Eve Armstrong Explained

Eve Armstrong (born 1978) is a New Zealand artist.^[1] She uses everyday found objects and arranges them into sculptural collages.

Early life

Eve Armstrong, an artist, (born 1978) was raised in Upper Hutt, Wellington.^{[2] [3]} Armstrong worked as assistant editor on the teen and children's pages for the Evening Post, Wellington, then studied textiles in Nelson.^[4] She studied fine arts at Elam School of Fine Arts in Auckland, graduating in 2003.

Education

Armstrong went to Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, Nelson, New Zealand from 1999 through 2001 and received a Diploma in Visual Arts.

Armstrong graduated in 2003 with A Bachelor of Fine Arts Diploma from Elam School of Fine Arts, The University of Auckland in New Zealand.

Right out of college in 2003 Armstrong received the Senior Scholarship in Fine Arts, from Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland, New Zealand.^[5]

Career

Armstrong was one of the 2006 recipients of the Arts Foundation of New Zealand New Generation Award. Armstrong wrote the book in 2007, How to Hold A Trading Table: A Manual for Beginners.^[6] In 2008 Armstrong was selected for an Asia New Zealand Foundation artist residence in Hong Kong, where she spent a month working with a group of 7 artists.^[7] Armstrong was an artist-in-residency at the McCahon House in Auckland between March and June of 2009.^[8]

Armstrong was a resident at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery Visiting Artist Programme during the "summer of 2016-17."^[9] She exhibited a monumental installation called China and Hardware which was made during this residence at the gallery in 2017.

Exhibits

2017

• Growing Demand (solo) at the Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin^[10]

2016

• Trading Table (solo) at Michael Lett, Auckland Art Fair^[11]

2013

• Rise (solo) at The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt^[12]
• Eve Armstrong (solo) at 30 Upstairs, Wellington^[13]

2012

• Raised Voices (group) at Calder and Lawson Gallery, Hamilton, New Zealand^[14]
• Letter to Alice May Williams (group) at Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand^{[15] [16]}

2011

• Prospect: New Zealand Art Now (group) at City Gallery Wellington, New Zealand^{[17] [18]}
• Making Arrangements: Eve Armstrong and Gretchen Albrecht (two person) at Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand^[19]
• Ruby: A Forty Year Love Affair with The Dowse (group) at The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt, New Zealand^[20]

2010

• Everything is near and inflorescent, forever and present (group) at Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand
• Taking Stock (solo) at Letting Space, Wellington, New Zealand^[21]
• The Woods that See and Hear (group) at the Dertien Hectare, The Netherlands
• After (solo) at The Physics Room, Christchurch, New Zealand^{[22] [23]}

2009

• Second Life (group) at the Pataka Museum, Porirua, Wellington and the Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui, New Zealand^[24]
• Turn, Turn, Turn, Govett Brewster Open Window, New Plymouth, New Zealand (solo presentation).
• Outlet, McCahon House, Titirangi, Auckland, New Zealand (solo).
• Mind the Step (group) at 1301PE, Los Angeles, United States of America^[25]

2008

• Jacqueline Fraser and Eve Armstrong (two person at Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand^[26]
• Lost and Found: Tarrawarra Biennial (group) at the Tarrawarra Museum of Art, Australia
• Group Show 1301PE, Los Angeles, United States of America^[27]

2007

• Dressed & Shaken (solo) at the Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand^{[28] [29]}
• Hunch (group) at Contemporary Projects, City Gallery Wellington, New Zealand
• Turbulence (solo) at the 3rd Auckland Triennial, Auckland, New Zealand
• COMFORT ZONE & Reading Room (group) at Te Tuhi Centre for The Arts, Auckland, New Zealand^[30]
• Group Show!, Michael Lett, Auckland, New Zealand (group).
• Michael Lett stand, Auckland Art Fair, Auckland New Zealand (solo project).

2006

• Michael Lett, Wellington, New Zealand (group).
• SLIPs: Small Local Improvement Projects (solo) at Enjoy Public Art Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand^[31]
• SCAPE Biennial of Art in Public Space (group) at Christchurch, New Zealand
• A Tale of Two Cities: Busan-Seoul/Seoul-Busan group) at Busan Biennale, Busan, Republic of Korea
• Fifteen People Present Their Favourite Book, Special Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand (group).

2005

• ROAM (solo) at Artspace, Auckland New Zealand
• Likes The Outdoors (group) at the Ramp Gallery, Hamilton, New Zealand^[32]

2004

• Duets (group) at the Ramp Gallery, Hamilton, New Zealand^[33]
• Book Bonanza, rm103, Auckland New Zealand (solo exhibition).
• Twelve Days of Christmas (group) at Anna Miles Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand^[34]
• Artspace Editions, Artspace, Auckland, New Zealand (group).
• The Bed You Lie In (group) at, Artspace, Auckland, New Zealand^[35]
• Shop103, Enjoy Public Art Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand (group).
• Relay, Canary Gallery, Auckland New Zealand (group).
• Resistance Through Rituals, Westspace, Melbourne, Australia (group).
• Public/Private, 2nd Auckland Triennial, The Auckland Project with Louisa Bufardeci, George Fraser Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand.
• Ruthless, Anna Miles Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand (group).

