JOHN EDGAR
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Born 1950, Auckland, New Zealand
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John was born in Auckland in 1950 and since 1977 he has been a sculptor exhibiting his work nationally and internationally. Working mostly with stone, sometimes in constructions together with metal and glass, his work investigates human interaction with resources in the modern world, and is recognised for its understanding of the ancient craft of stone working combined with a strong and timeless aesthetic. His stone sculpture is represented in private and public collections.
Solo Exhibition
1979
Tail of the Dragon, Denis Cohn Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
1983
Signs of the Comet, Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
1984
Cardinal Points, Janne Land Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
1988
Land Tokens, Dowse Art Museum, New Zealand
1989
Stone Lines (Survey 1977-1989),
National Museum, Wellington & Auckland Museum, New Zealand
1992
Making Ends Meet, Fingers, Auckland, New Zealand
1993
Making Amends, Dowse Art Museum & NZ tour
1994
Light Relief, Fingers, Auckland, New Zealand
1996
Cross Country, Lopdell Gallery & NZ tour
1997
Insignia, Dowse Art Museum, New Zealand
1998
Lie of the Land, Auckland Museum & NZ tour
1999
Digit, Artis Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2001
Sum, Artis Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2002
Calculus, Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt & NZ Tour
2003
Flags, Artis Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2004
Phases, Janne Land Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
2006
Counting Stones, Avid Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
Core, Artis Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2008
Green Fish, Avid Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
Array, Milford House Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand
2009
Ballast, National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK
Arc, Artis Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2012
Transit, Milford Galleries, Queenstown, New Zealand
Group Exhibition
1982
Small Treasures For Japan, Dowse Art Museum, New Zealand
1984
Kahurangi, USA Tour
1985
Treasures From The Land, USA tour
Pakohe, Dowse Art Museum & NZ tour
1987
Jade In The Pacific, Southland Museum & NZ tour.
1988
Bone Stone Shell, Australasian & Asian tour
1993
Small Worlds, Auckland Museum, New Zealand
1996
On Form, Lopdell Gallery, Waitakere, New Zealand
The Same But Different, Dowse Art Museum, New Zealand
1998
Pounamu Jade, Left Bank Gallery, Greymouth, New Zealand
1999
Headhandsheart, COCA, Christchurch, New Zealand
2000
Millennium Medallions, City Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
2001
Grammar, Dowse Art Museum, New Zealand
2002
Fringe Of Heaven, Lopdell House Gallery, Waitakere, New Zealand
The Changing Landscape , Mahara Gallery, Waikanae, New Zealand
2003
Ranges Of Inspiration II, Corban Estate Arts Centre, Waitakere, New Zealand
2004
Generation 50, Te Wa Gallery, Whanganui, New Zealand
Sculpture Onshore, FOWR, Takapuna, New Zealand
2005
Form Fire Art, Artis Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
Spirit Of Sculpture, St. Matthews, Auckland, New Zealand
2006
Object, Milford Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand
Legacy, Corban Estate Arts Centre, Waitakere, New Zealand
2007
Fonn ‘S Duthchas, National Museum of Scotland Tour, UK
Gift Exchange, The New Dowse, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Flag to Flag, Whangarei Art Museum, Whangarei, New Zealand
Opening the Kist, Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, New Zealand
2008
Shapeshifter, Lower Hutt, New Zealand
A Model Assembly, Artis Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
Western Gothic, Corban Estate Arts Centre, Waitakere, New Zealand
Glass Invitational, Canterbury Museum, New Zealand
The Maui Dynasty, Bishop Suter Art Gallery, Nelson, New Zealand
