Jacqui refers to her work is a response to place, a visceral reaction to events and activities around me.
Nature, the human condition, music, industrialisation and digitisation are all central themes and an entrance to my work. Long Echo is a meditation on altered nature where social and ecological systems clash.
I’ve loosely referenced aerial views from Canterbury, observing shapes; rivers which flow from the mountains to the sea, the great lakes and the few remaining wetlands. With intersecting grids, circles and lines I have mimicked the colonisation of the now mechanised land.
I was influenced by pre-european Māori rock art on the limestone cliffs at Takiroa near the Waitaki River. I visited these drawings, contemplating the information they shared for travellers; of warnings, beliefs and the locations of provisions. This inspired me to make my own indelible marks to reflect our current precarious status, by drawing and etching it into a shiny metal surface – a symbol of modernity.
Jacqui refers to her work is a response to place, a visceral reaction to events and activities around me. Nature, the human condition, music, industrialisation and digitisation are all central themes and an entrance to my work. Long Echo is a meditation on altered nature where social and ecological systems clash. I’ve loosely referenced... Keep Reading
Jacqui Colley from Lower Hutt, has been announced the winner of the 2018 Parkin Drawing Prize sponsored by Chris Parkin, arts patron and philanthropist. Jacqui’s work Long Echo measuring 2.4 metres by 1.2 metres is a drawing etched on aluminium using acid and a combination of black oil pigment, was chosen as the winner from an impressive 463... Keep Reading
Last year's winner was a draped assortment of cut up carpet.
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Lower Hutt woman Jacqui Colley has claimed the $20,000 Parkin art prize
The judging panel consisting of recognised art practitioners, collectors, and academics have been selected for 2018 Parkin Drawing Prize national competition.The prestigious award attracting a major prize of $20,000 was launched six years ago by Chris Parkin, arts patron, philanthropist and former owner of Museum Art Hotel in Wellington. Keep Reading
When I was first trying to write this I had the most massive mind blank. To have my work all across the internet is a lot of pressure for an artist. There are so many judging critics out there and you can't help but want to please everyone. I’ve learnt over the years that it's not possible to please everyone, that there’s always going to be someone Keep Reading
Wellington, New Zealand artist Kirsty Lillico won the annual $20,000 Parkin Drawing Prize for her piece seen here, titled “State Block.” The work consists of a carpet scrap hanging overver a string. "First of all, I've sort of re-represented a drawing made by someone else," Lillico said."Drawing, to me, it's not just about a pencil and paper. I'm using a knife and carpet and hanging it in a space to achieve the same ends."
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You probably think you know what a drawing is right? Well, think again. It's an age old question we continue to ponder: What actually defines art? A $20,000 drawing prize was awarded to an installation made of carpet on Tuesday night. 'State Block' is suspended from the roof at a height of almost 5m.
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Kirsty Lillico from Wellington has been announced the winner of the 2017 Parkin Drawing Prize and a $20,000 cash prize – sponsored by Chris Parkin, arts patron and philanthropist. Kirsty’s work State Block measuring 3.7 metres x 4.7 metres, was chosen as the ...
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Pieces of carpet draped over string have won a valuable drawing prize. How? It's a stretch to call it a drawing, but Wellington artist Kirsty Lillico's pieces of salvaged carpet draped over string have won her the $20,000 annual Parkin Drawing Prize
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Three Whangarei artists are in the running for the 2017 Parkin Drawing Award, the competition attracting an impressive 502 entries with 84 selected for the ''short-list''. They are Martha Mitchell, for her work Lines in the Sand 11, Cathy Tuato'o-Ross for Domestic Abstract and Anneke Muijlwijk for Safety Plan with Dog. The national drawing competition, attracting a major prize of $20,000, was launched by philanthropist and arts patron Chris Parkin five years ago. Ten highly commended prizes worth $500 each will also be awarded.
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Traditional ideas of what constitutes a drawing have been done away with this year. Pieces of art ranging from elegant paintings to artfully jumbled chunks of carpet have been flooding in as judges prepare to choose the $20,000 winner of this year's Parkin Drawing Award. The national competition is not limited to traditional drawings - the 502 entries this year include digital animation, mixed media pieces and an installation of carpet.
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Billy Wilson entered a national art competition for the first time - and had two pieces chosen as finalists. A bomb site and textured art have earned an artist a spot in the finals of a prestigious art competition. Originally from Eastbourne, artist Billy Wilson has had two pieces selected as finalists for the national Parkin Drawing Prize. It was the first time he had entered the competition.
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