Stephen Bambury

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Stephen Bambury (born 1951) is Christchurch-born, Auckland-based abstract painter.[1][2]

After graduating from the Elam School of Fine Art at the University of Auckland, Bambury received two Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council Grants and a residency at Victoria College, in Melbourne, Australia.

Initially Bambury showed with the Petar/James Gallery as its youngest artist and later was to have a long-running relationship with Andrew Jensen,[3] whose gallery hosted a number of exhibitions featuring Bambury.[4][5] His abstract oils have "no decorative, naturalistic, metaphoric or autobiographical references or intents"[6]

He is widely held in public art museums in New Zealand, with Te Papa having 15 pieces and correspondence,[7] Auckland Art Gallery having 12 pieces[8] and Christchurch Art Gallery 3 pieces.[9]

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  1. ^ "CV098910 - Stephen Bambury - JENSEN GALLERY". 2010-05-26. Archived from the original on May 26, 2010. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  2. ^ "Stephen Bambury". Jonathan Smart Gallery. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  3. ^ "Leading NZ artist in High Court scrap - Business - NZ Herald News". Nzherald.co.nz. 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  4. ^ Resumes by Name (2004-10-22). "Six degrees of Separation at Jensen Gallery | The Big Idea | Te Aria Nui". The Big Idea. Archived from the original on 2014-02-02. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  5. ^ Hurrell, John (9 October 2006). "Bambury". Artbash. Archived from the original on February 18, 2013. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  6. ^ "Stephen Bambury's Colour Paintings". Art-newzealand.com. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  7. ^ Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. "Bambury, Stephen - Collections Online - Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa". Collections.tepapa.govt.nz. Retrieved 2014-01-24.
  8. ^ Open daily 10am - 5pm except Christmas Day. "Stephen Bambury". Auckland Art Gallery. Retrieved 2014-01-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ ""Bambury" in The Entire Site | Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetu". Christchurchartgallery.org.nz. Retrieved 2014-01-24.

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