Natalie Roberston

ngati porou, clan donnachaidh
Born Kawerau, New Zealand - 1962.

Currently Senior Lecturer in Photography at UNITEC Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.

Academic qualifications

• Master of Fine Art, (First Class Honours) University of Auckland [1997]
• Diploma of Teaching (Secondary), University of Waikato [1991]
• Bachelor of Social Science, University of Waikato [1986]

Solo Exhibitions

• Kirikiriroa ki Kawerau (driving home)
  Ramp Gallery, The Waikato Polytechnic, Hamilton [March 2000]
• Pokai Whenua: Travel the Land
  Room 35, Gitte Weiss Gallery, Sydney [March 1999]
• Pokai Whenua: Travel the Land
  Archill Gallery, Auckland [October 1998]
• Ahi Ka (lit fire)
  Artspace, Auckland [October - November 1996]

Selected group shows

2000

• Takiri Ko Te Ata - Dawning of a new day [Nga Puna Waihanga Exhibition]
  Hawkes Bay Exhibition Centre, Hastings [December - January 2001]
• Noumea Contemporary Art Biennale
  Tjibaou Cultural Centre, New Caledonia [October - December]
• Parihaka: The Art of Passive Resistance City Gallery, Wellington [August - January 2001]
• Te Totara Paa Te Urewera Hikoi
  Archill Gallery, Auckland [July - August]
• Time, Death and Narrative
  Auckland Art Gallery, Auckland [April - June]
• Close Quarters - Contemporary Art From Australia and New Zealand
  Dunedin Public Art Gallery, Dunedin [August - September]

1999

• Mapping Our Countries [International survey show]
  djamu Gallery (Australian Museum), Sydney [October Ð February 2000]
• Close Quarters - Contemporary Art From Australia and New Zealand
  Institute of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia [March];
  Canberra School of Art Gallery, Canberra, Australia [July - August];
  Govett-Brewster Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand [September-November];
  New Gallery, Auckland City Art Gallery, Auckland, New Zealand [December 1999 - February 2000]
• Nga Korero Aoteatea - Contemporary Maori Narratives
  Dowse Gallery, Lower Hutt [April - October]
• Cargo
  Soapbox Gallery, Brisbane [January - February]

1998

• Close Quarters - Contemporary Art From Australia and New Zealand
  Australian Centre for Contemporary Art and Monash Gallery [October]
• 'inei/konei: the Pacific in Photo Art from Aotearoa (6 New Zealand Artists)
  John Curtain Gallery, Curtain University of Technology, Perth, [April - May]
  Queensland College of Art Gallery, Brisbane [February - March]

1997

• 'inei/konei: the Pacific in Photo Art from Aotearoa (6 New Zealand Artists)
  Australia Centre for Photography, Sydney, [November - December]
• Visa Gold Art Award Exhibition
  City Gallery, Wellington [September]
  New Gallery, Auckland City Art Gallery, Auckland [July - August]
• Open Skies/Divided Horizons
  New Gallery, Auckland City Art Gallery, Auckland [February - May]

1995

• Waikato Te Awa - The People and the River
  The Waikato Museum of Art and History, [September - November]
• One More Plateau
  Artspace, Auckland [March]

1994

• Ko Nga Rua Rongo Mauri collective
  Te Taumata Gallery, Auckland [February]
• Six by Six (Six new works by six photographers)
  WSA, Hamilton [March]

1987

• Pictures of Everyday Life: Commonwealth Standard Chartered Bank Award and Photography Exhibition
  Commonwealth Institute, London [March]

Publications

• Noumea Contemporary Art Biennale - Exhibition catalogue
  Tjibaou Cultural Centre, New Caledonia [2000]
• Parihaka - The Art of Passive Resistance - Exhibition catalogue.
  City Gallery, Wellington [2000]
• Pokai Whenua: Travel the Land - Exhibition catalogue
  The Waikato Polytechnic [1999]
• Mapping Our Countries - Exhibition Catalogue
  djamu Gallery, Australian Museum [1999]
• Close Quarters - Contemporary Art from Australia and New Zealand - Exhibition catalogue.
  Christine Barton, Zara Stanhope and Clare Williamson, eds. Includes essays by Christopher Chapman and Tessa Laird.
  Co-published by Monash University Gallery and Australian Centre for Contemporary Art [1998]
• 'inei/konei: The Pacific in Photo Art from Aotearoa - Exhibition catalogue
  Australia Centre for Photography, Sydney [November 1997]
• Photofile #51 - Front cover and portfolio
  Published by the Australian Centre for Photography, Sydney [August 1997]
• Ahi Ka - Exhibition catalogue
  Essay by Wystan Curnow [1996]
• Waikato Te Awa - The People and the River - Exhibition catalogue
  The Waikato Museum of Art and History, Hamilton [1995]
• Pictures of Everyday Life: The People, Places and Cultures of the Commonwealth
  Noelle Goldman and Stuart Hall, Comedia Publishing Group, England [1987]

Grants and Awards

• Research Grant from The Waikato Polytechnic Contestable Fund [1998]
• Finalist in Visa Gold Art Award [1997]
• Kodak Photography Award for StudioV, Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland [1996]
• Joint Grant for Collaborative project "Waikato Te Awa -The People and the River" for Waikato Museum of Art and History [1994/5]
• QEII Art Council Grant for 'Mangakino - Heart of the Dam Country' photographic project [1989]
• Commonwealth Standard Chartered Photography Award,
  Merit Award, Pacific region [1987]