Elke Finkenauer

My work explores ideas of belonging, through an exploration of the in-between space.  The middle-ground, where things both merge and are nothing, holds a fascination for me – the part of the journey between the beginning and the end; the spaces between thought and emotion; between experience and dreams; between imagination and reality; between difference and belonging.  As a middle child of German and New Zealand descent who has lived in New Zealand and the UK, and worked in finance and art I feel a certain sense of belonging in this space. 

Key skills: 
  • Drawing
  • Painting
  • Installation
Education history: 
  • 1993              Elam School of Fine Arts (Stage One BFA)
  • 1994–7         AUT (Bachelor of Business Studies)
  • 2008-2011   Hungry Creek Art and Craft School (Diploma in Arts and Crafts)
Formal qualifications: 
  • Diploma in Art and Craft (2011)
  • Bachelor of Business Studies (1997)
Creative achievements: 

Awards:

2011       OBJECTive Art Awards

                Metonymy - Most Outstanding Visual Art Work

2010       Finalist in the Wallace Art Awards

Exhibitions:

2011       OBJECTive Art Awards – Mangere Arts Centre

2011       Metonymy – a collaborative group show at Corbans Estate Arts Centre, Henderson

2011       Kia ora Koutou, Kia ora Koutou, Kia ora Koutou – group show at ArtStation, Ponsonby

2011       MindMirrorMap – with Carlie Blanchett-Burton and Phillip Ball at Fine Line, Matakana

2011       Perception – with Carlie Blanchett-Burton at Depot Artspace, Devonport

2011       NZ Art Show, Wellington

2010       Salon des Refusés, TSB Wallace Arts Centre, Auckland

2010       three… - with Carlie Blanchett-Burton and Phillip Ball at Te Karanga

2010       three… - with Carlie Blanchett-Burton and Phillip Ball at Estuary Arts Centre

2010       emergency – group show at The Old Post Office, Devonport (curated by Elke Finkenauer)

Commissions:

2009-2010  Mahurangi East Library – design and installation of 7.5m2 vinyl window mural at entrance to library

Contact details: 

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