Colin McCahon (1919-87), New Zealand’s greatest painter, has an ever-growing reputation throughout the world. This website documents and celebrates one portion of this rich career—the years from 1953 to 1960 when McCahon lived in the hilly bush-suburb of Titirangi by the Manukau Harbour on the outskirts of Auckland city.
McCahon House Artist in Residence BEN CAUCHI -
OPEN STUDIO Saturday 21 January 2012 from 11am-3pm
Photographer BEN CAUCHI moved into the residence on Sunday 30 October for his three month summer residency. His work is created by a wet collodian process on glass or metal in a process dating back to the 19th century. A temporary darkroom has been set up in the studio as timing is crucial in this process. We welcome Ben, partner Ange and Arthur (an aging part-Manx cat) to the residency programme.
McCahon House: Office and contact information
Level 2 / Room 6 Lopdell House, 418 Titirangi Road, Titirangi, Auckland
Postal address: PO Box 60165 Titirangi Auckland 0642
Phone: +64 9 817 6148
Visit the McCahon House
The cottage at 67 Otitori Bay Road Titirangi where McCahon and his family lived at that time has been lovingly restored and in 2009 won a national NZIA award for heritage for architect Graeme Burgess in association with Rick Pearson. The little bach is open to the public on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays (except public holidays) from 10am to 2pm. Tours outside of opening hours can be arranged for intermediate and secondary schools and special interest groups. There is a suggested donation of $5 per adult.
Photos: Emily Andrews
McCAHON ARTIST'S RESIDENCY
Applications from professional artists will be next called for in May 2012 .
McCahon Arts Residency - Parehuia.
McCahon House Artists in Residence for 2012
Congratulations to therecipients of the 2012 McCahon Artists' Residency Programme: Kathy Barry, Regan Gentry and Ruth Buchanan. We look forward to their residencies and wish them well.
2011-2012 Residents
Liyen Chong, Glen Hayward and Ben Cauchi are the selected McCahon Resident Artists over the 2011-2012 period. We welcome them to the growing residency alumni.
Glen Hayward
GLEN HAYWARD's Mirrorworld - an exhibition of new work created during his McCahon Residency - was exhibited as part of ArtWeek Auckland in October 2011 and was a great chance to view the artworks. A great number of people took advantage of the chance to discuss the individual works and the relationship between original and relic. Thanks are due to Glen for the time and energy required during the week to articulate his view and interact with our visitors.
Liyen Chong
Liyen Chong completed her residency in May. The Open studio held on 30 April was visited by over 60 people who had a chance to discuss Liyen's work and changes to her practice. She has a number of exhibitions comin up this year including Wellington and Sydney. A post-residency exhibition was held at the Gus Fisher Gallery in Auckland.
Jim Speers
Jim Speers completed his summer residency at the end of January 2011. An edition of work from his residency is available for purchase images and pricing will be uploaded soon.
Andy Leleisi'uao
Andy Leleisi'uao began his residency in July 2010 and has worked tirelessly building a new body of work. Ron Brownson wrote in a recent catalogue: "Andy's talent for seeing who we are, what we are like and what we do is a signature of his art." Andy recently exhibited at Volta in New York.
Martin Basher
Martin Basher completed his residency in June 2010 and worked on a new body of paintings and related wall-work, dealing with commerce, spirituality and desire. Of the McCahon residency, he says "...Working in this wonderferul environment, and with the support of the McCahon Trust, I have the opportunity to focus and develop my work enormously. It is a great opportunity and I amvery lucky to be here."
The residency
The McCahon House residency aims to give artists the opportunity to develop their work through a supportive programme while living in the environment that impacted so profoundly on the work of Colin McCahon. Artists live and work for three months in an award winning residency designed by Pete Bossley Architects. Find out more.......
The Trust welcomed Ava Seymour to the residency in November 2009. Ava's exhibition will coincide with the Festival of Photography in June and will be held at Lopdell House Gallery. A review of the Peter McLeavey Gallery exhibition describes Ava's large Triptyque Lumiere: "...Like a midnight garden of musky perfumes, Seymour’s work is also a dreamy nocturne. Intensely musical, it is a work of dark sensual delights playing with a majestic but hazy rainbow of purples, greens, scarlets, gold and silver."
Contact the Trust's manager Chris McBride for more information at mccahon@mccahonhouse.org.nz or +64 9 817 6148
Thanks to the Colin McCahon Research and Publication Trust for permission to publish images of McCahon paintings.
