Fiona Connor | |
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| Born | 1981 (age 42–43) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Education | Elam School of Fine Arts, University of California, San Diego, University of Barcelona, California Institute of the Arts. |
| Known for | Sculpture |
Fiona Connor (born 1981) is a visual artist from New Zealand, currently based in Los Angeles.
Fiona Connor was born in 1981 in Auckland, New Zealand. In 2004 she graduated from the Elam School of Fine Arts with a BFA/BA. She has also studied at the University of California, San Diego and University of Barcelona and has an MFA from the California Institute of the Arts. She is currently based in Los Angeles. [1] [2]
Connor often replicates everyday objects in her sculptural installations. [1] Simulacra of public noticeboards, drinking fountains, outdoor furniture, doors and so on draw attention to these often overlooked forms of civic infrastructure. [3] She also has an ongoing collaborative project with artist Michala Paludan, Newspaper Reading Club. [4]
Connor has exhibited throughout New Zealand and internationally. Notable exhibitions include: [2]
Connor was a founding member of two art spaces in Auckland; Special, and Gambia Castle. [2] She also established the project space Laurel Doody. [15]
Connor was a finalist in the 2010 Walters Prize with her work Something Transparent (please go round the back) (first shown in 2009 at Michael Lett, Auckland). [16] [17]
In 2011, she received the Arts Foundation of New Zealand Award for Patronage donation from Chartwell Trust. [18] She also received a New Work Grant in 2008 from Creative New Zealand. [19]
Work by Connor are held in several public collections including Auckland Art Gallery [20] and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. [21] She is represented by Coastal Signs in Auckland, New Zealand [22] and Maureen Paley in London. [23]
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