Steve Carr

Biography

Born Gore New Zealand, 1976

for further information visit www.stevecarr.co.nz

Education

1995-98

• Bachelor of Fine Arts, 1st class honours, Otago Polytechnic School of Art, Dunedin, New Zealand

1999

• Diploma in Teaching, Dunedin College of Educaton

2001-02 

• Masters of Fine Arts 1st class honours, Elam School of Art, Auckland, New Zealand

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2008

• A Shot in The Dark, Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand
• Annabel, Fish Bowl Video Screening, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand 
• Jungle Flower (with Matt Ellwood), Private Viewing, Auckland, New Zealand

2007

• Video Easy, Christchurch Art Gallery, Christchurch, New Zealand 
• Smoke and Mirrors, Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand 
• Girls & Boys (with Matt Ellwood), Silvershot Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
• It Goes Nowhere Like a Rainbow, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand 

2006

• It Goes Nowhere Like a Rainbow, Te Tuhi The Mark, Auckland, New Zealand 
• Sometimes it Snows In April, Sherman Galleries, Sydney, Australia 
• Snowflakes and Mushrooms, Window, Auckland University, Auckland, New Zealand

2005

• Pocket Full of Horses, Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand

2004

• Rocktober, Parade, Auckland, New Zealand 
• Spring, Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand 

2003

• Dive, Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand 
• Slicker Than Your Average, Downtown Skywalk, Auckland, New Zealand 

2002

• Air Guitar, After Dark, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand
• The Adventures of DJ Clock The Last Episode, RM401, Auckland, with the support of Creative New Zealand

2001

• The Adventures of DJ Clock Part Two, High Street Project, Christchurch, New Zealand 
• Massage, Lightbox Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand

2000

• The Adventure of DJ Clock Part One, Blue Oyster Gallery, Dunedin, with the support of Creative New Zealand 
• Zenstix 2000, Rear Window, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, New Zealand 
• Steve Carr Express, RM202, Auckland, New Zealand 
• Boganne, RM3, Auckland, New Zealand 

Selected Group Exhibitions

2008

• Life.Death.Thereafter, Silvershot Gallery, Melbourne, Australia 

2007

• Atrium Screening, Tauranga Art Gallery, Tauranga, New Zealand
• Prospect, City Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand 
• Group Show!, Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand 
• Peng – Videoblock, Mannheim, Germany 

2006

• Big Cheese, Artspace, Auckland, New Zealand
• A Tale of Two Cities, Busan Biennale, Busan, Korea 
• An Other Childhood, curated By Janita Craw, Wellington, New Zealand 
• Summer Daze, Auckland City Art Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand
• Just Painting, Auckland City Art Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand 
• Melbourne Art Fair, Michael Lett Stand, Melbourne, Australia 
• Works On Paper, Whitecliffe College Of Art, Auckland, New Zealand 
• Camp, Sean Kerr + Steve Carr, Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand 
• Recovered Memory, Goodman Suter Biennial Contemporary Art Project, Suter Gallery, Nelson, New Zealand 
• Performance Series, Blue Oyster Gallery, Dunedin, New Zealand 
• Tyson (loop), Video Art Fair, Barcelona, Spain 
• PLAY: Portraiture + Performance in Video Art from Australia + New Zealand, Perth Institute of Contemporary Arts (PICA), Perth, Australia 
• An Outdoor Screening of Experimental Film And Video Art, Physics Room, Christchurch, New Zealand 

2005

• Commodity & Delight: Views of Home, Sarjeant Gallery, Wanganui, New Zealand 
• NADA Art Fair, Michael Lett Stand, Miami, USA 
• PLAY: Portraiture + Performance in Video Art from Australia + New Zealand, Adam Art Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand 
• Don’t Look Now, Mori Gallery, curated by Scott Donovan, Sydney, Australia 
• Snake Oil, Auckland Art Gallery, New Zealand 
• Summer Group, Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand 
• Likes the Outdoors, Ramp, Hamilton, New Zealand 
• High Chair, St. Pauls Street Gallery, AUT, Auckland, New Zealand 
• Remember New Zealand, Artspace, Auckland, New Zealand 

2004

• The National Drawing Award, Artspace, Auckland, New Zealand
• Melbourne Art Fair : Michael Lett Gallery Stand, Melbourne, Australia 
• Splendid of London, London, United Kingdom 
• Show Stoppers, Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch 
• Left at the Members Lounge, Object Space, Auckland 
• Remember New Zealand, Sao Paulo Biennale, San Paulo, Brazil 
• Water World, Scott Donovan Gallery, Sydney, Australia 
• Done Dirt Cheap, Neut Gallery, Wellington 
• Prospect, City Gallery, Wellington 

2003

• Dive, Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand
• Slicker Than Your Average, Downtown Skywalk, Auckland, New Zealand 
• Pressing Flesh, Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand 
• Hany Armanious, Steve Carr, Stuart Shepherd, Michael Lett, Auckland New Zealand 
• Waikato Art Awards, Finalist, Waikato Museum of Art and History, Hamilton, New Zealand 
• Slicker Than Your Average, Downtown Skywalk, Auckland, New Zealand 

2002

• Members, Old Government House, Auckland New Zealand 
• Flora and Fauna, RM401, Auckland New Zealand 
• Tight, RM401, Auckland, New Zealand

2001

• Haunted House, Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin New Zealand 
• 911, Elam Sculpture Exhibition, Auckland New Zealand 

2000

• Performance Night, Blue Oyster Gallery, Dunedin New Zealand 
• The Paper Show, Blue Oyster Gallery, Dunedin New Zealand 
• Buy, Enjoy Project, Wellington New Zealand 
• Driver, Physics Room, Christchurch, New Zealand

1999

• Collections, Taonga, Trash, Blue Oyster Gallery, Dunedin New Zealand 
• Re-Animated, RM3, Auckland, New Zealand

1998

• Endless Summer, The Honeymoon Suite, Dunedin
• W3, The Honeymoon Suite, Dunedin

Bibliography

2005

• Gardiner, Sue, “Fun-damental Art” pp. 58-63, Artnews, Summer 2005
• Leonard, Robert, ‘Snake Oil, Chartwell Acquisitions 2002 – 05’, Auckland Art Gallery, 2005

2004

• Bugden, Emma, Prospect 2004, Online Curatorial Statement
• Duncan, Margaret, “Showstoppers Stars Emerge”, The Press, Christchurch, Wednesday May 5, 2004
• Farrar, Sarah, ‘Baby I’m a Star’ Show Stoppers Catalogue, Jonathan Smart Gallery 2004
• “Five Up Front”, The Press, Christchurch, Wednesday April 7, 2004
• Gardiner, Sue, ‘When you open the third drawer down…’ pg 58, Artnews, Autumn 2004
• Irish, Gina, ‘Christchurch’, Art New Zealand, Number 112, Spring 2004, pp. 54 – 55
  
• McNamara, T.j. ‘The Galleries: Art of Saying One Thing and Meaning Another’ New Zealand Herald 17.03.2004
• Watson, Aaron, ‘Elvis, Gun’s and Roses, Prince and Steve Carr’ pg 43 – 49, Art Zone No.5 July 2004
• ‘The Turning Curve, New Directions in Object Art’, Left at The Members Lounge Catalogue, Object Space 2004

2003

• Bywater, Jon, ‘Schmucks looking at girls’, pg 54, Listener, 17 May 2003
• ‘Wild at Art’, pg 28, Pulp Magazine, Issue 34, August / September 2003
• Williams, Melinda, ‘Sure to Rise’, pg 66, Pavement Magazine, Issue 60, August / September 2003