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Lisa Chandler (born November 25, 1969 in Rochford, England) is an artist from New Zealand known for working with subjects of urban space, places and the global protesting culture. She lives and works in both Golden Bay, New Zealand and Leipzig, Germany.1
Life
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]Painter Lisa Chandler holds an MFA (Hons) from Whitecliffe College of Arts and Design, Auckland, New Zealand. She presented her thesis paper ‘Negotiating the Non-Place’ at the Affective Landscapes Conference at the University of Derby, England in 2012. Since then she held over ten solo exhibitions, and participated at numerous group shows including ‘Cruel City’ at The Suter Art Gallery, Nelson, New Zealand and the ‘International Art Survey’ in Beijing, China. Chandler had been a finalist in a number of major New Zealand art awards including the National Contemporary Art Award (2015), the New Zealand Painting and Printmaking Award (2018, 2015) and the Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Award (2015, 2014 and 2012). In 2007, she won the Landscape Award at the Nelson Regional Art Awards.
In 2016, following a four-month residency at the Leipzig International Art Programme in Germany, she developed a body of work, titled ‘Between Yesterday & Tomorrow’ that explored issues of gentrification in Leipzig.234 Inspired by the strong painting scene and art community, she quickly decided to keep a permanent studio at the well known Spinnerei art hub, where world renowned painter Neo Rauch has his studio, too.
In 2014, she spent two months in Beijing on the Red Gate Residency. In her solo show ‘China Dream’ (2016), at the Millennium Public Art Gallery in Marlborough, she critiqued the heavy expansion of Beijing and offered sympathy for the aspiring individual and local culture.
In 2013 she participated in an artist residency in Singapore, which has been supported by the Asia New Zealand Foundation. One year later she was invited there for an international collaboration project. From then on belonging to the international artist collective ‘Instinctive’, she exhibits in Singapore on a regular basis. With a twelve-piece entry in the collective’s exhibition ‘in(visible) 1.0’ (2017) she examined “the plight of migrant workers in this global city”, she writes.5
As an accomplished artist, her first major solo exhibition in a public art gallery in New Zealand is taking place in 2019 at The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatu, in Nelson, New Zealand. Under the title “The Dividing Line” she is presenting a complete new body of work, which has been painted in 2018 in Germany.
Work
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]Lisa Chandler says herself about her art: “In my paintings, I am constantly searching for a balance between abstraction and figuration. Urban structures and people intertwine through a process of layering, obliterating and tracing. Images are painted in, painted out and painted over. The history in the layers of paint traces the transformation of urban space. This intense, time-consuming layering process, is sometimes offset by faster paintings, that offer a contrasting raw and unfinished aesthetic.”6
In 2018 she turned a collection of small works into a fascinating, evolving installation, hanging them step by step over the time of three weeks.7
Her current œuvre consists of large-scale and monumental paintings and small works on paper or canvas, including collage and printmaking techniques. For a painter, Chandler employs a wide range of different techniques. Some of her works are created in the method of trace monoprint on glass as well as with ghost or second print, which she uses for collages, as she explains: “The image is created through several steps, first wax paper is inked and paper placed over the ink. The image is then drawn directly onto the back of the paper and finally the drawn lines are transferred and a reverse image produced.”8
Additionally, Chandler scratches and cuts on the canvas with knives. Sometimes she is using a painter roll or pours and drips fluid acrylic on the painting, or sprays in graffiti style. Recently, Chandler started to create her artworks with templates from a protest stencil toolkit. It completes her visual language to depict the global protest movement. Chandler often employs a restricted “colour palette of about five colours plus black and white (...)”.9
In 2016 Judith Ritchie wrote about Chandler: “Chandler's paintings make reference to elements of urban life; derelict buildings, graffiti, skyscrapers, cranes and trees merge in and out of elements of abstraction, leaving the viewer to contemplate their own relationship with urban environments. A window or door appears in every painting, creating a visual portal for departure or entry.”10 Chandler herself communicates about her art practice: “My art practice explores the themes of urban spaces and places, and the impact of globalization and gentrification on city inhabitants. In recent years there has been a fundamental shift in my work, towards a more critical attitude to urban space in relation to globalization, gentrification and acts of protest. I am strongly influenced by the environment around me, and this ‘shift’ is, without a doubt, due to recent artist residencies I have undertaken in major cities around the world.”11 The Swiss-German art historian Dr. Sara Troester Klemm wrote about Lisa Chandler in an exhibition catalogue essay: “Trees and branches become nearly abstract ornaments. Chandler's drippings remind us of Jackson Pollock. And there is a strong connection to artists as Daniel Richter and Peter Doig. Seldom to discover in contemporary art, especially the Jugendstil visibly plays a major role in her art, too: These soft flowing floral lines and curves, clear contour-lines and luminous colours (…).”12
Chandler's works of art are often based on personally taken photographs, or from the media, internet and newspaper magazines. She then consequently liberates these pictures from their background. This mighty step leads to universally valid, profound images.
