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Caroline McQuarrie BFA, MFA, PGDipFA

Senior Lecturer

Doctoral Co-Supervisor
School of Art

Interdisciplinary artist working with photography and textile craft practices to explore meaning carried in photographic and craft based objects and domestic, suburban or community sites.  Exploring the role of the feminine in everyday life, and investigating the capacity for the act of making to create agency in women’s lives, McQuarrie is concerned with how memory and sentiment is manifested in photographs and/or hand crafted objects, particularly in relation to Pākehā histories in Aoetearoa New Zealand.

Professional

Contact details

  • Ph: 62208
    Location: T26d, T26
    Campus: Wellington

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts - University of Canterbury (1997)
  • Master of Fine Arts - Massey University (2006)
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Fine Arts - Massey University (2006)

Prizes and Awards

  • Artwork 'Forgotten Garden' Highly commended in Yvonne Rust TAI POUTINI LANDSCAPE Award, as part of the 2020 Te Tai o Poutini Art Awards. - West Coast Society of the Arts (2020)
  • Artwork 'Forgotten Garden' selected as the runner up in the Yvonne Rust Landscape Award for the 2020 inaugural Te Tai o Poutini Art Awards. https://tetaiopoutiniartawards.co.nz/2020-winners/ - Westland Arts Inc. and Hokitika Museum, with Ngai Tahu and West Coast Society of Arts. (2020)
  • Artwork 'Bullock Creek, Buller District (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāti Toa Rangatira, Ngāti Rārua rohe). 2022.' awarded Distinction prize in Changing Threads 2023: Contemporary Textile Fibre Art Awards. The 2023 judges were artist Josephine Cachemaille and Te Aratoi o Whakatū Suter Art Gallery Curator and Collections Manager Dr Kyla Macenzie. - Arts Council Nelson (2023)
  • Parkin Drawing Prize 2019 Merit prize for artwork 'Prospects Fearful Portfolio'. - Parkin Drawing Prize, Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington (2019)
  • 'Prospects Fearful Folio' won a Merit Award (10 awarded) in the 2019 Parkin Drawing Prize, a national drawing award. - Parkin Drawing Prize (2019)
  • 'Six for Gold’ book by Jake Mein finalist Austraila and New Zealand Photobook of the Year Awards. The book included my essay ‘Young men bathed in golden light’ which was particularly noted by the judges: 'While the landscape and portrait images easily hold their own, their sequencing and pairing heightens the narrative, and the quality of the accompanying essay adds weight and increased understanding to the photographer's project'. - Australia and New Zealand Photobook of the Year Awards (2019)

Research Expertise

Research Interests

Photography, Textile art, Feminist art, Memory and how it is manifested in objects, The domestic, Colonial Settler history, Pākehā histories.

Thematics

21st Century Citizenship

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Crafts (190501): Fine Arts (incl. Sculpture and Painting) (190502): Lens-based Practice (190503): Studies In Creative Arts And Writing (190000): Visual Arts and Crafts (190500)

Keywords

Photography, Textile Art, Photographic History, Feminist Art, Colonial Settler history, Pākehā histories.

Research Projects

Summary of Research Projects

Position Current Completed
Project Leader 0 4

Completed Projects

Project Title: All Roads End Here: abandoned towns on the West Coast

'All Roads End Here' is a long term fine art project exploring sites on the South Island's West Coast which were once towns but are no longer populated. Through photography, video, craft practices and performance it explores the imaginative space between current historical sites and our collective memory of the community that once existed. Early West Coast towns were usually settled haphazardly near the industry they fed, and as the industries changed so too did the places people lived. Many towns were very short lived as their gold or coal supplies turned out to be inaccessible or not extensive. Other factors, such as the ability for people to travel further to work also lead to populations shifting towards the larger towns on the West Coast, leaving more isolated settlements empty. This work will initially be exhibited in 'No Town' at Aratoi in Masterton April - June 2014, and Carnegie Gallery Hokitika November 2014, and through a performance in conjunction with community choir Womansong in Wellington with Old Hall Gigs in March 2014. The funding for this project will also allow further development of the work for exhibiting in 2015 and beyond.
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Date Range: 2013 - 2013

Funding Body: Massey University

Project Team:

