PETER MADDEN
BORN 1966
EDUCATION
1992 – 95 BACHELOR OF VISUAL ARTS, SCULPTURE DEPARTMENT, AUCKLAND INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, AUCKLAND
2002 – 04 MASTERS OF FINE ARTS, SCULPTURE, ELAM SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS, AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY, AUCKLAND
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2013 (FORTHCOMING) ART BASEL - HONG KONG, RYAN RENSHAW GALLERY, BRISBANE
2013 WE'RE ALREADY THERE, RYAN RENSHAW GALLERY BRISBANE
2012 YOU HAVE CHANGED ME ALREADY, IVAN ANTHONY GALLERY, AUCKLAND, NZ
2012 THE DISTANCE DUST TRAVELS, ROBERT HEALD GALLERY, WELLINGTON, NZ
2012 RAVAGED GROUND, THE MORNING AFTER, FEHILY CONTEMPORARY, MELBOURNE
2011 CLOSER STILLS AND THE VEIL OF WANT, RYAN RENSHAW GALLERY, BRISBANE
2011 FUTURE HEIGHTS, ROBERT HEALD GALLERY, WELLINGTON, NZ
2010 EMPIRE OF REST, ROBERT HEALD GALLERY, WELLINGTON
2010 MELBOURNE ART FAIR, RYAN RENSHAW GALLERY
2010 COME TOGETHER, INSTITUTE OF MODERN ART, BRISBANE
2010 AN EXPLODING CRYSTAL CAVE FREEZES TIME, MICHAEL LETT, AUCKLAND
2009 MY OWN PRIVATE IDEALOGUE, GERTRUDE CONTEMPORARY ART SPACES, MELBOURNE
2008 SILLYCUTS, RYAN RENSHAW, BRISBANE
2008 SLICES IN A DISAPPEARANCE, INCISIONS ACROSS A PAPER SKY, MICHAEL LETT, AUCKLAND
2007 CUTLASS, MICHAEL LETT, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
2006 ESCAPE FROM ORCHID CITY, CITY GALLERY, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
2006 THE DEEP END, PATAKA, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
2006 THE DEEP END, TE TUHI , AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
2005 SILK CUTS, MICHAEL LETT, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
2004 FOREVER PRESENT, MICHAEL LETT, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
2003 NEW WORKS AND THOUGHTLESS ROOM, RM103, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
2001 SILK CUTS, RM401, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
2001 GONE, SPACE MIYAMAE, TOKYO, JAPAN
2000 SPECTACLE OF HOLES, RM212, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
1999 PLANE OF 1000 CUTS, RM3, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
1997 SOLO, FIAT LUX, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
1995 TEARS OF EROS, TESTSTRIP, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS, ROBERT HEALD GALLERY, WELLINGTON
2009 MY OWN PRIVATE IDEALOGUE, GERTRUDE CONTEMPORARY ART SPACES, MELBOURNE
2009 SNARE/MAHANGA, ROBERT MACDOUGALL ART GALLERY, CHRISTCHURCH
2009 SECONDLIFE: FIVE ARTIST PROJECTS, PATAKA, WELLINGTON
2008 STATIONS OF THE CROSS, GUS FISHER, AUCKLAND
2008 ART SUITCASE, AUCKLAND ART GALLERY, AUCKLAND
2008 NEO GOTH: BACK IN BLACK, UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY, BRISBANE
2008 GROUP SHOW: GALLERY ARTISTS AND SPECIAL GUESTS, KALIMAN GALLERY, SYDNEY
2008 SPAGHETTI JUNCTION, 64ZERO3, CHRISTCHURCH
2007 SEVERANCE, RYAN RENSHAW GALLERY, BRISBANE
2007 GROUP SHOW!, MICHAEL LETT, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
2006 MICHAEL LETT IN WELLINGTON, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
2006 54321, AUCKLAND ART GALLERY, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
2006 BREAK CONSTRUCT, GOVETT BREWSTER GALLERY, NEW PLYMOUTH, NEW ZEALAND
2006 FUMUS FUGIEN, SMART PROJECTS, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
2006 COLLAGE EFFECT, 1301PE, LOS ANGELES, USA
2005 NADA ART FAIR, MICHAEL LETT STAND, MIAMI, USA
2005 UNCANNY, ARTSPACE, AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND
2005 SNAKE OIL, AUCKLAND ART GALLERY, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
