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The 2024–25 exhibition
16 November 2024 – 2 March 2025
The artists participating in the 2024–25 were: Brit Bunkley and Andrea Gardner, Emma Camden, Dale Cotton and Gina Ferguson, Jane Downes, Paul Forrest, Metal Metcalfe, Chris Moore, Chester Nicholls, Amelia and Josh Olley, Jamie Pickernell, Greg Piper, Oriah Rapley, Greg Tuthill, Jorge Wright, and James Wright.
Curated by Linda Tyler, Terry Urbahn and Catherine Hamilton.
Winners
The Supreme Award
The winning sculpture for the 2024–25 exhibition is Andrea Gardner & Brit Bunkley for their work Cenotaph for a Snail.
The Friends of the Auckland Botanic Gardens Acquisition
The 2024–25 recipient of this award is Josh & Amelia Olley for their work Hand Down.
The Burrill People’s Choice Award
The people voted and it was Josh & Amelia Olley for their work Hand Down who won this award for the 2024–25 exhibition.
Artists
Andrea Gardner and Brit Bunkley, ‘Cenotaph for a Snail’, 2024, wood, PVC flex vinyl and PLA/polyester resin
Emma Camden, ‘Shadow House’, 2024, Corten steel with stainless steel fixings.
Gina Ferguson and Dale Cotton, ‘Tonal Lines’, 2024, burnt wood, metal, bitumen tar, various algorithmic sound equipment.
Jane Downes, ‘Self Seeded’, 2024, rusted mild steel.
Paul Forrest, ‘Bring back the natives’, 2024, UV varnished ink and acrylic paint on 2mm aluminium, stainless steel and 4.5–6.5m wooden Jarra poles.
Metal Metcalfe, ‘Patchwork of Possibilities’, 2024, repurposed 44-gallon drums.
Chris Moore, ‘Bubblegum’, 2024, galvanised steel, aluminium and paint.
Chester Nicholls, ‘Pulse and Pod’, 2024, epoxy resin, glass fibre reinforcing, hung with nylon wires from tree.
Josh and Amelia Olley, ‘Hand down’, 2024, New Zealand argillite.
Greg Piper, ‘Two with one shot’, 2024, fibreglass, steel, brass, automotive paint.
Jamie Pickernell, ‘Moo’, 2024, Corten steel, wood and stainless steel.
Oriah Rapley, ‘Spirits Flight’, 2024, Taranaki andesite, Corten steel, stainless steel rod.
Greg Tuthill, ‘Nonagon Acorn’, 2024, Corten steel.
James Wright, ‘Long Fin Eels, Tuna – Kuwharuwharu’, 2024, Corten steel.
Jorge Wright, ‘Sow in Love’, 2024, Corten steel.