CV
SELECTED CV
-Born Sydney, Australia, 5 September 1960
-Immigrated to NZ 1973. Holding Australian, NZ and British Citizenship
-1980-1984 Diploma of Fine Arts, Honours, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ
AWARDS, SPONSORSHIP & RESIDENCIES
-1985, Academic Prize, Fine Arts and Music, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ
-1987, QEll Arts Council, Wellington, NZ
-1990-1991, Artist in Residence, Tylee Cottage, Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui, NZ
-2013, Sponsors for The Paradise Project; Bryce Smith & Associates, Horizons Regional Council, Rob O'Keeffe Joinery, Mike Buchanan Plumbing, Mitre 10 Mega, Wanganui Insurance Brokers, Wild Earth Travel, Meteor, Erik Parris, Rivercity Picture Framers
-2015-2016, Pollack Krasner Award, New York, USA
-2017, Artist in Resident, Gamli Skoli, Hrisey, Iceland
-2017, International Artist in Residence, London Print Studio, England
-2017, Finalist, 37th Miniprint International of Cadaques and Barcelona, Spain
-2019, TSB Community Trust, Percy Thomson Gallery, Stratford, NZ
-2020, Creative Victoria, PG Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
-1987, Panorama; A Print Based on the Landscape of Lake Ohau, Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch, NZ
-1990, Canterbury Gallery, Christchurch, NZ
-1992, Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui, NZ
-1992, 33 1/3 Gallery, Wellington, NZ
-1993, Eastern Southland Gallery, Gore, NZ
-1993, Manawatu Art Gallery, Palmerston North, NZ
-1994, Hawkes Bay Exhibition Centre, Hastings, NZ
-1996, Lane Gallery, Auckland, NZ
-1999, Salamander Gallery, Christchurch, NZ
-2004, Aoraki from Afar, Aigantighe Art Gallery, Timaru, NZ
-2008, Blizzard in a Dark Landscape, Quay Gallery, Napier, NZ; Art Associates, Auckland, NZ and Salamander Gallery, Christchurch, NZ
-2013, The Paradise Project, Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui, NZ
-2019, A Songless Land, Percy Thomson Gallery, Stratford, NZ
-2019 to 2020, A Songless Land, Te Manawa, Palmerston North, NZ
-2020 to 2021, Long Hee Lee - A Songless Land, Eastern Southland Gallery, Gore, NZ
-2021, Silva Inferno, PG Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
-2022, Silva Inferno, Grey, Auckland, NZ
-2022, Ngahere, Miranda Gallery, NZ
-2022, A Delicate Balance, Chambers Art Gallery, Christchurch, NZ
-2023, Deep Time, PG Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
-2024, Between Heaven and Earth, Miranda Gallery, Pukorokoro, NZ and Art at Wharepuke, Kerikeri, NZ
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
-1985, Cooke, Hotere and Maguire, RKS Art, Auckland, NZ
-1987, Cooke, Hotere and Maguire, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin, NZ
-1993, White Camillias, Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch, NZ
-1995, Towards New Horizons, Rick Rudd & Sue Cooke, NZ High Commission, Singapore
-1996, Gallery No.5, Dunedin, NZ
-2000, Wanganui Artists, Parliament Buildings, Wellington, NZ
-2002, Press Gang, Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui, NZ
-2004, Sue Cooke and Llew Summers, Selwyn Gallery, Darfield, NZ
-2005, Tylee Cottage, 21 Years, Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui, NZ
-2011, Hinterland, WH Milbank Gallery, Whanganui, NZ
-2012, Something in the Water, Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui, NZ
-2014, BUY BY/BYE BYE, WH Milbank Gallery, Whanganui, NZ
-2014 to 2024, 34th, 35th, 36th, 37th, 38th, 40th, 41st, 43rd & 44th, Miniprint International of Cadaques & Barcelona, Spain; Bages, France; & Wingfield, England
-2016, For the Love of Nature, Lynn Kelly and Sue Cooke, Whanganui, NZ
-2017, Solarhringur, Saeborg, Hrisey, Iceland
-2017, Beech at Ohau, Chambers Art Gallery, Christchurch, NZ
-2018 & 2019, London Print Studio Summer Members Exhibition, London, England
COMMISSIONS
-1988, Port Hills Mural, Park Royal Hotel, Christchurch, NZ ( donated to University of Canterbury, Christchurch, NZ, post earthquakes)
-1989, Peat Marwick, Christchurch, NZ
-1990 to 1993, Private Collections, NZ (also 2017 & 2018)
-1997, 110 Etchings, City Life Hotel, Auckland, NZ
COLLECTIONS
-Canterbury University, Christchurch, NZ
-ITT Rayonier, Wellington, NZ
-Christchurch Art Gallery, Te Puna o Waiwhetu, Christchurch, NZ
-Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin, NZ
-Eastern Southland Gallery, Gore, NZ
-Hotere Collection, Dunedin, NZ
-Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui, NZ
-NZ High Commission, Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
-NZ Embassy, Rome, Italy
-Hay's Collection, Canterbury & Auckland, NZ
-Cereus Holdings, Auckland, NZ
-Belton Smith and Associates, Whanganui, NZ
-Purdue Collection, Christchurch, NZ
-Massey University, Albany CAmpus, Auckland, NZ
-Chris and Jilly Marshall Collection, Christchurch, NZ
-Philip and Lee Trustumm Collection, Christchurch, NZ
PUBLICATIONS
-1991, Sue Cooke, Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui, NZ
-1993, White Camellias, Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch, NZ
-1994, Art NZ, No. 71, Auckland, NZ
-1995, Towards New Horizons, Singapore
-2004, Whanganui Printmaking Capital of Aotearoa, Imprint, Australian Print Council Quarterly Magazine, Melbourne, Australia
-2007 & 2008, CS Arts, Reviews, Issues 26 & 31, Christchurch, NZ
-2013, Art News, Winter 2013, Page 37, Auckland, NZ
-2013, Sarjeant Quarterly, Volume 49, June-August 2013
-2019, Art NZ, No. 170, Auckland, NZ
-2020, Catalogue, Long Hee Lee - A Songless Land, Essays by Helene Wong and Don Abbott, Eastern Southland Gallery, Gore, NZ
-2020, Australian Print Council, My Space, www.printcouncil.org.au/blog/ Melbourne, Australia
TUTORING
-1985-1990, Christchurch Polytechnic, Christchurch, NZ
-1991, Whanganui Summer School of the Arts, Whanganui, NZ
-1990-1995, Whanganui Community Polytechnic, Whanganui, NZ
-1992, Wairarapa Summer School, Masterton, NZ
-2000, Winter Art School, Nelson Polytechnic, Nelson, NZ
-2019 & 2020, Workshops associated with Long Hee Lee - A Songless Land at the Percy Thomson Gallery, Te Manawa and the Eastern Southland Gallery, NZ
BOARDS & COMMITTEES
-1991-1994, Sarjeant Gallery Trust Board, Whanganui, NZ
-1990-93, Lillian Ida Smith Award, Committee and Selection Panel, Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui, NZ
-2003, Founding Trustee, The Whanganui Arts Marketing and Development Trust, Whanganui, NZ
-2006, Selection Panel, Tylee Cottage Artists in Residence, Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui, NZ