Research Outputs

Creative Work

McQuarrie, C. (2024, February 15). How deep into the earth we sink. (No. of Pieces: 16) [12 x Hand woven Aotearoa grown wool, 30 x 29 cm. Handwoven Aotearoa grown wool, papa clay, pine, hemp, 500 x 120 cm. 3 x Handwoven Aotearoa grown wool, papa clay, pine, CHECK SIZE.]. Jhana Millers Gallery, 15 Feb 2024 - 09 Mar 2024.
[Exhibition]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, C. (2022, June 1). It snows in winter: Remembering Waiuta. (No. of Pieces: 26) [Photographs online only]. Auckland Festival of Photography online programme, 01 Jun 2022 - 30 Jun 2022.
[Exhibition]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, C. (2022) Woollens and Worsteds. [Exhibition] Petone Settlers Museum, 17 Mar 2022 - Oct 16 2022
[Artwork]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, C. (2022, February 17). This Blasted Heath. [6 x framed photograph handwoven in cotton on digital Jacquard loom, 870 x 900 mm]. Jhana Millers Gallery, 17 Feb 2022 - 20 Mar 2022.
[Exhibition]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, C. (2021) All is swept away. [Exhibition] [ Linen and cotton thread, 375mm x 375mm ]. Jhana Millers Gallery, 09 Jul - 31 Jul 2021
[Artwork]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, C., & Matthews, S. (2021, December 4). Prospects Fearful. [14 x digital photographic prints on fabric hung from cedar supports with brass fittings 180cm x 90cm x 3 cm, 12 x cotton embroideries on linen fabric hung from cedar supports 48cm x 30cm x 2cm, 18 x harakeke pāraerae (flax sandals) various dimensions.]. Hastings City Art Gallery, 04 Dec 2021 - 27 Mar 2022.
[Exhibition]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, C. (2021, February 11). The New Sun. (No. of Pieces: 16) [9 digital photographic prints (various sizes), 7 embroideries 35x35cm.]. Wellington, New Zealand: Jhana Millers Gallery. 11 Feb 2021 - 13 Mar 2021..
[Exhibition]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, C., & Wilcox, J. (2020, July 22). Quicken; Photography, touch. [Photographs various]. The Engine Room, Massey University, Wellington. 22 Jul 2020 - 14 Aug 2020..
[Exhibition]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, C., & Matthews, S. (2019, February 1). Prospects Fearful. [14 x digital photographic prints on fabric hung from cedar supports with brass fittings 180cm x 90cm x 3 cm, 12 x cotton embroideries on linen fabric hung from cedar supports 48cm x 30cm x 2cm, 18 x harakeke pāraerae (flax sandals) various dimensions.]. Left Bank Art Gallery Greymouth, 01 Feb 2019 - 31 Mar 2019.
[Exhibition]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, C., & Matthews, S. (2019, June 4). Prospects Fearful. [14 x digital photographic prints on fabric hung from cedar supports with brass fittings 180cm x 90cm x 3 cm, 12 x cotton embroideries on linen fabric hung from cedar supports 48cm x 30cm x 2cm, 18 x harakeke pāraerae (flax sandals) various dimensions.]. Carnegie Gallery, Hokitika Museum, 04 Jun - 30 Aug 2019.
[Exhibition]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, C., & Matthews, S. (2018, September 1). Prospects Fearful. [14 x digital photographic prints on fabric hung from cedar supports with brass fittings 180cm x 90cm x 3 cm, 12 x cotton embroideries on linen fabric hung from cedar supports 48cm x 30cm x 2cm, 18 x harakeke pāraerae (flax sandals) various dimensions]. Suter Art Gallery Aratoi o Whakatū, (01 Sept - 11 Nov 2018).
[Exhibition]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
Galloway, AB., Tyler, L., Ricketts, K., Handcock, R., Holloway-Smith, B., Velvin, Y., . . . Cheng, M. (2018) Incredibly Hot Sex with Hideous People #65. [Exhibition] Various New Zealand libraries and Australasian retailers
[Artwork]Authored by: Galloway, A., McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, CL., & Matthews, S. (2017) Prospects Fearful. [Exhibition] [2 Digitally altered pinhole photographs printed onto fabric, 70 x 110cm and 70 x 140cm]. Group exhibition 'Where the river bends', at Ilam Gallery, University of Canterbury, New Zealand. 16 Aug - 07 Sept 2017
