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Graham Bennett
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Graham Bennett

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Creating public sculptures including Reasons for Voyaging.

Sea/Sky Kaipara · A Tribute to Firefighters

Born
1947
Birthplace
Nelson

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Graham Bennett

Graham Bennett is a New Zealand sculptor who combines metal and natural materials in large-scale works.

Early life

Training

Graduated from the Ilam School of Fine Arts in 1970 after studying photography.

Career

  1. 2012

    Seoul residency

    Participated in the International Sculpture Festa.

Selected work

Sea/Sky Kaipara

Installed the work at Gibbs Farm.

A Tribute to Firefighters

Used steel from the World Trade Center in a Christchurch memorial.

Reasons for Voyaging

Installed seven tall angled poles outside Christchurch Art Gallery.

Beyond work

Teaching

Lectured in art and design at Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology, later part of Ara Institute of Canterbury, while developing his sculptural practice.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Grutness. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.