Elizabeth Rees b. 1959
Elizabeth Rees was born in Palmerston North in 1959. She holds Diplomas in Fine Arts from Queen Elizabeth College and the University of Canterbury.
Rees' works explore relationships between the body, the mind and the environment in which we exist. In recent years her works have depicted the human form in motion, moving toward or away from the unknown.
Previous bodies of work show figures at intersections, within moody and still landscapes. 'They are … about people at intersections or crossroads of life. What we are witnessing are epiphanies, times of decision and apprehension. The works become analogies for points of change and transition in the stretch of human life, the physical, psychological and spiritual.'
After an absence of several years showing work in Auckland, Rees joined ARTIS Gallery in 2011. As with her figure works, her rich and moody landscapes have a psychological element. Each enigmatic space conjures the feeling of isolation, potential and mystery. She achieves this through a controlled and unique use of paint. Rees works on carefully primed canvases, enhancing the luminous qualities of oil paint.
Rees has exhibited very successfully with several sell out shows since 1989. She is represented in major private collections nationally and in significant private collections in the USA.
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Elizabeth ReesGate, 2023Oil on canvas50 x 50 cm
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Elizabeth ReesGarden, 2023Oil on canvas50 x 50 cm
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Elizabeth ReesA Quiet Morning, 2022Oil on canvas90 x 200 cm
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Elizabeth ReesBeach Path, 2022Oil on canvas60 x 70 cm
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Elizabeth ReesIn the Garden, 2022Oil on canvas55.5 x 75 cm
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Elizabeth ReesNeighbour's Oranges, 2022Oil on canvas45 x 60 cm
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Elizabeth ReesA Morning Walk, 2020Oil on canvas50 x 60 cm
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Elizabeth ReesBeach Light, 2019Oil on canvas60 x 60 cm
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Elizabeth ReesClose Up , 2019Oil on canvas60 x 60 cm
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Elizabeth ReesDaily Walk, 2019Oil on canvas80 x 200 cm
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MARCH
12 - 24 March 2024 -
SUMMER II
1 - 25 February 2024 -
SUMMER
18 December 2023 - 26 January 2024 -
Elizabeth Rees & Marté Szirmay
The Backroad & Earthlight 13 September - 2 October 2022Elizabeth Rees has been exhibiting with ARTIS Gallery since 2011. Her work explores the relationship between the body, the mind and the environment in which we exist. This collection of new oil paintings by Elizabeth Rees marks the beginning of a new studio and lifestyle in the Bay of Islands. Fascinated by people from all walks of life in her Northland community, Rees began to assemble her impressions and visual notes on the colours, vegetation and pace of life in her new environment. Marté Szirmay has long been regarded as one of New Zealand’s most accomplished artists. Her work is represented in private and public collections in New Zealand and abroad. Creating sculptures for Marté is about creating a language of signs and symbols that transcend regional, cultural and social limitations. This new series of bronze works pays tribute to our Sun.Read more -
Elizabeth Rees
Sealight 3 - 23 September 2019The most mundane aspects of our lives are often majestic, if we only knew it. In New Zealand we live in such overwhelming beauty that we so often take for...Read more