Main Gallery
Playful 2008
Maker: Amy Li
Materials: mixed media
Courtesy of the maker and MSVA
Untitled brooch 2008
Maker: Gillian Deery
Materials: silver, paint
Courtesy of the maker and UNITEC
Dimensional Typography 2008
Maker: Anzac Tasker
Materials: mixed media
Courtesy of the maker and AUT
Installation view
Installation view
Utilitarian Poster Series 2008-2009
Maker: Vincent Thornhill
Courtesy of the maker and AUT
Untitled 2008
Maker: Tara Brady
Materials: mixed media
Courtesy of the maker and WHITIREIA
VOL I 2008
Maker: Renee Lam
Materials: print media
Courtesy of the maker and AUT
Untitled 2008
Maker: Nadine Smith
Materials: mixed media
Courtesy of the maker and WHITIREIA
Get That Bird Out Of My House! 2008
Maker: Anne Baynham
Materials: mixed media
Courtesy of the maker and MSVA
Bach 2008
Maker: Amy Pyle
Materials: fabric
Courtesy of the maker and MASSEY
The Art For Trees Project 2008
Maker: Fiona Garlic
Materials: ceramic
Courtesy of the maker and ELAM
Frozen Breath 2008
Maker: Lynsay Raine
Materials: silver, handblown glass
Courtesy of private collection and UNITEC
Experiential Jewellery: links between the physical and psychological 2008
Maker: Selina Woulfe
Materials: silver, surgical steel, video
Courtesy of the maker and UNITEC (thanks to Nic Fletcher for photo and piercing hooks)
Scriptum 2008
Maker: Maya van Oldenborgh
Materials: recycled books
Courtesy of the maker and AUT
Untitled 2008
Maker: Sophie Taylor-Brockie
Materials: mixed media
Courtesy of the maker and HUNGRY CREEK
Best In Show 2009
24 January 2009 - 21 February 2009
Makers:
Anne Baynham, Tara Brady, Gillian Deery, Fiona Garlic, Renee Lam, Amy Li, Amy Pyle, Lynsay Raine, Nadine Smith, Anzac Tasker, Sophie Taylor-Brockie, Vincent Thornhill, Selina Woulfe, Maya van Oldenborgh
Curator:
Matt Blomeley
Best In Show 2009 was Objectspace's fifth annual exhibition in a series which showcases a handpicked selection of outstanding craft and design graduates. The Best In Show format has proven itself to be an important event within the New Zealand craft and design exhibition calendar and Objectspace is proud to have represented a range of new voices over the last five editions of Best In Show. The fourteen exhibitors in the 2009 exhibition encompassed the exciting and varied terrain of spatial, graphic and textile design along with ceramics, jewellery and object art installation.
Previous Best In Show exhibitors have moved on to win design awards and competitions, establish themselves within their chosen fields and some are already moving into roles as mentors and teachers. If there is a theme or feeling that stands out among these fourteen exhibitors in 2009, it is that critical engagement is positioned foremost within their varied practices in conceiving and making intelligent objects.
Finding a suitable number and diversity of candidates for Best In Show is a tough process at the best of times. With a number of graduate exhibitions all occurring in the same month (often the same evening!) the assistance, discussion and recommendations of institutional staff was much appreciated. Objectspace would like to acknowledge the following institutions and their representatives who supported and recommended the new talents featured in Best In Show 2009: AUT School of Art and Design, ELAM School of Fine Arts, Hungry Creek School of Art, Manukau School of Visual Arts, Massey University School of Design, Unitec School of Design, Whitireia Polytechnic.
A print publication is available for this exhibition, for sale at Objectspace. Alternatively, you may download a free pdf version here.