︎RESUME
︎RITCHIE ADAMSON - ARTIST
︎ FINE PAINTING PORTRAITS AND ABSTRACTION / DRAWING DESIGN / ENVIRONMENTAL AESTHETICS AND ARCHITECTURAL CONSIDERATIONS
EDUCATION
Massey University, Wellington
Master of Fine Arts (first class honours)
2021
Victoria University, Wellington
Bachelor of Arts
2016
Major: Art History
Minors: Religious Studies, Japanese Language and Culture
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, Nelson
Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design
2007
EXHIBITIONS
2024:
Hue & Cry Art Prize. Group exhibition, Liminal Art Gallery, Rynie Street, Geelong, Victoria, Australia; 31 August - 21 September
BSG Fifty Squared. Group exhibition, Brunswick Street Gallery, Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia; 22 June - 5 May
2023:
Toi 500. Group exhibition, Toi Poneke, Abel Smith Street, Wellington; 13 - 21 December
Artists on Artists. Group exhibition
Wellington: Twentysix Gallery, Constable Street, Newtown; 28 April - 7 May
Auckland: Studio One Toi Tu, Karangahape Road; 11 May - 8 June
2022: 17 September - 14 October
Toi Poneke Residents Exhibition. Group exhibition, Toi Poneke, Abel Smith Street, Wellington
2021: 5 - 12 November
Enantiodromia. Solo exhibition, Te Whare Hēra, Clyde Quay Wharf, Wellington
2020: 20 June
POP. PONEKE ART + MUSIC - featured POP host Hopepa, artist Miriama Grace-Smith and myself doing a live painting performance, and Air Aotearoa with music by DJ Marcos Alonso and Rhombus Sound System. Toi Poneke, Abel Smith Street, Wellington
2015: 3 - 31 March
S(&)M(S). Solo exhibition, S&Ms Cocktail Lounge and Bar, Cuba St, Wellington
2013: 13 - 22 December
Residents Exhibition. Group show, Toi Poneke Gallery, Wellington
2012: 18 May - 1 July
Wellington Regional Arts Review. Group competition show, merit award, Expressions Gallery (now Whirinaki Whare Taonga), Upper Hutt
2007: 16 November - 9 December
[in] visible. Group show: graduating exhibition BVAD (NMIT), The Suter Art Gallery, Nelson
AWARDS
Wellington Regional Arts Review
Merit award
2012
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
Twentysix Gallery
Wellington
May 2022
Toi Poneke
Wellington
September 2022
City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi
Wellington
November 2021-June 2022
Adam Art Gallery Te Pataka toi
Wellington
September 2016
Whirinaki Whare Taonga
Upper Hutt
July 2013 & October 2015
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS/PERFORMANCE
2023
Interview with bFM, Auckland, for the Artists on Artists exhibition (Wellington and Auckland), April-June 2023.
URL: https://95bfm.com/bcast/artists-on-artists-w-lindsey-horne-ritchie-adamson-and-hugo-van-dorrser-5th-may-2023
2021
Toi Poneke, about the resident artists.
URL: https://toiponeke.nz/people-of-toi-poneke
2020
Toi Poneke, POP Art + Music exhibition.
