Wellesley Binding

Wellesley Binding crop

Lecturer

Email

wbinding@eit.ac.nz

Areas of Teaching

2D Image (painting), Visual Communication

Qualifications

Master of Fine Arts (hons), Graduate Diploma of Fine Arts

Phone

06 974 8000

Extension

5015

Bio

Born Melbourne Australia 1946.  Emigrated to New Zealand 1974.  Education: RMIT Melbourne 1968. Elam School of Fine Arts Auckland University: Post Graduate Diploma 2001, MFA Fine Arts 2003.  Painting since 1969. Extensive solo and group exhibition history, and awards exhibition participation in New Zealand.Lecturer in Painting and Drawing, EIT Hawkes Bay, since 1993. Programme Co-ordinator Visual Arts and Design, EIT, 2004/2005. Research Co-ordinator VAD 2002-2007

Wellesley Binding’s recent work investigates the conceptual and narrative possibilities of contemporary figurative painting, with an interest in corporate and military culture, male subjectivity, NZ identity played out in the landscape/urbanscape.

Research outputs 2010

Binding, W. (2010). Cul-de-Sac, Floating World [Painted works]. Creative Hawkes Bay Invitational 2010 [Group exhibition]. Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, New Zealand, April 10-June 27.

Binding, W. (2010). In The Gorge, At The Edge Of The World, Many Names [Group invitational exhibition]. Statements Gallery, Napier, New Zealand, January 29-February 21.

Binding, W. (2010). Winebox 2010 [Painted winebox]. Winebox Exhibition and Auction [Group invitational exhibition]. Real People @ Mosaic Gallery, Napier, New Zealand, July 19-30, 2010.

Binding, W. (2010). @Work [Solo exhibition]. Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, New Zealand, October 22, 2010-January 30, 2011.

Binding, W. (2010). @work: Wellesley Binding [Exhibition catalogue]. Hastings, New Zealand: Hastings City Art Gallery.

Research outputs 2009

Binding, W. (Artist). (2009). Island History X. [Painted artwork]. Mind Games: Surrealism in Aotearoa. [Group exhibition]. Hastings City Art Gallery, February 5-April 5.

Binding, W. (Artist). (2009). Winebox 09 [Painted winebox]. Winebox Exhibition [Group Exhibition]. Hastings City Art Gallery, July 25-August 26.

Binding, W. (Artist). (2009). Charles Heaphy Reads His Death Haiku [Pencil and graphite drawing]. Quick Draw [Group exhibition]. Hastings City Art Gallery, December 12, 2009-February 14, 2010.

Binding, W. (Artist). (2009). My America. [6 painted works]. [Solo exhibition]. Vent Gallery, Eastern Institute of Technology, Napier, 16-27 March.

Binding, W. (Artist). (2009). In the Gorge. At The Edge of the World. All Against All [Painted works]. Alter Art [Group exhibition]. Vent Gallery, Eastern Institute of Technology, Napier, 16-27February.

Binding, W. (2009, October). A matter of invention. VAD Staff Research Seminar Series, In this Place - Encountering Location and Space, Eastern Institute of Technology, Napier, New Zealand.

Research outputs 2008

Binding, W. (Artist). (2008). Patio [Acrylic on canvas]. House and Garden [Joint exhibition]. Vent Gallery, Eastern Institute of Technology, Napier, March 17-28 and Creative Hawke's Bay Invitational 2008 [Group invitational exhibition]. Hawke's Bay Exhibition Center, Hastings, April 18-June 15.

Binding, W. (Artist). (2008). f@ntasia [Acrylic on Intron prints, 6 tondo panels]. Live Print [Group exhibition]. Hastings Community Arts Centre, June 3-14.

Binding, W. (Artist). (2008). Covenant [Pencil and graphite on cartridge]; Measures [Drawing book collage mixed media]; NZ Gothic Event [Cockroach on photocopy]. Cross the Line: Contemporary Drawing practice [Group exhibition]. Fish Bowl Gallery, NMIT, Nelson, June 16-July 11.

Binding, W. (Artist). (2008). Ritual Incorporating a Chair (2000), The (S)ex Factor (1996), Montaigne (Hair ball, nail parings, dandruff and other objects fastidiously placed) (2008), Dragunov SVD: Father-Son Bonding (Painting the Sublime) (2008), Spiritual (Self) Improvement Package Illustrated (2001). Bad Taste [Group invitational exhibition]. Old Red Cross Gallery, Napier, June 20-July 13.

