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Raymond Jennings
Diploma of FineArts – Painting. ElamSchool of Fine Arts, University of Auckland,New Zealand
1952 – Dec Born in New Zealand. Age 12 - started paintingin oils
2015
Privatecommissions -
The Beach House, luxury accommodation/dining –Kawau Island
2014
Jan commissions
March commissions
*Picture This - The Illustrators Exhibition...Various Artists
selection of children's book illustrators fromaround the world. Lake House Arts Centre, Takapuna,Auckland
*Exhibition: Affair of the Heart. Northcote College, Auckland
April
Invited to do two creative story-tellingpresentations to Glendowie Primary School,together with partner Joanne Clarke –
photographer.
June
'STORY OF A PAINTING' A narrativeby 20 artists. ExhibitionsGallery.Wellington
July
Book launch Birkenhead Public Library.Auckland –two picture-story books for children.Book illustrationswith author June
Allen, Kwizzel® Publishing
*The Little Glow worm who couldn’t Turn on His Light
*Ruru to the Rescue
Sept 13th – Herald/Canvas magazinePictureBook review
Aug – Dec Auckland School sales & auctions
December
Christmas Exhibition - Group Show - 14 ARTISTS
Exhibitions Gallery.20 Brandon Street, Wellington
2013
Regular sales / commissions / throughout the year.
Jan – Feb 5 commissions =1 to Sydney, 2 to Indonesia and 2 to Ohope Beach – includinga paintingon a 12’ Malibu surfboard
March
*Exhibition: Affair of the Heart. Northcote College, Auckland
May
*New Zealand Original ArtSale. Auckland
June
*The Story of a Painting Group show. Exhibitions Gallery.Wellington
*Exhibitoin OPENING... Art Real Gallery,Parnell Auckland.
September
*Auckland Grammar School Art Expo
*October 27 - February 2014
Trees: 50 artists in dialogue. FairholmeGallery,Golden Bay
December
*Exhibition:Jewellers Workshop - jewellery retail space.50 High Street, Auckland City
*Christmas Exhibition - Group Show. Exhibitions Gallery,20 Brandon Street, Wellington
*Inclusion in Kiwi Diary 2014.KD14 - new art,poetry, recipes,articles and more
2012
Jan Finalist- Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Awards & Exhibition.Whakatane
Jan To Turn with the Tide. New stock show. Group show. NKB Gallery.Auckland
Feb Celebrating10th anniversary.Art by the Sea, Devonport. Auckland.‘Inner – Spaces’Solo show
Feb New Gallery,New Year, New Exhibition.ART 2012 – a selection of top artists showingtheir best work
Exhibitions Gallery of FineArt, Brandon St. Wellington CBD
April Extra/Dimensions.Solo show. NKB Gallery.Auckland
April Autumn Stock Show. NKB Gallery.Auckland
May From the Stars Above. Group show. NKB Gallery.Auckland
June The Story of a Painting.Group show. Exhibitions Gallery.Wellington
Jul New Zealand Original ArtSale.Work used for TV ad. Auckland
Aug Illuminations.Group show. NKB Gallery.Auckland
Sept Auckland Grammar School Art Expo
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Dec Christmas $1000 Show, Group show. NKB Gallery,Auckland
2011
Jan Finalistin the Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Award. Whakatane
Jan It Must be Love. WallaceGallery, Morrinsville.Group show
Feb The Sketchbook Project 2011 Tour
Thousands of sketchbooks exhibited at galleries and museums on tour
across theUSA. 28839 artists from94 countries around the world participating
Mar In Bloom. WallaceGallery,Morrinsville.Group show
June A Room with a View. – NKB Gallery,Auckland.Group show
Aug Auckland Art Fair – Warwick Henderson Gallery.Auckland
Aug Auckland Grammar School Art Expo
Sept Finalistin the James WallaceArt Award, TSB Trust. Auckland
Oct NZ Artists SpringCatalogue– Warwick Henderson Gallery.Auckland
Nov 25th WaitakereTrust Art Awards. Looking West Award. Revell Family Trust.
Nov InsideOut. - NKB Gallery,Auckland.Group show
Dec 25 Feb NZ Artists Summer Catalogue – Warwick Henderson Gallery.Auckland
Dec-Jan Christmas $1000 Show, NKB Gallery,Auckland.Group show
2010
Feb 3rd prize in the Duxton Art Awards.Wellington
July Solo exhibition ‘Interior Expressions’SatelliteGallery.Auckland
Aug Solo exhibition -The Power of Beauty – ocean landscapes,Art by the Sea Gallery.Auckland
2009
Sept Finalist in the James Wallace Art Awards. Auckland
2008
Apr Solo exhibition atArt by the Sea Gallery.Auckland
Regular sales / commissions / throughout the year.
2007
May Solo exhibition atArtsite Gallery,Mt Eden. Auckland
May Rangitoto College. Auckland Art Sale
Aug Solo exhibition atArtful Gallery.Auckland
Aug New Zealand Original ArtSale.Auckland
Aug Auckland Boys Grammar School Art Sale
Aug Mt. Eden Normal Primary School Art Auction
Aug Glendowie School Art Auction. Auckland
Oct Off the Wall Project,Auckland City Art Gallery,Auckland
(Utilizingthe walls of the Gallery as the canvas)
Nov The Depotartspace Gallery,Devonport, Auckland.$300 Group Show
Dec Solo exhibition atArtsite Gallery,Mt. Eden. Auckland
Dec McPherson Gallery Auckland.100 x 100 Group Show
(Work sold to the James WallaceArts Trust)
2006
Sept Finalistin the James WallaceArt Awards with a sculptural work
Regular sales / commissions / throughout the year.
