HANNAH KIDD

HANNAH KIDD The Race

11 May - 5 June 2013

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National Trevor (2013) mild steel, corrugated iron, paint, size: 1090 x 1640 x 410 mm

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Chequered Past (2013) mild steel, corrugated iron, paint, size: 1050 x 1465 x 465 mm

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Electric Dream (2013) mild steel, corrugated iron, paint, size: 1170 x 1795 x 420 mm

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This Little Piggy (2013) mild steel, corrugated iron, paint, size: 1115 x 1525 x 470 mm

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Iron Maiden (2013) mild steel, corrugated iron, paint, size: 1070 x 1700 x 415 mm

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Stunt Double (2013) mild steel, corrugated iron, paint, size: 1090 x 1785 x 500 mm

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Tryasyoulike (2013) mild steel, corrugated iron, paint, size: 1160 x 1478 x 486 mm

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The Silver Bullet (2013) mild steel, corrugated iron, paint, size: 1180 x 1725 x 415 mm

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Milford at Midnight (2013) mild steel, corrugated iron, paint, size: 1178 x 1570 x 415 mm

Hannah Kidd is one of the most distinctive voices in NZ sculpture.

Her works demonstrate an uncanny ability to capture the essence of her subjects. Kidd’s fundamental mastery of representational disciplines – anatomical accuracy, portrayal of character, personality, animal spirit, bodily disposition and so on – is almost without parallel in NZ sculpture. She also has an eye for social values and mores, speaks with a rural vernacular which is deeply informed by observation, participation and a noticeably wry sense of humour.

In The Race Kidd has turned her attention to the gallops. Kidd uses motion as a dramatic device. Nine horses and riders battle their way to a result. Kidd clearly understands the subtle differences at a race meeting between winning and losing, between being first and last. The horses are running flat out, the jockeys are working using all their individual skills and styles. It is a battle, fought everyday on the racecourses around the country. All spoils to the victor, all reward to those who picked the result and backed the winner!

EXHIBITION PRICELIST All works in the exhibition are $11,500 each, including a wooden plinth All prices are NZD and include GST; Prices are current at the time of the exhibition

HANNAH KIDD b. 1979, lives Methven

Domestic Bliss (Pair) (2011)

Methvan based sculptor Hannah Kidd predominantly crafts and welds sculptural creations from steel rod and corrugated iron as a means to investigate people and the relationships they have with their surrounding environment. “Kidd’s works remind us we are New Zealanders and explore our relationships with each other and our environments”. (1) Kidd’s subject matter has focused on witty and often comical animal studies which she has used as a vehicle to discuss the human condition.

“Kidd’s works are covered with flat tin, spot-welded, and remarkably detailed, notwithstanding their clear origins in bits of roofing iron. She will take on any living subject, from humans to horses.”

(2) Hannah Kidd graduated in 2001 from the Otago Polytechnic School of Art with a Bachelor of Fine Arts majoring in sculpture. She has quickly risen to critical acclaim with her distinctive and unique work being exhibited around the world including I’m sure I’ve seen that before, Vienna, Austria (2002), Sculpture by the Sea, Australia (2007, 2009 & 2011) Sculpture by the Sea, Denmark (2009 & 2011) along with numerous group and solo exhibitions throughout New Zealand. In 2010 she was the Winner of the Montalto Sculpture Award, Australia and the People’s Choice Award at NZ Sculpture OnShore and in 2012 was a finalist in the Montalto Sculpture Award, Australia and the New Zealand Wallace Art Awards.

