About
Chris Hargreaves is a sculptor and has always been a maker and inventor of objects which has informed his art practice in exploring the discourse of familiar objects when they are re-conceptualised. How nostalgia and memory can distort our perception of what is actually real and how individuals or societies build relationships for material objects within the cannon of contemporary art practice.
Born 1981 Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand.
Lives and works in Auckland.
Education.
2004. Bachelor of Design (Sculpture) with First Class Honours.
UNITEC, Auckland, New Zealand.
2003. ARTSPACE intern under Tobias Berger. 300 Karangahape Road. Auckland, NZ.
Exhibitions.
2012
Blue Oyster Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand
2011
EARTH BELOW, SKY ABOVE, Waitakruru Sculpture Park, Hamilton, New Zealand
SCULPTURE IN THE GARDENS, Botanic Gardens Auckland, New Zealand
BRICKBAY SCULPTURE PARK, Matakana, New Zealand
EASTERN ARTSCAPE, Fencible Walk, Howick, New Zealand
2010
TAURANGA ARTS FESTIVAL, Papamoa, New Zealand
NEW ZEALAND SCULPTURE ONSHORE, Fort Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
MANUKAU FESTIVAL OF ARTS, Auckland, New Zealand
EASTERN ARTSCAPE, Fencible Walk, Howick, New Zealand
SPLORE FESTIVAL, Kaupukapuka Reserve, New Zealand
2009
SCULPTURE IN THE GARDENS, Botanic Gardens Auckland, New Zealand
HEADLAND SCULPTURE ON THE GULF, Waiheke Island, New Zealand
2008
BRICKBAY SCULPTURE PARK, Matakana, New Zealand
NATIONAL DRAWING AWARD, ARTSPACE – Auckland. PHYSICS ROOM – Christchurch.
ENJOY – Wellington.
NEW ZEALAND SCULPTURE ONSHORE, Fort Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand
ANTHONY HARPER ART AWARDS, COCA Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand
PICK UP YOUR CAVE AND RUN, RAMP Gallery, WINTEC, Hamilton, New Zealand
2006
END OF YEAR SALE, Rm103 Gallery, Achilles House, Auckland, New Zealand
NZ SCULPTURE ONSHORE, Fort Takapuna, Devonport, New Zealand.
NEW THEATRE, EA Gallery, 3a/47 High Street, Auckland, New Zealand.
ACCIDENTAL DISCOVERIES Aotea Centre, Auckland, New Zealand.
2005
NARRATIONS OF DISPLACEMENT, Artstation, Auckland, New Zealand.
TRANSPOSITIONAL MIGRATION, Te Tuhu, Pakuranga, Auckland, New Zealand.
NARRATIONS OF DISPLACEMENT, Britomart Precinct, Auckland, New Zealand.
DUETS II THE ABANDONED SCULPTURE PROJECT, Rm103 Gallery, Achilles House, Auckland
2004
NZ SCULPTURE ONSHORE, Fort Takapuna, Devonport, New Zealand.
NATIONAL DRAWING AWARD, ARTSPACE – Auckland. PHYSICS ROOM – Christchurch.
ENJOY – Wellington.
SEA / SOAR, Blue Oyster Gallery, 135 High Street, Dunedin, New Zealand.
2003
[ parallax ] Bachelor of Design Graduate Show UNITEC, Auckland, New Zealand
FOLLOW THE WHITE RABBIT, New Artists Show. Artspace, Auckland, New Zealand
SUIT, ASB Centre, 135 Albert Street, Auckland, New Zealand.
ELEMENTS, SNOWHITE Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
Publications.
Sky Above, Earth Below. 2011. Essay by Andrew Clifford. ISBN: 978-0-9864596-3-4
NZ Sculpture Onshore Exhibition. 2010. Essay by Rob Garrett. ISBN: 978-0-473-17916-8
The Halo Project. 2010. Essay by Matt Blomeley.
Headland Sculpture on the Gulf. 2009. Essay by Helen Kedgley. ISBN: 978-0-473-14613-9
NZ Sculpture Onshore Exhibition. 2008. Essay by Rob Garrett. ISBN: 978-0-473014289-6
Pick Up Your Cave and Run. 2008. Essays by Matt Blomeley and Chris Hargreaves.
Follow the White Rabbit. 2006. Essay by Tobias Berger. ARTSPACE. ISBN: 0-9582556-8-7
Narrations of Displacement, Catalogue, 2005. Catalogue Essay by Chris Hargreaves.
Parallax, Contemporary Sculpture, Chris Hargreaves. 2003.
Articles and Reviews.
Eye Contact, Warkworth’s Art and Nature Trail. John Hurrell. 7th January 2011.
Howick and Pakuranga Times, Review of The Halo Project. Chris Harrowell. 26th October 2010.
NZ Herald, Review of Headland Sculpture on the Gulf. Janet Hunt. 26th January 2009.
NZ Herald, Article for NZ Sculpture Onshore show. 1st November 2006.
ArtNews NZ, Article for NZ Sculpture Onshore show, Autmn 2006.
CentreStage Magazine, Article for Accidental Discoveries show, December 2005 – March 2006.
City Scene, Article for Narrations of Displacement show, Artstation, Auckland, NZ. 6th November 2005.
Radio 1, Interviewed for Sea / Soar exhibition Blue Oyster Gallery, Dunedin. 10 July 2004.
Jon Bywater, Art New Zealand, Number 109 / Summer 2003-04. Auckland Review, Follow the White Rabbit.
Radio New Zealand, Interviewed in conjunction with Follow the White Rabbit. October 2003.
