1. HANNAH KIDD, Delphine and Beatrix Buttercup
(2010) steel rod, corrugated iron, paint,
2. DETAIL VIEW HANNAH KIDD, Chihuahuas (Reuben and Toby) (2010)
2. HANNAH KIDD, Chihuahuas (Reuben and Toby) (2010) steel rod, corrugated iron, paint, Reuben (v x h x d): 260 x 380 x 160 mm, Toby (v x h x d): 310 x 320 x 145 mm
3. HANNAH KIDD, Pug (Prudence) (2010) steel rod, corrugated
corrugated iron, paint, size (v x h x d): 490 x 430 x 385 mm
4. HANNAH KIDD, Greyhound (Santa's Little Helper) (2010), steel rod, corrugated iron, paint, size (v x h x d): 1040 x 1250 x 270 mm
4. DETAIL VIEW HANNAH KIDD, Greyhound (Santa's Little Helper) (2010)
5. DETAIL VIEW HANNAH KIDD, Boxer (Humphrey) (2010)
5. HANNAH KIDD, Boxer (Humphrey) (2010), steel rod, corrugated iron, paint, size (v x h x
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mm
6. HANNAH KIDD, Bulldog (Winston) (2010), steel rod, corrugated iron, paint, size (v x h x d): 540 x 750 x 335 mm
6. DETAIL VIEW HANNAH KIDD, Bulldog (Winston) (2010)
7. DETAIL VIEW HANNAH KIDD, Dachshund (Otto) (2010)
7. HANNAH KIDD, Dachshund (Otto) (2010), steel rod, corrugated iron, paint, size (v x h x d): 430 x 830 x 210 mm
8. HANNAH KIDD, Bloodhound (Bubba) (2010) steel rod, corrugated
corrugated iron, paint, size (v x h x d): 1020 x 1340 x 410 mm
9. DETAIL VIEW HANNAH KIDD, Shitsu (Shit Sue) (2010)
9. HANNAH KIDD, Shitsu (Shit Sue) (2010), steel rod, corrugated iron, paint, size (v x h x d): 465 x 590 x 320 mm
“I love to investigate people and their passions. With people and their dogs there is no better example of how serious a passion can be. As a race we are so linked with the dog that they sit somewhere above beast and almost human. In the extreme of elevation the household pet is the reason for their hosts’ existence, they are their furry gods.” (Kidd 2010)
Hannah Kidd has a remarkable way of capturing the essence of animals, people, the relationships between them and their environment. In the exhibition ‘Top Dog’ she humorously explores the obsession with canine perfection, and transforms steel and corrugated iron into loveable pets, paraded show dogs and works of art. Her fashioning of metal to sculptural object is not unlike the genetic engineering of these furry friends where colours, shape and characteristics are selected, manipulated and presented for show.
Every dog has a distinctive character- even Reuben and Toby the Chihuahuas with their similar build, colour and features have individual personalities. ‘Shit Sue’ the Shiatsu wears a top-knot and appears highly groomed and ready for show alongside a pug, bulldog (Winston), Dachshund (Otto), Bloodhound (Bubba), Boxer and a Greyhound named after Bart Simpson’s beloved pet ‘Santa’s Little Helper’.
From everyday pets to prize winning diva, all dogs wait patiently for their turn to prance around the gallery, watching on as a handler parades a prize poodle. She is looking fine indeed but the question remains, who will be named ‘Top Dog’?
Hannah Kidd has quickly risen to critical acclaim and her distinctive and unique work has been exhibited around the world, from Australia to Denmark. She graduated in 2001 from the Otago Polytechnic School of Art majoring in sculpture. Kidd’s work has featured in “I’m sure I’ve seen that before”, Vienna, Austria (2002), Sculpture By the Sea, Sydney (2007) Sculpture By the Sea, Denmark (2009) along with numerous group and solo exhibitions throughout New Zealand. In 2010 she was the Winner of the Montalto Sculpture Award, Australia.
HANNAH KIDD
b. 1979, lives Franz Joseph
2001 BFA Otago Polytechnic School of Art (Sculpture Major)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2010 Top Dog, milford galleries queenstown
Only Real Men Need Apply, Little River Gallery
2009 Antarctica and Other Adventures, Milford Galleries Dunedin
2008 Heartland, CoCA, Christchurch
The Locals, Milford Galleries Dunedin
Tapestry Addiction, Little River Gallery
2007 Go, Dog. Go!, CoCA, Christchurch
The Gentlemens Club, Little River Gallery
2006 Quarter Acre Dreaming, Little River Gallery
2005 Road Kill, CoCA, taxidermy and mixed media, CoCA, Christchurch
Run Away to the Circus, Little River Gallery
2004 Best in the Show, CoCA, Christchurch
Made to Rust, Little River Gallery
2003 Down on the Farm, CoCA, Christchurch
2002 Good Breeding, CoCA, Christchurch
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010 Anthony Harper Award, CoCA, Christchurch
Shapeshifter, Wellington
2009 Sculpture by the Sea Cottesloe, Peth, Australia
Masterworks, milford galleries queenstown
Sculpture by the Sea, Aarhus, Denmark
2008 NZ Sculpture OnShore, Auckland
Recent Works, milford galleries auckland
3 Some, Letham Gallery, Auckland
Kiwi Caravan, Uxbridge, Auckland
2007 Sculpture by the Sea, Sydney, Australia
Sculpture on the Peninsula, Banks Peninsula
Sculpture in Central Otago, Olssen’s Vineyard, Bannockburn
The Great Art Auction, NG Gallery, Christchurch
The CoCA Art Awards, CoCA, Christchurch
A show with Ross Whitlock, Morgan Street Gallery, Auckland
2006 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
2005 Urban Life-A Celebration in Art, Wellington
Sculpture in the Garden, Banks Peninsula
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
2004 Art in the Garden, North Canterbury
The Big Art Auction, Banks Peninsula Greens
NZ Sculpture Onshore, Auckland
Aotearoa Barbie, CoCA, Christchurch
CoCA Art Awards, CoCA, Christchurch
2003 Gardenz, Sculpture Symposium, Christchurch
Sculpture in the Garden, Banks Peninsula
I’m sure I’ve seen that somewhere before, Vienna, Austria
AWARDS
2010 Winner Montalto Sculpture Award, Australia
2010 Finalist Anthony Harper Awards, CoCA, Christchurch
SELECTED ARTICLES
2009 Brown, Warwick, Seen This Century: 100 Contemporary New Zealand Artists, A Collectors Guide, Godwit, Auckland, pg 216 – 219
2008 Benson, Nigel, Welding a View of NZ Rural Life, ODT, pg 37
2008 Hanton, Jamie, Innocence and Exploitation, The Press
