Stella Corkery
Stella Corkery | |
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Born | 1960 (age 63–64) |
Education | MFA (2013), BFA (Hons) (2012) |
Alma mater | Elam School of Fine Art, University of Auckland |
Known for | Painting, Sculpture |
Movement | Abstract, experimental, riot grrrl |
Partner | Alan Holt |
Stella Corkery (born 1960) is a New Zealand visual artist and drummer, born in Tuatapere, New Zealand.[1] Corkery's work is experimental and reflective, often commenting on contemporary ideas. She currently lives and works in Auckland, New Zealand.
Education
[edit]Corkery attended the Elam School of Fine Art (University of Auckland) where she received a BFA (Hons) First Class Honors in 2012 and Master of Fine Arts (MFA) in 2013.[2]
Visual art
[edit]Corkery's paintings use traditional processes, such as oils, although she doesn't restrict herself to a particular style.[3] Her visual works include Smoke and Butterfly (2015) and Gas Light (2015).
In 2013 Corkery was selected to be part of the exhibition Freedom Farmers: New Zealand Artists Growing Ideas at the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki.[4] This exhibition showcased twenty New Zealand contemporary artists from various media, reflecting on concept such as utopia, sustainability, and artistic freedom.[5]
Corkery's recent exhibitions in New Zealand include: Necessary Distraction: a painting show (Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, 2015, with Saskia Leek, Julian Hooper, Nicola Farquhar, Kirstin Carlin, and James Cousins);[6] Porous Moonlight (Papakura Art Gallery, 2013); and Episodic Nomadic (Gloria Knight, Auckland, 2013).[7][2] She has held several exhibitions at the Michael Lett gallery including: Theme for a Science Fiction Vampire (2017), Sparks (2015), Kicking Against The Pricks (2014),[7] and a joint show with Jim Allen & Dan Arps (2016).[8][9] Corkery has also exhibited outside New Zealand including Caravan (2014)[10] at the Station Gallery in Melbourne, Australia, Patches (2017)[11][12] and Keep Smiling the Boss Loves Idiots (2016), at Poppy's in New York, USA.[13][14]
Music
[edit]Corkery is a self-taught drummer and has been involved in the underground music scene since the late 1980s. She has been part of experimental, noise and lo-fi bands including Angelhead, Queen Meanie Puss, and White Saucer.[15] Her first band, The Pleats, was formed in Dunedin around 1980 with Rachel Shearer (Lovely Midget, which Corkery was also a member of) and Debbie Hinden (Indigo Underworld).[16]
Labels
[edit]In the early 1990s she started the Pink Air and Girl Alliance record labels with her partner Alan Holt.[17] Both labels were created to support musicians in Auckland, with The Pink Air label focusing experimental and psychedelic music and Girl Alliance part of the riot grrrl movement.
Discography
[edit]Band | Album | Date | Credits |
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White Saucer | Phoenix EP[18] | Drums | |
White Saucer | Black Patrol[19] | 2009 | Drums |
Arrows | Ashes[16] | 2008 | Drums |
Arrows | Holiday 93[16] | 2008 | Drums |
Queen Meanie Puss | 25th Anniversary Box Set[16] | 2007 | Drums |
White Saucer | Mars Attax Remix[16] | 2006 | Drums |
Queen Meanie Puss | Tard & Furthered[16] | 2005 | Drums |
Queen Meanie Puss | Where In The World Is Wendy Broccoli? (compilation – song 'Contracts')[20] | 2005 | Drums, written by |
Fake Purr | Bad Horsey[21] | 2002 | Drums, vocals |
Lovely Midget | Lovely Midget[22] | 2000 | Synthesizer |
White Saucer | White Saucer[23] | 1999 | Drums, artwork, synth |
Sweetcakes (solo project) | Pink Drums[24] | 1997 | Percussion |
White Saucer | Untitled tape – song 'HB Soul Practice (Edit)'[25] | 1997 | Drums |
Sooty and Sweet | Shrew'd (compilation – song 'Inch Deep')[26] | 1993 | Drums |
Queen Meanie Puss | The Darkling[27] | 1992 | Drums |
Queen Meanie Puss | The Beauty of Dogs[28] | 1991 | Drums |
Queen Meanie Puss | I heard the Devil call my Name[16] | 1991 | Drums |
Angelhead | Eat[29] | 1990 | Drums |
References
[edit]- ^ "Stella Corkery". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Stella Corkery – Profile, Exhibitions & Artwork | Ocula". 14 September 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ Magazine, Viva (24 November 2015). "Why Artist Stella Corkery Thinks We Should Slow Down – Viva". www.viva.co.nz. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Freedom Farmers: New Zealand Artists Growing Ideas". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Landmark New Zealand contemporary art exhibition at Auckland Art Gallery this summer". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Necessary Distraction: A Painting Show". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Stella Corkery – Michael Lett". Michael Lett. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Jim Allen, Dan Arps, Stella Corkery – Michael Lett". Michael Lett. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Gallery". Michael Lett. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Caravan – Station Gallery" (PDF). Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "BUG". b-u-g.site. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "STATION GALLERY". Home (in Tagalog). Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Stella Corkery at Poppy's – Michael Lett". Michael Lett. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Poppy's". Poppy's. 14 February 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2017.
- ^ "Stella Corkery". Discogs. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Stella Corkery: New Zealand's Prodigious Drummer – Tom Tom Magazine". Tom Tom Magazine. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Record Labels: Pink Air & Girl Alliance". The Road Dreamed Forever. 26 October 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "White Saucer – Phoenix". Discogs. 1998. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "White Saucer – Black Patrol". Discogs. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Various – Where In The World Is Wendy Broccoli?". Discogs. November 2005. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Fake Purr – Bad Horsey". Discogs. 1998. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Lovely Midget – Lovely Midget". Discogs. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "White Saucer – White Saucer". Discogs. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Sweetcakes – Pink Drums". Discogs. 1994. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "White Saucer – Untitled Tape". Discogs. 1997. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Various – Shrew'd". Discogs. 1993. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Queen Meanie Puss – The Darkling". Discogs. 1992. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Queen Meanie Puss – The Beauty Of Dogs". Discogs. 1991. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
- ^ "Angelhead – Eat". Discogs. 1990. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
Further reading
[edit]Artist files for Stella Corkery are held at:
- Angela Morton Collection, Takapuna Library
- E. H. McCormick Research Library, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
- Fine Arts Library, University of Auckland
- Te Aka Matua Research Library, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Also see:
- Stella Corkery: Abandon All Complaints – The Social Life of Painting (2013) Henry Babbage, Auckland Art Gallery Toi O Tamaki (produced for the exhibition Freedom Farmers, New Zealand Artists Growing Ideas)