ARTIST
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Anna Korver has dual nationalities - New Zealand and Benin. She currently divides her time at home and overseas. She has been a full time professional sculptor since completed a BFA in sculpture from the University of Canterbury in 2003. Korver works nationally and internationally on exhibition work and private and public commissions. She has been selected in the Wallace awards twice, invited to exhibit work in many large scale outdoor sculpture exhibitions including Brick Bay sculpture Trail and Tai Tapu sculpture garden and has attended more than 80 national and international sculpture symposiums. Korver’s works combine a balance of contemporary and traditional sculpting processes and are feminine in their identity and perspective, inviting intimacy and personal connection. The forms are minimalist and strive to reflect the inner self or feeling onto the outer surface. Her work previously projected concepts from an internal place, but currently reflect more about the current situation or experience both personally and globally. The fundamental concepts generally revolve around the defence and protection of women but often from a subtle, gentle place. They question and challenge traditional feminine roles, offering a different kind of strength where the masculine and feminine sides are in balance and delicate, fragility is recognised instead of seen as a weakness, reflecting on feminism’s advocacy for equality for both genders.
Korvers' recent works have moved into several specific series, where the human experience is described from different perspectives both literal and metaphorical; internalized and externalized. Some look at underlying questions about home as a transient concept using symbols such as the figure, the cube, vessels and sections of the landscape as reference to certain support systems we depend upon. These works explore the idea of home as an abstract term sometimes inspiring a feeling of separation, restriction or entrapment, armament and defence and other times an escape, shelter, sanctuary or protection. Her recent works are continuously curious about the connection of architecture to the human experience, of people and place; the way one affects the other and how the story and the experience of each go hand in hand. They seem to be influencing and imprinting on each other subconsciously and consciously. However these pieces become more about the deconstruction and reconstruction of the self via the symbolism of architecture. During the global pandemic the artist was confined firstly in her home country of New Zealand but later she moved to her new home of Benin. The stark contrasts, different challenges of life, culture, language and world view could not have been in greater contrast. This has informed her work from a completely new perspective and her ability to travel during this time and see the experience of the pandemic from the view point of many different cultures has been a big inspiration to shift the point of view of her work from one of personal reflection to something with a more global perspective. |
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Solo Exhibitions 2021 Life Boat - Art by the Sea, Devonport, Auckland 2019 Necessary Protection - Art by the Sea, Devonport, Auckland 2018 Stairways and Enclaves Zimmerman gallery, Palmerston North 2016 Fitted skin and the impossible staircase, solo exhibition, Art by the Sea, Devonport 2011 Inside the outside, solo exhibition, Art by the Sea, Devonport 2010 New Works, Solo exhibition, McCarthy gallery, Parnel, Auckland 2009 Solo exhibition at Morgan St Gallery, New Market, Auckland 2008 Solo exhibition, Morgan Street Gallery, New Market, Auckland 2005 Duality, solo show at Compendium gallery, Auckland 2004 Fitted skin, solo exhibition, Creation, Christchurch Selected Group Exhibitions 2022 TRÈVE ET RÊVE – Anna Korver and Sebastien Boko at Mezzanine Gallery TRANSITION – S.Boko et A.Korver Nouvelle Alize, Benin 2021 Tai Tapu sculpture exhibition, Canterbury NZ sculpture Onshore, Devonport Sculpture on the peninsula finale, Banks Peninsula “White” Group exhibition – Zimmerman gallery 2020 Poison Creek inaugural sculpture project, Wanaka Auckland Art Fair 2020 Owhango summer sculpture show, National park The Arts centre sculpture festival ChCh State of the Art – rememberingRodin – Percy Thomson Gallery Small sculpture exhibition – Yukuhashi, JAPAN Te Kupenga international symposium small works exhibition – Koru on Devon Gallery Tai Tapu sculpture garden annual autumn exhibition 2019 Occupied Space - Dual exhibition with Matt Williams at Form Gallery, ChCh Sculpture North Canterbury, Pegasus Winery Sculpture on the Peninsula, Louden, Banks Peninsula Indoor exhibition of the Auckland Botanics, Sculpture in the gardens Taranaki Artocracy - Percy Thompson Owhango summer sculpture show - Tongariro national park Tai Tapu sculpture park annual exhibition, Canterbury 