Exhibitions
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]Following solo exhibitions in the INSTINC Gallery Singapore and all over New Zealand, Chandler showed her paintings in 2018 for the first time in the Archiv Massiv Gallery, which is the main exhibition space at the renowned Baumwollspinnerei Leipzig, Germany. In February 2019 her first major solo show in a museum opened at The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatu. There she also held an artist talk about her exhibition „The Dividing Line“.
Solo Exhibitions
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]2019 The Dividing Line, Craig Potton Gallery, The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatu, Nelson
2018 Die Trennlinien, Archiv Massiv Gallery, Spinnerei, Leipzig, Germany
2018 Traces of the Past, Parker Gallery, Nelson, New Zealand
2017 Kunst Konzil 29, Leipzig, Germany
2017 Passage, RED Gallery, Nelson, New Zealand
2016 Between Yesterday & Tomorrow, Mckee Gallery, Nelson Suter Art Society, Nelson, New Zealand
2016 China Dream – from hutong to high-rise, Millennium Public Art Gallery, Blenheim, New Zealand
2015 China Dream – from hutong to high-rise, SALT Gallery, Nelson, New Zealand
2014 Slice – Multi-layered Urban Spaces, Icon White Gallery, Upper Moutere, New Zealand
2013 Slice – the Multi-layered Spaces of Singapore, LightSpace Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
2013 Slice, INSTINC Gallery, Singapore
2012 In Transit, Red Gallery, Nelson, New Zealand
2012 Negotiating the Non-Place, Black Asterisk, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand
2012 Negotiating the Non-Place, Reflections Art Gallery, World of Wearable Art & Classic Cars Museum, Nelson, New Zealand
2009 Solo 28, Academy Galleries, Wellington, New Zealand
2009 Faces & Focus, Reflections Art Gallery, World of Wearable Art & Classic Cars Museum, Nelson
2008 Beyond Karamea, McKee Gallery, Nelson Suter Art Society, Nelson
2007 Tides & Treasures, Reflections Art Gallery, World of Wearable Art & Classic Cars Museum, Nelson, New Zealand
2007 Cobb Explored, Waimea Estates Café, Richmond, New Zealand
2005 Kahurangi, Waimea Estates Café, Richmond, New Zealand
Group Exhibitions
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]2018 Finalist, New Zealand and Printmaking Award, Waikato, New Zealand
2017 in(visible), ION Gallery, Singapore
2016 Patterns Beyond the Obvious, Spinnerei, Leipzig, Germany
2015 Finalist, National Contemporary Art Award, New Zealand
2015 Finalist, New Zealand Painting & Printmaking Award, New Zealand
2015 Finalist, Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Award, New Zealand
2014 Finalist, Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Award, New Zealand
2014 INSTINC 10, Studio 67, Singapore
2014 International Art Exhibition, Songzhuang Museum, Beijing, China
2014 Autumn, Nelson Suter Art Society, The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatu, Nelson, New Zealand
2013 Cruel City, The Suter Art Gallery, Te Aratoi o Whakatu, Nelson, New Zealand
2013 Finalist, Arts Gold Awards, Otago, New Zealand
2013 re:New:all, Pearce Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
2013 Us Now, Academy Galleries, Wellington, New Zealand
2012 Summer, Reflections Art Gallery, World of Wearable Art & Classic Cars Museum, Nelson, New Zealand
2012 An Artist’s Guide to Summer, Academy Galleries, Wellington, New Zealand
2012 Spring, Nelson Suter Art Society, The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatu, Nelson, New Zealand
2012 Kings College Art Exhibition, Auckland, New Zealand
2012 Auckland Grammer Art Exhibition, Auckland, New Zealand
2012 Autumn, Nelson Suter Art Society, Nelson, New Zealand
2012 Art on Life, Academy Galleries, Wellington, New Zealand
2012 Finalist, Cliftons Art Prize, Wellington, New Zealand
2012 Finalist, Peters Doig Marlborough Art Award, New Zealand
2012 Finalist, Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Award, New Zealand
