Denise Copland

Denise Copland (born 1952) is a New Zealand artist, born in Timaru. Her works are held in the permanent collections of Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki and Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.[1][2]

Copland graduated with a Diploma of Fine Arts with Honours in Printmaking from Ilam School of Fine Arts in Christchurch in 1977, and prior to that a Certificate of Graphic Design from Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology in 1971.[3]

Career

Copland's practice focuses on the intersection of humans and natural ecosystems, and the concerns of our changing planet.[3] She has exhibited her prints throughout New Zealand, and has had works included in many international group exhibitions. From 1982-1984, Copland lectured at the Ilam School of Fine Arts.[4]

Notable exhibitions
  • Denise Copland: Implantations, Christchurch Art Gallery, Christchurch (1991) - a collection of 23 prints exploring the changes wrought in New Zealand forestry by human beings.[5]
  • A Standing Place, Christchurch Art Gallery, Christchurch (2004) - this solo show was Copland's response to her Antarctic expedition, and included prints and three-dimensional objects such as flags. The show was dedicated to Ernest Shackleton.[6]
  • Melt, University Art Gallery, Sydney (2009) - a group show with Lesley Duxbury and Kirsten Haydon. This show explored the three artists' responses to residencies in the polar regions.[7]
  • Shared Lines; Sendai x Christchurch Art Exchange, Christchurch (2012) - a group exhibition featuring and artist exchange in response to the earthquakes that devastated Canterbury, New Zealand and Fukushima, Japan.[8]

Awards
  • Artist-in-residence at the Otago Polytechnic School of Art in 1985.
  • Antarctic Arts Fellowship in 2001-2002 - also known as Artists to Antarctica. Copland devised her own chemicals, printing media and techniques using her small home freezer to test the processes she wanted to use in Antarctica.[9]

References
  1. "Denise Copland". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  2. "Loading... | Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  3. "Copland". The Diversion Gallery. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  4. "Denise Copland". Chambers Art Gallery. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  5. "Denise Copland: Implantations". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  6. Jones, Tim (2011). "A critical evaluation of New Zealand's Antarctic art programmes, 1957-2011" (PDF). Canterbury University Institutional Repository.
  7. "News | The University of Sydney". sydney.edu.au. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  8. "Denise Copland". Shared Lines Collaborative. 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
  9. "Melt". RMIT:ART:INTERSECT. Retrieved 2019-09-05.
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