The artist in her studio with Taming the Furies SYLVIA SIDDELL ONZM Born Auckland 1941 Sylvia Siddell has exhibited regularly throughout New Zealand since 1975. She has also exhibited in Australia and Spain. Her work is now in many public and private collections in New Zealand, Australia, USA, England, Indonesia and Germany. In the Queen's Birthday and Golden Jubilee Honours 2002 Sylvia Siddell was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) in recognition of services to painting. While still producing detailed drawings her more recent exhibitions have featured paintings in oils SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2005 Artis Gallery Auckland “Couch” 2002 Artis Gallery Auckland “Readings” 2000 Artis Gallery Auckland “Fragments From a Life” 1998 Artis Gallery Auckland “A Rich Life,” 1996 Artis Gallery Auckland “Collections Recollections, “ 1994 Auckland City Art Gallery~ Survey Show "Slaughter of the Innocents" 1995 Hawkes Bay Museum ~Survey Show “Sylvia Siddell’s Dinner Party” 1992 Chiaroscuro Gallery, "Slaughter of the Innocents 1990 Proba Gallery Auckland "Dinner Parties" 1988 Eastern Southland Art Gallery, Gore "Sylvia Siddell, Works on Paper” 1987 His Majesty's Arcade, Auckland, "Beds and Things" 1985 Dennis Cohn Gallery, "Domesticity Revisited" 1983 Louise Beale Gallery, Wellington. "Suburban Morning" Denis Cohn Gallery, "Intrusions" 1982 Denis Cohn Gallery, ,"Separate Rooms" 1980 Barry Lett Galleries, "The Inheritors" Waikato Society of Arts 1979 Barry Lett Galleries, "Cordon Noir" 1977 Barry Lett Galleries, S "One Day in the life of Mrs S.” SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2004 Artis Gallery Auckland "Drawings". Wairarapa Art Museum, Masterton, "Good Art" Dowse Art Gallery, Wellington. 2002 International Illustration CyberNet Exhibition - Korea. Contemporary Art International Exchange - Prague. Fringe of Heaven, Lopdell House Gallery. 2001 Tane Whakapiripiri Awataha Marae Tooth and Claw Auckland City Art Gallery. 2000 Liquid Jade Manawatu Art Gallery Palmerston North 1999 Conversations with Judy Chicago Fisher Gallery After Dark Robert McDougall (Christchurch Art Gallery 1998 Re-visioning the Real A Touring Exhibition N.Z. 1997 Art in the City Lopdell House Auckland 1996 Food the Vital Stuff - Auckland City Art Gallery 1995 Persuasion of the Real - A Touring Exhibition Lopdell House Gallery Hawkes Bay art Museum Gisborne Art Gallery Manawatu Art Gallery 1994 Lopdell House "Domestic Bliss" 1993 Portfolio (and Tour N Z ) "Peaceworks" Dunedin City Art Gallery "From Liquid Darkness" Judith Anderson Gallery "Centennial Suffrage Year" Robert McDougall Gallery Christchurch George Fraser Gallery "Temple of Flora" Chiaroscuro "The Modern Myth" 1992 Canterbury Society of Arts, Real - Surreal Mt Eden Artists in Action Artis Gallery, Auckland, Interiors Waikato Art Museum, Works from the Collection Epsom Girls' Grammar School Chiaroscuro, Urban Metamorphosis Outreach, Marks and Milestones Artis Gallery, The Figure Customhouse Auckland, James Wallace Collection 1991 Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Images of Home and Garden Aotea Centre, Auckland Children's Hospital Chiaroscuro Gallery,Opening Show, New Visions Northland Gallery, Whangarei. Auckland Printmakers Pumphouse Auckland, Prestigious Artists Canterbury Society of Arts, The Chair Portfolio Gallery, Auckland Drawings Auckland Society of Arts, Work by the Tutors Charlotte H Gallery, Still Life 1990 Aotea Centre Auckland "Curtains Up' Artspace Auckland, Art Against Aids Muka Studio Youth Prints in Auckland Wellington and Christchurch Lopdell House, Wild West Art Show Outreach, Cover to Cover (books) Canterbury Society of Arts, Self Portraits Auckland Society of Arts, The Tutor's