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Jim Wheeler

Works
Biography
Jim Wheeler is an artist predominantly concerned with nature. In particular, he is interested in mankind’s placement within the environmental system – the interconnectedness and interdependence of all living organisms. Wheeler’s crafted sculpture reflects these dynamics, his work focusing on plant communities. Wheeler studied art and biology at The University of North Carolina. He then completed a two-year apprenticeship at the Johnson Atelier in Princeton, New Jersey. The techniques he learnt during this time enabled him to help re-establish bronze casting in New Zealand at Art Works Studio. Wheeler has been a full-time sculptor since 1989.
Jim Wheeler - Image by Sam Hartnett
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    Out of stock

    Mangemange Maquette

    Bronze
    600 x 350 x 100 mm
    Unique 2021

  • Five Finger – Fruit

    Bronze
    550 x 330 x 330 mm
    2021 A/P Series of 5
    Unique

  • Lancewood Leaf Maquette

    Bronze
    160 x 30 x 35 mm
    Unlimited edition

  • Lancewood Leaf Maquette (Mature) #1

    Bronze
    140 mm
    Unlimited edition

  • Lancewood Leaf Maquette (Mature) #2

    Bronze
    150 mm
    Unlimited edition

  • Lancewood Leaf Maquette (In Transition)

    Bronze
    200 mm
    Unlimited edition

  • Fierce Lancewood (In Transition) #1

    Bronze
    315 x 65 x 55 mm
    Ed. 1/10

  • Fierce Lancewood Leaf (In Transition) #2

    Bronze
    240 x 50 x 40 mm
    A/P
    2021

  • Lancewood Leaf (In Transition)

    Bronze
    310 x 75 x 40 mm
    Ed. 1/10
    2021

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    Pathfinder – Clematis

    Bronze
    800 x 635 x 135 mm
    Version 4/5
    2016

  • Sanctuary

    Bronze
    60 x 95 x 95 mm
    Signed
    Version 1

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    Aureole

    Cast and fabricated bronze
    590 x 575 x 230 mm
    Signed
    Unique

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    Climbing Fern

    Bronze
    1400 x 400 x 160 mm
    Version 1 – Other unique versions in this series are available
    Signed
    Can be hung from wall

  • Pohutukawa – Matariki Version 2

    Bronze
    750 x 570 x 450 mm
    Cast 2020
    Unique – series of 5
    Signed
    Can be hung from wall

  • Manuka Autumn

    A/P
    Bronze
    400 x 270 210 mm

  • Silver Beech Icon

    Bronze
    700 x 270 x 130 mm
    Signed
    Series of 10
    Each work is unique

  • After the Fall

    Bronze
    145 x 120 x 110 mm
    A/P
    2018

  • Paraharaha on Punga Stump – maquette

    Bronze
    280 x 140 x 130 mm
    Series of 10 – each on unique
    A/P

  • Kanuka Bonsai

    Bronze
    410 x 400 x 100 mm
    Signed
    Ed. 5/5

  • Symbiosis- Tanekaha Canopy

    Bronze & sterling silver
    240 x 230 x 90 mm
    Version 2 of 6 unique

  • Emergence Maquette

    Bronze
    200 x 70 x 65 mm
    Edition of 10
    2010

  • Metamorphosis

    Bronze
    75 x 45 mm closed
    Unlimited edition

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    Breakthrough – Oak

    Bronze
    70 x 70 x 65 mm
    Unique series
    2019

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    Breakthrough – Pohutukawa

    Bronze
    95 x 65 x 67 mm
    Unique series
    2019

  • Breakthrough – Rata

    Bronze
    113 x 100 x 110 mm
    Unique series
    2019

  • Camille Claudel – Behind Her Shield

    Bronze with patina and Casein
    95 mm diameter
    Ed. of 10
    Signed

  • To the Fallen Giant if the Forest

    Bronze
    125 mm in diameter
    Signed
    Ed. 10/40

  • Discovered Treasure

    Bronze
    165 x 300 x 160 mm
    Edition of 6
    A/P
    2014

  • To the Fallen Giants of the Forest

    Bronze
    120 mm diameter
    Edition of 40

  • Form of Nature – Puriri (Small)

