STANLEY PALMER

STANLEY PALMER New Prints and Paintings 6th - 24th November, 2010

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1. STANLEY PALMER, Karamea (2010) bamboo engraving & lithograph on paper, imp 1/100, frame (v x h x d): 703 x 904 x 22 mm, printed image (v x h): 350 x 555 mm

2. STANLEY PALMER, Bell - Marae Pahaoa (2010) bamboo engraving & lithograph on paper, imp 3/100, frame (v x h x d): 700 x 937 x 22 mm, printed image (v x h): 345 x 590 mm

3. STANLEY PALMER, Rakau Tapu - Harataonga (2010) bamboo engraving & lithograph on paper, imp 3/100, frame (v x h x d): 638 x 762 x 22 mm, printed image (v x h): 280 x 410 mm

4. STANLEY PALMER, Harataonga (2010) bamboo engraving & lithograph on paper, imp 3/100, frame (v x h x d): 655 x 926 x 22 mm, printed image (v x h): 295 x 577 mm

5. STANLEY PALMER, Matauri (2010) bamboo engraving & lithograph on paper, imp 1/100, frame (v x h x d): 664 x 918 x 22 mm, printed image (v x h): 305 x 570 mm

6. STANLEY PALMER, Road - Mahurangi (2010) bamboo engraving & lithograph on paper, imp 2/100, frame (v x h x d): 680 x 927 x 22 mm, printed image (v x h): 233 x 577 mm

7. STANLEY PALMER, Rakau Tapu II (2010), screenprint on linen, edition 15/25, frame (v x h x d): 915 x 1263 x 60 mm, printed image (v x h): 750 x 1155 mm

8. STANLEY PALMER, Punakaiki II (2010), screenprint on linen, edition 18/30, frame (v x h x d): 1098 x 1570 x 60 mm, printed image (v x h): 970 x 1450 mm

9. STANLEY PALMER, Afternoon - Karamea (2010), oil on linen, stretcher (v x h x d): 905 x 1153 x 35 mm

9. DETAIL VIEW STANLEY PALMER, Afternoon - Karamea (2010)

10. STANLEY PALMER, Waiaro - Colville (2010), oil on linen, stretcher (v x h x d): 700 x 1400 x 35 mm

10. DETAIL VIEW STANLEY PALMER, Waiaro - Colville (2010)

11. STANLEY PALMER, Estuary, Waiaro - Colville (2010), oil on linen, stretcher (v x h x d): 700 x 1400 x 35 mm

11. DETAIL VIEW STANLEY PALMER, Estuary, Waiaro - Colville (2010)

12. STANLEY PALMER, Road - Te Paki (2009), oil on linen, stretcher (v x h x d): 1603 x 1000 x 35 mm

12. DETAIL VIEW STANLEY PALMER, Road - Te Paki (2009)

Significant New Zealand printmaker and painter Stanley Palmer shows a variety of techniques and processes from screen prints in linen, to his pioneering bamboo etchings and from lithographs to paintings in his exhibition ‘New Prints and Paintings’.

Stanley Palmer has developed a unique printing process using a combination of lithograph and bamboo etching. The effect is distinctive, showing the subtle texture of the bamboo plate while capturing the wide range of tones and colours. With six new prints for 2010, the landscape of the New Zealand coastline is depicted as rugged, natural, and with only small remnants of human life; a red roofed building, a mailbox or a winding road.

Large-scale screen prints on linen show a new and innovative part of Palmer’s art practice and demonstrate his wide range of skills, techniques and understanding of form and colour while capturing the essence of the land and native plant life.

Stanley Palmer’s work shows deep connection to the New Zealand landscape.

Environmental Issues are prevalent, particularly the forever-changing coastline of New Zealand. As well as an overall feeling of peace and tranquillity, there is a sense of an underlying threat of loss.