[Artwork]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, CL., & Podmore, C. (2017, September 8). Tunnels, pits, pools. [16 digital photographic prints, multiple small handmade terracotta pieces, original written work typed and hung on the wall, broken concrete blocks, various dimensions]. Collaborative exhibition at play_station Art Project Space, Wellington, New Zealand. 08 - 30 Sept 2017.
[Exhibition]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
Galloway, AB., McQuarrie, C., & Butler, C. (2017). Untitled (performance by The Photogenics). (Musical Performance) Untitled: City Gallery Wellington
[Performance]Authored by: Galloway, A., McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, CL. (2016, June 1). To the Aether. [12 previously unpublished digital and darkroom framed photographic prints, various sizes]. Curation of exhibition at 30upstairs Gallery, Wellington, including artists: Jonathan Kay, Shaun Matthews and Bonny Stewart-MacDonald. Wellington, New Zealand. 01 - 25 Jun 2016.
[Exhibition]Authored by: Kay, J., McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, CL. (2016, April 7). From the Aether. [16 digital prints in 8 pre-existing light boxes, 1.2m x 3m]. Curation of exhibition at Wellington City Council Courtenay Place Park Light Boxes, including artists: Jonathan Kay, Shaun Matthews and Bonny Stewart-MacDonald. Wellington, New Zealand. 07 Apr - 31 Jul 2016.
[Exhibition]Authored by: Kay, J., McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, CL. (2016) What’s yours is mined. [Exhibition] [3 digital photographic prints incorporating photographs and self-authored poetic captions, 42 x 29cm]. Group exhibition ‘Ten hours behind / Ahead’ at GONE FISHING Gallery, Liepzig, Germany. 25 - 28 Aug 2016
[Artwork]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
Galloway, AB., Bryant, B., Champion, D., Te Ao, S., Turnbull, A., Tyler, L., . . . Haley, L. (2016). four songs, played twice. (Musical Performance) Untitled (performance by The New Zealand Government, Death Math, The Lies, Monsanto Bay, Elvis Mavis Javis Davis, Lucky You, The Photogenics, Crying In Cars and Wuss Volk): The New Zealand Government at Caroline, Death Math at The Blind Tiger, The Lies at The Pyramid Club, Monsanto Bay at Valhalla, Elvis Mavis Javis Davis at The Pyramid Club, Lucky You at 107 Pirie Street, Mt Vic, WGTN, The Photogenics at City Gallery WGTN, Crying In Cars at Valhalla and Wuss Volk at The Pyramid Club
[Performance]Authored by: Galloway, A., McQuarrie, C., TeAo, S.
Bailey, J., & Mcquarrie, C. (2016). From the Aether (book design).
[Design]Authored by: Bailey, J., McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, CL. (2015) Waiuta. [Exhibition] [28 Colour and black and white photographs, printed digitally 42 x 60 cm]. Solo exhibition at Foyer Gallery, School of Design, Art and Architecture, Plymouth University, UK. 16 Nov - 10 Dec 2015
[Artwork]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, CL. (2015) Waiuta Model Village #8-20. [Exhibition] Massey University, Wellington
[Artwork]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, CL. (2015) Homewardbounder. [Exhibition] [7 colour photographs, printed digitally 114 x 114cm]. Group exhibition 'THE HIVE HUMS WITH MANY MINDS Part One' at Te Tuhi gallery, Pakuranga, Auckland, New Zealand. 12 Mar - 29 May 2016
[Artwork]Authored by: McQuarrie, C., Ortega Ayala, R.Contributed to by: Ortega Ayala, R.
McQuarrie, CL. (2014, April 24). No Town. (No. of Pieces: 53) [41 framed colour photographs, digitally printed 53 x 53 cm, 11 framed embroideries variable dimensions, 1 embroidered wall hanging 112 x 82 cm]. Te Uru Waitakere (Te Uru), Auckland, New Zealand. 5 Jun – 23 Aug 2015.
[Exhibition]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, CL. (2014, December 13). No Town. (No. of Pieces: 53) [41 Photographic prints, 11 embroidered samplers, 1 embroidered wall hanging]. Left Bank Gallery, Greymouth.
[Exhibition]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, CL. (2014, November 3). No Town. (No. of Pieces: 53) [41 Photographic prints, 11 embroidered samplers, 1 embroidered wall hanging]. Carnegie Gallery, Hokitika Museum, Hokitika.
[Exhibition]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, CL. (2014) Waiuta Model Village #1-7. [Exhibition] The Engine Room, Massey University, Wellington
[Artwork]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, CL. (2014) Elegies (for the faded). [Exhibition] [Video projection (duration 17:20) accompanied by live women’s choir, single performance]. Location: Old Hall Gig #6, Tararua Tramping Club, Mt Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand. 24 May 2014
[Artwork]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, CL. (2014, April 25). No Town. (No. of Pieces: 53) [41 Photographic prints, 11 embroidered samplers, 1 embroidered wall hanging]. Aratoi Wairarapa Museum of Art and History.
[Exhibition]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, C. (2012) Artifact. [Exhibition] [6 framed colour digital prints, 90 x 65 cm]. Solo exhibition ‘Artifact’ Blue Oyster Art Project Space, Dunedin, New Zealand. 19 Jun – 21 Jul 2012
[Artwork]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, CL. (2010). Reasons For silence. (No. of Pieces: 12 single pieces, 6 sets of work with multiple pieces) [Cyanotype photographic prints on found embroidered domestic textiles (tablecloths, tray cloths, napkins). Various sizes ranging from 12 x 12cm to 250 x 138cm]. Toi Poneke Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand (29 Oct - 14 Nov).
[Exhibition]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, CL. (2009). I think I was blind before I met you. (No. of Pieces: 1 large crocheted floor ‘doily’ in recycled wool and cotton. 3 x 2.1m.) [Wool, Cotton. 3 x 2.1m.]. High Street Project, Christchurch, New Zealand (20 Feb - 7 Mar).
[Exhibition]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, CL. (2008). We hold back the night. (No. of Pieces: 2 photogram triptychs) [Silver gelatin photograms from original embroideries, cut fabric and crochet, each frame 0.85m x 0.5m]. Blue Oyster Art Project Space, Dunedin, New Zealand (23 Sep - 18 Oct).
[Exhibition]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
Packer, G., & McQuarrie, CL. (2008, May 2). Etiquette for the homesick. [Digital photographic print, embroidery thread, Black and white photographic print, fabric, paper]. Michael Hirschfeld Gallery, City Gallery, Wellington.
[Exhibition]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, CL. (2009). Kindle. [20 x Digital photographic prints with crochet thread borders, each approx. 180 x 180mm, digital photographic prints embroidered with cotton thread, each 297 x 420 mm]. The Arthouse, Christchurch, New Zealand (14 Oct - 1 Nov).
[Exhibition]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, CL. (2007). A singularity [Artefact]. : Included in 'Call and Response', Toi Poneke Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand (12 Jan - 3 Feb)
[Artefact]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, C. (2014) Back Stitch (Flying Geese). [Exhibition] [Single channel stop motion video (duration 09:20) projected onto white quilt 150 x 150 cm (quilt commissioned from Barbara McQuarrie)]. Group exhibition: 'Settling' Mahara Gallery, Waikanae, New Zealand. 03 Aug - 14 Sept 2014
[Artwork]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, CL. (2010). Locale. (No. of Pieces: 27 x digital photographic prints, 10 x cyanotype photographic prints) [Curated exhibition. Digital photographic prints, 140 x 90cm, 28 x 41cm, 21 x 31cm, cyanotype photographic prints on paper, various sizes 12 x 12cm to 25 x 25cm]. Toi Poneke Gallery, Wellington, New Zealand (22 Jan - 12 Feb).
[Exhibition]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.