    Bronze
    270 x 155 x 1o5 mm
    Ed. 1/10
    Monogramed

  • Specimen – Pohutukawa

    Bronze
    390 x 190 x 80 mm
    A/P
    2018

  • Oracle

    Bronze
    210 x 290 mm
    Ed. 3/10

Artist Biography
Exhibition History
Publications
CV
Artist Biography

Born in Wadesboro North Carolina, the son of a professional forester, Jim Wheeler describes himself as an ‘amateur botanist’, studying both art and biology at university. His interest in plants and how plant communities evolve, continues to inform his sculptural practice today.

Jim Wheeler graduated BA with Honours at the University of North Carolina, before becoming an apprentice at the Johnson Atelier Technical Institute of Sculpture in the 1970s. In 1981 he immigrated to New Zealand to help set up the Art Works sculpture foundry.

A member of Medal Artists New Zealand, his reputation as one of the country’s foremost bronze sculptors has led to a number of significant commissions, including the NZ Olympic Academy Leonard A. Cuff Medal, The Arts Foundation of NZ Governors’ Medal and the America’s Cup Medal.

Jim Wheeler’s large-scale commissions are grounded in nature and exemplify both his skill as a sculptor and his passion for environmental issues. One such commission, Pohutukawa/Rata Descending, measures 2.5 metres across and can be seen, suspended mid-air, in the atrium of 280 Queen Street, Auckland. The installation commemorates the vanished natural environment. It recalls the time before Auckland was built, when Queen Street was still a streambed. On the bush-clad hillside, trees would have overhung this stream and a ‘falling’ Pohutukawa or Rata flower would have been a commonplace sight.

A full-time art practitioner since 1989, Wheeler has been exhibiting for over thirty years. His work is held in The British Museum, London; The Weatherspoon Art Museum, USA; The Auckland Museum and The Wallace Arts Trust. He has been included in major New Zealand sculpture exhibitions including Sculpture in the Gardens, Auckland Botanic Gardens, Brick Bay Sculpture Park, Sculpture Onshore and Sculpture on the Gulf.

Exhibition History


SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS AT ARTIS

2015 – Nature as Metaphor, ARTIS Gallery, Auckland
2010 – Stalking Nature, ARTIS Gallery, Auckland

Publications
CV


ACADEMIC HISTORY

1980-1979 Johnson Atelier Technical Institute of Sculpture, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
1975-1973 University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Bachelor of Arts in Studio Art (cum laude)
1973-1971 University of the South Sewanee, Tennessee, USA.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2015 – Nature as Metaphor, August 2015
2010 – Stalking Nature, ARTIS 2010
1997 – The Presence of Trees, Ferner Galleries, Auckland
1997 – Sacred Sights, The Drawings Gallery, Auckland
1990 – Pumphouse, Auckland
1986 – Recent Bronzes, RKS Art, Auckland
1982 – Landscapes, Monuments and Variations on a Torn Circle, RKS Art, Auckland
1981 – Diametrical Bronzes, RKS Art, Auckland

COMMISSIONS

2003 New Zealand Olympic Academy, Leonard A. Cuff Medal
2002 Arts Foundation of New Zealand, Governors’ Award designer
2000- 2001 Kanuka Bonsai, private commission
2000 XXX America’s Cup 2000 NZ, Winner & Contender’s Medal
1998, 97, 95, 94 PA Consulting Group. Annual Corporate gift
1997 Scott’s College, Wellington, Information Technology Award
1996 Genesis: Courtyard bronzes of volcanic islands and lava flows, Hobson Gardens, Auckland
1995 Battle for the Solomons, commemorative WWII medal, Ferner Galleries, Auckland
1990 Craig Steele Trophy, Auckland Grammar School.

AWARDS/HONOURS

1999 British Museum purchase of medallion, Balanced Change, for
the exhibition Size immaterial: hand held sculptures of the 1990s.
1996: Research grant from Manukau Institute of Technology to develop alternative bronze casting process.
1992: QEII Arts Council Grant to build a bronze casting studio.

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