Binding, W. (Artist). (2008). I Made Him And He Made Me [Acrylic on canvas]. Faking It: A Re-visitation of Postmodernism [Group exhibition]. Hastings Art Gallery, September 12-October 12.

Binding, W. (Artist). (2008). [31 acrylic paintings on MDF tondos]. Better Living [Joint exhibition]. Hastings City Art Gallery, Hastings, December 13, 2008-February1, 2009.

Binding, W. (Artist). (2008). Hui and Huilli Charity Art Auction [Group invitational exhibition]. Waiokiki Charitable Trust, Waiokiki.

Binding, W. (Artist). (2008). [Six painted works, acrylic on canvas]. The Inaugural Exhibition [Group exhibition]. The Old Red Cross Gallery, Napier. [Group exhibition].

Binding, W. (Artist). (2008). Floating World [Acrylic on winebox]. Real People@Mosaic Wine Box Charity Auction. Mosaic Gallery, Taradale. [Group invitational exhibition].

Binding, W. (Co-Curator). (2008). Faking It: A Re-visitation of Postmodernism [Group exhibition]. Hastings Art Gallery, September 12-October 12.

Binding, W. (2008). Crouching hand hidden (idea). In Cross the line: Contemporary drawing practice . Taradale, New Zealand: Eastern Institute of Technology.

Binding, W. (2008). H. N. stories. In Better living (pp. 9-10). Hastings, New Zealand: Eastern Institute of Technology; Hastings Art Gallery.

Research outputs 2007

Binding, W. (2007). (Artist). Hawke's Bay Invitational 2007. Hawke's Bay Exhibition Centre Hastings, February-March. Group exhibition.

Binding, W. (2007). (Artist). The Norsewear Connection. Wine Country Gallery, Havelock North, April 14-May 13. Group Exhibition.

Binding, W. (2007). (Co-Curator). Walk the Line: Contemporary Drawing Practice EIT Arts and Design School, EIT Hawke's Bay, Napier, November 30-December 14.

Binding, W. (2007). Crouching hand, hidden (idea). In Walk the Line: Contemporary Drawing Practice. Napier, New Zealand: Eastern Institute of Technology.

Binding, W. (2007). (Co-Curator). Inaugural Art Hawke's Bay Exhibition, Vidal's Winery, Hastings. February 7-9. Group exhibition.

Binding, W. (2007). (Artist). Print-ed: Issues in Contemporary Printmaking. Hastings Community Arts Centre, May 21-June 2. Group exhibition.

Binding, W. (2007). (Artist). Rona Gallery One Year Celebration. Rona Gallery, Wellington, June-July. Group exhibition.

Binding, W. (2007). (Artist). Real People @ Mosaic Winebox Auction. Mosaic Gallery, Taradale, June 11-20.

Binding, W. (2007). (Artist). Woodford House Parent's Association Great Art Sale. Woodford House High School, Havelock North. August 10-12. Group exhibition.

Binding, W. (2007). Mixed media; Reading Artworks, current trends in figurative painting. Presentation. Keirunga Art Society.

Research outputs 2006

Binding, W. (2006). Catalogue essay. Ventilate: Visual arts and design practice.

Andersen, P., Binding, W., Sanders-O'Shea, N., Webster, J., et al. (Artists). (2006). I Print, Hastings Community Art Centre, Hastings, April 18-29.

Andersen, P., Binding, W., Wardle, J., Webster, J., et al. (Artists). (2006). Lines in Sand - Art against Ocean Beach Development, Mia Gallery, Napier, August 18 -September 14.

Andersen, P., Binding, W., Sanders-O'Shea, N., Webster, J., et. al. (Artists). (2006). Strangers, international touring printmaking exhibition, Hastings Community Arts Centre, Hastings, April 18-29.

Andersen, P., Bahho, M., Baker, P., Binding, W., Wardle, J., Webster, J., et. al. (Artists). (2006). Ventilate, VAD, Eastern Institute of Technology, Napier, December 1-8.

Binding, W., Sanders-O'Shea, N., et. al. (Artists). (2006). Hawke's Bay Review, Hastings Exhibition Centre, Hastings.

Binding, W., et al. (Artists). (2006). Norseweart Award, Hastings Exhibition Centre, Hastings.

Binding, W. et.al. (Artists). (2006). Opening Exhibition, Rona Gallery, Wellington.

Binding, W. (Artist). (2006). Wine Box, Mosaic Creative Space, Napier.

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