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CURRICULUM VITAE
Josie MARTIN
68 Rue Balguerie, AKAROA
Banks Peninsula, New Zealand
Telephone: (03) 304 7501

NATIONALITY/BIRTHPLACE NZ Citizen. Born: Wellington (NZ)

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION/EDUCATION
1970-85 Attended numerous University of Canterbury & University of Otago Extension Studies Courses. – Wellington Polytech.
1968-69 Diploma of Horticulture Lincoln University
1966-67 Intermediate: National Diploma of Horticulture Parks & Reservers, Wellington.
1966-67 Wellington Polytechnic: Drawing and Painting
1954-65 Queen Margaret College, Wellington
1976-2004 Art Tutor – Part-time
TRAVEL
1987-2006 Visited major galleries:
UK & EUROPE: London, Cornwall, Paris, South of France, Barcelona, Rome, Florence, Venice, Biennale, Vienna, Amsterdam, Lisbon, Basel, Zurich.
USA: New York, Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, New Orleans, Santa Fe.
AUSTRALIA: Sydney, Brisbane.
South of Spain, Morocco, Berlin, Frankfurt.
ART RESIDENCIES
2005 Can Serrat, Barcelona, Spain – 10 weeks.
2004 Int. Residence, Vallauris, Sth France – 8 weeks.
2002 International Art Workshop, Todi, Italy.
2002 International Art Workshop, Umbria, Italy – 7 weeks.
2000 Akaroa Arts Council Grant
1996/1997/1998 International Art Workshop, Assisi, Italy – 6 weeks each year.
1995 Residencey and Scholarship: MacDowell Art Colony, N.H., USA – 7 weeks.
1993 International Art Workshop, Assisi, Italy – 6 weeks.
1991 International Art Workshop, Assisi, Italy – 4 weeks.
1990 International Art Workshop, Assisi, Italy – 6 weeks.
1989 International School of Art, Todi, Italy – 12 weeks.
1987 Vermont Studio Centre, USA – 9 weeks.
SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS
1995 Scholarship: MacDowell Arrt Coleny, New Hampshire USA
1990 Scholarship: P & B Pfeiffer (Hallmark Cards, USA)
1989 Ashburton Licensing Trust Award ($2000)
1988 National Bank Abstrations Award, Wellington ($2000)
1987 Scholarship: Vermont Studio School ($1500)
1986-87 C.S.A. Guthrey Travel Award ($1200)
1983 Tom & Rose Lane Award, Asburton
ART INVOLVEMENT
2003 Co-director Art Workshop in Tuscany Italy
1998-2006 Director: International Art Workshops, Akaroa
2000 Member: Akaroa Community Arts Council
1990-1992 Co-Director: International Art Workshop, New Zealand
1981-86 Council Member C.S.A. Gallery, Christchurch, Editor of C.S.A. “Preview Magazine”
1976-1992 Part-time Art Teacher, Lincoln High School, Hagley High School, Cathedral Grammar.
1976-92 Christchurch Art Centre: Life Drawing and Painting Workshops.
EXHIBITIONS SOLO
2005 Can Sarrat Gallery, Bacelona, Spain
2004 Gellery Ben Sian, Vallauris, France
2003 Centre of Contemporary Art, Christchurch – paintings
2000 Centre of Contemporary Art, Mair Gallery, Christchurch
1999 Akaroa Museum Proposed foreshore seat and table concept exhibition
1999 Martha’s Vineyards, Oak Bluffs, USA
1998 Centre of Contemporary Art Cannaday Gallery, Christchurch, NZ
1996 C.S.A. Mair Gallery, Christchurch
2000-06 Linton Gallery, Akaroa
1995 Artworks Gallery, Wanaka, NZ
Sculpture: “Rituals”, (installation in Akaroa)
1992 Merilyn Savill Gallery, Wellington, NZ
1992-3 Ritchies Contemporary Gallery, Christchurch
1989-90 C.S.A. Mair Gallery, Christchurch
1989 Moray Gallery, Dunedin
1987 The Gallery, Akaroa
1984-86-87 C.S.A. Front Gallery, Christchurch
1986 James Paul Gallery, Christchurch
1985 Moray Gallery, Dunedin
1984 C.S.A. Front Gallery, Christchurch
1983 C.S.A. Front Gallery, Christchurch
1982 Hamilton Art Gallery
1981 C.S.A. Gallery, Christchurch
EXHIBITIONS: GROUP
2001-01 McDougall Art Gallery – “Not a Book” and Oamaru Forrester Gallery – “Not a Book”
2002 Montecastello di Vibio
2001 Sculpture in the Garden, Governors Bay’ Banks Peninsula
2001 “Not a Book” Exhibition Forrester Gallery, Oamaru Tutors Exhibitions Akaroa Gallery with John Lane (UK)
2000 Scarecrow on the Akaroa Foreshore
Sculpture: in the Garden Lombarby, Governors Bay, Banks Peninsula
“Not a Book” Exhibition, McDougall Art Gallery Christchurch
Christchurch Mayoral Art Car
Tutors Exhibition, Akaroa Gallery with Peter Von Tiesenhausen, Canada
1999 Centre of Contemporary Art: Gates and Journeys.
Christchurch Arts Festival, Centre of Contemporary Art: “The Vessel”
The Art House, Christchurch
Centre of Contemporary Art: Seriously Playful 1, Christchurch
Tutors Exhibit: The Akaroa Gallery, James Cahagan & Pat de Gogorza (USA)
Sculpture in the City Exhibition, Christchurch
1998 Cyclone No 8 Wire Exhibition, Waikato Museum, Hamilton
1997-98 Cleveland Art Awards, Dunedin
1997 Cyclone No 8 Wire Exhibition, Waikato Museum, Hamilton
Galleria de Logia, Assisi
1995 James Wallace Trust Award Finalist
1994 The Modern Concept, Applied art, Christchurch
1993 Women of “93, Applied art, Christchurch
Women from the South Island, Suter Art Gallery, Nelson, NZ
Women’s Lives Exhibition, McDougall Art gallery, Christchurch
1992 International Art Workshop Exhibition, Dunedin and Christchurch
1990-91-93 Galleria de Logia, Assisi
1991 Award Winners Revisited, Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington
New Zealand Self Portrait Exhibition, C.S.A. Christchurch
1988 National Bank Abstractions, Wellington
Self Portrait, Christchurch Artists Collective; Moray Gallery, Dunedin, Anderson Park Invercargill, NZ
1986-87 36 Christchurch Artists, C.S.A. Christchurch
1986 Presidents Exhibition, C.S.A. Christchurch
1984 Montana Art Award, Gisborne
COLLECTIONS
Sculptures and Paintings in New Zealand, Australia and the United States of America
PUBLICATIONS
Numerous top magazines, Television, Newspapers, National & International.
REVIEWS
In numerous newspapers in New Zealand, Australia and the United States of America