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Murray Swan Was born in Tauranga, New Zealand and moved to Auckland with his family as a youngster. He developed an artistic flair during his intermediate school years, but chose not to persue art in favour of an engineering career. He did a woodworking and metalwork course at Kelston Boys High school and then a 5 year Apprentiship with Air New Zealand (then TEAL). The training and experience he gained as an aircraft engineer both in New zealand and the United States over the next 34 years gave him some of the fairly unique practical and design skills he would need to express his artistic leanings later in life. Practical techniques were developed from training starting with fabric covered aircraft parts, through to the modern aircraft which use far more complex materials such as high density foams, fibreglass, carbon fibre and structurally bonded metal composite components. All these processes required the development of newer skills in order to produce work to the fine tolerences often required by the aircraft industry, and with these skills he has been able to develop his art. Other skills were developed to deal with chemical treatments, electroplating, metal pollishing and surface protection. All are essential to him in the sculptures he is now creating. Murray is now living in PUKEKOHE, south of AUCKLAND. The metals Murray uses are highly pollished Stainless steel , Titanium, Copper and Brass. His work has developed from using just metals, to sometimes including sculptured forms from recycled native New Zealand timber. This creates an additional dimension to his work. Murray Swan New Zealand Metal sculpture artist Statement: It is my desire through my art, to reveal the inherent beauty within some of the metals we commonly use. The textures colours and shapes available from many metals are often taken for granted and sometimes not used to their full advantage Living in close proximity to one of New Zealand's active volcanic hot-spots, one is sometimes reminded of the part nature has to play in the production of some basic metal elements. It is not uncommon for volcanoes to give up gold, silver, iron etc., during an eruption. Within my artwork, I can express what I think are our links to the past, and the many uses of metals over the ages, with frequent references to the explosive creativity of nature's forge It is my personal challenge to explore to the greatest possible depth, all the elements of colour, texture and form that can be achieved from the metals I work with.

Selected Exhibitions Academy of Fine Arts 1995 Feb - Autumn Show 1997 Mar - Autumn Exhibition 1997 May - Winter Exhibition 1997 Nov - Summer Celebration 1998 Apr - Autumn Exhibition 2000 Sep - Winter into Spring Exhibition 2000 Dec - Small works for Xmas Exhibition 2001 Jan - Landfall Exhibition 2001 May - Academy Award Exhibition 2001 Nov - Emphasis on Small Exhibition 2002 Apr - Autumn 2002 Exhibition 2002 Nov - Emphasis on Small Exhibition 2003 Feb - The Summer Show 2003 May - Autumn Exhibition 2003 Aug - Absolutly Brilliant 2003 Nov - Small works 2004 Feb~Mar Invited artist - Academy galleries 2004 May- Autumn Exhibition NZAFA 2004 Nov- Emphasis on Small 2004 NZAFA 2005 Feb- Summer Exhibition 2005 NZAFA 2005 Nov~Dec Heritage Exhibition NZAFA 2006 Feb~Mar Festival Exhibition NZAFA Others 1998 Mar - Lake Taupo Open Art Awards 2000 Sep - Golden C'Art Awards 2002 Feb - 'Resonance Within' Exhibition. Tamarillo Gallery 2002 may - 25th Annual Plunket Art Exhibition. Timaru 2002 Aug - 2002 Wanganui Arts Review. Sarjeant Gallery 