Neil Dawson

Neil Dawson ( born 1948 in Christchurch, New Zealand) is a New Zealand sculptor.

Life and work

Neil Dawson was from 1966 to 1969 in training as a sculpture with Tom Taylor and Eric Doudney at the School of Art of the University of Canterbury in Christchurch. Then he trained from 1970 to 1973 at the Victoria College of Art in Melbourne, Australia on. From 1975 to 1983 he was a lecturer at Christchurch Polytechnic. In 1978 he had his first exhibition at the Brook Gifford Art Gallery in Christchurch and his first installation Seascape took place before the Robert McDougall Art Gallery.

Work (selection)

• The Rock (English: The Rock ) (1984 ), Bank of New Zealand in Wellington
• Moon Illusion ( German: Moon illusion ) ( 1985) in Christchurch
• Sphere / Globe (English: ball ) ( 1989), Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris for the Exposition de la Terre Magiciens
• Echo ( 1990), Christchurch Arts Centre
• Lit LeWitt (1994 ), University of Canterbury in Christchurch
• Ferns (German: ferns ) ( 1998), Civic Square in Wellington
• Feathers and Skies (German: Feathers and sky ) (2000 ), ANZ Stadium in Sydney ( sculpture at the entrance of the stadium )
• Chalice (German: Chalice ) (2001 ), a 18-meter- high sculpture in Cathedral Square in Christchurch on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Christchurch and Canterbury
• Diamonds ( German: Diamonds ) (2002 ), Sculpture Park The National Gallery of Art in Canberra
• H2O (2005), Lincoln University
• Rain Drops and Wellsphere ( raindrops and clairvoyance ) (2005 ) in Manchester
• Canopy, (German: canopy) at the Queensland Art Gallery in Brisbane
• Vanishing Stars (German: Disappearing stars ) in Kuala Lumpur
• Other People 's Houses (German: Other people's houses) in the Connells Bay Sculpture Park in Auckland
• Birds of a Feather (German: People from the same shock) at Tsing Yi station of Hong Kong

Photo Gallery

Diamonds in Canberra

Canopy in Brisbane

Feathers and Skies at ANZ Stadium in Sydney