Exhibition History
Solo Exhibitions
2020
‘Ross Gray – Then Again 1970 – 2020′, Aigantighe Gallery, Timaru, 15 February – 26 April 2020.
2019
‘Boxing On’, Chambers Art Gallery, Christchurch.
2017
‘Paint Box’, Chambers Art Gallery, Christchurch.
2016
‘Back to Front’, Chambers 241, Christchurch.
2014
‘Battle Lines 235+’, Chambers 241.
2013
‘Restore’, Millennium Art Gallery, Blenheim.
‘Demolish’, Ashburton Art Gallery.
2012
‘Span’: late 90s – 2012, The Forrester Gallery, Oamaru. View images of the exhibition here.
2011
‘Preoccupied’ (1998 – 2011): Part one (June-July); Part two (July-August), Monumental, Dunedin.
‘Reverb’, survey exhibition (1996 -2011), CoCA, Mair and North Galleries, Christchurch.
2009
‘Resonance: New Work by Ross Gray’, SOFA Gallery, Christchurch.
2008
‘Modulation’, CoCA, Mair Gallery.
‘Modulation’, Ghuznee Room, Bowen Galleries, Wellington.
2007
‘Recent Paintings’, Under the Red Verandah, Christchurch.
2006
‘Fit City’, CoCA, Mair Gallery.
2005
‘Paintings 1998 – 2002’, Under the Red Verandah.
2004
‘Soundings: a Painting Installation’, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu.
2003
‘Shift’, School of Fine Arts Gallery, University of Canterbury.
2002
‘On The Wall’, Bowen Galleries, Wellington.
‘On The Wall’, CoCA, Front Gallery.
2001
‘Building’, CoCA, Mair Gallery.
2000
‘Past: Presence’, CoCA, Mair Gallery.
1998
‘Keeping Time’, Janne Land Gallery, Wellington.
‘Fragile’, CoCA, Canaday Gallery.
1997
‘Bodies in Question’, Oedipus Rex Gallery, Auckland.
‘Circuit’, survey exhibition (1971-1997), Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui.
1996
‘Look Both Ways’, survey exhibition (1971-1996), CoCA, Mair Gallery, Christchurch.
1993
‘Under Siege’, Janne Land Gallery, Wellington.
‘Frayed at the Edge’, C.S.A. Canaday Gallery, Christchurch.
1991
‘Balancing Act’, Suter Gallery, Nelson.
‘Balancing Act’, C.S.A. Mair Gallery.
1989
‘Altered States’, C.S.A. Mair Gallery.
1988
‘Re-structuring’, C.S.A. Mair Gallery.
1978
C.S.A. Gallery.
1974
C.S.A. Gallery.
Group Exhibitions
2018
‘Christmas Eighteen’, Chambers Art Gallery, Christchurch.
2017
‘Christmas Seventeen’, Chambers Art Gallery, Christchurch.
2016
‘Chambers Christmas Show’, Chambers 241, Christchurch.
Finalist, Parkin Drawing Prize, New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington.
‘From The Studio: A Group Exhibition’, Chambers 241.
‘Upfront’, The Critique Group Christchurch, Chambers 241.
2015
Finalist, Parkin Drawing Prize, New Zealand Academy of Fine Arts.
‘First Thursdays: Paper Scissors Rock‘n’Roll’, Sydenham urban exhibition.
‘First Thursdays: Lost in Space’, Sydenham urban exhibition.
‘The Artist’s Studio: a group exhibition’, Chambers 241.
2014
‘Us Now’, The Critique Group Christchurch, Arts in Oxford.
2013
‘[IN]box multi-artist show’, Art Box, Christchurch.
‘Out of the Work Comes the Work: CPIT Tutors’ Exhibition’, Chambers 241, Christchurch.
‘Current’, The Critique Group, Arts in Oxford.
2012
‘A Group Show / With You In Mind’, Chambers at 241.
2011
‘Wonderland’, Christmas exhibition, Chambers at 241.
‘Art Event’, Christchurch Art Gallery art auction, Chambers at 241 Gallery.
‘Moving On’, Christchurch Artists Post-Quake, Arts in Oxford.
2010
Finalists, CoCA Anthony Harper Contemporary Art Award.
Finalist, Waikato Art Award, Hamilton.
2009
‘135 Gloucester St Studio Show’, Quiqcorp, Christchurch.
‘Refreshing Stock’, Bill Milbank Gallery, Whanganui.
Finalists, CoCA Anthony Harper Contemporary Art Award, CoCA.
2007
Finalists, CoCA Anthony Harper Contemporary Art Award, CoCA.
‘The Great Art Auction’, The Greens, Gallery Ng, Christchurch.
Group show, Bath St Gallery, Auckland.
2006
‘End To Begin Again’, CPIT School of Art and Design Tutors’ Exhibition, CoCA.
Cashmere High School Jubilee Exhibition, Cashmere High School, Christchurch.