2002 Aug - 'ArtWorks at the Hilton Exhibition' The Hilton on Princes Wharf 2003 JUn - 'National Art Exhibition & Sale'. Napier 2003 Aug - 2003 Wanganui Arts Review. Sarjeant Gallery 2003 Aug - 'ArtWorks at the Hilton Exhibition' The Hilton on Princes Wharf 2003 Nov - Esam Cushing Celebration of NZ Sculpture, Havelock North 2003 Nov- NZ Art Premier-Tamarillo 2004 June- National Exhibition and Sale of Art, Napier 2004 Aug- Guest artist - Riversdale Arts Inc. Southland 2004 Sept- Artworks at the Hilton Click for Artworks 2004 Dec- Tamarillo, Wellington 2005 May- Mairangi Arts Centre 2005 Jun- National art exhibition, Napier 2005 July- Riversdale arts, Southland 2005 Aug- Mazda artworks at the Hilton, Princess wharf 2005 Oct 8 - 24 Waiuku Art fest 2006 Jan 4~ Sculpture in the park 2006 Mar 11~19 Art in the Woolshed Tawharanui 2006 Aug 28 ~ 2 Sept MAZDA Artworks at the Hilton 2006 Princess Wharf, Auckland 2006 Sept 15 ~ 1st Oct World of Contemporary Art Tamarillo gallery, Wellington 2006 Oct 7 ~ 24th Oct Wild Kiwi Waiuku Art Fest 2006 Nov 02 ~ 12 NZ Sculpture Onshore 2006 Nov Sculpture in the Landscape Waitakaruru Aboretorium & Sculpture Park 2006 Oct Art out There Waiheke Community Art gallery 2007 Jan Sculpture on a Plinth Waiheke Community Art gallery 2007 Mar In Flight Solo exhibition at Palette gallery Belmont North Shore. 2007 Apr Small Things, Waiheke Community Art Gallery 2007 May 4th ~ May 24 Out From Down Under and Beyond Exhibition Agora gallery, New York USA 2007 Jun Travellers, Tamarillo Wellington 2007 Jul Design Make: Table, Waiheke Community Art Gallery 2007 Aug Mazda Artworks At The Hilton 2007 Sep Franklin Art Awards 2007 Sep Waitakere arts Trust Awards 2007 Oct E-Scape Waitakaruru Aboratum Hamilton 2007 Nov Ellerslie Flower Show Auckland 2007 Nov Waiuku Artfest Auckland 2008 Mar Art In The Woolshed Tawharanui 2008 Mar E-Scape Waitakaruru Aboratum Hamilton 2008 Aug Mazda Artworks At The Hilton 2008 Nov Art out There Waiheke Community Art gallery 2008 Nov NZ Sculpture Onshore 2008 Nov Point to Point ,Waitakaruru Aboratum Hamilton 2009 Jun Wind Vanes and Wind Chimes 2009 Nov Art out There Waiheke Community Art gallery 2010 Feb Shapeshifter TheNewDowse, Lower Hutt 2010 June Fieldays No 8 Wire National AWARD WINNER ArtsPost Galleries Hamilton 2010 Nov NZ Sculpture Onshore 2010 Nov Art out There Waiheke Community Art gallery Collections - Work in private and corporate collections in The USA, Germany, Korea, Gt. Britain, Australia Japan and New Zealand Publications NZ Herald article Pinnacle Commission Colorado USA Art News NZ Commissions 1992 Dec - Auckland 1993 Dec - Taupo 1995 Nov - Ohakune 1996 Sep - Auckland 1996 Nov - Ohakune 1997 Nov - Ohakune 2001 Dec - Mt. Maunganui 2001 Dec - Albany 2001 Dec - Torbay 2002 Apr - Albany 2002 May - Melbourne Australia 2002 Sep - Raetihi 2002 Oct - Auckland 2002 Nov - Auckland 2002 Nov - Wellington 2002 Dec - Auckland 2002 Dec - Kerikeri 2002 Dec - Takapuna City 2002 Dec - Takapuna City 2003 Feb - Palmerston North 2003 Apr - New Plymouth 2003 Dec - Auckland 2004 Jan - Mangaweka 2004 Sept - Pinnacle Commission Colorado USA 2004 Sept - Whangarei 2004 Nov - Auckland 2004 Dec - Palmerston North 2005 Apr - Albany, Auckland 2005 May - Wellington 2005 Apr5 - Blenheim 2005 May - Auckland 2005 Sept- Wellington 2005 Nov- Colorado USA 2006 Apr- Ohakune 2006 Dec- Auckland 2007 Aug- Franklin Public Library Trust 2007 Aug- Auckland 2008- Sept Wellington 2009- Apr Auckland 2010- Jan Auckland 2010- May Auckland 2010- Sep Wellington 2011- Feb Auckland Contact Murray

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