Masterworks, Milford Galleries, Queenstown, New Zealand
2009
Masterworks, Milford Galleries, Queenstown, New Zealand
E: Scape, Waitakaruru, New Zealand
Out Of The Ordinary, Avid, New Zealand
Sculpture In The Gardens, Botanic Gardens, Auckland, New Zealand
Group, Fingers, Auckland, New Zealand
Te Iti Kahurangi, Waiheke, New Zealand
2008-2010
Glass Invitation NZ, Milford Galleries, Queenstown, New Zealand
2010
Gifted, National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, UK
Talisman, Christchurch Art Gallery, New Zealand
Courtyard, Brick Bay, New Zealand
Autumn, Milford Galleries, Queenstown, New Zealand
2010-2011
The Earl Street Journal, Milford Galleries, Queenstown, New Zealand
Summer Show, Milford Galleries, Queenstown, New Zealand
2011
The Royal Queenstown Easter Show, Milford Galleries, Queenstown, New Zealand
Spring Catalogue, Milford Galleries, Queenstown, New Zealand
Traverse, Milford Galleries, Queenstown, New Zealand
2011-2012
Summer Show, Milford Galleries, Queenstown, New Zealand
The Earl Street Journal, Milford Galleries, Queenstown, New Zealand
2012
Outside Inside: Sculpture Exhibition, Artis Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
Small Works, Milford Galleries, Queenstown, New Zealand
Spring Catalogue, Milford Galleries, Queenstown, New Zealand
2012-2013
Summer Show, Milford Galleries, Queenstown, New Zealand
The Earl Street Journal, Milford Galleries, Queenstown, New Zealand
Selected Publication
“The Greenstone Sings” Trish Gribben, More, 1981
“The Spirit in Stones” Louise Guerin, NZ Listener, May 19, 1984
“Going Stoning” John Edgar, NZ Crafts, Issue 12, 1984, pp17-19
“Amulets and Alchemy” Bob Bassent, NZ Crafts, Issue 12, 1984, pp20-22
“Cooperative Fingers” Jacqueline Amoamo, NZ Listener, November 17, 1984 (Review of Souvenirs)
“Kahurangi” Exhibition Catalogue. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. USA Tour
“Treasures from the Land” Exhibition Catalogue. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. USA Tour
“Tenacious Stone” Review of NZ Jade by Russell Beck, John Edgar, NZ Listener, November 2, 1985
NZ Listener, November 15, 1986 (Review of Details Group at Auckland Museum)
“Bone Stone Shell” Exhibition Catalogue. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Australia & Asia Tour
“Bone Stone Shell” Helen Schamroth, NZ Herald,
“Stone, Bone, Shell” John Edgar, Craft International, Vol 6, No. 4, p30 (Copy of essay from BSS catalogue)
“Jade” Fred Ward, National Geographic, 1987, p309
“Treasure of the South Pacific” Oscar Kightley, Auckland Star, November 16, 1987, pB4 (Review of South Jade at Auckland Museum)
“Jewellery” Adam Gifford, Sunday Star, February 28, 1988, pB4 (Review of BSS)
“Compass” NZ Listener, March 5, 1988, p69 (photography only)
“Bone People Now” Peter Gibbs, NZ Listener, July 9, 1988, p74 (Review of BSS)
“Exquisite Stone Carving” Helen Schamroth, NZ Herald, 1988 (Review of Rock Erosion)
“Pacific Treasures” Susan Owens, Sydney Morning Herald, January 13, 1989 (Review of BSS) (Photograph only)
QE II National Trust Newsletter pp3-5 (Presentation to Queen Elizabeth)
“Time to Romance the Stone” Micheal Gilchrist, NBR Weekend Review, August 18, 1989 (Review of Stonelines)
“John Edgar’s Stonelines” Graham Price, NZ Crafts, Issue 29, 1989, pp17-20
“Stone forms embrace past and future arts” Pat Baskett, NZ Herald, November 13, 1989
“Mystical Stone” Anne Fenwick, NZ Listener, November 13, 1989, pp136-137
“Jade” Roger Keverne, Anness, 1991, p236/257
“Bone Stone Jade”, Ed. Donn Salt, Batemans, 1992, pp37-40 (Biography written by John Edgar)
“John Edgar: restorer and healer” Helen Schamroth, NZ Herald, September 17, 1992, Sec 3: p4 (Review of “Making Ends Meet”)
“John Edgar - Making Amends” Helen Schamroth, NZ Crafts, Issue 43, 1993, pp32-34
“Making Amends” 8-minute video, Director Stuart Page, 1993
“Making Amends” Exhibition Catalogue/Poster. October essay by Helen Schamroth, 1993
“Stone by Stone” Helen Schamroth, NZ Listener, February 26, 1994, p44-45 (Review of Making Amends)
