Education:
2008
PhD candidate (Architecture), University of Auckland, N.Z.
(with Doctoral Scholarship, UoA.)
2008
Master of Architecture, (First Class Honours.) University of Auckland, New Zealand.
2006
Bachelor of Architecture (Hons), Victoria University, Wellington, New Zealand.
1987-1990
Photography Fine Art; Australian College of Photography, Art and Communication, Melbourne, Australia.
1981-1984
General Nurse Training, Auckland Public Hospital, New Zealand.
Teaching:
2008
Tutor of Architecture, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Tutor of Architecture, Unitec, Auckland, New Zealand.
Tutor of Visual Communication, Unitec, Auckland.
2007
Tutor of Architecture, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Tutor of Architecture, Unitec, Auckland, New Zealand.
2006
Tutor of Architecture, Victoria University, Wellington, N.Z.
2004-2005
Lecturer of Photography, Massey University, Wellington.
2004
Tutor in Photography, School of Architecture and Design, Victoria University, Wellington.
Exhibitions - Solo:
2008
Stations of the Cross + Hemi Tuwharerangi Paraha;
University of Alabama Gallery, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A.
2003
Stations of the Cross; and selected photographs 1998-2001;
McNamara Gallery, Wanganui, New Zealand.
2001
Stations of the Cross;
Southland Museum and Art Gallery, Invercargill, New Zealand.
2001
Stillness Falls Gradually;
Lopdell House Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
2001
Your Mouth Is Stained With Sun;
Pataka Porirua Museum of Arts and Cultures, Porirua, New Zealand.
2001
Stillness Falls Gradually;
Peter Hay Halpert Fine Art, New York, U.S.A.
2001
Hokianga;
Whangarei Art Museum, Whangarei, New Zealand.
2000
Hokianga;
(in conjunction with Minor White)
Rupertinum Museum of Modern Art, Salzburg, Austria.
2000
Hokianga;
Olympic Arts Festival; Sydney College of the Arts Gallery, Rozelle, Sydney, Australia.
2000
Hemi Tuwharerangi Paraha;
Southland Museum and Art Gallery, Invercargill, New Zealand.
2000
Hokianga;
Pataka Porirua Museum of Arts and Cultures, Porirua, N.Z.
1999
Hokianga;
Rotorua Art Museum, Rotorua, New Zealand.
1999
Hokianga;
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand.
1999
Hokianga;
Manawatu Art Gallery, Palmerston North, New Zealand.
1999
Hokianga;
The Photographers’ Gallery, London, England.
1999
Hemi Tuwharerangi Paraha;
Forrester Gallery, Oamaru, New Zealand.
1999
Hemi Tuwharerangi Paraha;
Aigantighe Gallery, Timaru, New Zealand.
1999
Hemi Tuwharerangi Paraha;
Ashburton Art Gallery, Ashburton, New Zealand.
1999
Hemi Tuwharerangi Paraha;
Whakatane Museum and Gallery, Whakatane, New Zealand.
1998
Hemi Tuwharerangi Paraha;
Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt, New Zealand.
1998
Hemi Tuwharerangi Paraha;
The Boatshed, Hokianga, Northland, New Zealand.
1998
Hokianga;
New Gallery, Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
1998
Hemi Tuwharerangi Paraha;
Whangarei Art Museum, Whangarei, New Zealand.
1992
Hush;
Linden Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
1990
Parallel;
Ministry for the Arts Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
1990
Subluxation;
Photographers' Gallery, Brisbane, Australia.
1989
Subluxation;
Fringe Studio, Melbourne, Australia.
Exhibitions – Group:
2005
Mayer Gallery, Napier, New Zealand.
2003
The Caravan;
Taupo Art Gallery, Taupo, New Zealand.
2003
The Caravan;
Suter Gallery, Nelson, New Zealand.
2003
The Caravan;
Pataka Porirua Museum of Arts and Cultures, Porirua, New Zealand.
2003
The Caravan;
McNamara Gallery, Wanganui, New Zealand.
2002
Photo III;
Te Wa:The Space, Wanganui, New Zealand.
2002
About Face;
Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney, Australia.
2001
Leaping Boundaries: A Century of New Zealand Artists in Australia;
Mosman Art Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
2001
Gallery PhotoArtists;
Galerie Oliver Schweden, Munich, Germany.
2001
Prospect 2001: (Stillness Falls Gradually);
City Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand.
2001
Martin Hughes Pacific Art Trust Exhibition;
ArtStation, Auckland, New Zealand.
2000
Gallery Artists;
Peter Hay Halpert Fine Art, New York, U.S.A.
1999
Female;
Wessel + O'Connor Gallery, New York, U.S.A.
1999
Wallace Art Award - finalist;
Wallace Trust Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
City Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand.
Centre for Contemporary Art, Christchurch, New Zealand.
1999
Glory;
Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt, New Zealand.
1999
Collection Show;
Whangarei Art Museum, Whangarei, New Zealand.
1998
Sense and Sensibility;
ArtStation, Auckland, New Zealand.
1998
Wallace Art Award - finalist;
Wallace Trust Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
1994
Don't Leave Me This Way;
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia.
1993
Dislocations: Body, Memory, Place;
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.
1993
Summer Salon;
Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne, Australia.
1991
Postcard Show;
Linden Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
1990
Icons and Angels;
St Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, Australia.
Fellowships & Residencies:
2001 Feb-July
William Hodges Fellowship, Southland, New Zealand.
