1945 Born. Christchurch, New Zealand
Lives and works in Venice, California
EDUCATION
1965-67 Diploma of Fine Art. Ilam School of Fine Art, Canterbury University, Christchurch
New Zealand
1976 Diploma of Teaching. Secondary School Fine Art, Secondary Teachers' College,
Auckland, New Zealand
Selected ONE-PERSON EXHIBITIONS 1994 - 2003
2009 Out of Line, Warwick Henderson Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2005 Warwick Henderson Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2004 Retrospective, Warwick Henderson Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2003 Paintings and Drawings, Pfizer Global Research Center, N. London, Ct
2002 “Open Studio” Griffis Art Center, New London, CT
“ TransMotion” Janne Land Gallery, Wellington, NZ
“ New Paintings” Pacific Art Gallery, Zug, Switzerland
2001 "TransMotion" New Paintings and Drawings
Double Vision Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA
Millennium Art Gallery, Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand
" Maximal Abstraction," Judith Anderson Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand (catalogue)
2000 "Trajectories," Janne Land Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
1999 "Traverse" (Paintings, Drawings & Lithographs), Spencer Gallery, Wickford, Rhode Island
" Traverse" (Paintings, Drawings & Lithographs), Janne Land Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand
1998 "Slice/Cross Section," Judith Anderson Gallery, Auckland
Recent Paintings, Brooke-Gifford Gallery, Christchurch
New Work, Janne Land Gallery, Wellington
" Andanzas", New London Art Society Gallery, Connecticut, USA
1997 "Sound/Tracks," Janne Land Gallery, Wellington
Lithographs, New London Art Society Gallery, Connecticut
Two Lobby Painting Installations, curated by Mary-Kay Lombino, Los Angeles
(Bokay, South Beverly Drive, Los Angeles; H. Held Properties, Century Park
East, Century City, September-December)
1996 "Survey: Selected Works 1984-1995," Gallery No.5, Dunedin
" Micro-Organisms and Pacific Circuits," Festival Arts Exhibition, Janne Land
Gallery, Wellington, (catalogue)
" Big Paintings," Lesley Kreisler Gallery, New Plymouth
"Walk Tall," Brooke-Gifford Gallery, Christchurch
A Selection of Work, Miro Gallery, Napier
1995 "Through Thick and Thin," Janne Land Gallery, Wellington
" Yankee Doodles," Lesley Kreisler Gallery, New Plymouth
" Walk Tall," RKS Art, Auckland
1994 "From the Pacific Rim," Janne Land Gallery, Wellington
" From the Wild West," Lesley Kreisler Gallery, New Plymouth
" Dances with Swans," (Lithographs and Monoprints) Muka Studio Gallery, Auckland
" New Cloaks and Heart Books," Brooke-Gifford Gallery, Christchurch
" Drawing Survey, 1987 Onwards" The Drawing Gallery
COLLECTIONS
Atlantic Richfield Corporation, Los Angeles, California
Auckland City Art Gallery, Auckland
Chartwell Collection, Hamilton, N.Z.
Christchurch Public Gallery, Christchurch
Citibank Collection, New York, New York
Citicorp Collection, New York, New York
Connecticut Graphic Arts Center, Norwalk, Connecticut
Center of Contemporary Art, Christchurch, N.Z.
David Bowie Collection, Great Britain and Switzerland
Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin
General Electric Co. Collection, New York, New York
Govett Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth
Griffis Art Center, New London, CT
Hocken Library, Dunedin
Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Collection, New York, New York
Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wellington
National Art Gallery, Wellington
National Bank, Wellington
Pfizer Corporation, U.S.A.
Robert McDougall Art Gallery, Christchurch
Rotorua Art Gallery, Rotorua
Saatchi & Saatchi, Wellington
The New Zealand Embassy, Tokyo, Japan
United Modern Masters Collection, Auckland
University of Auckland, Auckland
University of Canterbury, Christchurch
Waikato Museum of Art and History, Hamilton
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
New Zealand, Australia, Great Britain, Germany, U.S.A, Switzerland, Sweden, Italy, Asia
AWARDS
1980 Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council Grant (traveled in U.S.A and Germany, 1981)
1983 Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council Grant (traveled in France, Spain and Portugal 1985-6)
1987 Air NZ Queen Elizabeth II Arts Travel Award (traveled to U.S.A. 1987; Italy 1988)
COMMISSIONS
1995 Two Lithographs, Sky City Hotel and Casino, Auckland
1992 "6 Lithographs 1992," Works On Paper Gallery, Auckland
1990 "After Crazy Horse," Set Designer for dance production, Origins Dance Theatre, Auckland
1989 "1990 Prints," Muka Studio, Auckland
Aotea Centre Mural, Auckland
1986 N.Z. Insurance Co. Printmakers Commission
Collard Brothers Wine Labels
1985 International Festival of the Arts Poster
Robertson Window, Havelock North
1983 Arts / Commerce Building Mural, University of Auckland, Auckland
Auckland Regional Orchestra Poster
Stained Glass Windows, Cook Islands Church, Otara
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2001 "Calendar 2001," Victoria University of Wellington Press
" Into The Pacific," 2001 Diary, Te Papa Press, Te Papa / Museum of New Zealand, Wellington
2000 "Concise Dictionary of New Zealand Artists" K. McGahey, Gilt Edge Publishing, New Zealand
1999 Callan, Louise and Smith, P. "Our People, Our Century," Hodder Moa Beckett
1996 Dunn, Michael. "Contemporary New Zealand Painting," Craftsmans Press
1993 Brown, Warwick. "100 New Zealand Paintings," Godwit Press
1990 Dunn, Michael. "Concise History of New Zealand Painting,"
1990 Stark, Beate. "Philippa Blair," Master of Arts Graduate Thesis, University of Auckland, Auckland
Dunn, Michael and Docking, Gil. "Two Hundred Years of New Zealand Painting,"
1986 Kirker, Anne. "New Zealand Women Artists,"
Eastmond, Elizabeth. "Women In The Arts In New Zealand,"
Bett, Elva. "New Zealand Art - A Modern Perspective,"
1982 Brown, Gordon and Keith, Hamish. "An Introduction to New Zealand Painting,"
Magazines / Reviews
2002 "TransMotion: Drawings & Paintings by Philippa Blair", Cassandra Fusco, Craft Arts International #54
2002 Fusco, Cassandra "Art and Opera at COCA Christchurch" Asian Art News, Vol II No 2 March/April 2001
Fusco, Cassandra. Craft Arts International, #49 Quarterly, Australia
Fusco, Cassandra “Philippa Blair at DoubleVision Gallery” Asian Art News, Vol II No 6 Nov/Dec 2001
1993 Darrow, Kate. "Paint for Your Life-A Conversation With Philippa Blair," Art New Zealand, 68
1989 Safred, Laura. "Three New Zealand Artists in Italy," Art New Zealand 51
1988-9 Santese, Enzo. Juliet Art Magazine, Italy. December 1988 - January 1989
1987 Kirker, Anne. "Metamorphosis in Philippa Blair's Recent Painting," Art New Zealand 42.
1985 Spens, Michael. "New Art in New Zealand: A Regional Survey," Studio International,
Volume 198, No. 100
1982 Parr, Chris. "Acts of Inclusion-The Spirit of Philippa Blair's Recent Painting," Art New Zealand 27