Bio
Atkinson was born in Australia but is now based in Wellington, New Zealand. She has degrees in Fine Art (Massey University, RMIT) and Applied Art (Whitereia New Zealand), and her practice is informed by these discourses and an interest in research. Projects deal with memory, identity, social history and relational aesthetics and are resolved through a variety of media.
Atkinson was a board-member of the Wellington Sculpture Trust from 2001-16. She is a member of TheSeeHere and OCCUPATION: Artist and was selected for HandShake 4 and 5 projects.
VA 2020
Brief CV
Education
- Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design: Whitireia New Zealand 2007
- MA Fine Art, RMIT, Melbourne 2005
- BFA (1st class Hons), Massey University, Wellington 2003
Residencies
- Whitireia Artist in Residence 2014
- SCA Research Residence, Sydney College of the Arts, 2009
Memberships
- Co-founding member of The See Here, artist-run window gallery 2010-Current
- Co-founding member of Occupation: Artist
Selected solo shows
2019: A bene pacita, The See Here, Wellington
2018: The R Matrix, The See Here, Wellington
2017: Tipple, The See Here, Wellington
2016: Women, business and the law, The See Here, Wellington
2015:
- Salon Rouge, Melbourne, performance
- Des Refuses, Salon Rouge, performance, Auckland City Art Gallery
- At Home, performance, Toi Poneke, Wellington
- Untitled, The See Here, Wellington
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