Liz Maw Explained

Liz Maw
Birth Place:	Wellington, New Zealand
Nationality:	New Zealander
Partner:	Andrew McLeod
Known For:	Painting
Training:	Elam School of Fine Arts

Liz Maw (born 1966) is an artist from New Zealand.

Background

Maw was born in 1966 in Wellington, New Zealand.^{[1] [2]} She graduated from the Elam School of Fine Arts in 2002.^[3] She lives with her partner, fellow painter Andrew McLeod in Mount Eden.^[4]

Career

Maw is primarily a painter, working in oils. Drawing on her Catholic background, Maw's work melds religious iconography and contemporary issues. She also references European old masters but takes celebrities and modern characters as her subjects, including notable portraits of Francis Upritchard, David Attenborough, and Michael Jackson.^[5] Her fantasy figures often depict women and explore the idea of the femme fatale.^[6]

Selected exhibitions by Maw include:

• evil genius miscellaneous, 2010 Peter McLeavey Gallery (Wellington)
• What I Did Last Summer, 2011, group show at Peter Mcleavey Gallery (Wellington)^[7]
• For Oscar, 2011, group show at Peter Mcleavey Gallery (Wellington)^[8]
• New Paintings, 2011, Ivan Anthony Gallery (Auckland)^[9]
• The Montgomery Twins Dead End and Avercamp Machine Man Winter Scene, 2012, Peter McLeavey Gallery (Wellington)
• Pandora rides the noon day demon and I feel sorry for you, no, I really do, 2013, Ivan Anthony Gallery (Auckland)
• A Different View: Artists address pornography, 2013, Gus Fisher Gallery, University of Auckland, group exhibition
• summer field, Mary, Jacinda, and an English Artist from a magazine, 2014, Robert Heald Gallery (Wellington)
• Voicing the Visible: feminist art from the University Collection, 2014, Gus Fisher Gallery, University of Auckland, group exhibition
• Sam and Dani, Debi’s secret and The Future is Not what it used to be, 2016, Robert Heald Gallery (Wellington)^[10]

Maw is represented in Auckland by the Ivan Anthony Gallery^[11] and in Wellington by the Peter McLeavey Gallery.

Works by Maw are held in several public collections, including at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki,^[12] Chartwell Collection,^[13] James Wallace Arts Trust,^[14] Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, and the University of Auckland.

Further reading

Artist files for Nicola Farquhar are held at:

• Angela Morton Collection, Takapuna Library http://findnzartists.org.nz/artists/artist-file/11/
• Robert and Barbara Stewart Library and Archives, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu http://findnzartists.org.nz/artists/artist-file/2/
• Fine Arts Library | Te Herenga Toi The University of Auckland Libraries and Learning Services http://findnzartists.org.nz/artists/artist-file/6/
• E. H. McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki http://findnzartists.org.nz/artists/artist-file/1/
• Hocken Collections Uare Taoka o Hākena http://findnzartists.org.nz/artists/artist-file/3/
• Macmillan Brown Library, University of Canterbury http://findnzartists.org.nz/artists/artist-file/8/
• Te Aka Matua Research Library, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa http://findnzartists.org.nz/artists/artist-file/4/

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: "Sirens" - Liz Maw. Art Collection - University of Auckland. en. 27 November 2017.
2. Web site: Liz Maw. Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. en. 27 November 2017.
3. News: Liz Maw. Sexual Politics Now. 27 November 2017. en-US.
4. Web site: How artist couple Liz Maw and Andrew McLeod work and live together. Noted. en. 27 November 2017.
5. Web site: Liz Maw & Seung Yul Oh. Artspace. 27 November 2017.
6. News: Satan - Liz Maw. Auckland Art Gallery. 27 November 2017. en.
7. Web site: What I Did Last Summer. Peter McLeavey Gallery. en-US. 27 November 2017.
8. Web site: For Oscar. Peter McLeavey Gallery. en-US. 27 November 2017.
9. Web site: Liz Maw. Robert Heald Gallery. 27 November 2017.
10. Web site: Liz Maw: Sam and Dani, Debi's secret and The Future is Not what it used to be robert heald gallery. roberthealdgallery.com. en-US. 27 November 2017.
11. Web site: Liz Maw. Ivan Anthony. en-US. 27 November 2017.
12. News: Liz Maw. Auckland Art Gallery. 27 November 2017. en.
13. Web site: Artists - Liz Maw. Chartwell Collection of contemporary art. en-NZ. 27 November 2017.
14. Web site: Liz Maw. Wallace Arts Trust. en. 27 November 2017.