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

2009          MY OWN PRIVATE IDEALOGUE, GERTRUDE CONTEMPORARY ART SPACES, MELBOURNE                                                                                                       
2008          NEW WORK, RYAN RENSHAW, BRISBANE                                                            

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

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

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 

ERGAS COLLECTION, CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA