Master of Design and Master of Fine Art
2012 Graduating Show

Open February 11–18
10am–6pm Weekdays, 10am–4pm Weekends
Massey University Wellington  

“M”, the 2012 Massey Masters of Design and Masters of Fine Art exhibition opens to the public on 11 February! This exhibition showcases the final works of postgraduate students in the College of Creative Arts: Kristine Brooks, Anna Brown, Brigid Ann Burnham, Em Davidson, Matthew Fanning, James Findlater, Sandy Gibbs, Laura Haughan, Kristy Johnstone, Collin Luxton, Thomas McQuillan, Rosemary Mortimer, Gary Peters, Xiang Qian (Steven), Lorna Smith, Aihau Wei and Lee Whiterod. Each student has explored the frontiers of art and design creative practice in light of contemporary issues and intellectual concerns. These works range from practical responses to furniture for ADHD school children, political commentary on fashion and communism, site-specific typography and installation practices, the interactive experience of Tai chi, to speculation on the animate nature of objects and acerbic investigations of painting’s continued capacity to peel away layers of the human condition. Collectively they reveal the power of creative practice research to be innovative, inspiring, resourceful, inquisitive, experimental, compelling, irascible even, and aesthetically insightful- all attributes crucial to addressing the challenges of the twenty-first century.

This year’s exhibition is spread across two sites of the Massey Wellington campus. You will find design works exhibited on Level C of the Museum Building (Block 10) and together with the fine art component in Block 1 including the Engine Room, the School of Fine Art gallery space. Exhibition maps and information will be posted at each site. Enjoy your visit.

Click here for more information on postgraduate studies at Massey College of Creative Arts.