History

Exhibitions

Recent Solo Exhibitions

2020   "Atlas Pacifica", Solo show part of the Auckland Art Week programme at Railway Street Gallery, Newmarket, Auckland, NZ.
2019   "Navigating Worlds", Solo show in Pātaka Toi Gallery, Porirua, NZ.
2019   ‘Age of Exploration’ solo show at Railway Street Gallery, Auckland, NZ.
2018   "Cammaeus" solo show at IMPACT 10 Santander, Spain, www.impact10.es/
2018   "Cammaeus" Gallery 85, Whanganui, New Zealand
2017   "Your Heart's Desire" LWOO solo. Port Jackson Press, Melbourne, Australia
2016   "The Tender Trap" solo show. Toi Gallery, Pataka Art & Museum Porirua City, New Zealand
2016   "The Tender Trap II" solo show. Railway Street Studios, Auckland, New Zealand - see T. J. McNamara ‘At the Galleries’ article
2014   "In Fine Feather" solo show. Black Asterisk Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2013   “A Curious Translation’ solo show. Black Asterisk Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2013   “Chimera Revisited” solo show. Pataka Art & Museum Porirua City, New Zealand
2013   “35 Mini Prints” solo show. Taller Galeria, Fort Cadaques, Spain.
2012   Winner of the 33rd Mini Print International. Cadaques, Spain.
2012   Winner of the Mini Print International Asia and Pacific Competition, Melbourne, Australia. http://www.miniprintinternational.com/selected_artists.html
2011   10th Lessendra – World Print Annual, Bulgaria
2011   “Chimera”, Satellite Gallery, Auckland, http://www.artsdiary.co.nz/bt6/277/01.html

Recent Selected Group Exhibitions in New Zealand

2021   "Winter" Railway Street Gallery, Auckland
2021   "Art in the Park" minisolo exhibition in Mt.Eden, Auckland
2020   "Distant Kinship/Verre Verwanten" NZ/NL exhibition at Whangarei Art Museum
2020   Group Print Exhibition with artist from and International print exchange ‘Thinking of Place II’ co ordinator and participant, Arthaus Orakei, Auckland
2020   "Distant Conversations" Print exchange and exhibition with the theme of geographic isolation
2020   "Here and There - Contemplating the Landscape" Megan Dickinsen Gallery, Whangarei
2020   King’s College 15th Annual Art Sale, Auckland
2019   Inaugural PCANZ Print Exchange. Aratoi Museum, Masterton
2018   "Print Matters: Works on Paper" PCANZ group exhibition ArtPost Galleries, Hamilton
2018   "Four Season in One Gallery" Studio Printmakers Group Exhibition of Mini Prints @ The Lake House, www.printmakers.co.nz
2018   "Trailblazers" celebrating 124 years of Women’s Suffrage. The Megan Dickinson Gallery, Whangarei, NZ
2018   "Showcase" Studio Printmakers, members exhibition Gallery One, Estuary Arts Centre
2018   "125 Celebrate 125" , NZ Artists solander boxed print celebration collection part of the Suffrage Celebration Day. Franklin Art Centre, Auckland, NZ
2018   "Kaitiaki" collective group for the Pukenui Forest, Evonne Rust Gallery, Whanganui
2017    “On Paper” a group exhibition celebrating works on paper. Solander Gallery, Wellington
2017    “From the Rivers to the Shore” a group exhibition exploring migratory birds within New Zealand. Oxford Art Gallery, Oxford
2017   “INK Five Printmakers” diverse prints show casing work by five contemporary artists. Railway Street Gallery, Newmarket, Auckland
2017   “Urbanism” Railway Street Gallery, Newmarket, Auckland
2017   “The Elephant in the Room” Rayner Brothers Gallery Whanganui
2017   “First Impressions” MAC’s National selected printmakers exhibition, Mairangi Arts Centre, Auckland
2016   “Across The Ditch” a collaboration between Impress Printmakers, Brisbane & PCANZ, Taylor Jensen Gallery, Palmerston North
2016   "Parlor Games” from the Wallace Art Collection. Pah Homestead, Auckland
2016    "Leaving your Mark" also curator of PCA ‘Year of Print’ PCANZ collaborative print: travelling exhibition in NZ & AU - Auckland, Petone, Palmerston North, Taupo
2015/16    "Thinking of Place" also Auckland co coordinator for the Trans-Tasman traveling exhibition Eastside Gallery Christchurch, Depot Art Space, Auckland
2015    “MAC First Impression II”, National Printmaking Exhibition, Auckland
2015    “Beyond the Frame”, Tauranga Art Gallery, Tauranga
2015   “In the Frame: Selected Prints”, Taylor-Jensen Fine Arts Gallery, Palmerston North
2015    “Marking Time”, The Lake House Arts Centre, Auckland
2015    New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Awards, Hamilton Gardens Pavilion, Hamilton
2014   Christmas Show, Black Asterick Gallery, Auckland
2014    Braveheart Youth Trust, ASB Showground’s, Auckland
2014    "Outside the Square” during “Sculpture on the Shore”. The Depot Art Space, Devonport, Auckland
2014   PRINTMAKING/beyond the frame, The Gus Fisher Gallery, Auckland
2014   Amnesty International: Strike – Chasing a dream. The Depot Artspace, Devonport, Auckland
2013   Guest Artist for “Works On Paper” NZ Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington
2013   “Conspicuous Consumption”, The Depot Gallery, Auckland
2013   Taste of Printmaking. Beacroft Gallery, Lakehouse, Auckland, NZ.
2013   “Compact Prints”,\ (touring international print exhibition). Mt Eden Village Centre, Auckland
2013    “Boundless”, Central Print Council of Aotearoa, Hamilton
2013    “In the Frame”, Central Print Council of Aotearoa, Hamilton
2012    Welcome” selected group show for Satellite Gallery, Auckland.
2012    IMPressive III, selected printmakers. Nathan Homestead Gallery, Auckland, NZ.
2012    “Stack the Deck”, The Depot Gallery, Auckland
2012   Wild Things” group show. Black Asterisk Gallery, Auckland.
2012    “Spectacular by Nature” group Show. Aotea Community Art Gallery. Great Barrier Island.
2012    “Print Petite”, Baftin Street Gallery, Pironga, N.Z.
2012   “Boundless”, toured: Wellington, Hastings, Hamilton, Taupo, Whanganui
2012   “In the Frame”, toured: Wellington, Hastings, Hamilton, Taupo, Whanganui