2003

• Shop One Zero Three, rm103, Auckland, New Zealand (group).
• Elam Graduate Exhibition, Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand (solo project).
• Picture, George Fraser Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand (group).
• Bermuda Triangle, George Fraser Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand (group).
• The Habitat Project, rm 103, Auckland, New Zealand (collaboration with Gaelen McDonald).
• Fast, Elam Sculpture Show, Canterbury Arcade, Auckland, New Zealand (group).
• A4 Work Exchange, curated by Karin Sander, Kunsthochscule Berlin ‘ Weissensee, Berlin, Germany (group).

2002

• Toilet Home, Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, (collaborative project with Gaelen McDonald).
• Tight, Elam Sculpture Show, rm104, Auckland, New Zealand (group).

2000

• The Process of Breaking, Gallery 203, Nelson, New Zealand (solo).

2001

• 911, Elam Sculpture Show, 911 Dominion Road, Auckland, New Zealand (group).

Citations

1. News: Eve Armstrong . en-US . Auckland Art Fair . dead . 21 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180228051053/https://artfair.co.nz/artists/eve-armstrong/ . 28 February 2018.
2. Web site: 2013 . Eve Armstrong: Rise . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220520210454/https://dowse.org.nz/exhibitions/detail/eve-armstrong-rise . 20 May 2022 . 21 October 2017 . The Dowse Art Museum . en.
3. Web site: Bugden . Emma . 14 July 2013 . Propping, Stacking, Leaning, Hanging – A Chat with Eve Armstrong . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220625143835/https://dowse.org.nz/news/blog/2013/propping-stacking-leaning-hanging-a-chat-with-ev . 25 June 2022 . 6 December 2022 . The Dowse Art Museum . en.
4. News: 21 May 2019 . Eve Armstrong . The Arts Foundation . live . 6 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220527032645/https://www.thearts.co.nz/artists/eve-armstrong . 27 May 2022.
5. Web site: Eve . Armstrong . Biography . 20 April 2020 . Eve Armstrong.
6. Book: Eve . Armstrong . How to hold a trading table : a manual for beginners . 2007 . Michael Lett Pub . 978-0-9582831-2-0 . 4th (updated).
7. Web site: 29 January 2008 . Kiwi artists to work in Seoul and Hong Kong . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207045218/https://thebigidea.nz/grow/tips-tools/2008/jan/30232-kiwi-artists-work-seoul-and-hong-kong . 7 December 2022 . 6 December 2022 . The Big Idea . en.
8. Web site: Eve Armstrong - Year of Residency - March - June 2009 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220528170134/https://mccahonhouse.org.nz/residency/alumni/eve-armstrong . 28 May 2022 . 6 December 2022 . McCahon House . en.
9. Web site: 2017 . China and Hardware . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220625170712/https://dunedin.art.museum/exhibitions/past/china-and-hardware/ . 25 June 2022 . 6 December 2022 . Dunedin Public Art Gallery . en-US.
10. Web site: 2017 . Eve Armstrong - Growing Demand . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220625170339/https://dunedin.art.museum/exhibitions/past/growing-demand/ . 25 June 2022 . 21 January 2018 . Dunedin Public Art Gallery . en-US.
11. Web site: 26 May 2016 . Eve Armstrong at Michael Lett, the Auckland Art Fair . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210513001634/https://ocula.com/magazine/insights/eve-armstrong-at-michael-lett-the-auckland-art-fai/ . 13 May 2021 . 6 December 2022 . Ocula . en.
12. Web site: Eve Armstrong - Auckland Art Fair . https://web.archive.org/web/20180228051053/https://artfair.co.nz/artists/eve-armstrong/ . dead . 28 February 2018 . 20 April 2020 . 28 February 2018.
13. Web site: Townsend . Jade . 23 February 2013 . Last Week: Eve Armstrong & Campbell Patterson . live . https://archive.today/20221207043301/https://30upstairsblog.wordpress.com/2013/02/23/last-week-eve-armstrong-campbell-patterson/ . 7 December 2022 . 6 December 2022 . 30 Upstairs . en.
14. Web site: 2012 . Calder & Lawson Gallery - Raised Voices . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207044023/https://hapticlight.wordpress.com/research/exhibition/calder-lawson-gallery/ . 7 December 2022 . 6 December 2022 . Haptic Light . en.
15. Web site: 11 September 2012 . Letter from Alice May Williams . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220810200534/https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1209/S00197/letter-from-alice-may-williams.htm?from-mobile=bottom-link-01 . 10 August 2022 . 6 December 2022 . Scoop News.
16. Web site: Hurrell . John . 28 August 2012 . Inter-planetary Art Mysticism . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207044857/https://eyecontactmagazine.com/2012/08/inter-planetary-art-mysticism . 7 December 2022 . 6 December 2022 . Eye Contact.