URL: https://toiponeke.nz/events/2020/20/12/pop-livestream-toi-pneke
2012
’When (Soiled) Undies Are Art,’ Dominion Post, 18 May 2012. Wellington Regional Arts Review exhibition, merit award, Expressions Gallery (now Whirinaki Whare Taonga), Upper Hutt. URL: http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/culture/visual-arts/6947970/When-soiled-undies-are-art
2007
’A Dozen Visions,’ Nelson Mail, 16 November 2007. NMIT Graduating Exhibition, The Suter Gallery, Nelson. URL: http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/features/arts/130249/A-dozen-visions
EDUCATION
Massey University, Wellington
Master of Fine Arts (first class honours)
2021
-
Enantiodromia. Solo
exhibition, Te Where Hēra, Clyde Quay Wharf, Wellington (2021)
Victoria University, Wellington
Bachelor of Arts
2016
Major: Art History
Minors: Religious Studies, Japanese Language and Culture
-
Dean’s List for Academic Excellence
(2013)
-
Prime Minister’s Scholarship for
Asia (2014)
-
Exchange to Meiji Gakuin University,
Tokyo (2014)
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, Nelson
Bachelor of Visual Arts and Design
2007
-
[in]visible. Group
graduating exhibition, The Suter Gallery, Nelson (2007)
EXHIBITIONS
2024:
Hue & Cry Art Prize. Group exhibition, Liminal Art Gallery, Rynie Street, Geelong, Victoria, Australia; 31 August - 21 September
BSG Fifty Squared. Group exhibition, Brunswick Street Gallery, Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia; 22 June - 5 May
2023:
Toi 500. Group exhibition, Toi Poneke, Abel Smith Street, Wellington; 13 - 21 December
Artists on Artists. Group exhibition
Wellington: Twentysix Gallery, Constable Street, Newtown; 28 April - 7 May
Auckland: Studio One Toi Tu, Karangahape Road; 11 May - 8 June
2022: 17 September - 14 October
Toi Poneke Residents Exhibition. Group exhibition, Toi Poneke, Abel Smith Street, Wellington
2021: 5 - 12 November
Enantiodromia. Solo exhibition, Te Whare Hēra, Clyde Quay Wharf, Wellington
2020: 20 June
POP. PONEKE ART + MUSIC - featured POP host Hopepa, artist Miriama Grace-Smith and myself doing a live painting performance, and Air Aotearoa with music by DJ Marcos Alonso and Rhombus Sound System. Toi Poneke, Abel Smith Street, Wellington
2015: 3 - 31 March
S(&)M(S). Solo exhibition, S&Ms Cocktail Lounge and Bar, Cuba St, Wellington
2013: 13 - 22 December
Residents Exhibition. Group show, Toi Poneke Gallery, Wellington
2012: 18 May - 1 July
Wellington Regional Arts Review. Group competition show, merit award, Expressions Gallery (now Whirinaki Whare Taonga), Upper Hutt
2007: 16 November - 9 December
[in] visible. Group show: graduating exhibition BVAD (NMIT), The Suter Art Gallery, Nelson
AWARDS
Wellington Regional Arts Review
Merit award
2012
RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
Twentysix Gallery
Wellington
May 2022
- Gallery host
- Exhibition install
Toi Poneke
Wellington
September 2022
- Exhibition install
City Gallery Wellington Te Whare Toi
Wellington
November 2021-June 2022
- Gallery host
Adam Art Gallery Te Pataka toi
Wellington
September 2016
- Gallery host
Whirinaki Whare Taonga
Upper Hutt
July 2013 & October 2015
- Exhibition install
REVIEWS/INTERVIEWS/PERFORMANCE
2023
Interview with bFM, Auckland, for the Artists on Artists exhibition (Wellington and Auckland), April-June 2023.
URL: https://95bfm.com/bcast/artists-on-artists-w-lindsey-horne-ritchie-adamson-and-hugo-van-dorrser-5th-may-2023
2021
Toi Poneke, about the resident artists.
URL: https://toiponeke.nz/people-of-toi-poneke
2020
Toi Poneke, POP Art + Music exhibition.
URL: https://toiponeke.nz/events/2020/20/12/pop-livestream-toi-pneke
2012
’When (Soiled) Undies Are Art,’ Dominion Post, 18 May 2012. Wellington Regional Arts Review exhibition, merit award, Expressions Gallery (now Whirinaki Whare Taonga), Upper Hutt. URL: http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/culture/visual-arts/6947970/When-soiled-undies-are-art
2007
’A Dozen Visions,’ Nelson Mail, 16 November 2007. NMIT Graduating Exhibition, The Suter Gallery, Nelson. URL: http://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/features/arts/130249/A-dozen-visions
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