Recent Selected International Exhibitions

2021   Selected for the 5th Biennial Inkfest. Inkmasters, Cairns, AU.
2021 'Vie du Pacifique III', International Print Portfolio from Asia Pacific Regional Art Gallery, Queensland, AU.
2020 'International Mini Print Cantabria II at the Sea and Lighthouses. Santander, Spain.
2019 'Rivers of Gold', La Trobe University, Victoria AU International Print Portfolio and exchange.
2019 'Distant Kinship/Verre Verwanten’ NL/NZ project. An exhibition of printmakers of Grafie Karoep Bergenand and PCANZ celebrating the Dutch explorer Abel Tasman reaching New Zealand in the Pacific. @ Museum, Kranenbery, Netherlands.
2019   ‘‘Rivers of Gold’ group exhibition Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Wales, UK.
2018   ‘Douro Printmaking Biennial 2018’, Bienal do Douro, Portugal. www.dourobienal.com/
2018   ‘Distant Notion’ A portfolio of work for Mid America Print Conference, Laramie, WY, USA. Theme Go West group project. www.mapc2018.org/
2018   ‘Rivers of Gold’ A traveling international print exchange involving 4 print groups across Showing at IMPACT 10 Santander, Spain, www.impact10.es/
2018   ‘Thinking of Place II’ international print exchange also at IMPACT 10. North Island Printmakers are one of several international print groups taking part making up 80 participating artists. Showing at IMPACT 10 Santander, Spain, www.impact10.es/ Also exhibiting at the Edinburgh Printmakers and more venues to follow.
2018    ‘Cammaeus’ - solo show of mini prints - Prue MacDougall at IMPACT 10 Santander, Spain, www.impact10.es/ 2018 ‘Distant Notion’ portfolio of work for Mid America Print Conference, Laramie, WY, USA. Theme Go West group project. www.mapc2018.org
2017   “Tracing the Line in Contemporary Printmaking”, Port Jackson Press, Melbourne, Australia
2017    “TRACE”, SGCI ‘International Conference Atlanta USA selected themed portfolio. Atlanta, USA
2017    Burnie Print Prize 2017, selected exhibition. Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Tasmania, Australia
2016   2016 “PROOF”, Port Jackson Press, Melbourne. Australia
2015    “Thinking of Place”, KickArts Contemporary Arts,Cairns, & Post Office Gallery Feberation University, Ballart, Australia
2015   2015 SGC International Conference, ‘Distortion’ portfolio. Tennessee, USA
2015    Australia Print Council Print Commission exhibitions at the Flinders University City Gallery, Adelaide SA, QUT Art Museum Brisbane, Megalo Print Studio + Gallery Canberra, Fremantle Arts Centre Fremantle, Handmark Gallery Hobart, Port Jackson Press Print Room Melbourne, Sydney Contemporary Art Fair Sydney
2014    Antipodes CPCANZ with Sydney Printmakers print exchange North Art Auckland/ Pine Street Creative Arts Gallery, Sydney Australia
2014    Inkmasters; selected Biennial Print Exchange Cairns Australia
2014    SGC International Conference, Members Print Exchange, San Francisco, USA
2013    Open Folio exhibition at IMPACT 8 ‘International Printmaking Conference’ in Dundee Scotland
2013   2013 “35 Mini Prints” solo show Taller Galeria Fort Cadaque Spain
2012    “Vie De Pacifique” – Pacific Life group show. Impress Studio Gallery, Brisbane, Australia
2012   2012 Winner of Mini Print International of Cadaques, Barcelona Spain. http://www.miniprint.org/in/in.html
2012    Compact Prints, Umbrella Studio, Townsville, QLD, Australia
2012    Print Zero – Print Exchange show. Print Zero Studio, Seattle, USA http://printzerostudios.com/

