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Llew Summers

(1947 - 2019)

Works
Biography
  • Lead On

    Bronze
    285 x 675 x 200 mm
    Edition 7/7
    Signed

  • SOLD
    Out of stock

    That is the Longing

    Bronze
    370 x 170 mm
    AP
    Signed

  • SOLD
    Out of stock

    Fun & Games

    Bronze
    330 x 390 mm
    Edition A/P 2021

  • Circle Dance

    New Zealand Oak
    540 x 560 mm
    Unique

  • Shimmer Souls

    Bronze
    280 x 150 mm
    Signed
    Ed. of 7

  • SOLD
    Out of stock

    Heaven Above Sky Below

    Bronze
    340 x 280 x 280 mm
    Signed
    AP

  • SOLD
    Out of stock

    Wing to Wing

    Bronze
    360 x 150 mm
    Signed

Artist Biography
Exhibition History
Publications
CV
Artist Biography

New Zealand’s highly acclaimed sculptor, Llew Summers died on the 1st of August 2019. His monumental sculptures in bronze, concrete and stone are highly visible in public spaces throughout New Zealand.  

Summers was born in Christchurch, New Zealand in 1947 and his career has spanned  more than 50 years. In 1971 he held his first exhibition of 27 works, and since then has held many one-man shows as well as exhibiting alongside other artists including: Tony Fomison, Fatu Feu’u, Michael Smither, Tom Mutch, Peter Carson, Roger Hickin, Bing Dawe and Graham Bennett.

Two of his large bronze works ‘To the End of Love’ and ‘Butterfly’ were purchased by Auckland Botanical Gardens as permanent placements in 2007 and 2016.

Summers figures have a remarkable sense of lightness, movement and harmony, despite their size.

 “What’s important to me is to get a balance between the physical and the spiritual in life. We’re given a soul and we’re given a body. Sculpture provides a nice balance, because works can be made which are meaningful, but they require your physical body to produce them. Rather than just being clever or smart, the work must have soul.”

Summers has been represented in ARTIS since 2012 and has participated in The Auckland Art Fair and numerous ‘Selection Shows’ at ARTIS. His work is held in corporate and private collections throughout New Zealand and in many countries overseas. Awards include the BNZ Art Award and the BP Art Award in the 1980s and the Arts Excellence Award (Community Trust, Christchurch) in 1997. 

Exhibition History
Publications
CV

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