Christine Webster | |
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Born | 1958 (age 65–66) Pukekohe, Auckland |
Nationality | New Zealander |
Education | Massey University, Glasgow School of Art |
Known for | Photography |
Christine Webster (born 1958) is a New Zealand visual artist and photographer.
Webster was born in 1958 in Pukekohe, Auckland. She currently lives in the United Kingdom. Webster has a Diploma in Photography from Massey University and an MFA from Glasgow School of Art. Webster has taught at the ASA School of Art, Auckland, Unitec Institute of Technology, and Elam School of Fine Art, and currently is a senior lecturer at the Cambridge School of Art. [1]
Webster is a photographer and visual artist. Her work explores society's accepted boundaries and the human psyche, specifically relating to gender and identity. In the early eighties women photographers like Christine Webster took up a post modern position creating images as opposed to making a documentary record of the world around them. In doing this they introduced a more conceptual and theatrical approach that would previously been considered unthinkable. [2] Webster started using her own body and that of friends to act out the characters in her work. A friend, and professional magician, Tim Woon [3] appears as an over eager corporate suit, briefcase and alarm clock at the ready. In another image the briefcase opens to a magician’s flash of fire. Later dancer and choreographer Douglas Wright would appear in many of Webster’s photographs in many different guises. As Bridget Sullivan pointed out in the catalogue for the group show alter / image , by using a reference to ‘glossy up market advertising stills’, Webster manages to’ upset ideas of male control and gravity’. [4]
Almost from the beginning of her career as an art photographer Webster tended to work in series presenting groups of photographs as a cohesive collection. These series have included:
1980s
1989
1991
1991-1998
1996
Other series include Doll’s House (2000), Quiet (2013) and Therapies [17] (2014).
Webster has shown at a number of dealer galleries over the years including : Red Metro, Artis, Southern Cross, Real Pictures, Sue Crockford and Trish Clark Galleries. The following annotated list represents a selection of Webster’s solo and group exhibitions in public art galleries and museums.
1982
1984
1985
1986-1987
1987
1989
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1988
2007
2010.
2012
1991 Frances Hodgkins Fellowship. [35]
1988 Queen Elizabeth II Arts Counci l Grant,
1989 Polaroid Small Projects Grant . [1]
Webster's work is held in the following collections:
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