James Bellaney

Born, Hastings, lived in Dunedin since 89 studied at Dunedin school of art 2007 - 2011, graduated with BFA in 2011, took a year off in between ... to go see UK and Europe and see all the art i could in six months.

Exhibitions


Solo exhibitions
2010
• Dislocation, House of Taonga Salon, Auckland
• Thought for Self, NONE Gallery, Dunedin

2011
• Celebration of creation, (paintings and performance), Matariki Dunedin, Community Gallery

2012
• Art in practice, curated by Peter Stupples, Otago University Medical School Office, Dunedin

2013
• Reduction of a deity, Fringe festival, Community Gallery, Dunedin
• The recent violence he represents comes to be emotional simplicity, (works on paper), Mint Gallery, Dunedin
• POUR, (installation), NONE Gallery, Dunedin

2014
• Rational fantasy's, Rdc Dunedin

Group exhibitions

2010
• Natural Landscape, Paintings and Performance, NONE Gallery, Dunedin
• Te Kanano O Mahitoi, Maori Art Exhibition, Tangente Cafe, Dunedin
• Reflections, Tangente Cafe, Dunedin
• Small works, Flax Cafe, Dunedin

2011
• Art and Law V, Law Faculty, Dunedin University.
• Without hope, without fear, Dowling St Studio Gallery, Dunedin
• Out of the either, Modaks Cafe, Dunedin

2012
• Working in the shadow, A GALLERY, Dunedin
• Clifton's art awards, Wellington

2013
• Te ao marama, Matariki festival, South Dunedin (Public art)
• White night, Bruce Gallery project space, Dunedin
• Caravaggio show, Mint Gallery, Dunedin
• National Contemporary Art Awards, Waikato Museum, Hamilton

2014
• OIL ON CANVAS, (anti oil drill auction) Community gallery, Dunedin
• Flux, Mint Gallery, Dunedin (collaboration with Murray Eskdale)

Competitions

• Finalist in the Clifton art awards 2012
• Finalist in the Waikato National contemporary art awards 2013