2012 Master of Fine Arts Graduate Exhibition, Pearce Gallery, Whitecliffe College of Arts & Design, Auckland, New Zealand
2011 Transitions, Refinery Artspace, Nelson, New Zealand
2011 Sixth Sense, McKee Gallery, Nelson Suter Art Society, Nelson, New Zealand
2010 Spring, Nelson Suter Art Society, The Suter Public Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatu, Nelson, New Zealand
2010 By Invitation, Gallery 203, Nelson, New Zealand
2009 Aqua Marine, The Suter Public Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatu, Nelson, New Zealand
2009 Mainly Small, New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington, New Zealand
2009 Spring, Nelson Suter Art Society, The Suter Public Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatu, Nelson, New Zealand
2009 Reflections, part of Six in the City, McKee Gallery, Nelson Suter Art Society, Nelson, New Zealand
2009 Regional Art Awards Nelson, Refinery Artspace, Nelson, New Zealand
2009 Coastal Artists, Refinery Artspace, Nelson, New Zealand
2009 Finalist, Peters Doig Marlborough Art Award, New Zealand
2009 Autumn, Nelson Suter Art Society, The Suter Public Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatu, Nelson, New Zealand
2009 Distorted Reality, Womens Show, Refinery Artspace, Nelson, New Zealand
2008 Summer, Nelson Suter Art Society, The Suter Public Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatu, Nelson, New Zealand
2008 Stage 3 Graduation Exhibition, The Learning Connexion, Wellington
2008 Spring, Nelson Suter Art Society, The Suter Public Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatu, Nelson
2008 Festival 2008, New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington, New Zealand
2008 Nelson Art Open Studios, Ruby Bay, New Zealand
2008 Festival Arts Market, Founders Heritage Park, Nelson, New Zealand
2008 Regional Art Awards Nelson, Refinery Artspace, Nelson, New Zealand
2008 50/50, The Suter Public Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatu, Nelson, New Zealand
2008 Autumn, Nelson Suter Art Society, The Suter Public Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatu, Nelson, New Zealand
2008 Festival 2008, New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington, New Zealand
2008 Taste Tasman Festival, Tasman School, New Zealand
2007 Winner, Landscape/Seascape Painting Award, Nelson Regional Art Awards, New Zealand
2006 Spring, Nelson Suter Art Society, The Suter Public Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatu, Nelson, New Zealand
2006 New Zealand Affordable Art Show, Wellington, New Zealand
1992 Conservation NZ, New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington, New Zealand
1992 Artseen, New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington, New Zealand
1990 Contemporary Painting, New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington, New Zealand
1987 BNZ Art Exhibition, New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington, New Zealand
1986 Winner 18 years of age and under, National Bank Art Award, New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, New Zealand
References
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Radio interviews
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]2019 Standing Room Only, Radio New Zealand National, New Zealand
2018 Fresh FM Nelson, New Zealand
2016 Fresh FM Nelson, New Zealand
2015 Fresh FM Nelson, New Zealand
2012 93bFM, Auckland, New Zealand
2012 BBC Derby, England
2012 Arts on Sunday, Radio New Zealand National, New Zealand
2012 Fresh FM Nelson, New Zealand
Sources
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]- Sandy Feldbacher, Eingetaucht in Leipzigs Kunstszene. Interview mit Lisa Chandler, in: Kippe Straßenmagazin, Juni 2018, online available: https://liap.eu/index.php/de/2018/06/26/kippe-strassenmagazin-juni-2018-interview-mit-lisa-chandler-lia-kuenstlerin-2016/, last checked on 26 February 2019.