Journal

Galbraith, H., & McQuarrie, C. (2022). The New Sun: Heather Galbraith and Caroline McQuarrie in conversation. Selvedge. (107), 30-35 Retrieved from https://www.selvedge.org/products/issue-107-pacific
[Journal article]Authored by: Galbraith, H., McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, C. (2021). Jane Usher Nature Stilled review. PhotoForum NZ. Retreived from https://www.photoforum-nz.org/blog/2020/12/6/nature-stilled-reviewed
[Book Review]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, C. (2018). Fault Lines reviewed - September 2018. photoforum online. Retreived from https://www.photoforum-nz.org/blog/2018/9/27/fault-lines-reviewed-september-2018
[Book Review]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.

Book

Mein, J., & McQuarrie, C. (2018). Six for Gold. Wellington, New Zealand: Bad News Books
[Monograph]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.Contributed to by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, CL., Podmore, C., & Garrie, B.(2017). Tunnels, pits, pools. : Self published in conjunction with the exhibition 'Tunnels, pits, pools'
[Authored Book]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, CL. (Ed.) (2016). From the Aether. : Self published in conjunction with exhibition 'From the Aether'
[Edited Book]Edited by: McQuarrie, C.

Thesis

McQuarrie, CL. (2006). On the making : The power of objects, the act of 'making' and their capacity for facilitating agency in the lives of women. (Master's Thesis, Massey University)
[Masters Thesis]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.

Conference

McQuarrie, C. (2023, May). Weave me a photograph: Working on the TC2 Digital Jacquard loom. Presented at CTANZ 2022 Symposium Traditions: Observance or departure. Oamaru Opera House, Oamaru.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, C.A stitch in time: Textiles and photography in practice. Paper presented at the meeting of Context dress/fashion/textiles. Auckland University of Technology
[Conference Paper]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, C. (2019, September). Prospects Fearful: A journey, or, a lesson in slowing down. Presented at CTANZ symposium A COMMON THREAD. Suter Art Gallery, Nelson, NZ.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, CL., & Cooper, A. (2017, November). Like the Turf. Co-written and co-presented. In Oceanic Memory: Islands, Ecologies, Peoples. Canterbury University, 30 Nov - 2 Dec 2017. Presented at Oceanic Memory: Islands, Ecologies, Peoples. University of Christchurch, Christchurch.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, CL. (2011, December). Lay me down: The flatbed picture plane in photographic assemblage. Presented at AAANZ Contact 2011 Conference. Victoria University, Wellington.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, CL. (2010, December). First day of my life: Crafting family photographs. Presented at Art Association of Australia and New Zealand 2010 Conference: Tradition and Transformation. Adelaide, Australia.
[Conference Oral Presentation]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.

Other

McQuarrie, C., Mitchell, L., & Ballard, S. (2023, July). Response to Stella Brennan: Ancestor Technologies. City Gallery Wellington public programme event..
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
Mitchell, H., & McQuarrie, C. (2023). Through Shaded Glass: 2023 Peter Turner Memorial Lecture & Symposium.
[Other]Authored by: McQuarrie, C., Mitchell, H.
Galbraith, H. (2023). Exhibition review: Caroline McQuarrie: The New Sun at Jhana Millers Gallery, 11 February-13 March 2021. published in Context (dress/fashion/textiles), Costume and Textile Association of New Zealand, Context Issue 42, Summer 2022.. (pp. 115 - 123). CTANZ
[Other]Authored by: Galbraith, H.Contributed to by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, C. (2022, April). Tech object seminar: TC2 loom with Caroline McQuarrie. Presented at Online. : Aotearoa Digital Arts Network.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, C. (2021). Re-visioning Joseph Divis and Waiuta. : National Library of New Zealand
[Internet publication]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, C. (2020). 'Nature - Stilled' reviewed.
[Internet publication]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, C. (2020). Photography in a time of distance: a response to the exhibition Falling Shadows.
[Internet publication]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, C. (2019). Interior Worlds - Three photobooks reviewed.
[Internet publication]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, C., McFetridge, C., & Woods-Jack, V. (2019). Everywhere We Look.
[Internet publication]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, C. (2019). Scenicland. : PhotoForum NZ
[Internet publication]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, C. (2018, August). Face to face: lunchtime talk series, Adam Art Gallery. Presented at Adam Art Gallery.
[Oral Presentation]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, CL. (2017). do, undo, redo. : Essay commissioned by artist Justine Walker in response to her exhibition 'For Sale: baby shoes, never worn' at Toi Pōneke Gallery, Wellington, Aug 2016
[Internet publication]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.
McQuarrie, CL. (2016). Latent Room: A photographer's response. : Essay commissioned by curator K. Emma Ng, response to 'Latent Image' exhibition by Caitlin Devoy at Enjoy Public Art Gallery
[Internet publication]Authored by: McQuarrie, C.

Teaching and Supervision

Teaching Statement

Photography research and develpment, Photoshop, Darkroom and wet-based photographic processes, Idea generation in art practice, Digital photography, Adobe Camera Raw.

Summary of Doctoral Supervision

Position Current Completed
Co-supervisor 0 1

Completed Doctoral Supervision

Co-supervisor of:

  • 2023 - Johanna Mechen - Doctor of Philosophy
    Last Skye Boat Song The Essay Film in a Maternal Landscape: Transitional Phenomena in Photographic Practice in Aotearoa.

Media and Links

Media

  • 04 Jul 2023 - Radio
    Interview RNZ Nine to Noon 4 July 2023
    Interview RNZ Nine to Noon 4 July 2023: To a collaboration between farming and art. The Gullies Arts Residency was established last year, and is set on a 250 hectare sheep and beef farm in the Rangitī

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