Trish Clark is dedicated to the growth of the arts and arts patronage. Throughout her career she has travelled very extensively, undertaken public curatorial projects and speaking engagements, and served on Advisory Boards. She has curated and managed art collections in private homes, commercial buildings and lodges around the world.
With an MA (First Class Honours) from Auckland University (1978) Trish began a private dealership in 1982, which progressed to a leading commercial gallery. The gallery represented a number of New Zealand’s most significant artists including Gordon Walters, Milan Mrkusich, Max Gimblett and Billy Apple and younger artists such as Stephen Bambury and Julia Morison, now prominent New Zealand artists.
Taking a less public role to raise her three children, Trish became a private art consultant in 1988. That year she founded a trust board to establish a Contemporary Art Gallery on the downtown Auckland wharf area, the forerunner to the New Gallery. She was also approached to establish the Moët & Chandon New Zealand Art Foundation.
With an MA (First Class Honours) from Auckland University (1978) Trish began a private dealership in 1982, which progressed to a leading commercial gallery. The gallery represented a number of New Zealand’s most significant artists including Gordon Walters, Milan Mrkusich, Max Gimblett and Billy Apple and younger artists such as Stephen Bambury and Julia Morison, now prominent New Zealand artists.
Taking a less public role to raise her three children, Trish became a private art consultant in 1988. That year she founded a trust board to establish a Contemporary Art Gallery on the downtown Auckland wharf area, the forerunner to the New Gallery. She was also approached to establish the Moët & Chandon New Zealand Art Foundation.
Under her direction for nine years, the Foundation initiated the first international residency available for New Zealand artists, awarded 29 highly-coveted Moet & Chandon Fellowships, organized touring contemporary exhibitions with accompanying catalogues, and in 1991 published with Longmans Pleasures and Dangers: Artists of the Nineties, co-edited by Trish Clark and Professor Wystan Curnow.
During New Zealand’s 2003 America’s Cup defence, Trish was commissioned by Team New Zealand’s principal sponsor, software giant SAP, to showcase New Zealand art to their VIP guests.
Manson Developments commissioned her in 2003 to produce an art collection for the public lobby of Auckland’s new Lumley Centre, which opened in late 2005. The collection is a rare example of art being fully integrated into the architectural fabric of a commercial high-rise. Consequently she was invited to organise and chair a panel on Art and Architecture for a public event during Architecture Week in 2006.
During New Zealand’s 2003 America’s Cup defence, Trish was commissioned by Team New Zealand’s principal sponsor, software giant SAP, to showcase New Zealand art to their VIP guests.
Manson Developments commissioned her in 2003 to produce an art collection for the public lobby of Auckland’s new Lumley Centre, which opened in late 2005. The collection is a rare example of art being fully integrated into the architectural fabric of a commercial high-rise. Consequently she was invited to organise and chair a panel on Art and Architecture for a public event during Architecture Week in 2006.
Kriselle Baker has a long-standing commitment to the development of visual arts practice and patronage in New Zealand. She has curated exhibitions for public galleries, lectured in Art History at University level and has worked in the commercial gallery sector. She has also written articles on contemporary art for a variety of publications.
In 2005 she published her first book The Desire of the Line: Ralph Hotere Figurative Works (Auckland University Press). More recently she has written an essay and edited the images for a comprehensive monograph on the paintings of Ralph Hotere (Ron Sang Publications, 2008).
In 2005 she published her first book The Desire of the Line: Ralph Hotere Figurative Works (Auckland University Press). More recently she has written an essay and edited the images for a comprehensive monograph on the paintings of Ralph Hotere (Ron Sang Publications, 2008).
She has previously worked as a producer of digital effects for film and television, and still maintains a special interest in moving images and stills photography.
She has a BA in Russian and Japanese, and an MA (First Class Honours) in Art History. She is now in the final stages of completing a PhD in Art History at the University of Auckland.
Kriselle was invited to be one of the inaugural trustees for the Hotere Foundation and currently serves as a trustee for the ART50 Trust.
Kriselle became an Associate of Trish Clark Art Consultancy in October 2008.
She has a BA in Russian and Japanese, and an MA (First Class Honours) in Art History. She is now in the final stages of completing a PhD in Art History at the University of Auckland.
Kriselle was invited to be one of the inaugural trustees for the Hotere Foundation and currently serves as a trustee for the ART50 Trust.
Kriselle became an Associate of Trish Clark Art Consultancy in October 2008.