Finalists, CoCA Anthony Harper Contemporary Art Award, CoCA.
2005
‘Set’, Members Exhibition, CoCA.
Finalist, ‘Urban Life – A Celebration In Art’, Year of Built Environment, Shed 11, Wellington.
Salon Refuses, EA Gallery/Wallace Art Awards, Auckland.
‘Come As You Are,’ Christchurch Arts Festival Exhibition, High Street Project.
Finalists, CoCA Anthony Harper Contemporary Art Award, CoCA.
Finalists, Waikato National Art Award, WSA, Hamilton.
2004
National Drawing Award, The Physics Room, Christchurch: Artspace, Auckland.
Linwood College Jubilee Exhibition, CoCA.
2003
’26 Artists’, CoCA.
2002
Christchurch College of Education Anniversary Art Show, ‘Look This Way’, CoCA.
‘Painless’, UC Senior Fine Arts Painting Show, Sydenham Heritage Church, Christchurch.
2001
‘Recent Work’, Bowen Galleries, Wellington.
‘120 Years CSA/CoCA’, CoCA.
2000
‘Art and Instruction’, CoCA.
‘Canterbury Painting In The 1990’s’, Robert McDougall Art Gallery.
‘New Work’, CoCA.
1999
‘The New Frontier’, CoCA.
‘Blind Date’, CoCA.
1998
‘Gopas and His Students’, CoCA.
Wallace Art Award Exhibition of Finalists, Auckland.
1996
‘Drawing Out Of Context’, CoCA (ex-C.S.A.).
1995
‘Drawing from Experience’, C.S.A. Gallery.
1994
‘Fax About Art’, C.S.A. Gallery.
1992
Gallery Artists Exhibition, Janne Land Gallery.
Gallery Artists, Works on Paper, Janne Land Gallery.
1990
Goodman Suter Biennale Exhibition, Suter Gallery, Nelson.
Oedipus Rex Gallery, Auckland.
Christmas Exhibition, Louise Beale Gallery, Wellington.
Christmas Exhibition, C.S.A. Gallery.
1988
‘Art Teachers’ Art’, C.S.A. Gallery.
1987
Whanganui Art Awards Exhibition, Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui.
Goodman Suter Biennale Exhibition, Suter Gallery.
1986
Goodman Suter Biennale Exhibition, Suter Gallery.
‘Art Teachers’ Art, C.S.A. Gallery.
Montana Art Award, Touring Exhibition.
Tokoroa Painting Award Exhibition.
1985
2 Person Exhibition, C.S.A. Gallery.
1984
‘3 Artists’, The Gallery, Akaroa.
Whanganui Art Awards Exhibition, Sarjeant Gallery.
1980
C.S.A. Centennial Exhibition.
1976
‘Land’, C.S.A. Gallery.
Tokoroa Painting Award Exhibition.
1975
Octagon Group, C.S.A. Gallery.
1974
Tokoroa Painting Award Exhibition.
1973
Tokoroa Painting Award Exhibition.
1972
Tokoroa Painting Award Exhibition.
1971
Young Contemporaries Exhibition, Auckland City Art Gallery.
‘30 Plus’, McDougall Art Gallery.
1970
Touring Exhibition, Manawatu Art Prize.
1968
Group Exhibition, C.S.A. Gallery.
Group Exhibition, C.S.A. Gallery.
1967
Manawatu Art Prize Exhibition.
Two Artists, Sarjeant Gallery.
Collections
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Auckland.
Sarjeant Gallery / Te Whare o Rehua Whanganu, Whanganui.
The Suter Te Aratoi o Whakatu, Nelson.
Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu.
Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology/Ara Institute
Cashmere High School, Christchurch.
Bank of New Zealand.
Private Collections in New Zealand and overseas.
Awards
1999
CoCA Guthrey Travel Award.
1997
Goethe Institut Artist’s Scholarship, Düsseldorf.
Selected Bibliography
Charmian Smith, ‘Concern for heritage inspires artist’. Otago Daily Times, 4 August 2011.
James Dignan, ‘Preoccupied, part one, Ross Gray’. Otago Daily Times, 28 July 2011.
Jule Joop, ‘Ross Gray Preoccupied’. Otago Daily Times, 7 July 2011.
Paul Andrew Wood,‘Chrome Grill and Grid’. The Press, 12 July 2008.
Felicity Milburn, catalogue essay, ‘Resonance: New Work by Ross Gray’. SOFA Gallery, August 2009.
Jamie Hanton, ‘Greater than the parts’. The Press, 25 October 2006, D3.
Felicity Milburn, catalogue essay, ‘Soundings: a Painting Installation’. Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, July 2004.
Dorothee Pauli, ‘Old buildings revisited’. The Press, 5 December 2001, p.22.
Mark Amery, ‘Tangential works within its own rules’. Evening Post, 29 July 1998, p.32.