Miranda Parkes (born 1977[citation needed]) is a New Zealand painter and multi media artist based in Christchurch, New Zealand. Parkes' works are held in the collections of the Sarjeant Gallery and the Arts House Trust.[1]

Education and career

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Parkes graduated with a Master of Fine Arts (distinction) in painting from the University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts in 2005.[2]

Parkes is known for her scrunched canvases, and works across a range of media, often playing with depth and layering.[3]

Notable exhibitions

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Group

  • Paint, Bartley & Company, Wellington, 2022.[4]
  • Hine Auaha, The Central Art Gallery, Christchurch, 2021.[5]
  • the new nice, joint show with ceramicist Madeleine Child, Olga Art Gallery, Dunedin, 2019.[6]

Solo

Awards and residencies

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References

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  1. ^ "Miranda PARKES". The Arts House Trust Collection Online. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Miranda Parkes - Overview". The Central. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Bartley & Company Art". www.bartleyandcompany.art. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  4. ^ "Bartley & Company Art". www.bartleyandcompany.art. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Hine Auaha". The Central. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Madeleine Child and Miranda Parkes". OLGA. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Baller". Artnow. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Miranda Parkes, Open Relationship, 2022". Selwyn Stories. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Pahu! exploding at Te Ara Atea - Waka Toa Ora". www.healthychristchurch.org.nz. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Bartley & Company Art". www.bartleyandcompany.art. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  11. ^ a b Feeney, Warren (8 April 2018). "Miranda Parkes looks back on a year 'warming up Dunedin with colour'". Stuff. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  12. ^ Notman, R., (ed.) Miranda Parkes: the merrier. Dunedin: Hocken Collections, 2017. ISBN 978-1-877486-24-1
  13. ^ "Whopper: Miranda Parkes". Tauranga Art Gallery. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Sarjeant Gallery Whanganui | SHEBANG: Miranda Parkes". Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  15. ^ Board, Otago Bulletin (15 March 2016). "2016 Arts Fellows given warm reception at the Hocken". www.otago.ac.nz. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  16. ^ Moore, Christopher (9 December 2012). "Chch artist wins $30,000 prize". Stuff. Retrieved 12 October 2023.