“Tactile Reconstructions” Robyn Ussher, The Press, March 2, 1994, p16 (Review of Making Amends)
“Engineering of the Imagination” R. Aldridge, Greymouth Evening Star, April 16, 1994, p3 (Review of Making Amends)
“Sculptor aims to give the stone dignity” Nelson Evening Mail, May 11, 1994 (Review of Making Amends)
“Young fan makes copy” Nelson Evening Mail, May 25, 1994 (Re Making Amends)
Review of Waitakere City Festival Exhibition, Sue Curnow, NZ Herald, June 23, 1994, Sec 2: p8
“Environment at heart of work” Janet Bayly, Evening Startard, July 22, 1994 (Review and photo of Making Amends)
“Focus” The Tribune, August 14, 1994 (Review and photo of Making Amends)
“Light Relief” NZ Listener, September 24, 1994, p47 (Critics Choice)
“Alchemy in Sculpture” Sue Curnow, NZ Herald, October 6, 1994 (Review of Light Relief)
“Contemplative Exhibition” Ann Somerville
“Beautiful Objects” James Mack, The Evening Post, February 1, 1995 (Review of BSS at MONZ)
“Stones that sing Forever” Howard Williams, NZ Herald, March, 1995 (Review of Making Amends)
“Karekare Inspirations” Jane Phare, NZ Herald, March 15, 1995, Sec 2: p8
“Sculptor turns his hand to metal” Charmain Smith, Otago Daily Times, May 18, 1995 (Review of Badge)
“Fresh Creativity” Howard Williams, NZ Herald, July 26, 1995, Sec 3: p11
“On Form” Exhibition Catalogue. Lopdell Gallery, 1996
“On Form” Helen Schamroth, Artists Alliance Newsletter, March, 1996
“Beyond Craft” Howard Williams, NZ Herald, February 21, 1996
“Cross Country” Exhibition Catalogue. Essay by Brian Opie, 1996
“Cross Country” 10-Minute video, Director Tony Burrows, 1996
“Artist Fuses Opposites” Western Leader, June 11, 1996
“Sculptor Aims to Write with Stone” Sue Curnow, NZ Herald, July 10, 1996
“A research chemist’s geographical sculpture” Herald Tribune, July 30, 1996
“Artist focuses on transformtion” Theresa Garner, The Daily Telegraph, July 31, 1996
“Thought-Provoking Art” Dominion, August 2, 1996
“Little gems bring rewards” Sue Curnow, NZ Herald, October 24, 1996 (Review of Same but Different)
“Same but Different” Laurence Hall, Object, 1997
“Thinking in Stone” Peter Simpson, Art New Zealand, No. 88, 1998, pp64-67
“Lie of the Land” Exhibition Catalogue. ‘Being in Third Space’ essay by Brian Opie, 1998
“Lie of the Land” 20-minute video, Director Tony Burrows, 1998
“Contemporary Jewellery” Patricia Anderson, Craftsman House, 1998, p76
“One Hundred Craft Artists” Helen Schamroth, Batemans, 1998, p24
“Lie of the Land” Helen Schamroth, Object, No. 4, 1998, pp24-25
“John Edgar and Ilse von Randow” Peter Simpson, Opening speech, Auckland Museum, February 20, 1998
“John Edgar” Western Leader, February 24, 1998
“Stone Guardians” Howard Williams, NZ Herald, February 28, 1998
“Critics Choice” NZ Herald, March 14, 1998
“Artist leaves his mark” Mark Amery, Evening Post, June 20, 1998
“Edgar sees lie of the land” Anna Dunbar, The Press, Christchurch, September 2, 1998
“Land Metaphor” Christchurch Star, September 2, 1998
“The Art of Craft” Pat Baskett, NZ Herald, October 31, 1998
“Sculptor investigates landforms” Tracy Neal, Nelson Mail, January 29, 1999
“News” Whanganui Chronicle, March 18, 1999
“The science of sculpture” Angela Brown, Hawke’s Bay Today, June 16, 1999
“Grim Analysis” David Wilson, June 16, 1999
“Digit” Exhibition Catalgue. ‘Words for Stone’ essay by Peter Simpson, ISBN 0-473-06198-8, 1999
“Sculptor bridges the artistic gap” Wayne Thompson, NZ Herald, May 23, 2000
“A bridge much travelled” Art News NZ, Winter, 2000
“Artists take on the west” Deborah Diaz, NZ Herald, September 25, 2000
“Sum” Set of six postcards, October, 2001
“Top Investment Artists” NBR, October 13, 2000
“Sticks and Stones” Capital Times, November, 2000
“Cross-over Art” Helen Schamroth, Object, No. 3, 2000, pp20-22
“Only way up” Micheal Smythe, NZ Herald, February 23, 2001
“Infrared to Ultraviolet” T.J.McNamara, NZ Herald, October 15, 2001
“Sum - John Edgar at Artis Gallery” Peter Simpson, Sunday Star Times, October 21, 2001 |