Commissions:
2000
Pataka Porirua Museum of Arts and Cultures, N.Z.
“Your Mouth Is Stained With Sun”.
Grants:
2007
Creative New Zealand, international travel grant.
1999
Martin Hughes/Tautai Art Trust, international travel grant.
1999
UK/NZ Link Foundation, international travel grant.
1998
Creative New Zealand, to tour exhibition.
1998
South Hokianga Arts Council, Northland, N.Z.
1998
Cathy Pelly Maungarongo Trust, New Zealand.
1998
Creative Communities, Far North District, CNZ.
1998
Creative New Zealand, project development funding
1990
Studio Assistance Grant, Ministry for the Arts, Melbourne.
Books, Monographs, Catalogues:
2001
Stations of the Cross, catalogue essay “The Pilgrim’s Road-Maps”
J.J. Benefield, PhD.
2001
Your Mouth Is Stained With Sun, catalogue essay “Afterglow”
Jonathan Mane-Wheoki, Senior Lecturer in Art History, University of Canterbury, N.Z., Kaitiaki Maori,
Robert McDougall Art Gallery, N.Z.
2001
Stillness Falls Gradually, catalogue essay “Blood and Bone”,
Kellyana Morey, MBA, Auckland University, New Zealand.
1999
HOKIANGA, Ross T. Smith, monograph book,
Bateman Publishers, Auckland, New Zealand.
Texts: Peter Weiermair, Director, Rupertinum Museum of Modern Art, Salzburg, Austria.
Peter Hay Halpert, dealer, critic, curator, New York, U.S.A.
Ron Brownson, senior curator, Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
Brett Levine, curator, Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt, N.Z.
1998
Hemi Tuwharerangi Paraha, exhibition catalogue,
Brett Levine, Director, Lopdell House Gallery, Auckland, N.Z.
1998
Hokianga, exhibition catalogue, New Gallery, Auckland Art Gallery.
Ron Brownson, senior curator, Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand.
1994
Ted Gott, Curator of International Art, National Gallery of Australia,
Don’t Leave Me This Way, exhibition book publication.
Collections:
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
Dick Quan collection, Sydney, Australia.
Frances Packer collection, Sydney, Australia.
Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt, N.Z.
Wallace Trust Collection, New Zealand.
Whangarei Art Museum, Whangarei, N.Z.
Private Collections; New Zealand, Australia, U.S.A., Spain.
Interviews & Publications:
2001
The Herald, Auckland, Kellyana Morey, 23 July.
Otago Daily Times, Dunedin, Marjorie Cook, 21 July.
Radio N.Z. interview, Lyn Freeman, 16 July.
The Evening Post, Wellington, Ann Packer, 12 July.
Otago Daily Times, Dunedin, Paul Smith, 10 May.
Northern Advocate, Whangarei, Geoff Harris, 17 April.
The Dominion, Wellington, 12 April.
Southland Times, Invercargill, Chris Holm, 20 March.
Black and White magazine, Sydney, Australia. May issue.
Mercury T.V. interview, Invercargill, N.Z. 21 Feb.
Radio Foveaux, interview, Southland, N.Z. 20 Feb.
2000
Neue Kronen Zeitung, Salzburg, Austria. 1 Dec.
Minor White und Ross T. Smith.
Rupertinum Museum of Modern Art, Salzburg, Austria.
Passauer Nachrichten Feuilleton, Germany. 29 Nov.
Frankfurter Allgemaine Zeitung, Germany. 18 Nov.
Salzburger Nachrichten, Austria. 3, 11, 17 Nov.
Die Furche, Salzburg, Austria. 16 Nov.
Stadtzeitung, Salzburg, Austria. Nov.
Salzburger Volkszeitung, Austria. 28 Oct.
Minor White und Ross T. Smith.
Suddeutsche Zeitung, Germany. 24 Oct.
Minor White und Ross T. Smith.
The Bulletin, Sydney, Australia; Hokianga review, 29 Aug. p89.
Cuaderno 1:2 magazine, Madrid, Spain; Hokianga. Nov.
"2wice" magazine, New York; N.Z. Natives Series.
Mercury T.V. interview, Invercargill, N.Z.
Southland Times, interview, Invercargill, N.Z.
Southern Institute of Technology, public lecture, Invercargill, N.Z.
The Dominion, review, Hokianga, Wellington, N.Z.
Backchat, T.V. interview, Hokianga, Wellington, N.Z.
1999
Art News, book review, New Zealand
“2wice” magazine, New York, Hokianga images.
Art Asia Pacific, review, Justin Paton, New Zealand.
The Pander, review, Gabriel White, Auckland, New Zealand.
1998
Northern Advocate, Whangarei, New Zealand, May.
Northern Advocate, Whangarei, New Zealand, July.
Sunday Star Times, Auckland, New Zealand.
Pavement magazine, New Zealand, interview.
Whenua, Radio New Zealand interview.
Art News, Radio New Zealand interview
Culture Bunker, bFM radio interview, Auckland, New Zealand.
The Herald, interview, New Zealand.
TV1 television interview, New Zealand.
TV3 television interview, New Zealand.
T.J. McNamara, Herald review, Hokianga, New Zealand.
Evening Post, Wellington, New Zealand.
1997
TV4 documentary interview, Ross T. Smith
1994
Blue magazine, Sydney, Tender Bruise, interview.
Artlink magazine, Australia, Vol. 14, #4.