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JOHN McLEAN - CURRICULUM VITAE

Experience & Academic Qualifications

Trained Teachers Certificate
Diploma in Teaching

1963 - 1975    Various teacher, and senior teacher, and principal positions in several schools
1976 - 1986    Various part-time employment
1986 - 1993    Part-time Tutor - Taranaki Polytechnic Art and Design programme, teaching Drawing and Painting
1997 - 1998    Part-time Tutor – Taranaki Polytechnic
1999               Policy Formulation Sub-committee, Art in Public Places, New Plymouth District Council
2000               Chairman, Te Kupenga Stone Sculpture Society
2002  - 2004   “Art in Public Places” Sub committee member, New Plymouth City Council
2002  - 2003   Construction and Paint Department work on film: “The Last Samurai.”
2004               Sculptor on film “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe”
2003-2006      Sculpture Tutor ,(stone), for WITT Community Classes.
2007               Sculptor on film “Prince Caspian”2
2012               Life Member, Te Kupenga Stone Sculpture Society
2012               Opened 'John McLean Gallery'  @ Urenui
1970               On going work as an artist



Exhibitions
 
Solo Shows:

2013            'Telling Tales' Artis Gallery, Auckland
2012            'Home' John McLean Gallery
2011            “Recent Work”  Artis Gallery, Auckland
2010    `      “The Farmer”  Expressions Arts and Recreation Centre”, Upper Hutt
2010            “The Farmer's Wife and The Farmer”  Puke Ariki, New Plymouth.
2010            “The Farmer”  Tauranga Art Gallery
2009            “The Farmer’s Wife”  Tauranga Art Gallery
2005            “Mind’s Eye” McPherson Gallery, Auckland
2002             McLean Studio Exhibition
2001             McLean Studio Exhibition
2000             Janne Land Gallery, Wellington
1999            Portfolio Gallery, Auckland
1999            McLean Studio Exhibition
1997            Taranaki Museum, “John McLean Retrospective”
1997            McLean Studio Exhibition
1997            Dai Ichi Gallery, Mishima, Japan
1995            Portfolio Gallery, Auckland
1994            Lesley Kreisler Gallery, New Plymouth
1994            Gallery 79, Hawera
1992            Janne Land Gallery, Wellington
1992            Canterbury Gallery, Christchurch
1985            Janne Land Gallery, Wellington
1985            Dennis Cohen Gallery, Auckland
1984            Janne Land Gallery, Wellington
1984            Dennis Cohen Gallery, Auckland
1978            Galerie Legard, Wellington
1977            Galerie Legard, Wellington

Group Shows and Awards

2013            'R.D.' Percy Thompson Gallery, Stratford
2013            Wallace Art Award , finalist, travelling exhibition.
2013            Artis Gallery artists, group exhibition
2013             'Painting Mauao'  Tauranga Art Gallery, guest exhibitor.
2012            Wallace Art Award  Finalist
2012            “Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Award”  Finalist
2012            Waiheke Arts Trust Exhibition  Auckland
2012            Group Show, Harrisons Art Gallery,  Tauranga.
2011            “NZ Painters and Print Makers Award”  WINNER
2011            “Molly Morpeth Canaday Trust Art Award”  Finalist
2011             Auckland Art Fair
2011            “Renegades”  Puke Ariki, New Plymouth
2011            “Game On”  Hastings City Art Gallery
2009             Wallace Art Award Finalist
2009             Taranaki Culture:Fresh Out of the Box- Puke Ariki Museum, N Plym.
2008             Wallace Art Award- Finalist-Travelling Show, Dowse Gallery , L. Hutt
2008             KInia Exhibition – Guest Exhibitor
2008             Te Kupenga Stone Sculpture Exhibition,  New Plymouth    
2007             Merit Award  -  Norsewear Art Award
2006            “Prime Stock” Exhibition, McPherson Gallery, Auckland
2006            “Sculpture ‘06”  Gisborne
2006             Norsewear Art Award finalist
2006            “inform” marble sculpture exhibiton, Hamilton    
2006            “Te Kupenga Stone Sculpture  Exhibition,  New Plymouth
2005            “100x100, 200x200”, McPherson Gallery, Auckland
2005            “Friends” (with Michael Smither) George Perry Gallery, Tauranga
2005             Wallace Art Award-finalist
2005             Norsewear Art Award- finalist
2004             Kina Gallery Xmas Exhibition
2004             Te Kupenga Stone Sculpture Exhibition, New Plymouth
2004             Kina Gallery,  New Plymouth
2004            “100x100x100, 200x200x200”, McPherson Gallery, Auckland
2004             Norsewear Art Award -finalist
2003            “Tight Genes”, Kina Gallery, New Plymouth.
2002            “100x100x100”, McPherson Gallery, Auckland
2002            “Harrison Gallery”, Tauranga
2002            “Chapel-on-Chapel”, Melbourne, Australia.
2002             Te Kupenga Stone Sculpture Exhibition, New Plymouth
2002             “Qdos Gallery”,  Lorne, Australia.
2001             “Art Waikato National Art Award” -Finalist
2001             “Te Maunga” Exhibition, Govett Brewster Gallery, New Plymouth
2000              Art of Te Kupenga, Kina Gallery, New Plymouth
2000              Te Kupenga Stone Sculpture Exhibition, New Plymouth
2000              Virtual Tart, Lincoln Centre, New York
1999              Akone Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
1998             “In Association”, Taylor Jensen Fine Arts, Palmerston North
1998             Te Kupenga Stone Sculpture Symposium, New Plymouth
1997             “Bijou Exhibition”, Art Gallery, New Plymouth
1997             “Great Red Rip Up”, Art Gallery, New Plymouth
1995             ‘Festivart Exhibition’, Richmond Centre, New Plymouth
1993            ‘Looking Good’, Govett Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth
1988             ‘Men in the Garden’, Govett Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth
1983             ‘TSB Art Award’, Winner
1977             ‘Young Contemporaries 77’,Auckland City Art Gallery
1977-1992     Annual exhibition in the Taranaki/TSB Review, Govett Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth
 
Internet exhibitions

2001               X1 Biennale Int. Art Exhibition,Vila Nova de Cerviera, Potugal
1999-2000     Tocom 2000, Moscow International Line Festival
1999               Exhibition 1999, Keio University, Tokyo
1998               Country Without Borders, Abraham Lubelski Gallery, New York


Works are represented in the collections of:

                      
                        TSB Collection
                        Govett Brewster Art Gallery
                        Puke Ariki Art Co-operative Collection
                        International  private collections
                        New Plymouth District Council, public sculpture
                        Wallace Trust Collection


Publications:


        “Art New Zealand”#87, Winter  ‘98
        “100 New Zealand Paintings” by Warwick Brown, pub Godwit,'95        
        “Metro” magazine,(illustration), May 2001
        “American Style” Fall, 2002
        “Metro” magazine,  May 2008
        “North South”mag, May 2008
        “Australian Art Collector” mag. July-Sept,2008
        “Live” mag. Mar 2009            
        “Mind Food” July 2009
        “Art News NZ” (cover) Autumn, 2009
        “Art Zone” cover, 2009
        “Artists @ Work” by Richard Wolfe, pub Penguin 2010
        “Art News” Winter, 2010
        “This is Us” Puke Ariki, Sep 2010
        


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