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Contact Olav:
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Education

  2000   Bachelor of Fine Arts. Otago Polytechnic School of Art

Present occupation

  Full time artist

Selected Exhibitions

  2009   Guest artist, Arrowtown Autumn festival
  2009   ‘Double Vision’ Joint show with Steev Peyroux, Artist’s Room, Dunedin
  2008   Solo show MVH Gallery, Blenheim
  2008   Solo Show ‘Flourish’ Artist’s Room Gallery, Dunedin
  2008   Solo Show Salamander Gallery, Christchurch
  2008   Solo Show eastern Southland Gallery
  2007   Solo Show Ashburton Public Art Gallery
  2007   Joint Show with Colin Wheeler, Artist’s Room Gallery. Dunedin
  2007   Rockburn Wines Fine Art Invitational. Artist’s Room Gallery. Dunedin
  2007   ‘Works on Paper’ Artist’s Room Gallery. Dunedin
  2007   ‘A Place to Stand’ Waitangi day group show, Ashburton Public Art Gallery.
  2007   Annual Catalogue Exhibition, Williams Gallery, Wellington
  2006   ‘Journeys Travelled’ Solo Show. Artist’s Room Gallery. Dunedin
  2006   ‘Works on Paper’ group show. Artist Room Gallery. Dunedin
  2006   Annual Catalogue Exhibition, Williams Gallery, Wellington
  2006   ‘Flax Roots’ Waitangi day group show, Ashburton Public Art Gallery
  2005   Joint show with Bridget Inder at Studioworks Gallery, Christchurch.
  2005   Several Group shows at The Artist Room, Dunedin.
  2004-05   Group show at The Williams Gallery, Wellington.
  2004   (October) Joint show with John Mitchell at Peter Rae Gallery, Dunedin.
  2004   (February) Solo show at Peter Rae Gallery, Dunedin.
  2003   Group show at Peter Rae Gallery, Dunedin.
  2000   Site graduation show, Otago Polytechnic School of Art.
  1998   Joint show with Daniel McClauchland at the Metropolis Empire Cinema, Dunedin.


Residencies

  2007   Printer in residence Programme at Special Collections, University of Otago Library. Illustrating poems by Hone Tuwhare.

Collections

  Hocken Library collection, Dunedin
  Special Collections, University of Otago Library
  Special Collections Auckland City Library
  Christchurch public Library
  Wellington Public Library
  Dunedin Public Library
  The Alexander Turnbull Library Wellington
  Private Collections in New Zealand, Australia, Canada, USA and Denmark.

Publications

  ‘Mind Food’ Magazine jan/feb 2009 ‘Emerging investment artists’ feature. New Zealand House and Garden. November 2008
  University of Otago Magazine ‘Otago Bulletin’ issue 1. 25th Jan 08
  University of Otago Magazine ‘Otago Bulletin’ issue 23. 30th Nov 07


Awards

  2005   3rd place , Mainland Art Awards. Dunedin.
  2004   Merit award, Mainland Art Awards. Dunedin.
  2004   First equal, Fortune Theatre Art awards. Dunedin.
  2003   2nd place, Mainland Art Awards. Dunedin

Events

  2009 Guest artist and judge of awards, Arrowtown Autumn festival


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