2018 Tai Tapu sculpture park annual exhibition, Canterbury New Zealand sculpture onshore, Devonport, Auckland Cherry blossom festival exhibition, Fo Guang Yuan art gallery, Auckland Taranaki women’s refuge auction, The Govet Bruster and Len Lye Gallery, New plymouth ’I am Woman’ group exhibition, Percy Thompson gallery Transformations art and science exhibition, New Plymouth 2017 Amalgamate, Dual exhibition with Matt Williams, Form gallery, Christchurch Down to earth, group exhibition, Percy Thomson gallery, Stratford Homework, selected group exhibition, Puke Ariki, New Plymouth Autumn exhibition at Tai Tapu Sculpture park, Canterbury Life pod art sale, charity fundraiser for the Sir Ray Avery life pod incubator, Mossgreen-Web's gallery Key of life, charity exhibition at Art by the Sea, Devonport Art in a Garden, North Canterbury Sculpture on the Peninsula, Louden, Canterbury 2016 Wallace awards exhibition, Pah Homestead, Auckland New Zealand Sculpture on Shore, Auckland Shapeshifter sculpture exhibition, Dowse Gallery, Lower Hutt I am a child, Amnesty international exhibition at Art by the Sea, Devonport All in, Wallace gallery, Morrinsville Art in a garden, North Canterbury Wild Flower outdoor sculpture exhibition, Hawkes Bay Kings college art exhibition, Auckland 2015 Korver Molloy Gallery extension opening and Oakura arts trail group exhibition Sculpture on the Peninsula, Louden, Canterbury Art in a Garden, North Canterbury 2014 NZ sculpture onshore, Auckland Taranaki artists exhibition, PARIS Homework, selected group exhibition, Puke Ariki museum ,New Plymouth 3 dimension, sculpture exhibition, Village gallery, Eltham 2013 Eight , group exhibition, PTO Gallery, Eltham Sculpture on the Peninsula, Louden, Canterbury RDNZ, group exhibition, The Percy Thomson Gallery, Stratford Eco artists exhibition, Korver Molloy Gallery Out of our comfort zone, Group exhibition, Lysaght Watt Gallery, Taranaki Korver Molloy Gallery opening exhibition Art in a garden, North Caterbury 2012 New Zealand Sculpture onshore, Devonport Shapeshifter, The dowse, Wellington Art in a garden, North Canterbury Art in the Woolshed, Tawharanui 2011 Dual exhibition Cotter’s house, Remuera Art in a garden, North Canterbury Sculpture on the peninsula, Louden, Canterbury NZ art show, Wellington Corbans Estate open studios exhibition, Auckland Art in the country, Wellington An eye for sculpture, Ellerslie sculpture exhibition, Auckland Botanical gardens 2010 NZ art show selected sponsors exhibition, Wellington Annual sculpture exhibition, Te Haa sculpture gallery, Rotorua NZ art show, Wellington Eye for sculpture, Auckland Botanical gardens NZ sculpture onshore, Devonport Art in a garden, North Canterbury 2009 Open doors exhibition, Waitakere. Mairangi arts centre awards exhibition, Auckland Absolute collaboration, promotional exhibition, Remix magazine & Absolute vodka Dual exhibition at Selwyn gallery, Canterbury Art in a garden, North Canterbury Eye for sculpture, Cleveden Kaipara sculpture park exhibition, Kaipara Harbour Sculpture in the country, Wellington 2008 Dual exhibition, Morgan street Gallery, New Market Coutte’s Mercedes exhibition, New Market Meridian Energy Heartland sculpture competition, Timaru An eye for sculpture, Auckland Botanics Kaipara sculpture park exhibition, Kaipara Harbour Art in a garden, North Canterbury Women’s work show, Lindaur cellars, Gisborne West Melton annual art exhibition and awards, Canterbury 2007 Sculpture in Central Otago with Arthouse at Olyssen’s vineyard, Bannockburn Exhibition at Cotters house for a meeting with Helen Clark and New Zealand Post Dual Exhibition, Morgan St Gallery, Auckland Cross currents, group exhibition, Matakana gallery Art in a garden, North Canterbury An eye for sculpture, Ellerslie show, Auckland 2006 Family skin, group exhibition, Ea Gallery, Auckland Sculpture in Central Otago with Arthouse at Olyssen’s vineyard, Bannockburn Forsyth Barr exhibition, Christchurch Woman's work exhibition, Lindaur Cellars, Gisborne An eye for sculpture, Ellerslie show, Auckland Art in a Garden, North Canterbury 2005 Sculpture in Central Otago with Arthouse at Olyssen's vineyard in Bannockburn Sculpture on the Peninsula, Louden, Canterbury ‘Autumn exhibition’, Dual exhibition with Mel Sebastian-Howard, Gallery O, Christchurch Holes, group exhibition, Sea level studio and sculpture gallery, Nelson Art in a garden, North Canterbury The New Zealand art show, Wellington 2004 Nudes, group exhibition, Ashburton Women's refuge auction, Christchurch 2003 12: Dialogues with time, group exhibition of 12 artists, Christchurch Center of Contemporary Art Brakin’ rulz and blurrin’ boundrys, annual Fine Arts sculpture exhibition, Blenheim Out of bounds, annual Fine Arts sculpture exhibition, Christchurch 2002 ArtDeka, annual Fine Arts sculpture exhibition, Christchurch 2001 Temp, annual Fine Arts sculpture exhibition, Christchurch Symposiums 2024 International symposium, Nashua, USA 