CUP book helps artist further career
31 August 2011
Funds raised from the sale of a book published by Canterbury University Press (CUP) have helped a University of Canterbury fine arts graduate extend her practice through overseas travel.
Funds raised from the sale of a book published by Canterbury University Press (CUP) have helped a University of Canterbury fine arts graduate extend her practice through overseas travel.
The Canterbury Arts and Heritage Trust recently presented its inaugural CAHT Travel Award to Christchurch painter Marie Le Lievre. The $2500 award was largely funded from the sale of Inner Landscapes, a book on Canterbury artists published by CUP in 2009.
The aim of the annual award is to help early career painters, who have graduated from the University of Canterbury’s School of Fine Arts, to further their art practice by helping them travel beyond New Zealand.
Marie graduated with a Master of Fine Arts in Painting in 2008 after receiving multiple scholarships and completing a BFA with First Class Honours in 2007. In 2009 she received a highly commended prize in CoCA’s Antony Harper Award and in 2010 her work was included in the prestigious James Wallace Collection. Represented by the Brooke Gifford Gallery in Christchurch, Marie held her first Auckland solo exhibition Day Tripped at the Antoinette Godkin Gallery in July this year.
“The CAHT Travel Award will really help me with my first exhibition in Sydney,” said Marie.
“I lost my Cathedral Square studio along with equipment and materials in the February earthquake so I really appreciate the financial support at this time. Now I know I can purchase materials, begin new work, and freight it to Sydney, as well as attend the exhibition in person without having to get into debt.”
Trust Chair Lorraine North said it received some very strong applications for the award which “bodes well for the future of fine art in Canterbury”.
For more information please contact:
comms@canterbury.ac.nz.
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