1. Warwick Brown, Seen this Century, Godwit, 2009 2. ibid

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HANNAH KIDD b. 1979, lives Methven EDUCATION 2001

BFA Otago Polytechnic School of Art (Sculpture Major)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2013 2012 2011 2010

2009 2008

2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002

The Race, Milford Galleries Dunedin Heavy Petting, Little River Gallery, Canterbury Working Dogs, Milford Galleries Dunedin In a Man’s World, Milford Galleries Dunedin Beastly Delights, Aigantighe Art Gallery, Timaru Top Dog, milford galleries queenstown Only Real Men Need Apply, Little River Gallery, Canterbury Antarctica and Other Adventures, Milford Galleries Dunedin Heartland, CoCA, Christchurch The Locals, Milford Galleries Dunedin Tapestry Addiction, Little River Gallery, Canterbury Go, Dog. Go!, CoCA, Christchurch The Gentlemens Club, Little River Gallery, Canterbury Quarter Acre Dreaming, Little River Gallery, Canterbury Road Kill, CoCA, Christchurch Run Away to the Circus, Little River Gallery, Canterbury Best in the Show, CoCA, Christchurch Made to Rust, Little River Gallery, Canterbury Down on the Farm, CoCA, Christchurch Good Breeding, CoCA, Christchurch

GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2013 2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

Contemporary Figure Sculpture in Aotearoa, Zelandia, Auckland Sculpture Exhibition 2013, Artis Gallery, Auckland Summer Show, Milford Galleries Dunedin Spring Catalogue, milford galleries queenstown Significant Works, Milford Galleries Dunedin The Earl Street Journal, milford galleries queenstown Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi, Australia Sculpture on the Peninsula, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury Sculpture by the Sea, Aarhus, Denmark Spring Catalogue, milford galleries queenstown The Royal Queenstown Easter Show, milford galleries queenstown The Earl Street Journal, milford galleries queenstown NZ Sculpture OnShore, Auckland Anthony Harper Award, CoCA, Christchurch Shapeshifter, Wellington Sculpture by the Sea, Cottesloe, Peth, Australia Masterworks, milford galleries queenstown Sculpture by the Sea, Aarhus, Denmark NZ Sculpture OnShore, Auckland Recent Works, milford galleries auckland 3 Some, Letham Gallery, Auckland Kiwi Caravan, Uxbridge, Auckland Sculpture by the Sea, Sydney, Australia Sculpture on the Peninsula, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury Sculpture in Central Otago, Olssen’s Vineyard, Bannockburn The Great Art Auction, NG Gallery, Christchurch The CoCA Art Awards, CoCA, Christchurch

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2006

2005

2004

2003

A show with Ross Whitlock, Morgan Street Gallery, Auckland A&P Show, Christchurch Art Gallery The Art Event, Christchurch Art Gallery Sculpture in Central Otago, Olssen's Vineyard, Bannockburn Art in a Garden, Flaxmere, North Canterbury Urban Life-A Celebration in Art, Wellington Sculpture in the Garden, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury Sculpture in Central Otago, Ollssen’s Vineyard, Otago Art in a Garden, Hawden, Canterbury The Art Event, Christchurch Art Gallery Wine and Art Auction, Christchurch Hospital Art in the Garden, North Canterbury The Big Art Auction, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury NZ Sculpture Onshore, Auckland Aotearoa Barbie, CoCA, Christchurch CoCA Art Awards, CoCA, Christchurch Gardenz, Sculpture Symposium, Christchurch Sculpture in the Garden, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury I’m sure I’ve seen that somewhere before, Vienna, Austria

RECENT AWARDS 2012 2010

Finalist, Wallace Art Award, Auckland Finalist, Montalto Sculpture Award, Australia Winner, People’s Choice Award, NZ Sculpture OnShore, Auckland Winner, Montalto Sculpture Award, Australia Finalist, Anthony Harper Awards, CoCA, Christchurch

SELECTED ARTICLES 2012 2011 2009 2008 2008

Wood, D, Hannah Kidd: In a Man’s World, Metalsmith Magazine, Vol 32, No.2, pg 58 Driessen, Erin, Dog-Art-Dog, EyeContactSite, 19 March 2012 Bertram, Gavin, Male Models, DScene, 14 September 2011, pg 13 Brown, Warwick, Seen This Century: 100 Contemporary New Zealand Artists, A Collectors Guide, Godwit, Auckland, pg 216 – 219 Benson, Nigel, Welding a View of NZ Rural Life, ODT, pg 37 Hanton, Jamie, Innocence and Exploitation, The Press

Mandrill Monkey (2011

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