17. Web site: 2011 . Prospect: New Zealand Art Now . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220520080140/https://citygallery.org.nz/exhibitions/prospect-new-zealand-art-now/ . 20 May 2022 . 6 December 2022 . City Gallery Wellington - Te Whare Toi . en.
18. Web site: Dunn . Megan . 16 December 2011 . Prospect Goes Cerebral . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220707111126/https://eyecontactmagazine.com/2011/12/cerebral-prospect . 7 July 2022 . 6 December 2022 . Eye Contact.
19. Web site: Eve Armstrong . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200929233042/https://ocula.com/artists/eve-armstrong/exhibitions/ . 29 September 2020 . 6 December 2022 . Ocula . en.
20. Web site: 14 November 2011 . Gretchen Albrecht and Eve Armstrong – first exhibition together . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207051559/https://auckland.scoop.co.nz/2011/11/gretchen-albrecht-and-eve-armstrong-first-exhibition-together/ . 7 December 2022 . 6 December 2022 . The Auckland Scoop . en.
21. Web site: 2010 . Taking Stock - Eve Armstrong . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220201003712/https://www.lettingspace.org.nz/eve-armstrong/ . 1 February 2022 . 6 December 2022 . Letting Space . en.
22. Web site: Wood . Andrew Paul . 11 May 2010 . Eve Armstrong at The Physics Room . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211127045410/https://eyecontactmagazine.com/2010/05/eve-armstrong-at-the-physics-room . 27 November 2021 . 6 December 2022 . Eye Contact.
23. Web site: 2010 . Eve Armstrong - After . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220520231503/https://physicsroom.org.nz/exhibitions/after . 20 May 2022 . 6 December 2022 . The Physics Room.
24. Web site: 2009 . Second Life - Five Artist Projects . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220203220451/https://sarjeant.org.nz/gallery/secondlife-five-artist-projects/ . 3 February 2022 . 6 December 2022 . Sarjeant Gallery Whanganui . en-NZ.
25. Web site: Mind the Step . live . https://archive.today/20221207055947/https://www.1301pe.com/past-exhibitions-1/mind-the-step . 7 December 2022 . 6 December 2022 . 1301PE . en-US.
26. Web site: 11 January 2008 . Jacqueline Fraser Eve Armstrong . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207062556/https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU0801/S00066/jacqueline-fraser-eve-armstrong.htm . 7 December 2022 . 6 December 2022 . Scoop News.
27. Web site: 2010 . After - Eve Armstrong [archive] ]. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220122105227/https://physicsroom.org.nz/archive/oldsite/gallery/2010/armstrong/ . 22 January 2022 . 6 December 2022 . The Physics Room.
28. Web site: 2007 . Eve Armstrong - Dressed & Shaken . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220526100715/https://michaellett.com/exhibition/eve-armstrong-dressed-shaken/ . 26 May 2022 . 6 December 2022 . Michael Lett . en.
29. Web site: Bywater . Jon . October 2007 . Eve Armstrong . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211204143854/https://www.artforum.com/print/reviews/200710/eve-armstrong-42349 . 4 December 2021 . 6 December 2022 . Art Forum . en-US.
30. Web site: 2007 . COMFORT ZONE & Reading Room . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207063144/http://tetuhi.art/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ComfortZoneReadingRoom_150.pdf . 7 December 2022 . 6 December 2022 . Te Tuhi Center for the Arts.
31. Web site: 2006 . SLIPs : Small Local Improvement Projects . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220226201820/https://enjoy.org.nz/slips-small-local-improvement-projects . 26 February 2022 . 7 December 2022 . Enjoy Contemporary Art Space.
32. Web site: 2005 . Likes the Outdoors . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220207053548/https://rampgallery.co.nz/exhibitions/likes-the-outdoors/ . 7 February 2022 . 6 December 2022 . RAMP Gallery.
33. Web site: 2004 . Duets . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220206135144/https://rampgallery.co.nz/exhibitions/duets/ . 6 February 2022 . 6 December 2022 . RAMP Gallery.
34. Web site: 2004 . Twelve Days of Christmas . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220625084847/https://annamilesgallery.com/exhibitions/twelve-days-of-christmas/ . 25 June 2022 . 6 December 2022 . Anna Miles Gallery . en.
35. Web site: Giblin . Tessa . 2006 . The Bed You Like In . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207064718/https://natlib.govt.nz/records/20906773?search%5Bi%5D%5Bsubject_text%5D=Art%2C+New+Zealand+--+21st+century+--+New+Zealand+--+Auckland+--+Exhibitions&search%5Bpath%5D=items . 7 December 2022 . 6 December 2022 . National Library of New Zealand.

External links

• • Growing Demand on the Dunedin Public Art Gallery website