Edge Light. April. Idiom Studio Group show, November. Aveia Gallery opening, Auckland
2005 Solo show, Camera Obscura. April. Idiom Studio,
Wellington
Goup show, July. Idiom Studio
2002 Press Gang exhibition with Kate Coolahan, Sarjeant Gallery Wanganui. Artwork purchased by gallery for permanent collection
The Shape Project, exhibition of product design at 100% Design London
1999 Established own brand design consultancy native limited in Wellington.
1995-98 Numerous private commissions. Practising as a graphic designer in Rotorua, Wellington and London, UK. Extensive travelling and painting through Asia, Europe and Central Americas.
1994 Telecom Art Award, Bay of Plenty Region.
1993 Diploma Visual Communication Design, Wellington School of Design.
1984-92 Numerous group shows.
1990 Large scale interior mural commissions by PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Wellington.
My artwork is held in New Zealand and international public and private collections.
http://www.turipark.com/information/profile/
Website accessed 18/05/12