2011 Finalists
These 30 regional finalists were selected from over 360 entries from all around New Zealand. The four national IHC Art Award winners were announced at an event in Wellington on 16 August.
Ace
Jamie McCullough
THIRD PLACE EQUAL WINNER
Avalon Incorporated, Katikati
Paper, glue, cardboard, paint and varnish
330mm x 340mm
"I get my ideas and inspiration from video games I play."
Aliens Landing
Tracey Tse
Alpha Art Studio, IDEA Services, Wellington
Acrylic on canvas
900mm x 300mm
"It's about aliens and spaceships over blue water. They are flying in a flying saucer. The colours I use are pinks, blues, purples, like soft colours. Shapes I like are straight squares, triangles and circles."
Alligator
Daryl Breen
Art Space, Dunedin
Clay and paint
250mm x 190mm x 40mm
"My alligator has a big tail, he took a long time to paint. I am an artist and proud of it."
Auckland Phonebook Goes to Milford
Paul Sedgwick
SECOND PLACE WINNER
Highly Commended
Sandz Gallery, IDEA Services, Hamilton
Notes on board
1500mm x 800mm
Paul is fascinated with maps, street names, morning routines, TV guides and emergency services. He researches and depicts the names and places. Each of these notes are Paul's chosen topic for his project of the day and serve as a reminder for future topics of research. These are a collection of words that Paul has used over the last 18 months which he posted in his word box. Paul has grouped the words to satisfy his sense of order.
Bird in Tree
Selwyn Irving
Studio2, Dunedin
Acrylic on canvas
500mm x 600mm
Selwyn enjoys painting things from his everyday life, like his garden, or things he sees.
Black Dots and Silver
Cherie Mellsopp
Sandz Studio, IDEA Services, Hamilton
Dots and silver pen on board
Cherie uses stickers and ink in her art, she enjoys the repetitive process of overlapping the stickers. She starts around the outside and moves into the middle, then meticulously draws over the top of the work. Cherie won first prize in the IHC Art Awards in 2009 and was also a finalist in the COCA Contemporary Art Awards. When asked why she works this way Cherie replied "I like it, I love it".
Blue and White Pills Going Up the Right Way
Denise Dennehy
THIRD PLACE EQUAL WINNER
Highly Commended
Alpha Art Studio, IDEA Services, Wellington
Found objects with wood and acrylic
300mm x 370mm
"It looks like the Lotto spinning wheel where the balls go round and prizes get won." Denise wanted to fill the dispenser with lollies. Pieces of dowel were cut, Denise sanded and painted them.Denise is a prolific artist who mostly paints or draws. This 3D piece is an interesting departure for her.
City Life
Dianne Hockridge
Highly Commended
IDEA Services, Kaikoura
Ink and paint
600mm x 460mm
"I enjoyed doing it." Dianne won the IHC Art Awards in 2010 with her artwork Recipes (and lots of them).
Emperor Tiger Butterfly Jetplane
Sally Owen
Highly Commended
IDEA Services, Motueka
Gel pens
610mm x 490mm
"The Botplane (Boeing Jetplane) flies beautifully and smoothly, just like a monarch butterfly."
Face Amongst the Flowers
Martha Nuku
I catchers vocational centre, Opunake
Decoupage board
350mm x 550mm
"Had a good feeling when I started it. I love working with flowers and Taranaki is well known for its gardens and plants."
Hills
Ricky White
Studio2, Dunedin
Acrylic on canvas
1220mm x 910mm
Ricky is always interested in learning new techniques. He works hard to produce the best work he can and won't stop until he has done his best.
Hurricanes of the Pacific
Victor Wilson
Alpha Art Studio, IDEA Services, Wellington
Dye, felt pen, acrylic on paper
670mm x 575mm
Victor has a particular interest in natural disasters and expresses this in his art. He also loves sports so has brought this together in this work where yellow-coloured hurricane symbols represent both his favourite team and recent weather events.
I Like the Water
Jean Schrider
The Art Studio, Tauranga
Paint on tea bags
"I like drawing the sea and water sports. I did it all myself. I like to swim every day."
Jimmy in the Forest
Jimmy Shum
Highly Commended
Spark Studio, Auckland
Acrylic on canvas
610mm x 915mm
Jimmy in the forest with deer, elephant, leopard, Indian, eagle, budgies, teepee, raccoon, moose, campfire and big trees. Brown dog and puppies. Green, forest, two trees. Campfire, cooking. Jimmy stay in forest. It is very good. Sitting in the grass. Feeling happy. Summertime, happy times.
