Nicola Farquhar
Nicola Farquhar (born 1972) is a New Zealand artist.
Nicola Farquhar | |
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Born | 1972 (age 50–51) |
Nationality | New Zealand |
Education | Elam School of Fine Art |
Known for | Painting |
Farquhar was born 1972 in Hamilton, New Zealand.[1] She graduated from the Elam School of Fine Art in 2009 with an MFA.[2] She is currently based in Auckland.[3]
Farquhar is a painter, she works primarily in oils on linen. Her paintings often use rich and vibrant colours and she explores traditional portraiture through experimentation with colour, space, and science fiction elements.[4][2] Through her use of human and botanical forms her works question relationships to the natural work.[5] Although women are usually the subjects of her paintings, they are not based on or named after real people.[3]
Farquhar has exhibited in both solo and grow shows in New Zealand, Australia, and Hong Kong. Notable exhibitions include:
- Discoveries, Art Basel, Hong Kong (2014)[6]
- Method and Gesture, Utopian Slumps, Melbourne (2013)[7]
- New Revised Edition, City Gallery, Wellington (2013)[8]
- Porous Moonlight, Papakura Art Gallery (2013)[9]
- Necessary Distraction: A Painting Show, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki (2015), with Saskia Leek, Julian Hooper, Stella Corkery, Kirstin Carlin, and James Cousins[10]
Farquhar is represented by the Hopkinson Mossman gallery in Auckland[4] and has exhibited with them for over five years.[11]
Work by Farquhar is held in the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.[5]
References
- "Nicola Farquhar". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- "Nicola Farquhar". Ocula. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- Wynne Jones, Victoria. "Nicola Farquhar | In Conversation". Crane Brothers. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- "Nicola Farquhar". Hopkinson Mossman. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- "Theralar". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- Villarreal, Ignacio. "Art Basel Hong Kong Discoveries Prize winner announced: Nadia Kaabi-Linke wins 25,000 USD prize". Art Daily. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- "Utopian Slumps". Utopian Slumps. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- "New Revised Edition: Nick Austin, Andrew Barber, Nicola Farquhar, John Ward Knox". City Gallery Wellington. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- "Nicola Farquhar and Renee So". Artists Alliance. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- "Necessary Distraction: A Painting Show". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- "Faces to watch: Nicola Farquhar". Urbis Magazine. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
Further reading
Artist files for Nicola Farquhar are held at:
- Angela Morton Collection, Takapuna Library
- E. H. McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
- Hocken Collections Uare Taoka o Hākena
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