Stephen Bambury

Stephen Bambury
Born	1951 Christchurch
Occupation	painter

Stephen Bambury (born 1951) is a Christchurch-born, Auckland-based abstract painter. ^{[1] [2]}

Career

After graduating from the Elam School of Fine Art at the University of Auckland, Bambury received two Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council Grants and a residency at Victoria College, in Melbourne, Australia. ^[3] Bambury was the first recipient of the Moët & Chandon Fellowship in 1989, leading Bambury to travel to France, where he was based for the next three years. ^[4]

Initially Bambury showed with the Petar/James Gallery as its youngest artist and later was to have a long-running relationship with Andrew Jensen, ^[5] whose gallery hosted a number of exhibitions featuring Bambury. ^{[6] [7]} His abstract oils have "no decorative, naturalistic, metaphoric or autobiographical references or intents" ^[8]

He is widely held in public art museums in New Zealand, with Te Papa having 15 pieces and correspondence, ^[9] Auckland Art Gallery having 12 pieces ^[10] and Christchurch Art Gallery 3 pieces. ^[11]

References

1. "CV098910 - Stephen Bambury - JENSEN GALLERY". 26 May 2010. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
2. "Stephen Bambury". Jonathan Smart Gallery. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
3. Chartwell. "Stephen Bambury". The Chartwell Project. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
4. Caughey, Elizabeth; Gow, John (1997). Contemporary New Zealand Art 1. Everbest Printing. p. 26. ISBN   1-86953-218-X.
5. "Leading NZ artist in High Court scrap - Business - NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
6. Resumes by Name (22 October 2004). "Six degrees of Separation at Jensen Gallery | The Big Idea | Te Aria Nui". The Big Idea. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
7. Hurrell, John (9 October 2006). "Bambury". Artbash. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
8. "Stephen Bambury's Colour Paintings". Art-newzealand.com. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
9. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. "Bambury, Stephen - Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". Collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
10. Open daily 10am - 5pm except Christmas Day. "Stephen Bambury". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
11. ""Bambury" in The Entire Site | Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetu". Christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 24 January 2014.

Further reading

• www.stephenbambury.co.nz