Liz Maw

Last updated

Liz Maw
Born1966 (age 56–57)
Wellington, New Zealand
NationalityNew Zealander
Education Elam School of Fine Arts
Known for Painting
PartnerAndrew McLeod

Liz Maw (born 1966) is an artist from New Zealand.

Background

Maw was born in 1966 in Wellington, New Zealand. [1] [2] She graduated from the Elam School of Fine Arts in 2002. [3] She lives with her partner, fellow painter Andrew McLeod in Mount Eden. [4]

Contents

Career

Maw is primarily a painter, working in oils. Drawing on her Catholic background, Maw's work melds religious iconography and contemporary issues. She also references European old masters but takes celebrities and modern characters as her subjects, including notable portraits of Francis Upritchard, David Attenborough, and Michael Jackson. [1] [3] [5] Her fantasy figures often depict women and explore the idea of the femme fatale. [6]

Selected exhibitions by Maw include:

Maw is represented in Auckland by the Ivan Anthony Gallery [11] and in Wellington by the Peter McLeavey Gallery. [1]

Works by Maw are held in several public collections, including at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, [12] Chartwell Collection, [13] James Wallace Arts Trust, [14] Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, [2] and the University of Auckland. [1]

Related Research Articles

Richard John Killeen is a significant New Zealand painter, sculptor and digital artist.

Patricia Charlotte Perrin was a New Zealand potter. She was born in Auckland, New Zealand on 11 July 1921 and died at Auckland Hospital on 12 November 1988.

Ian Christopher Scott was a New Zealand painter. His work was significant for pursuing an international scope and vision within a local context previously dominated by regionalist and national concerns. Over the course of his career he consistently sought to push his work towards new possibilities for painting, in the process moving between abstraction and representation, and using controversial themes and approaches, while maintaining a highly personal and recognisable style. His work spans a wide range of concerns including the New Zealand landscape, popular imagery, appropriation and art historical references. Scott's paintings are distinctive for their intensity of colour and light. His approach to painting is aligned with the modernist tradition, responding to the formal standards set by the American painters Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland and Jules Olitski.

Emily (Emare) Karaka is a New Zealand artist of Māori descent Her work is recognised for "its expressive intensity, her use of high key colour, and her gritty address of political issues related to Māori land rights and the Treaty of Waitangi".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Peter McLeavey</span>

Peter Joseph John McLeavey was a New Zealand art dealer and advocate based in Wellington.

Jill Trevelyan is a New Zealand art curator, reviewer, and author who specialises in 20th century New Zealand art. Her publications include the collected letters of New Zealand painter Toss Woollaston and a biography of New Zealand art dealer Peter McLeavey, which won the Book of the Year award in the New Zealand Post Book Awards in 2014.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jenny Campbell (artist)</span> Scottish artist (1895–1970)

Jenny D. A. Campbell (1895–1970) was a Scottish artist. Works by Campbell are held at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki and the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Her prints are featured in Margaret Dobson's book Block-Cutting and Print-Making by Hand (1928).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Suzanne Goldberg</span> New Zealand painter (1940–1999)

Suzanne Goldberg (1940–1999) was a New Zealand painter, born in Auckland, New Zealand.

Saffronn Te Ratana is a visual artist of Māori descent, born in Palmerston North, New Zealand. Te Ratana went to Palmerston Intermediate Normal School, followed by Palmerston North Girls’ High School.

Selina Foote is a visual artist from New Zealand. Pieces by Foote are included in the collections of the Chartwell Trust and Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mary Wirepa</span> New Zealand artist (1904–1971)

Mary Wirepa (1904–1971), also known as Mary Wi Repa, was a visual artist of Māori descent born in Auckland, New Zealand. She spoke partial Maori but mainly English.

Marion Elizabeth Tylee was a New Zealand artist.

Helen Campbell Brown was a New Zealand artist. Works by Brown are included in the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.

Eleanor 'Ella' Juliet Spicer was a New Zealand artist. Her work is included in the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Turnbull library and Hocken library.

Vivien C. Bishop is a New Zealand artist. Her works are held in the collections of the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki and Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Janet Lilo is a visual artist from New Zealand.

Sara Hughes is a Canadian-born New Zealand artist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rosanna Raymond</span> New Zealand artist

Rosanna Marie Raymond is a New Zealand artist, poet, and cultural commentator and Raymond was recognised for "Pasifika artists practicing contemporary and heritage art forms in Aotearoa," winning the Senior Pacific Artist Award Winner of 2018, at the Arts Pasifika Awards through Creative New Zealand.

Elizabeth Thomson is a New Zealand artist.

Denise Kum is a New Zealand artist. Her works are held in the collection of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, and the University of Auckland art collection.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 ""Sirens" - Liz Maw". Art Collection - University of Auckland. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Liz Maw". Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Liz Maw". Sexual Politics Now. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "How artist couple Liz Maw and Andrew McLeod work and live together". Noted. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Liz Maw & Seung Yul Oh". Artspace. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  6. ↑ "Satan - Liz Maw". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "What I Did Last Summer". Peter McLeavey Gallery. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "For Oscar". Peter McLeavey Gallery. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Liz Maw" (PDF). Robert Heald Gallery. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "Liz Maw: Sam and Dani, Debi's secret and The Future is Not what it used to be | robert heald gallery". roberthealdgallery.com. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  11. ↑ "Liz Maw". Ivan Anthony. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  12. ↑ "Liz Maw". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  13. ↑ "Artists - Liz Maw". Chartwell Collection of contemporary art. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  14. ↑ "Liz Maw". Wallace Arts Trust. Retrieved 27 November 2017.

Further reading

Artist files for Nicola Farquhar are held at:

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.