Philippa Blair

Philippa Blair (born 1945) is a New Zealand artist. Her works are held in the collection of the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki[1] and Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa[2].

Early life

Philippa Blair was born in 1945 in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Education

Blair studied at the University of Canterbury from 1965-67, under Rudolf Gopas and Don Peebles. She graduated with a Diploma of Fine Arts (painting) in 1967.

In 1976 Blair completed a Diploma of Teaching in Secondary School File Art at Secondary Teachers' College in Auckland, New Zealand.

Career

Philippa Blair moved from New Zealand to the United States in 1995 with her husband John Porter, and they lived at Venice Beach and San Pedro, before moving back to Auckland, New Zealand in 2015.[3] Their daughter Alice Hutchison is an art curator and writer.[4]

Blair works primarily as a painter, and makes semi-abstract work. She has worked as both a secondary school art teacher and university painting tutor from 1968 onward. Blair has exhibited as a solo artist and in group shows widely in New Zealand and the United States, including:

  • Packapoo at RKS Art, Auckland in 1980.[5]
  • Three from New Zealand: Philippa Blair, Christine Hellyar, Ralph Hotere (group exhibition with Christine Hellyar and Ralph Hotere) at Long Beach Museum of Art in 1990.[6]
  • Philippa Blair, Survey 1987-1992 at the Centre for Contemporary Art, Hamilton in 1992.[7]
  • Philippa Blair: Traverse: Recent Paintings, Drawings, Lithographs at Spencer Gallery Wickford, RI and Janne Land Gallery Wellington in 1999.[8]
  • Transmotion: Drawings and Paintings at the DoubleVision Gallery, Los Angeles, California in 2001.[9][10]
  • Between Heaven and Earth (group exhibition with Lawrence Abrahamsen, Fran Bull and Don Lewallen) at Walter Wickiser Gallery, New York in 2003.[11]
  • Philippa Blair: A 10 Year Survey at Warwick Henderson Gallery, Auckland in 2004.[12]
  • Crossings at PGgallery192, Christchurch in 2015.[13]
  • Dancing Off Score at PGgallery192, Christchurch in 2018.[14]

Blair was awarded Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council Grants in 1980 and 1984.

References

  1. ↑ "Philippa Blair". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  2. ↑ "Loading... | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  3. ↑ "The Fast Arrow of painter Philippa Blair". Stuff. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  4. ↑ "Manhattan transfer". Stuff. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  5. ↑ "Art New Zealand". www.art-newzealand.com. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  6. ↑ Long Beach Museum of Art (1990). Three from New Zealand: Philippa Blair, Christine Hellyar, Ralph Hotere. Auckland, N.Z.: RKS Art.
  7. ↑ Blair, Philippa; Smith, Rodney Kirk; Darrow, Kate; Centre for Contemporary Art (Hamilton, N.Z.) (1992). Philippa Blair, survey 1987-1992: 7th-31st July 1992. Hamilton [N.Z.: Centre for Contemporary Art.
  8. ↑ Blair, Philippa; Symonds, Henry; Stanley Spencer Gallery; Janne Land Gallery (1999). Philippa Blair: Traverse : recent paintings, drawings, lithographs. Wickford, RI: Spencer Gallery.
  9. ↑ Fusco, Cassandra (2002). "Tansmotion: Drawings and Paintings by Philippa Blair". Craft Arts International. 54: 110–111 – via Ebsco.
  10. ↑ Blair, Philippa; Laird, Tessa; Double Vision Gallery (2001). Transmotion: drawings & paintings. Los Angeles: Double Vision Gallery.
  11. ↑ Walter Wickiser Gallery (2003). Between heaven and earth: February 1-February 27, 2003 : Lawrence Abrahamsen, Philippa Blair, Fran Bull, Don Lewallen.
  12. ↑ Blair, Philippa; O'Loughlin, Anna; Henderson, Warwick; Warwick Henderson Gallery (2004). Philippa Blair: a 10 year survey : opening Tuesday 1st of June at 5.30 pm - 20th June 2004. Auckland, N.Z.: Warwick Henderson Gallery.
  13. ↑ "The Fast Arrow of painter Philippa Blair". Stuff. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  14. ↑ "Ten Christchurch art exhibitions you must see in March". Stuff. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
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