BRYDEE ROOD Cv
     
  78 Born Takapuna Auckland New Zealand
 

I am currently working independently toward future exhibitions from a home based studio. I am employed part-time by Auckland 's Starship Children's Hospital facilitating Art programs and creative play with patients.

   
  EDUCATION
   
06 2006 MFA University of Auckland New Zealand
99 BFA University of Auckland New Zealand
 

  AWARDS
   
06 "Coexistence 2006" Artist Category Winner Britomart Precinct, Auckland (Feb-March)
06 Martin Hughes CNZ Contemporary Pacific Arts Award; Merit Award (2nd place) + exhibition (Nov)
05 Martin Hughes CNZ Contemporary Pacific Arts Award; Selected finalist (1/6) + exhibition (Nov)
05 "James Wallace Charitable Arts Trust", touring exhibition finalist (September) Wallace Trust Gallery Auckland, C.O.C.A, Christchurch , Pataka Museum , Wellington
99 "NOKIA ASIA PACIFIC ARTS AWARDS", New Zealand Finalist Winner (Nov)
98 Elam Senior Prize in Fine Arts.
98 Elam Art Scholarship.
98 Elam School of Fine Arts, Denise Gerrade Scholarship.
98 Derivan Art Spectrum Painting Prize.
95 "TRUSTBANK SMOKEFREE YOUNG DESIGNERS AWARDS", Award nominee, Avant-garde section finalist + 3rd place
   
 

SOLO EXHIBITION & 2 ARTIST EXHIBITIONS

   
06 Close Encounters exhibition with Ryuzo Nishida, George Fraser Gallery , Auckland , New Zealand
06 Puff, solo installation at Rm103 Achilles House, Downtown Auckland, New Zealand
05 "The Kowhai Suite" Solo Installation Project, Starkwhite Gallery, Auckland
04 "Fresco", solo exhibición and installation at Difocur, (Centro Cultural Genaro Estrada), Sala de Arte Joven. Culiacán, Sinaloa, México.
03 "Cupboard Love", solo exhibition and installation at Glider, Kansai , Japan
02 "Pin Pop", solo exhibition, Wake-Up gallery, Japan
01 "Bloke" exhibition with Rohan Wealleans, ASA gallery, Auckland
01 "Bye Kiwi Made", solo exhibition, Taylor-Jenson gallery, Palmerston North, New Zealand
00 "From" exhibition with Sara Hughes, RAMP Gallery Hamilton
00 "Pin" exhibition with Seeta P Thomas, George Fraser Gallery
   
  GROUP EXHIBITIONS
 

 

07 Light, Artereal, Sydney , Australia
07 AKO7 Elam Up Front, Foyer Installation, Auckland City in conjunction with the Gus Fisher Gallery
07 Summerlights Exhibition at MARS Melbourne Art Rooms Group Exhibition
06 Birds, at Pataka Museum Porirua Wellington , New Zealand
06 Draw the Line, Seed Gallery, Auckland , New Zealand
06 Lazy Susan Smelly John: A multi media performance event, Auckland , New Zealand
06 Fizz, group show Seed Gallery, Auckland New Zealand
06 Collection, group drawing show George Fraser Gallery , Auckland , New Zealand
02 "Kamiyama Foreign Artists Exhibition", group show, Hotel Shikinosato gallery, Japan
   
  AWARDS, GRANTS AND RESIDENCIES
   
07 Frankston Art Festival: Guest exhibitor in the Frankston City Art Festival Victoria Australia
06 Splore Festival 2006, Light sculpture installation on Art Trail at Tapapakanga Reserve, Auckland
06 "Natural Selection 06"; Light sculpture installation; Next Wave 2006; a Commonwealth Games Cultural Program, Melbourne Australia
05 "Urban Life" Shed 11, Wellington and web-based Finalist Exhibition
05 Mazda Emerging Artist Finalist Exhibition, the Hilton, Auckland
05 James Wallace Charitable Arts Trust Finalist Exhibition", Auckland/Christchurch/Wellington
05 1 week Artist in Residence Balmoral Primary, Auckland
04 "James Wallace Charitable Arts Trust Finalists Exhibition", Auckland , New Zealand
04 Paliza y Buelna - Zona Centro, Culiacán, Sinaloa, México.
03 Bienal de Artes Plásticas del Noroeste: Guest exhibitor, Museo de Arte de Sinaloa, Mexico
01 "Pop"(u)llution", a mural scale public art piece, sponsored by Fletcher Construction and AMP, Fort Street (temporary).
00 12 month International touring exhibition sponsored by Nokia; the work travelled to Singapore , Malaysia , China , Thailand , Taiwan , Korea , Australia , and New Zealand
   
   

COLLECTIONS

The James Wallace Arts Trust Collection
The University of Auckland Collection
Private collections in New Zealand , Japan , Mexico and Australia