Archive
The 2019–20 exhibition
17 November 2019 – 1 March 2020
The artists participating in 2019 were: Tanya Ashken, Sean Crawford, Jane Downes, Gina Fergusson, John Fergusson, Debbie Fish, Aaron Frater, Gaye Jurisich, James Kirkwood, Emil McAvoy, Chris Moore, Kristin O’Sullivan, Oriah Rapley, Sasha Reid, Oliver Stretton-Pow, Marté Szirmay, Jeff Thomson, Chris Van Doren, Stephen Woodward, and James Wright.
Winners
The McConnell Family Supreme Award
Marté Szirmay, Contained and Protected
The Friends of the Auckland Botanic Gardens Acquisition
Chris Moore, Entwined
The People’s Choice Award
Jane Downes, BeeHaven
Artists
Tanya Ashken, Dogon bird, 2019, Bronze, stainless steel.
Sean Crawford, The Head of John Doe, 2021, Corten steel, steel extrusion.
Jane Downes, BeeHaven, 2019, Mild steel and discontinued plastic honey jars.
Gina Ferguson, If Ever I Should Walk on Water…, 2019, Recycled rubber, plastic, wire, fabric.
Debbie Fish, Urban Invasion, 2019, Foam PVC with extruded polystyrene core, stretched polyester film, paint, resin (+ rope & attachments).
John Ferguson, Breathe, 2019, Corten steel.
Aaron Frater, The Safety Gardener, 2019, Barrier mesh, cable ties, warratahs, safety barrier.
Gaye Jurisich, No Easy Sleep, 2019, Plastics, wires, rope.
James Kirkwood, NEW Pavilion, 2019, Timber, marine-ply, acrylic paint, stainless-steel, gold-leaf.
Emil McAvoy, BOTANNOTATIONS, 2019, Custom steel display signage.
Chris Moore, Entwined, 2019, Forged, fabricated and painted steel.
Kristin O’Sullivan Peren, S-like Paradife, 2019, L.E.Ds, fibreglass, C program, electrical cabling, metal pipe, vinyl, wood.
Oriah Rapley, The Guardians, 2019, Taranaki andesite, corten steel, stainless steel rod.
Sasha Reid, Composition 10, 2019, Wood, macrocarpa.
Oliver Stretton-Pow, Just City II, 2019, Wood, steel, copper.
Marté Szirmay, Contained and Protected, 2019, Sand cast silicon bronze, galvanised steel, zinc sprayed mild steel drum.
Jeff Thomson, Islands, 2019, Used corrugated iron, water, galvanised steel mesh, hay, wire, wetland and aquatic plants.
Chris Van Doren, Manu lele ha Niue – Flying bird of Niue, 2019, Columnar basalt.
Stephen Woodward, Cubare, 2019, Absent = marble, Recline = marble, Prune = granite.
James Wright, Hand in the Dirt, 2019, Corten steel, stone, bronze.