Fiona Clark (photographer)

Fiona Clark
Born 1954 (age 63–64)
Inglewood, New Zealand
Education Elam School of Fine Arts
Known for Photography

Fiona Clark (born 1954) is a New Zealand photographer.

Background

Clark was born in Inglewood, New Zealand in 1954 and attended Inglewood High School.[1] She moved to Auckland at the age of 16 to attend the Elam School of Fine Arts.[2][3]

Career

Clark is a New Zealand photographer, who works predominantly in a social documentary style. She was one of the first photographers to cover New Zealand's LGBT scene, notably documenting the queer community in the 1970s and 1980s, K Road, and the clubs Mojo's and Las Vegas Club. In 1975 her work faced censorship and public outcry, with two of her photographs being removed from The Active Eye exhibition.[4][3]

In 2002, in reflection of the exhibition The Active Eye, Clark published the book Go Girl and exhibited a collection of photographs at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery.[5][6]

Exhibitions

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  • 1975, The Active Eye, Manawatu Art Gallery, Palmerston North[7][8]
  • 1982, Body Building, Robert McDougall Art Gallery[9]
  • 2002, Go Girl, Govett-Brewster Gallery[6]
  • 2009, Amy Bock, South Otago Museum, Otago[10]
  • 2016, Niccole Duval, Michael Lett[11]
  • 2016, For Fantastic Carmen, Artspace, Auckland[8]
  • 2016, For Pink Pussycat Club, Artspace, Auckland[8]
  • 2016, SIART Biennale, Museo National de Arte La Paz, Bolivia[12]
  • 2016–7, All Lines Converge, Govett-Brewster Art Gallery (with L. Budd, and et al.)[13]
  • 2017, Te iwi o te wahi kore, Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt[2]

Awards

Clark received a Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council grant in 1980 to photograph the "Mr Olympia" body building contest in Sydney.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Fiona Clark". findnzartists.org.nz. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Fiona Clark Dowse Art Museum". Michael Lett. 23 June 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Remembering the gay and drag scene of 1970s Auckland". The Spinoff. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  4. ↑ Syfret, Wendy (17 July 2015). "Fiona Clark's Photos of New Zealand's LGBT Culture Were Unseen for 30 Years". I-d. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  5. ↑ Clark, Fiona (2002). Go Girl. Govett-Brewster Art Gallery. ISBN 0-908848-45-5.
  6. 1 2 "Go Girl at New Plymouth's Govett-Brewster Gallery". Scoop. 25 September 2002. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  7. ↑ Lacy, Judith (2 May 2012). "Images show artist behind camera". Stuff. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 "Fiona Clark at Artspace". EyeContact. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  9. 1 2 "Body Building: Photographs by Fiona Clark". Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "South Otago celebrates con woman". Otago Daily Times. 2 April 2009. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "Fiona Clark". Michael Lett. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "Fiona Clark SIART Biennale - Michael Lett". Michael Lett. 13 October 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  13. ↑ "All Lines Converge - Michael Lett". Michael Lett. 15 November 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

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