Stella Corkery

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Stella Corkery
Born1960 (age 62–63)
Tuatapere, New Zealand
EducationMFA (2013), BFA (Hons) (2012)
Alma mater Elam School of Fine Art, University of Auckland
Known forPainting, Sculpture
Movement Abstract, experimental, riot grrrl
PartnerAlan Holt

Stella Corkery (born 1960) is a New Zealand visual artist and drummer, born in Tuatapere, New Zealand. [1] Corkery's work is experimental and reflective, often commenting on contemporary ideas. She currently lives and works in Auckland, New Zealand.

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Education

Corkery attended the Elam School of Fine Art (University of Auckland) where she received a BFA (Hons) First Class Honors in 2012 and Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in 2013. [2]

Visual art

Corkery's paintings use traditional processes, such as oils, although she doesn't restrict herself to a particular style. [3] Her visual works include Smoke and Butterfly (2015) and Gas Light (2015).

In 2013 Corkery was selected to be part of the exhibition Freedom Farmers: New Zealand Artists Growing Ideas at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki. [4] This exhibition showcased twenty New Zealand contemporary artists from various media, reflecting on concept such as utopia, sustainability, and artistic freedom. [5]

Corkery's recent exhibitions in New Zealand include: Necessary Distraction: a painting show ( Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, 2015, with Saskia Leek, Julian Hooper, Nicola Farquhar, Kirstin Carlin, and James Cousins); [6] Porous Moonlight (Papakura Art Gallery, 2013); and Episodic Nomadic (Gloria Knight, Auckland, 2013). [7] [2]  She has held several exhibitions at the Michael Lett gallery including: Theme for a Science Fiction Vampire (2017), Sparks (2015), Kicking Against The Pricks (2014), [7] and a joint show with Jim Allen & Dan Arps (2016). [8] [9] Corkery has also exhibited outside New Zealand including Caravan (2014) [10] at the Station Gallery in Melbourne, Australia, Patches (2017) [11] [12] and Keep Smiling the Boss Loves Idiots (2016), at Poppy's in New York, USA. [13] [14]

Music

Corkery is a self-taught drummer and has been involved in the underground music scene since the late 1980s. She has been part of experimental, noise and lo-fi bands including Angelhead, Queen Meanie Puss, and White Saucer. [15] Her first band, The Pleats, was formed in Dunedin around 1980 with Rachel Shearer (Lovely Midget, which Corkery was also a member of) and Debbie Hinden (Indigo Underworld). [16]

Labels

In the early 1990s she started the Pink Air and Girl Alliance record labels with her partner Alan Holt. [17] Both labels were created to support musicians in Auckland, with The Pink Air label focusing experimental and psychedelic music and Girl Alliance part of the riot grrrl movement.

Discography

BandAlbumDateCredits
White SaucerPhoenix EP [18] Drums
White SaucerBlack Patrol [19] 2009Drums
ArrowsAshes [16] 2008Drums
ArrowsHoliday 93 [16] 2008Drums
Queen Meanie Puss25th Anniversary Box Set [16] 2007Drums
White SaucerMars Attax Remix [16] 2006Drums
Queen Meanie PussTard & Furthered [16] 2005Drums
Queen Meanie Puss Where In The World Is Wendy Broccoli? (compilation – song 'Contracts') [20] 2005Drums, written by
Fake PurrBad Horsey [21] 2002Drums, vocals
Lovely MidgetLovely Midget [22] 2000Synthesizer
White SaucerWhite Saucer [23] 1999Drums, artwork, synth
Sweetcakes (solo project)Pink Drums [24] 1997Percussion
White SaucerUntitled tape – song 'HB Soul Practice (Edit)' [25] 1997Drums
Sooty and SweetShrew'd (compilation – song 'Inch Deep') [26] 1993Drums
Queen Meanie PussThe Darkling [27] 1992Drums
Queen Meanie PussThe Beauty of Dogs [28] 1991Drums
Queen Meanie PussI heard the Devil call my Name [16] 1991Drums
AngelheadEat [29] 1990Drums

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Stella Corkery – Profile, Exhibitions & Artwork | Ocula". 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  3. ↑ Magazine, Viva (24 November 2015). "Why Artist Stella Corkery Thinks We Should Slow Down – Viva". www.viva.co.nz. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Freedom Farmers: New Zealand Artists Growing Ideas". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Landmark New Zealand contemporary art exhibition at Auckland Art Gallery this summer". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Necessary Distraction: A Painting Show". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Stella Corkery – Michael Lett". Michael Lett. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  8. ↑ "Jim Allen, Dan Arps, Stella Corkery – Michael Lett". Michael Lett. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  9. ↑ "Gallery". Michael Lett. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  10. ↑ "Caravan – Station Gallery" (PDF). Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  11. ↑ "BUG". b-u-g.site. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  12. ↑ "STATION GALLERY". Home (in Tagalog). Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  13. ↑ "Stella Corkery at Poppy's – Michael Lett". Michael Lett. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  14. ↑ "Poppy's". Poppy's. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
  15. ↑ "Stella Corkery". Discogs. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Stella Corkery: New Zealand's Prodigious Drummer – Tom Tom Magazine". Tom Tom Magazine. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  17. ↑ "Record Labels: Pink Air & Girl Alliance". The Road Dreamed Forever. 26 October 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  18. ↑ "White Saucer – Phoenix". Discogs. 1998. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  19. ↑ "White Saucer – Black Patrol". Discogs. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  20. ↑ "Various – Where In The World Is Wendy Broccoli?". Discogs. November 2005. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  21. ↑ "Fake Purr – Bad Horsey". Discogs. 1998. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  22. ↑ "Lovely Midget – Lovely Midget". Discogs. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  23. ↑ "White Saucer – White Saucer". Discogs. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  24. ↑ "Sweetcakes – Pink Drums". Discogs. 1994. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  25. ↑ "White Saucer – Untitled Tape". Discogs. 1997. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  26. ↑ "Various – Shrew'd". Discogs. 1993. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  27. ↑ "Queen Meanie Puss – The Darkling". Discogs. 1992. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  28. ↑ "Queen Meanie Puss – The Beauty Of Dogs". Discogs. 1991. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  29. ↑ "Angelhead – Eat". Discogs. 1990. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

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