Eve Armstrong (born 1978) is a New Zealand artist.[1] She uses everyday found objects and arranges them into sculptural collages.[2]

Armstrong in 2019

Early life

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Eve Armstrong, an artist, (born 1978) was raised in Upper Hutt, Wellington.[2][3] Armstrong worked as assistant editor on the teen and children's pages for the Evening Post, Wellington, then studied textiles in Nelson.[4] She studied fine arts at Elam School of Fine Arts in Auckland, graduating in 2003.[1]

Education

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Armstrong went to Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, Nelson, New Zealand from 1999 through 2001 and received a Diploma in Visual Arts.

Armstrong graduated in 2003 with A Bachelor of Fine Arts Diploma from Elam School of Fine Arts, The University of Auckland in New Zealand.[4]

Right out of college in 2003 Armstrong received the Senior Scholarship in Fine Arts, from Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland, New Zealand.[5]

Career

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Armstrong was one of the 2006 recipients of the Arts Foundation of New Zealand New Generation Award.[4] Armstrong wrote the book in 2007, How to Hold A Trading Table: A Manual for Beginners.[6] In 2008 Armstrong was selected for an Asia New Zealand Foundation artist residence in Hong Kong, where she spent a month working with a group of 7 artists.[4][7] Armstrong was an artist-in-residency at the McCahon House in Auckland between March and June of 2009.[8]

Armstrong was a resident at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery Visiting Artist Programme during the "summer of 2016-17."[9] She exhibited a monumental installation called China and Hardware which was made during this residence at the gallery in 2017.[9]

Exhibits

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2017

2016

  • Trading Table (solo) at Michael Lett, Auckland Art Fair[11]

2013

2012

  • Raised Voices (group) at Calder and Lawson Gallery, Hamilton, New Zealand[14]
  • Letter to Alice May Williams (group) at Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand[15][16]

2011

  • Prospect: New Zealand Art Now (group) at City Gallery Wellington, New Zealand[17][18]
  • Making Arrangements: Eve Armstrong and Gretchen Albrecht (two person) at Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand[19]
  • Ruby: A Forty Year Love Affair with The Dowse (group) at The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt, New Zealand[20]

2010

  • Everything is near and inflorescent, forever and present (group) at Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand[4]
  • Taking Stock (solo) at Letting Space, Wellington, New Zealand[21]
  • The Woods that See and Hear (group) at the Dertien Hectare, The Netherlands[4][20]
  • After (solo) at The Physics Room, Christchurch, New Zealand[20][22][23]

2009

  • Second Life (group) at the Pataka Museum, Porirua, Wellington and the Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui, New Zealand[24][25]
  • Turn, Turn, Turn, Govett Brewster Open Window, New Plymouth, New Zealand (solo presentation).
  • Outlet, McCahon House, Titirangi, Auckland, New Zealand (solo).
  • Mind the Step (group) at 1301PE, Los Angeles, United States of America[26]

2008

  • Jacqueline Fraser and Eve Armstrong (two person at Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand[27]
  • Lost and Found: Tarrawarra Biennial (group) at the Tarrawarra Museum of Art, Australia[25]
  • Group Show 1301PE, Los Angeles, United States of America[25]

2007

  • Dressed & Shaken (solo) at the Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand[28][29]
  • Hunch (group) at Contemporary Projects, City Gallery Wellington, New Zealand[25]
  • Turbulence (solo) at the 3rd Auckland Triennial, Auckland, New Zealand[4][25]
  • COMFORT ZONE & Reading Room (group) at Te Tuhi Centre for The Arts, Auckland, New Zealand[30]
  • Group Show!, Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand (group).
  • Michael Lett stand, Auckland Art Fair, Auckland New Zealand (solo project).[5]

2006

  • Michael Lett, Wellington, New Zealand (group).
  • SLIPs: Small Local Improvement Projects (solo) at Enjoy Public Art Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand[31]
  • SCAPE Biennial of Art in Public Space (group) at Christchurch, New Zealand[25]
  • A Tale of Two Cities: Busan-Seoul/Seoul-Busan group) at Busan Biennale, Busan, Republic of Korea[4][25]
  • Fifteen People Present Their Favourite Book, Special Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand (group).[5]

2005

  • ROAM (solo) at Artspace, Auckland New Zealand[4][25]
  • Likes The Outdoors (group) at the Ramp Gallery, Hamilton, New Zealand[32]

2004

  • Duets (group) at the Ramp Gallery, Hamilton, New Zealand[33]
  • Book Bonanza, rm103, Auckland New Zealand (solo exhibition).
  • Twelve Days of Christmas (group) at Anna Miles Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand[34]
  • Artspace Editions, Artspace, Auckland, New Zealand (group).
  • The Bed You Lie In (group) at, Artspace, Auckland, New Zealand[35]
  • Shop103, Enjoy Public Art Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand (group).
  • Relay, Canary Gallery, Auckland New Zealand (group).
  • Resistance Through Rituals, Westspace, Melbourne, Australia (group).
  • Public/Private, 2nd Auckland Triennial, The Auckland Project with Louisa Bufardeci, George Fraser Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Ruthless, Anna Miles Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand (group).[5]

2003

  • Shop One Zero Three, rm103, Auckland, New Zealand (group).
  • Elam Graduate Exhibition, Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (solo project).
  • Picture, George Fraser Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand (group).
  • Bermuda Triangle, George Fraser Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand (group).
  • The Habitat Project, rm 103, Auckland, New Zealand (collaboration with Gaelen McDonald).
  • Fast, Elam Sculpture Show, Canterbury Arcade, Auckland, New Zealand (group).
  • A4 Work Exchange, curated by Karin Sander, Kunsthochscule Berlin ‘ Weissensee, Berlin, Germany (group).[5]

2002

  • Toilet Home, Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, (collaborative project with Gaelen McDonald).
  • Tight, Elam Sculpture Show, rm104, Auckland, New Zealand (group).[5]

2000

  • The Process of Breaking, Gallery 203, Nelson, New Zealand (solo).[5]

2001

  • 911, Elam Sculpture Show, 911 Dominion Road, Auckland, New Zealand (group).[5]

Citations

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  14. ^ "Calder & Lawson Gallery - Raised Voices". Haptic Light. 2012. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
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