NZ based Artist / Designer.
Inspired by Nature, Science&Technology, Sci-Fi, Films, Songs, Fashion, Culture, Philosophy, World Religions and everyday objects, My practice focuses on the representation of the Everyday and the appropriation of the found materials to make suggestions as to what it could be like, by employing various mediums such as Painting, Sculpture, Moving Image, Read-Made Objects, Electronics through my own reinvented systems and rules.
Education 2013 Bachelor of Fine Arts(Hons), Elam School of Fine Arts, The University of Auckland, Auckland 2001 Bachelor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Specified program: Multimedia and Computer Graphics, The University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand
Exhibitions / Awards 2024 May, Open Home (Upcoming Solo Exhibition), Studio One Toi Tū, Auckland. 2024 March, My Single-Bed Room (Solo Exhibition), Window Gallery, Auckland. 2018 Jul, Emerging Artist Awards (Empathy, a celebration of the Gallery 10th Anniversary), The Upstairs Gallery, Auckland, Highly Commended Award. 2014 Sep, Flag It! Aotearoa/New Zealand’s Next National Flag, Depot Artspace, Auckland. 2014 Aug, The Sympathy Of Curves, Depot Artspace, Auckland. 2014, Lacuna, Circle Gallery, Auckland. 2013, Elam GradShow 2013, Elam School of Fine Arts, Auckland. 2013, Some Say I So I Say Light, Elam Projectspace, Auckland. 2012 3rd year Exhibition, Elam Project Space, Auckland. 2011, Emerging Artist Awards, Upstairs Gallery, Auckland, Finalist. 2009, Howling Dog, Artstation, Auckland, Group Exhibition.
Feel free to drop me a line via email at info@olliart.co.nz