2005 ARTISTS ON THEIR WAY, WALLACE TRUST GALLERY, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
2005 SUMMER GROUP, MICHAEL LETT, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
2005 REMEMBER NEW ZEALAND, ARTSPACE, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
2004 MANOEUVRE, ST. PAUL ST GALLERY, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
2004 DOWNTOWN FROWN, SPECIAL, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
2004 PROSPECT, CITY GALLERY, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
2004 IN FLOWER, PATAKA, PORIUA, WELLINGTON, NEW ZEALAND
2004 HISTORY NOW, TE TUHI: THE MARK, PAKURANGA, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
2004 REMEMBER NEW ZEALAND, SAO PAULO BIENNALE, SAN PAULO, BRAZIL ]
2003 CUCKOO RETROSPECTIVE, MALMO, SWEDEN
2003 PICTURE, GEORGE FRAZER GALLERY, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
2003 FOLLOW THE WHITE RABBIT, ARTSPACE, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
2003 FIONA GILLMORE, PETER MADDEN, NICHOLAS SPRATT, ERICA VAN ZON, MICHAEL LETT, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
2002 NEVER EMPTY ROOM, BELLWETHER, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, USA
2002 FLORA AND FAUNA ROOM, RM401, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
2002 WINDOW PROJECT WITH CUCKOO, DUNEDIN PUBLIC ART GALLERY, DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND
2001 THE TRIAL (WITH DANE MITCHELL), BLACK CUBE, CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND
2001 PUBLIC ENEMY, HIGH STREET PROJECT, CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND
2000 PAPER: 1ST YEAR ANNIVERSARY, BLUE OYSTER GALLERY, DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND
2000 MICRO-BIENNALE, RM212, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
2000 RE-ANIMATOR, (EXHIBITOR AND CO-CURATOR), RM3, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
2000 NEVER EMPTY ROOM, ROOM GALLERY, ROTTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS
1999 DEEP VELVET – FOUND CINEMA, RM3, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
1998 FALLING DUST, PP1-9, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
1998 NEVER EMPTY ROOM, RM3, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
1997 VERMICULATION OF FREEDOM IN THEATRE OF LOVE, FIAT LUX, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
1996 FLESHLY WORN, ASA GALLERY, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
1996 POESIES OF STASIS, AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
1996 VALENTINES DAY, ALBA, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
ARPS, DAN, “WE ARE ALL MADE OF STARS, NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PHOTOGRAPHY, ISSUE #55, WINTER 2004, PP.22
BYWATER, JON, “THAT LOOKS NICE 2”, LISTENER, DECEMBER 27, 2003, PP.62
GARDINER, SUE, 'THE UNBUILT REALM', ART NEWS NEW ZEALAND, AUTUMN 2004, PP. 52-53
LAIRD, TESSA, “THE LIVING DEAD”, NATURAL SELECTION (ONLINE MAGAZINE), ISSUE #2, WINTER 2004, PP.30-35
LEONARD, ROBERT, ‘SNAKE OIL, CHARTWELL ACQUISITIONS 2002 – 05’, AUCKLAND ART GALLERY, 2005
MCNAMARA, T.J., “IMAGINATION TAKES WING”, NEW ZEALAND HERALD, WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 3, 2004, PP.B7
“FOUND IMAGES”, METRO MAGAZINE, JANUARY 2005, PP.83
SELECTED PUBLIC & PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY
AUCKLAND ART GALLERY, TOI O TAMAKI, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND
THE CHARTWELL COLLECTION, AUCKLAND ART GALLERY TOI O TAMAKI, NEW ZEALAND
JAMES WALLACE COLLECTION, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND