KIRSTEEN PIETERSE | HOLDING UNKNOWNS | ONLINE CATALOGUE

KIRSTEEN PIETERSE HOLDING UNKNOWNS

KIRSTEEN PIETERSE HOLDING UNKNOWNS

7 March - 31 March 2013

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COMPILER: Hilary Perrett PHOTOGRAPHER: Jenni Carter and Arthur Schulten COLOUR SEPARATIONS: Spitting Image, Sydney PRINTING: Southern Colour, Sydney Cover Image: Coast, 2013, marine grade stainless steel, 80 x 75 x 35 cm

LIST OF WORKS Low Cloud, 2012, mirrored stainless steel and acrylic rod, 120 x 133 x 24.5 cm Stratus Nimbus 1, 2012, mirrored stainless steel and acrylic rod, 90 x 30 x 23 cm Stratus Nimbus 2, 2012, mirrored stainless steel and acrylic rod, 78 x 32 x 26 cm Stratus Nimbus 3, 2012, mirrored stainless steel and acrylic rod, 89 x 26 x 23 cm Stratus Nimbus 4, 2012, mirrored stainless steel and acrylic rod, 77 x 37 x 23 cm Stratus Nimbus 5, 2012, mirrored stainless steel and acrylic rod, 77 x 50 x 23 cm Stratus Nimbus 6, 2012, mirrored stainless steel and acrylic rod, 86 x 60 x 25 cm Gathering, 2012, mirrored stainless steel, 100 x 90 x 14 cm Coast, 2013, marine grade stainless steel, 80 x 75 x 35 cm Holding Unknowns 1, 2013, ink on paper, 30 x 42 cm Holding Unknowns 2, 2013, ink on paper, 30 x 42 cm Holding Unknowns 3, 2013, ink on paper, 30 x 42 cm Holding Unknowns 4, 2013, ink on paper, 30 x 42 cm Holding Unknowns 5, 2013, ink on paper, 30 x 42 cm Holding Unknowns 6, 2013, ink on paper, 30 x 42 cm Journey 1, 2013, marine grade stainless steel, 115 x 53 x 24 cm Journey 2, 2013, marine grade stainless steel, 90 x 53 x 30 cm Journey 3, 2013, marine grade stainless steel, 80 x 53 x 28 cm Journey 4, 2013, marine grade stainless steel, 90 x 53 x 26 cm Journey 5, 2013, marine grade stainless steel, 90 x 53 x 28 cm Journey 6, 2013, marine grade stainless steel, 104 x 50 x 38 cm

Low Cloud, 2012, mirrored stainless steel and acrylic rod, 120 x 133 x 24.5 cm

Left:

Stratus Nimbus 1, 2012, mirrored stainless steel and acrylic rod, 90 x 30 x 23 cm

Right: Stratus Nimbus 2, 2012, mirrored stainless steel and acrylic rod, 78 x 32 x 26 cm

Left:

Stratus Nimbus 3, 2012, mirrored stainless steel and acrylic rod, 89 x 26 x 23 cm

Right: Stratus Nimbus 4, 2012, mirrored stainless steel and acrylic rod, 77 x 37 x 23 cm

Left:

Stratus Nimbus 5, 2012, mirrored stainless steel and acrylic rod, 77 x 50 x 23 cm

Right: Stratus Nimbus 6, 2012, mirrored stainless steel and acrylic rod, 86 x 60 x 25 cm

Gathering, 2012, mirrored stainless steel, 100 x 90 x 14 cm

Coast, 2013, marine grade stainless steel, 80 x 75 x 35 cm

Left to Right, Top to Bottom: Holding Unknowns 1, 2013, ink on paper, 30 x 42 cm Holding Unknowns 2, 2013, ink on paper, 30 x 42 cm Holding Unknowns 3, 2013, ink on paper, 30 x 42 cm Holding Unknowns 4, 2013, ink on paper, 30 x 42 cm Holding Unknowns 5, 2013, ink on paper, 30 x 42 cm Holding Unknowns 6, 2013, ink on paper, 30 x 42 cm Following Pages, Left to Right: Journey 1, 2013, marine grade stainless steel, 115 x 53 x 24 cm Journey 2, 2013, marine grade stainless steel, 90 x 53 x 30 cm Journey 3, 2013, marine grade stainless steel, 80 x 53 x 28 cm Journey 4, 2013, marine grade stainless steel, 90 x 53 x 26 cm Journey 5, 2013, marine grade stainless steel, 90 x 53 x 28 cm Journey 6, 2013, marine grade stainless steel, 104 x 50 x 38 cm

KIRSTEEN PIETERSE 1993 – 94 Master of Arts (Architecture) University of East London, England. Distinction in written work 1989 – 93 Bachelor of Fine Art (Sculpture) First Class Honours, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland. Winner John Keppie travel scholarship SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2013 Holding Unknowns, Martin Browne Contemporary, Sydney 2010 Imminent, Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney 2007 Still Point, Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney 2006 Subside, Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2013 Birdbath, Utopia Art Sydney, Sydney 2012 Storm Signal 8, The Cat Street Gallery, Hong Kong 2011 Willoughby Sculpture Prize, finalist, Sydney 2011 Suite, Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney 2011 Wattle, Australian Art Survey, The Space, The Cat Street Gallery, Hong Kong 2010 Dragon Garden, The Cat Street Gallery, Hong Kong 2010 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, finalist, Sydney 2010 Martin Browne Fine Art at Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne 2009 Re: constructions, The Cat Street Gallery, Hong Kong 2009 3d x 5, Bathurst Regional Gallery, NSW 2009 The Cat Street Gallery at Hong Kong International Art Fair 2008 Helen Lempriere Sculpture Prize, (finalist exhibition), Melbourne 2007 Dobell Prize for Drawing, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney 2007 Autumn Catalogue, Martin Browne Fine Art, Sydney 2006 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, finalist, Sydney 2006 ABN AMRO Emerging Art Award, Sydney 2006 Martin Browne Fine Art at Melbourne Art Fair, Melbourne, Victoria 2006 Flaming Youth, Orange Regional Gallery, NSW 2006 Martin Browne Fine Art at Art Sydney 06, Horden Pavilion, Sydney 2005 National Sculpture Prize finalist, The National Gallery of Australia 2004 Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, finalist, Sydney, Winner Viewers’ Choice Prize 2000 Friends of Cambridge University Donated Drawings, University of Cambridge Art Gallery, Cambridge, England

AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES 2008 Winner of Wyndham City Council Acquisitive Award, Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award 2008 Highly Commended, Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award, Melbourne 2004 Winner of Viewer’s Choice Award, Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize, Sydney 1993 Winner of John Keppie Travel Scholarship, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY 2010 Louise Schwartzkoff – Imminent, Sydney Morning Herald: Open Gallery, 6 – 7 February 2010, p. 14 2009 Kate Bryan - Deconstructing Landscape, World Sculpture News, Volume 15 No 4, p. 42 – 45, 2009 2009 Brad Hammond - 3d x 5, Artist Profile, Issue 09, p.102, 2009 2009 Dave Morgan – Fanfare Calendar, Prestige Hong Kong, November 2009, p. 40 2008 Gina Fairley – Kirsteen Pieterse, World Sculpture News, Volume 14, No.1, p. 56, Winter 2008 2008 Paul Flynn – The Rug Project, Artist Profile, Issue 4, p. 80, 2008 2008 Betsy Brennan – Arts and Crafts, Vogue Living, Sept/Oct, p. 93, 2008 2007 Karen Pakula – Still Point, Sydney Morning Herald: Open Gallery, 8-9 December, p. 16, 2007 2007 Robert Bevan – House Painters, Vogue Living, Jan/Feb, p. 70, 2007 2006 Toni Eatts – Hello Kirsteen Pieterse, The Weekend Australian Magazine, 9 – 10 December, 2006, p. 10 2006 Tracy Clement - Kirsteen Pieterse, Sculpture, International Sculpture Center, Vol 25 No 7, p. 79, September 2006 2006 Betsy Brennan - Bridge Builder, Vogue Living, May/June 2006, p. 87 2006 Janet Hayes - Subside, Australian Art Review, Issue 10 March/June 2006, p. 17 2006 Tracey Clement - SFX Appeal, Sydney Morning Herald: Metro, 3 – 9 February 2006, p. 23 2006 Deborah Cooke - Subside, Sydney Morning Herald: Good Weekend, 11 February 2006 COLLECTIONS National Gallery of Australia Artbank University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK Wyndham City Council, VIC Bathurst Regional Gallery, NSW