SUE COOKE


     
 
 
PROFFESSIONAL LIFE
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SUE COOKE - ARTIST;
68A GUYTON ST, WANGANUI
PO BOX 353,WANGANUI
(06) 345 0156,
MOBILE (027) 6150 634
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Born Sydney 1960
Immigrated to New Zealand 1973

1980-84 Diploma of Fine Arts with Honours, University of Canterbury

AWARDS & SPONSORSHIP
1987 QEII Arts Council
1990-91 Artist in Residence, Sarjeant Art Gallery, Wanganui
1995 Wanganui Business Development    Board Grant
- Air New Zealand
- Asia 2000
- Novotel Orchid, Singapore

COMMISSIONS
1988 Park Royal Hotel, Christchurch (relocated in 1997 to
Christchurch Convention Centre)
1989 Peat Marwick, Christchurch
1990 Private Collection, Christchurch
1991 Private Collection, Christchurch
1993 Private Collection, Christchurch
Private Collection, Wanganui
1997 City Life Hotel, Auckland

COLLECTIONS
Canterbury University, Christchurch
ITT Rayonier
Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch
Dunedin Public Art Gallery
Hotere Collection, Dunedin
Private Collections (NZ & Overseas)
Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui
NZ High Commission, Singapore
NZ High Commission, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
NZ Police, Wellington
National Bank of New Zealand
New Zealand Embassy, Rome, Italy
Cereus Holdings, Auckland
Carey Smith & Co, Wanganui
Treadwell Gordon, Wanganui

Purdue Collection, Christchurch

Summers Collection, Christchurch

Massey University, Albany Campus 

TUTORING
1985-1990 Christchurch Polytechnic
1985-1988 CSA Childrens Art Programme, Christchurch
1988-1989 Hagley Community College Childrens Art Programme
1991 Wanganui Summer School of the Arts
1990-1993 Wanganui Community Polytechnic
1992 Wairarapa Summer School
        Wanganui Girl’s College
1992-2004 Free Lance Tutor

TRAVEL
1989 Study Tour, USA, England, France, Spain, Italy, Holland
1994 Bali, Singapore
1995 Singapore
1996 USA
2001 Chatham Islands
2003 Melbourne, Australia

2004 London, Geneva, Venice

2005 USA, London, Portugal
2006 Rarotonga, England & Jersey, Antarctica
2008 Melbourne, Rarotonga


 
EXHIBITIONS
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
1984 Bealey Gallery, Christchurch
1986 Several Arts, Christchurch
        Akaroa Art Gallery
1987 Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch
1990 Canterbury Gallery, Christchurch
Bealey Gallery, Christchurch
1992 Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui
33 1/3 Gallery, Wellington
1993 Lane Gallery, Auckland
Salamander Gallery, Christchurch
East South Gallery, Gore
Left Bank Gallery, Greymouth
Manawatu Art Gallery, Palmerston North
1994 Hawkes Bay Exhibition Centre, Hastings
Lane Gallery, Auckland
1996 Lane Gallery, Auckland
Salamander Gallery, Christchurch
1999 Salamander Gallery, Christchurch
2002 Victoria Henwood Gallery, New Plymouth
Salamander Gallery, Christchurch
2003 Fat Pigeon Café,Ohakune
2004 Salamander Gallery, Christchurch

2005 Aoraki from Afar - Aigantighe Art Gallery,Timaru
2008 Blizzard in a Dark Landscape
-Art Associates, Auckland
-Quay Gallery, Napier
-SalamanderGallery,Chch        

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1985 RKS Art, Auckland
1986 Louise Beale Gallery, Wellington
1987 Dunedin Public Art Gallery
1988 Bealey Gallery, Christchurch
1989 Canterbury Gallery, Christchurch
1992 Canterbury Gallery, Christchurch
1993 Wairarapa Foundation of the Arts
1994 Wanganui Community Arts Centre
1995 Towards New Horizons, Rick Rudd & Sue Cooke, NZ High Commission, Singapore
1996 Gallery No. 5, Dunedin
1997 Wanganui Community Arts Centre with Rick  Rudd
2000 Artwatch – Going Nude,CAC, Wanganui
         Wanganui Arts Review, Sarjeant Gallery
2001 Wanganui Arts Review, Sarjeant Gallery
         Wanganui Artists, Parliament Buildings

         Riverside Artists Open Studio Tours
2002 Press Gang – Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui

         Wanganui Artists Open Studios
2003 Roses from the Heart, Catherine Macdonald & Sue Cooke, Vega, Wanganui

         Whanganui Artists Open Studios

2004 Whanganui Artists Open Studios

2005 Whanganui Artists Open Studios

        Blooming Artz Festival

2006 Whanganui Artists Open Studios

         Sue Cooke, Llew Summers, Selwyn Art     Gallery,Darfield

2007 Tylee Cottage 21 Years, Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui

2008 Journey of Easter, Wanganui

2010  Whanganui Artists Open Studios

         Journey of Easter, CAC, Whanganui

   
 
ARTICLES
PUBLICATIONS
1992 Sue Cooke Sarjeant Gallery
1994 Art New Zealand No 71
1995 Towards New Horizons
1997 New Zealand House & Garden, August
2002 New Zealand Who’s Who in the Visual & Fine Arts,
Architecture, Crafts & Design

2004 Imprint, Australian Print Council Magazine, Whanganui Printmaking Capital of Aoteroa
2007 Review (page 16)  CS ARTS, March 2007, Issue 26
2008 Reveiw (page39)   CS ARTS, October 2008, Issue 31