2023 1st International monumental symposium, Zipaquira, Colombia International stone symposium with the New Jorg Gallery, Belgium 2022 Pietra sublime Cavriglia, Italy 2nd Lavista symposium, Cairo, Egypt 2021 Tuwaiq symposium – Saudi Arabia Puerto Rosario symposium – Fuerteventura, Canary Islands Moro Jable symposium – Fuerteventura, Canary islands Tera ceramics symposium – Serbia 2020 7th Sohar sculpture camp - OMAN 3rd Yukuhashi international granite symposium - JAPAN Te Kupenega international stone symposium, NZ 2019 1st International sculpture symposium BKBF - SLOVENIA 18th edition of the Tesino wood symposium, ITALY 1st Riyadh symposium, Saudi Arabia Metal symposium, Parana, Argentina 2018 Mosan museum international symposium, KOREA International sulphur lake symposium, Rotorua, NZ 6th International sculpture symposium Drumuri Brâncușiene, ROMANIA 9th International symposium, Korca, ALBANIA International sculpture symposium, Skopje, MACEDONIA Te kupenga international stone symposium, New Zealand International sculpture symposium, Hurghada, Egypt 2017 Al Asmakh symposium, Qatar International sculpture symposium, Montenegro Ayia Napa international symposium, Cyprus 2016 Adelaide hills international sculpture symposium, Australia Ashburton symposium Sulphur lake symposium, Rotorua Te Kupenga international stone symposium, New Zealand 2015 5th Rinkoebing wood symposium, Denmark 5th Komurcuoglu Stone Sculpture Colony symposium, Turkey Collaborationz NZ international symposium, Whangarei Heads 2014 Ist Pedide international symposium, Iran Rotorua international symposium Te Kupenga international hard stone symposium, New Zealand Whangarei international symposium Form international symposium, Hokitika 2013 Kawerau wood festival symposium 2012 Te Kupenga international hard stone symposium, New Zealand Uxbridge symposium and awards Tauranga arts festival symposium Coromandle hard stone symposium Whangarei symposium and awards 2011 Lakehouse wood sculpture live symposium and awards 2010 Rotorua inaugural stone carving symposium Te Kupenga, international hardstone symposium, New Zealand Mangere bridge invitational sculpture symposium 2009 Coromandle hardstone symposium Wood sculpture live symposium and awards 2008 International marble symposium in Ankara, Turkey Coromandle symposium 2007 Art residency at Lochmara, Marlborough sounds Coromandle hard stone symposium Wood sculpture live, Lakehouse, Takapuna Hamilton marble symposium Wellington, soft as stone symposium 2006 Coromandle hard stone symposium Artists retreat and residency at Lochmara. International marble symposium in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. International symposium at Waitakaruru Sculpture Park, Waikato Matakana international symposium Albany symposium 2005 Wood sculpture live, Lakehouse, Takapuna Gardenz symposium, Christchurch. Waimakariri stone symposium, Rangiora 2004 Gardenz stone symposium, Christchurch Mac’s mixed media sculpture symposium, Nelson Awards 2021 First prize at the Tuwaiq international symposium Saudi Arabia Finalist in the Richard T Nelson sculpture awards, NZ 2018 Finalist in the Wallace awards, selected for the traveling exhibition 'Collapse of a known reality' 2016 Finalist in the Wallace awards - 'Bitch bomb - The General' 2014 First prize for the Rotorua international symposium 2012 First prise at Whangarei symposium 2008 First prize coromandle hardstone symposium First prize at the 4th annual West Melton art exhibition 2007 The Genevieve Becroft Foundation prize for excellence and the viewers’ choice award at the wood sculpture live 2005 The Genevieve Becroft Foundation prize for excellence and the viewers’ choice award at the wood sculpture live Public works 2024 'Harikoa' Nashua, USA 2023 ‘Mana’ Zipaquira salt cathederal, Colombia 2022 ‘The Lighthouse’ Italy ‘Tower dress’ New Cairo, Egypt ‘Staircase dress’ New Cairo, Egypt 2021 ‘Staircase’ Tera Serbia ‘Red dress’ Puerto Rosario Fuerteventura ‘Strangeland’ Fuerteventura ‘The light houses’ Saudi Arabia 2020 'Lifeboat - Resting point' - Yukuhashi, Japan 'Lighthouse' Oman 'Paper heart' Egypt 2019 '‘Prleska nevesta’, Slovinia 'Paper heart' Egypt She' - Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 'Sky dress' Parana, Argentina 2018 'Catchment' Rotorua 'Paper fortress' Hurghada, Egypt ‘Freedom’ Craiova, Romania ‘Starline’ Korca, Albania 2017 ‘Karearea dress’ - Montenegro 'Hinemoana' - Cyprus 2016 ‘Prada’ – Black Granite, Adelaide Australia 'Papatuanuku's unrest' Rotorua 2015 ‘Korowai’ design by Roz Stewart, Hastings mental health unit ‘Black figures’ Rinkoebing Denmark ‘Dancer’ Travertine, Denizli Turkey 2014 ‘Facet dresses’ Pedide Iran ‘White Mouse’ Sulphur lake sculpture trail Rotorua 2012 ‘Aurere’ Whangarei 2008 'Tern' Ankara, Turkey 'Tern 2' Temporary public work at Pleasant point 2006 'Moana' Puntarenas, Costa Rica 2005 Sculpture for Main Power New Zealand in Rangiora |
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