Show 1989 Auckland City Art Gallery, Artist's Choice Brisbane, Mezzanine Gallery. International Women Artists Eastern Southland Museum, Gore. Guest Artist Outreach, Elegant Miniatures Muka Studios at the Regent, Past Present Future Louise Beale, Wellington. Christmas Show 1988 Auckland City Art Gallery, Indoor - Outdoor Auckland Museum, Art of Nature Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Paper Treasures Dowse Art Gallery, Recent Acquisitions Te Awamatu Arts Festival Jeanne d'Estienne Gallery, Opening Show 1987 Fisher Gallery Pakuranga, Screens Auckland City Art Gallery, Lithographs for Youngsters Wellington City Art Gallery, Lithographs Aids Foundation Auction Louise Beale Gallery, Wellington Auckland Society of Arts, Tutors Mt Eden Festival 1986 Auckland City Art Gallery, The Print - Methods and Masterpieces Suter Art Gallery~, Nelson. The Self Wellington, Flying Kiwi Arts '86. Visual Diaries Suter Art Gallery~, Goodman Suter Biennial Auckland City Art Gallery~, Works From the Collection Melbourne Etching Supplies, N Z Printmakers Lopdell House Auckland, Opening Show Robert McDougall Gallery, A Piece of Art for Peace 1985 Auckland City Art Gallery, ANZART 85 Artist's Book Show Louise Beale Gallery, Wellington Brooke Gifford Gallery, Christchurch Fisher Gallery, The Folding Image (screens) National Gallery, Wellington. Recent Acquisitions Auckland Society of Arts, Drawings National Gallery Wellington, Content - Context 1984 Auckland City Art Gallery, "Anxious Images" Aspects of Recent New Zealand Art (Toured New Zealand) Robert McDougall Gallery Christ church Outreach, Visual Diaries 1983 Rotorua Art Gallery~, Guest Artist Finalist, Team McMillan Ford Competition 1982 Bilbao Spain,Muestra Internacional de Arte Grafico "Arteder 82" Hawkes Bay Art Gallery~, Napier. Guest Artist Outreach, Women by Women New Vision, Auckland Festival Exhibition Maidment Theatre, Festival of Feminist Art 1981 Outreach, Works on Paper by Women New Vision, Amnesty International Manawatu Art Gallery, Artist's Boxes Outreach, Images of Men Elva Bett, Wellington, Christmas Show 1980 Barry Lett, 15th Anniversary Exhibition Outreach, Women in the Arts Peter Webb, Kites and Masks Wellington Womens Gallery 1979 Dennis Cohn Gallery, The New Zealand Nude Peter Webb Gallery, Figurative Artists Bay of Islands Arts Festival 1978 Denis Cohn Gallery ,Opening Show. 1977 Barry Lett Galleries, New Year New Works 1975 1976 Mollers Christmas Shows, Auckland EDUCATION Avondale College Art teacher: R.N.Field 1964-65 Auckland Post Primary Teacher's College. 1967 Auckland University Summer School Tutor: Colin McCahon 1970 Auckland Society of Arts night classes Tutor: Louise Henderson 1975-76 Auckland Technical Institute night classes 1983 Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council Grant to study etching OVERSEAS TRAVEL 1964 Fiji Tonga 1977-88 Several trips to Australia. 1981 U.S.A. Tokyo 1989 London and Paris. 1991 Europe. 1994 France 1996 Spain 1999 USA 2001 U.K. U.S.A. 1983-1990 Tutor life drawing Auckland Society of Arts 1987 Judge Auckland Society Member's Awards 1988 Judge New Zealand Library Assn. Book Awards Judge Lion Breweries Art Awards Judge Blockhouse Bay Logo Award 1989 Selector Auck. Studio Potters 25th Annual Show. 1990 Judge Auckland Society Arts Autumn Awards 1991 Tutor Lopdell House, Titirangi 1992 Tutor Blockhouse Bay Community Centre Judge North Shore Art Awards 1993 Tutor Elam Summer School 1995 Judge Waiheke Art Awards 1996 Judge Mt Eden art awards Judge Iris Fisher art awards 1998 Workshop Lopdell House Workshops Auckland College of Education 1999 Tutor Nelson Polytechnic Judge Telecom Art Awards Artist in Residence Iona College |
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