Kapiti Island Sunset
Allan Hegan
Artsenta and Dunedin Community Care Trust, Dunedin
Acrylic paint on paper
600mm x 410mm
"This is a painting from my fifth exhibition. I liked the colours of the sunset which is why I did the painting."
Meme e Pepe
Isabel Thomas
Highly Commended
Turangi Artworks Inc, Turangi
Acrylic on canvas
800mm x 1000mm
"I enjoy art very much and colour is very nice. It's good working with the ladies, it's very encouraging to learn."
Mt Ruapehu Chateau Out
Chris Tilley
CCS Disability Action, Nelson
Acrylic on paper
"I like art because it inspires me to get realistic images from nature redone onto canvas."
My Kiwiana Culture
Katie McMillan
Auckland
Fabric and paper collage
1440mm x 700mm
"I like making hei tiki, and I loved it. I made these hei tiki with coloured paper and fabric with pictures of all the things I like in New Zealand."
My Name
Dion Jones
Glover Road Art Studio, IDEA Services, Taranaki
Acrylic and vivid pen on canvas
295mm x 245mm
"I like the colours yellow and blue. My name is Dion and I like to write my name."
North Otago Museum
Christopher Wright
Highly Commended
IDEA Services, North Otago
Wood and paint
440mm x 180mm x 320mm
"I like this because it looks like Oamaru stone. It has a white stripe on the frame and fancy playbill lettering. I like doing this because it is fun. I carved this in wood and painted it in Irish cream."
Pacifica
Anthony McIlroy
Arthouse Dudley Street, IDEA Services, Lower Hutt
Mixed shells on board
600mm x 280mm
"I love shells, the ocean and things blue, so I joined all these things together to make the design. It took me about three weeks just to glue the shells on. I really like to work on object art as it's more interesting and it gives me a lot more things to play with."
Space Rocket
Robert Jones
Art Space, Dunedin
Acrylic on board
570mm x 570mm
"Painting inspires me to try new things and be an artist. I am very happy with my rocket ship painting."
Spider Webs
Vicki Dooley
Arthouse Dudley Street, IDEA Services, Lower Hutt
Felt tip pen on canvas
500mm x 550mm
"I thought doing spider webs would be something a bit different. I like working in tiny squares. It took me a very long time to do this and I think my art is special. I'm an artist and I like to show off my work."
Sunshine Shoebox Theatre
Sharleen Monaghan
Alpha Art Studio, IDEA Services, Wellington
Acrylic paint on cardboard, paper, lights, pen
300mm x 200mm x 100mm
"Sunshine, ballet, girls, dancing, yellow, you are my sunshine." Sharleen enjoys watching videos of ballet recitals on Youtube, her current favourites are those featuring You are my Sunshine.
Swimming Tiger
Josh Cooke
Dunedin
Acrylic on canvas
450mm x 580mm
"My name is Josh and I am sixteen. I love art, painting is fun. I have friends at art; I made a chocolate cake to share for morning tea."
The Gold Fish
Judy Hintz
Highly Commended
IDEA Services, Tararua
Gold paint and recycled cardboard on canvas
400mm x 300mm
"I just had an idea to make it. I used circles and spray paint. I like to paint anything really. I love doing art when I can."
Untitled
Wilhelm Bardoul
Local Linx @ Gracelands, Te Awamutu
Acrylic on paper
460mm x 360mm
Willhelm enjoys drawing and painting with acrylics. This painting is one of a series of animals, which are placed in a similar background of hills, rivers and trees.
Untitled
Stacey Hughes
FIRST PLACE WINNER
Highly Commended
Hutt Valley Disabled Resources Trust, Lower Hutt
Chalk pastel on paper
300mm x 400mm
“I saw a photo in a magazine that inspired me.” Stacey usually paints wild or zoo animals, but facial expressions and colours are the focus of a lot of her recent work. Her style is realistic.
Untitled - 3
Shannon Clarke
Local Linx @ Gracelands, Te Awamutu
Print on paper
300mm x 420mm
Village
Mark Warner
Hohepa Helios, Auckland
Embroidery on cotton
910mm x 425mm
"Stitching, painting and stuff like this makes me feel fine. It's good fun."