Karamea (2010)

EXHIBITION PRICELIST

PRINTS 1

Karamea (2010), imp 1/100

1,500*

2

Bell - Marae Pahaoa (2010), imp 3/100

1,500*

3

Rakau Tapu - Harataonga (2010), imp 3/100

1,100*

4

Harataonga (2010), imp 3/100

1,500*

5

Matauri (2010), imp 1/100

1,500*

6

Road - Mahurangi (2010), imp 2/100

1,500*

7

Rakau Tapu II, edition 15/25

3,000*

8

Punakaiki II (2010), edition 18/30

4,000*

*prices include framing

PAINTINGS 9

Afternoon – Karamea (2010)

15,000

10

Waiaro – Colville (2010)

14,000

11

Estuary, Waiaro – Colville (2010)

14,000

12

Road - Te Paki (2010)

17,000

All prices are NZD and include GST; Prices are current at the time of the exhibition

STANLEY PALMER b. 1936, lives Auckland

Nikau Punakaiki (2008)

Stanley Palmer ‘s rugged and beautiful landscapes are expressive, emotive and distinctively New Zealand. Using painting and printing techniques, he has developed a unique and personal style that captures the essence and colours of our natural coastlines, rural scenes and native flora.

“Often focusing on the coastline – the border across which the colonisers and the colonised first tentatively merged – Palmer’s work is imbued with a sense of loss, yearning and disappointment.” (1) Stanley Palmer’s works show a deep connection to the New Zealand landscape and speak of environmental issues.

Stanley Palmer has established himself as one of New Zealand’s most significant printmakers. A “method of printmaking that Stanley Palmer employs is one that he invented. It is a combination of engraving and lithography, using bamboo rather than metal as an etching plate. Engraving on a wooden surface is much easier, it can be done with tools rather than with acid, and requires less pressure to print. Less pressure allows more control of any ink applied directly to the plate and maintains the subtle texture of bamboo grain as an integral part of the design.”(2) Stanley Palmer lives in Auckland and has worked as a fulltime artist since 1968. He began exhibiting in 1958 and has an art practice that covers both painting and printmaking processes including bamboo prints, woodcuts and monoprints. His works are part of Public and Private collections including Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand, Wellington, City Art Gallery, Auckland and The Dowse Art Museum, Wellington.

1. O’Brien, Gregory. Lands & Deeds, Godwit Publishing 1996 2. Pleasure in Print, Art News, Spring 1999

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STANLEY PALMER b. 1936, lives Auckland SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2010 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996

1995 1994

1993 1992

1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984

1983

1982 1981 1980 1979

New Prints and Paintings, Milford Galleries Dunedin Portraits of Places Revisited, Anna Bibby Gallery, Auckland To the Harbour, Lopdell House After the Storm - Pacific, Anna Bibby Gallery, Auckland French Pass, Janne Land Gallery,Wellington Islands, Anna Bibby Gallery, Auckland Return - Karamea Punakaiki, Anna Bibby Gallery, Auckland Great Barrier - Aotea, Anna Bibby Gallery, Auckland Chart of the Far North, Janne Land Gallery, Wellington & Anna Bibby Gallery, Auckland Chart of the Far North, Janne Land Gallery,Wellington& Anna Bibby Gallery, Auckland East 2000, Janne Land Gallery,Wellington & Anna Bibby Gallery, Auckland Summer's Pass Over the Fractured Ocean, Anna Bibby Gallery, Auckland Monoprints, Salamander Gallery, Christchurch Paintings and Monoprints, Janne Land Gallery, Wellington From Westland, Anna Bibby Gallery, Auckland Westland, Janne Land Gallery, Wellington Return Northland, Salamander Gallery,Christchurch Paintings 'Return Northland.' Anna Bibby Gallery, Auckland Westland, Claybrook Gallery, Entries for a New Zealand Index, Salamander Gallery, Christchurch Entries for a New Zealand Index, Claybrook Gallery, Auckland Janne Land Gallery, Wellington Piopiotahi, Salamander Gallery, Christchurch Piopiotahi, Milford Gallery, Dunedin Memories of Whangarei Heads, Works on Paper Gallery, Auckland Poor Knights, Milford Gallery, Dunedin Quotations from Westland, Salamander Gallery, Christchurch Monoprints, Salamander Gallery, Christchurch Monoprints and Prints, Salamander Gallery, Christchurch Fragments and Reflections – Northland, Portfolio Gallery Monoprints and Prints, Ginkgo Gallery, Christchurch Monoprints, Southern Cross Gallery Memories of Northland, Portfolio Gallery, Auckland Return and Departure, Portfolio Gallery, Auckland Paintings and Monoprints, Louise Beale Gallery, Wellington Paintings and Monoprints 'East Coast.' Portfolio Gallery, Auckland Prints and Drawings, Ginkgo Gallery, Christchurch Paintings and Prints, Portfolio Gallery, Auckland Monoprints and Prints 'At the Bay.' Portfolio Gallery, Auckland Monoprints and Prints, Louise Beale Gallery, Wellington Monoprints and Prints, Ginkgo Gallery, Christchurch Monoprints and Prints, Louise Beale Gallery, Wellington Summer, Dowse Art Museum, Wellington Banners, Hawkes Bay Art Gallery and Museum Banners and Drawings, Centre Gallery, Hamilton Prints and Monoprints, Portfolio Gallery, Auckland Prints and Monoprints, Ginkgo Gallery, Christchurch Banners and Drawings, Space Gallery, Auckland Monoprints and Prints, New Vision Gallery Prints and Monoprints, Brooke Gifford Gallery, Christchurch Prints, Elva Bett Gallery, Wellington Prints and Monoprints, New Vision Gallery Prints and Drawings, Peter Webb Galleries, Auckland