Other

2016    Co-ordinator and curator of “Thinking of Place” a collaborative venture between five groups of printmakers from Australia and New Zealand
2015   The Eigth Australian Print Sympoium, Canberra, Australia
2015   Selected 2015 Print Council of Australia Print Commission
2015   Southern Graphics, International Printmaking Conference, San Francisco, USA
2014   ANZAAE Conference, print exchange and paper presentation, AUT, Auckland
2013   Part of the Jury of 1800 prints for the 33rd Mini Print International of Cadaques Spain
2013   IMPACT, International Print Conference, Dundee, Scotland
2012   Two day Residency. East London Printmakers, London, UK
2012   Auckland representative for Central Print Council, Aotearoa, NZ
2011    IMPACT, International Print Conference, Melbourne, Australia
2006   Co-ordinator of Crossing Barriers exhibition for ASPnet, UNESCO associated schools project, with NZ and Kosovo students, Muka Gallery, Ponsonby, and Odhise Paskali, Kosovo

Education

2020   Presentation at La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia. Part of the 'Rivers of Gold' International Print Portfolio - and art science symposium.
2019   Taught a workshop “Solar Stories” an intro to solar plate printmaking. Corbans Estate Art Centre Summer School. Auckland, NZ.
2017   Artist guest speaker. Blikfang Gallery, Northcote Point, Auckland, NZ.
2017   Curator and artist for “INK” group exhibition. Railway Street Gallery, Auckland, NZ.
2017   Guest speaker to the Whanganui Branch of the Print Council Aotearoa NZ members.
2017   Attended the Eighth Australian Print Symposium. Canberra, AU.
2017   Attended and took part in a portfolio exhibition at Southern Graphics International Printmaking Conference. Atlanta GA, USA.
2016   Attended and took part in two portfolio exhibitions at Southern Graphics International Printmaking Conference. Portland OR, USA.
2016   Taught a workshop on solar plate. PCANZ Summer School. Auckland, NZ.
2016   Taught a workshop on solar plate. Pataka Art and Museum, Porirua, NZ.
2016   Curator and co-ordinator of a project involving 50 artists from the Print Council of Aotearoa New Zealand.
2016   Taught a workshop on solar plate. PCANZ Summer School. Auckland, NZ.
2015    “Thinking of Place” co-ordinator for artist panel discussions and exhibition. Depot Art Space, Auckland, NZ.
2014   Attended SGCI International Conference and part of the members Print Exchange. San Francisco, USA.
2014   ANZAAE Conference, Guest artist for the Print Exchange and paper presentation. Auckland, NZ.
2013   Attended IMPACT 8 and also presented at the open portfolio section. Dundee, Scotland.
2012   Workshop with Kathy Boyle – aluminium etching. Auckland
2011   Impact 7 – International Multi Disciplinary Printmaking Conference. Melbourne, Australia
2009   Anthea Boesenberg – experimental printmaking workshop. Auckland
2008   Attended Dan Weldon Printmaking Workshop in Solarplate. Auckland
2006   Co ordinator of Crossing Barriers exhibition for ASPnet, UNESCO associated schools project, with NZ and Kosovo students, Muka Gallery, Ponsonby, and Odhise Paskali, Kosovo
2000    Chinese ink and brushwork under Che Yuanlong. Tiangin University, China
1998   Studied Life drawing and experimental printmaking. Byam Shaw School of Art, London, UK
1994   Attended the British School of Rome in Rome, Italy
1994   Attended Central St Martins summer professional course in print making tutored by Tony Martina
1993   Attended the International School of Art, Umbria, Italy. Twelve week studio post graduate program following teachings of Hans Hoffman. Oil Painting the figure and the Umbrian Landscape
1992   Dan Weldon Printmaking workshop; NZ Art Educators Conference, Epson Auckland
1990   Attended Auckland College of Education. Graduated in Secondary School Teaching. One year course in Art and Art History
1985   Graduated Bachelor of Fine Arts – Major in printmaking, Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland. Awarded Auckland University Annual prize for Excellence in Fine Art