2005
Mar Finalistin ParklaneArtAward and Auction at Auckland Museum
Aug Work entered in a Charity Art Auction at Auckland City Art Gallery
June Work entered in the NZ Original ArtShow. Auckland
July Backdrop painted for Xanthe White’s feature garden at EllerslieFlower Show
Also exhibited one outdoor Sculpture
2004
Mar Exhibition atMetro Gallery.Nelson
Mar Exhibition atMetro Gallery.Nelson
Aug Show of New Work at Café Affair. Nelson
Nov Mural painted for privatecourtyard.8m x 3m
2003
Consistentshowingof work in a new Gallery.Nelson
May Show of 10 Paintings atCafé Affair.Nelson
Design and construction of props and three large mobile head-wear
sculptures for the Black-light section of NZ Wearable Art Show. Nelson
Aug Two day Art Workshop, tutor for fifteen people at Suter Art Gallery.Nelson
Sept Canvas backdrop painted of New York City for Nelson Car Museum
Oct Mural painted for privatecourtyard. 6m x 2m
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Six months work in a largewarehouse studio in Eden Terrace. Auckland
2002
Solo exhibitionsfor thisyear
AdrienneContemporaryArtGallery,Sao Diego,USA
London FineArts Gallery,Singapore
Canterbury Gallery,Christchurch,NewZealand
Jan ViaductBasin – Americas Cup, six largePiano paintingson show
Oct Abstract design painted over the front of Kite Shop. Nelson
2002-03 Represented by Parnell Gallery.Auckland
2001 Regular sales / commissions / throughout the year.
2000
Dec Completed an8m x3m (2411 x911) painting for The PeninsularExcelsior Hotel lobby.Singapore
1999
Nov Solo exhibitionatAdrienneGallery,Santafe. USA
1998
Dec Jointexhibition attheMetro Gallery.Nelson
1995
Sept Designed and madestage-propsfor ‘TheNew ZealandWearableArtShow,’Nelson
1994
Sept Solo exhibitionattheSuter City ArtGallery
Sept Designed and constructed thestage-setfor ‘The New Zealand Wearable Art Show.’ Nelson
1993
June Solo exhibitionatCanterbury Gallery
Dec Solo exhibitionatFish MarketGallery.Nelson
Dec Onepaintingin asurvey exhibition ofNelson artattheSuter CityArtGallery
1992
Oct Joint exhibition atGallery One. Nelson
Oct Guestartistat'SpringExhibition' - Suter CityArtGallery.Nelson
1991
May GuestartistatAshburton ArtSociety Annual exhibition
1990
Oct Solo exhibition atCanterbury Gallery
Nov One paintingin 'NewZealand Self-Portraits' exhibitionatCSAGallery.Christchurch
Dec Group exhibition atCanterbury Gallery
1989 Mar/May
Jointexhibition with Michael Smitherat Canterbury Gallery
1988
Sept Solo exhibitionatCanterbury Gallery
1986
Oct Solo exhibitionatCanterbury Gallery. Christchurch
1985
Sept Two solo exhibitions atRKS Gallery. Auckland
1980 Spenta year inNorthland Kauri Forests - 'nature' drawingsfortheNew Zealand Conservation Department
1979 Painted a double mural of trees — each wall being4mx 4m(12ftx lift),insideAulsebrooks Factory.Auckland
1978 Solo exhibition atReyburn HouseArtGallery. Whangarei
1977 Paintingincluded in 'YoungContemporaries Exhibition' attheAucklandCity ArtGallery
1st prize Holmwood PortraitAward. Auckland.
1975 Solo Exhibition atReyburn HouseArt Gallery.Whangarei
1972 Attended ElamSchool of Fine-Arts,University of Auckland.Graduated 1975
1971 Northland representativeatNZSecondary SchoolsArtWorkshopheld in Wellington.Ralph Hotere–paintingtutor
1969 Painted a 17m x4m (52ft x 1211) mural inside thelibraryatKamo High School. Whangarei
1968 Two paintingsincluded ina touringexhibition of New Zealand
1966 Age 14.Becameworkingmember ofNorthland Society of Arts
Exhibited regularly attheWhangarei ArtGallery
PAINTINGS IN NEW ZEALAND COLLECTIONS
4x James Wallace Charitable Arts Trust. TSB. Auckland
1x Bank of NewZealand—Cathedral Square, Christchurch
2 x Westpac Bank Art Collection. Christchurch
l x Lincoln University. Christchurch|
l x Ashburton Societyof Arts
3x Mark Stevenson, Blenheim
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1x Ann Rush (Artist)Nelson
2x Jane Evens (Artist) Nelson
3x Suzie Moncrieff(Artist) Nelson
1x Kristen Hollis (Artist) Christchurch
1 x Ian McDonald (Photographer)Auckland
4x Judith White (Author) Auckland
7 x Brian Drumm(EducationDept)Auckland
1x QualityHotel. 223 Cuba Street. Wellington
1x Brancott Estate Wines, Headoffice. Auckland
1x Maynard Marks. Property& BuildingConsultants. Level 12, 52
SwansonSt. Auckland
Plus numerous other private collections
Above collections includelargepaintings:
2 x 4m (12’)
4x 3m (9’)
6 x 2m (6’)
Also,singleand multiplesalesto privatecollectorsin Singapore,London,& USA.....includes 6 paintings and 7 drawings to Ballards,
London
Represented by:
Art by the Sea, Auckland www.artbythesea.co.nz
Exhibitions Gallery, Wellington www.exhibitionsgallery.co.nz
Online presence:
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