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1970 1969 1968 1966

Prints and Drawings, Elva Bett Gallery, Wellington Prints and Paintings, Elva Bett Gallery, Wellington Prints, Paintings and Drawings, New Vision Gallery Islands and other sets of prints released New Vision Festival Exhibition Prints and Drawings, New Vision Gallery Prints and Watercolours, New Vision Gallery Rocks and Sea, New Vision Gallery Prints and Drawings, New Vision - Festival Exhibition Prints and Paintings, Bett-Duncan Gallery, Wellington Prints and Drawings, Dawson Gallery, Dunedin Fragments of a Vanishing Landscape, New Vision Gallery Woodcuts and Bamboo Engravings, New Vision Gallery Paintings, New Vision Gallery Paintings, New Vision Gallery

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2009 2008 2007 2006

2003 1999 1990 1986 1981 1978 1976 1973 1971

1970

1968 1967 1966

Works on Paper, milford galleries queenstown Southern Landscape, milford galleries queenstown Works on Paper, Milford Galleries Dunedin Looking South, Milford Galleries Dunedin Location South, milford galleries queenstown Works on Paper, milford galleries queenstown Masterworks, milford galleries queenstown Is As – Landscape as Metaphor, Milford Galleries Dunedin Parihaka Exhibition, City Gallery, Wellington New Acquisitions 'Memories of Northland' - Monoprints, Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland Prints, New York Expo Eighth Norwegian International Print Biennale Parihaka Centennial Exhibition 'A Flag for Te Whiti', Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth Western Pacific Biennale – Australia 'New Zealand Prints', 'Clouds and Sky', Auckland City Art Gallery 6 x 4 Exhibition, New Zealand and Australian Prints (toured in Australia) Tokyo International Biennale of Prints - Invited artist World Print Exhibition, San Francisco 6 x 4 Exhibition, New Zealand and Australian Prints 36th Biennale Venice Ninth International Exhibition of Graphic Art, Ljubljana Second Triennale Art, India Second Biennale Engraving, Buenos Aires, Argentina International Association of Art Cities Woodcuts, Madrid / Paris Tokyo International Biennale of Prints Woodcuts and Bamboo Engravings, New Zealand Print Council Woodcuts, New Zealand Graphics Exhibition

COLLECTIONS The University of Auckland City Art Gallery, Auckland Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of New Zealand, Wellington The Dowse Art Museum, Wellington Govett-Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch Private collections in both New Zealand and overseas

BIBLIOGRAPHY 2000 1999 1996 1995 1992

West: Stanley Palmer, Godwit - Random House 2000 Fusco, Dr C. Postcards & Emanations West, Craft Arts International 1999 Lands & Deeds: Profiles of Contemporary New Zealand Painters, Godwit Publishing Ltd, 1996 100 New Zealand Paintings, Godwit Publishing Ltd 1995 Ensing, Riemke. Stanley Palmer: Poor Knights, Academy Interprint Ltd 1992

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