- Sarah Mc Clintock, The Dividing Line, Nelson, New Zealand 2019.
- Sara Meij, Nelson artist turns paintings into evolving installation, in: The Nelson Mail, 5 March 2018, online: https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelsonmail/news/101834702/nelson-artist-turns-paintings-into, last checked on 26 February 2019.
- Judith Ritchie, Residency opens up deeper inquiry, in: The Nelson Mail, 27 October 2016, online: https://www.lisachandler.co.nz/archive-ii, last checked on 26 February 2019.
- Sara Tröster Klemm, The Dividing Line. Worldwide Protesting Culture in the Art of Lisa Chandler, Leipzig 2019, online: http://galerie-kunstkonzil.de/Lisa-Chandler/The-Dividing-Line-Worldwide-Protesting-Culture-in-the-Art-of-Lisa-Chandler/, last checked on 26 February 2019.
- Sara Tröster Klemm, Between Yesterday & Tomorrow, Exhibition catalogue, Leipzig, Nelson 2016, online: https://issuu.com/lisachandlerartist/docs/betweencatalogue2, last checked on 26 February 2019.
- Daniel Thalheim, The Dividing Line, Leipzig 2018.
- Anna-Marie White, China Dream – From Hutong to High-Rise, Nelson, New Zealand 2015.
External Links
[Bearbeiten | Quelltext bearbeiten]- Official websites and examples of work and literature13
- Lisa Chandler in The Suter Art Gallery Te Aratoi o Whakatu14
- Lisa Chandler in the Spinnerei Leipzig15
1Sara Meij, Nelson artist turns paintings into evolving installation, in: Nelson Mail, 5 March 2018, online: https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/101834702/nelson-artist-turns-paintings-into-evolving-installation, last checked on 26 February 2019.
2Judith Ritchie, Residency opens up deeper inquiry, in: Nelson Mail, 27 October 2016.
3Sandy Feldbacher, Eingetaucht in Leipzigs Kunstszene. Interview mit Lisa Chandler, in: Kippe Straßenmagazin, Juni 2018, online available: https://liap.eu/index.php/de/2018/06/26/kippe-strassenmagazin-juni-2018-interview-mit-lisa-chandler-lia-kuenstlerin-2016/, last checked on 26 February 2019.
4Sara Tröster Klemm, Between Yesterday & Tomorrow, Exhibition catalogue, Leipzig, Nelson 2016, online: https://issuu.com/lisachandlerartist/docs/betweencatalogue2, last checked on 26 February 2019.
5https://www.lisachandler.co.nz/new-page, last checked on 8 February 2019.
6https://www.lisachandler.co.nz/new-page/, last checked on 8 February 2019.
7Sara Meij, Nelson artist turns paintings into evolving installation, in: Nelson Mail, 5 March 2018, online: https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/101834702/nelson-artist-turns-paintings-into-evolving-installation, last checked on 26 February 2019.
8Sara Meij, Nelson artist turns paintings into evolving installation, in: Nelson Mail, 5 March 2018, online: https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/101834702/nelson-artist-turns-paintings-into-evolving-installation, last checked on 26 February 2019.
9Sara Meij, Nelson artist turns paintings into evolving installation, in: Nelson Mail, 5 March 2018, online: https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/101834702/nelson-artist-turns-paintings-into-evolving-installation, last checked on 26 February 2019.
10Judith Ritchie, Residency opens up deeper inquiry, in: Nelson Mail, 27 October 2016.
11https://www.lisachandler.co.nz/new-page, last checked on 26 February 2019.
12Sara Tröster Klemm, Between Yesterday & Tomorrow, Exhibition catalogue, Leipzig, Nelson 2016, online: https://issuu.com/lisachandlerartist/docs/betweencatalogue2, last checked on 26 February 2019.
13https://www.lisachandler.co.nz/, last checked on 26 February 2019.
14http://thesuter.org.nz/exhibitions/2019/2/16/lisa-chandler-the-dividing-line, last checked on 26 February 2019.
15http://www.spinnerei.de/kuenstler-detailansicht/item/chandler.html, last checked on 26 February 2019.