Barbara Tuck

Barbara Tuck (born 1943) is a New Zealand artist. Her works are held in the collections of the Auckland Art Gallery[1] and the Te Papa.[2]

Early life

Barbara Tuck was born in 1943 in Hamilton.[3]

Education

Barbara Tuck graduated from Elam School of Fine Arts in the mid-1960s.[4]

After completing her degree, Tuck put her practice on hold to have children in the late 1960s.[5]

Career

Tuck has exhibited widely within New Zealand, including:

  • Double Doors: an Artist in Focus exhibition at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki in August 1983, in collaboration with Gillian Chaplin.[6] By chance, the two artists discovered they were both making small boxes as a framework for sculptural assemblages. Previously Chaplin had concentrated on photography and Tuck on painting, but in this departure from their usual fields of work they found common ground and began work on a shared installation. About twenty small boxes were treated by each artist, and for the installation they were alternated on a long narrow table. Chairs placed around the outside encouraged people to take their time in contemplating the works. The works referenced the Surrealists, in particular the boxes of Joseph Cornell, but with a more feminine viewpoint.[7]
  • Surface Tension: Ten Artists in the ‘90s exhibition at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki in 1992, curated by Tina Barton.[8]
  • Necessary Distraction featuring 100 works by 20 artists at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki from November 2015 - March 2016, curated by Natasha Conland.[9][10][11]
  • In the Vast Emptiness at Christchuch Art Gallery in 2016.[12]

References
  1. "Barbara Tuck". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  2. "Barbara Tuck | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  3. "Anna Miles Gallery | Barbara Tuck". annamilesgallery.com. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  4. Douglas, Jessica (August 2017). "From the Art Collection" (PDF). UniNews. 46 (6): 10–11.
  5. Treveylan, Jill (Spring 2016). "Painted Ecologies: The Art of Barbara Tuck". Art New Zealand. 159: 94.
  6. Johnston, Alexa M. (Autumn 1984). "Gillian Chaplin and Barbara Tuck: Prints and an Installation". Art New Zealand. 30.
  7. Kirker, Anne, 1947- (1993). New Zealand women artists : a survey of 150 years. Tortola, BVI: Craftsman House. pp. 179–181. ISBN 9768097302. OCLC 28491897.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. "Surface tension : ten artists in the 90's, Auckland City Art Gallery, 3 September-25 October, 1992. | National Library of New Zealand". natlib.govt.nz. Auckland City Art Gallery. 1 January 1993. Retrieved 4 July 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. "Towards Variations on a Theme: Considering 'Necessary Distraction: A Painting Show'". Pantograph Punch. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  10. "Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki reveals new directions | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  11. "An unnecessary distraction mars Necessary Distraction exhibition". The National Business Review. 18 December 2015. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  12. "Painting transforms itself under every passing glance". The Press. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2018.


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