Overview
Andrew Drummond (born 1951 in Nelson, New Zealand) is a New Zealand painter and sculptor. He attended University of Waterloo in Canada, graduating in 1976. He was a Frances Hodgkins Fellow in 1980.
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Andrew Drummond tends to focus on process and ritual while contemplating ideas of location. He considers the entanglements of the human body, ecology, and dislocated histories within the landscapes of New Zealand. In the 1970s, he created several documented performance works. Drummond lives and works in Christchurch, New Zealand. He earned his degree in Fine Arts from the University of Waterloo, Canada, and is currently a senior lecturer in sculpture at the University of Canterbury, School of Fine Arts. He is represented by Jonathan Smart gallery in Christchurch, Page Blackie gallery in Wellington and Antoinette Godkin gallery in Auckland.
Honours and awards
In 2007 Drummond was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to sculpture
Andrew Drummond has received the following awards:
1999 Creative New Zealand Grant for Projects Environment commission
1995 Creative New Zealand Grant for Robert McDougall Art Gallery commission
1990 Australia, New Zealand Foundation Fellowship
1987 Tylee Cottage Residency
1981 Major Grant, QEII Arts Council
1980 Frances Hodgkins Fellowship, University of Otago, Dunedin
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