Suzanne Goldberg
Suzanne Goldberg (1940–1999) was a New Zealand painter, born in Auckland, New Zealand.[1]
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Born | 1940 |
Died | 1999 |
Education | Elam School of Fine Arts |
Known for | painting |
Notable work | Landscape (1964), Life (1960), BDG No 1 |
Movement | Abstract |
Awards | Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council Grant |
Patron(s) | Barry Lett |
Education
Goldberg graduated from Elam School of Fine Arts in 1961 with honours and awarded the Joe Raynes Scholarship in her final year.[2] At Elam, she studied alongside Don Binney, Michael Smither, Lynley Dodd, Greer Twiss, Malcolm Warr, and Graham Percy.[3]
In 1965 she received a Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council Grant which allowed her to travel to the United Kingdom and attend the Hornsey College of Art.[2]
Career
Goldberg's paintings combined approaches to abstract and representational art. She experimented with painting techniques and effects including washing paint off with turpentine; a process called decalcomania (also used by the Surrealists), in which paper is used to apply paint by taking impressions from paint layered on board.[4]
Known for landscapes of New Zealand, Goldberg has also painted portraits. Well known works include Landscape (1964),[5] Life (1960)[6] and BDG No 1 (1969).[7] Her paintings of birds were featured in James McNeish's book An Albatross Too Many.[8]
Exhibitions
In 1961, Goldberg exhibited with The Group,[9][10] an informal art association from Christchurch, New Zealand, that formed to provide a freer alternative to the Canterbury Society of Arts. Goldberg's first solo show was in 1962, an exhibition entitled "Two New Names" (also exhibiting with Pat Hanly).[2] In 1963, three of her paintings were included in the Auckland City Art Gallery's Contemporary New Zealand Painting exhibition.[11] She was one of fifteen New Zealand artists to have their work selected for the 1965 Commonwealth exhibition in London.[2] Goldberg also exhibited at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki.[1] In 1999 the Dowse Museum, in Lower Hutt, hosted a major retrospective of Goldberg's art.[2]
Fellow artist Barry Lett promoted her work, including her in exhibitions at the Barry Lett Galleries.[12]
Collections
Several different places have kept designs that she made.[13] Pieces by Goldberg are owned by the University of Auckland, Victoria University of Wellington, the Ford Motor Company and New Zealand consulates in Washington, Tokyo, New York and Canberra.[4]
References
- "Suzanne Goldberg". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- "Goldberg. Suzanne | Bright-Life Gallery". bright-life-gallery.co.nz. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- Jackson, by Penelope (14 March 2011). "Telling the tale of Hairy's creator". NZ Herald. ISSN 1170-0777. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- "Art Collection > "King Country"". artcollection.auckland.ac.nz. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- "Landscape". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- "Life". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- "Object: BDG No 1 | Collections Online – Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- McNeish, James (1998). An Albatross Too Many: A Sequel to As for the Godwits. David Ling. ISBN 9780908990559.
- "The Group 1927 – 1977: an annotated bibliography – Heritage – Christchurch City Libraries". christchurchcitylibraries.com. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- "Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu". christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- "Contemporary New Zealand painting". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- "Major influence on Auckland's Queen St art scene dies aged 77". Stuff. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- "Goldberg. Suzanne | Bright-Life Gallery". bright-life-gallery.co.nz. Retrieved 11 November 2017.
Further reading
Artist files for Susan Goldberg are held at:
- E. H. McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
- Fine Arts Library, University of Auckland
- Hocken Collections Uare Taoka o Hākena
- Te Aka Matua Research Library, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Also see:
- Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists, McGahey, Kate (2000) Gilt Edge