2006 Finalist
Carmen SimmondsWanganui, Manawatu / Wanganui, New Zealand
The Apron Series: ‘My Fair Lady’
Cast glass, silver wire, enamel
55 H x 25 W x 27 D cm
The slightly ragged 1900’s style dress with its flowering bustle and wire apron pays tribute to the strength and beauty of the colonial woman: a time when new beginnings meant sacrifice and a reinvention of her past self.
Photographer: Leigh Mitchell-Anyon
All entries as Finalist
Biography
Carmen Simmonds
Wanganui, Manawatu / Wanganui, New Zealand
Born
23/8/1966 Marton, Manawatu / Wanganui, New Zealand
Education
- 2013, Master of Art & Design, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand
- 2010, Certificate (Advanced Adult Teaching), Universal College of Learning, Wanganui, Manawatu / Wanganui, New Zealand
- 2002, Bachelor of Fine Arts (Glass), Universal College of Learning, Wanganui, Manawatu / Wanganui, New Zealand
Last Solo Exhibition
- 2013, The Playhouse, Space Gallery, Wanganui, Manawatu / Wanganui, New Zealand
Last Group Exhibition
- 2014, Collect, Whitespace Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
Public/Private Collections
Awards/Grants
- 2006, Finalist, Ranamok Glass Prize, Australia
