MARIAN FOUNTAIN – BIOGRAPHY
Born 1960 in New Zealand, Marian has lived and worked in Auckland, London, Rome, and lives in Paris since 1991.
1979-1982: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture and Design, University of Auckland, NZ
1985-1986: Scuola della Medaglia, Rome Mint, Italy
Fountain has exhibited at the British Museum, The National Gallery of Scotland, the Museo Archeologico of Milan, York Museum, Auckland Museum, and the French Mint.
With about 500 edited sculptures of her own, Fountain is also very open to investing different fields, as shown by her other commissioned works: medals, commemorations, corporate gifts, design, interior decoration…
Solo Exhibitions in NZ, France, London, Rome, Milan, Washington DC. Since 2000 :
2021: Figuratively Speaking, Gallery Fe29, Dunedin, NZ
2020: Parallel Reflections, Artis Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2019: Duo, Fe29, Dunedin, NZ
2018: Ni début ni fin, Galerie Derniers Jours, Paris
2017: In our Hands, Gallery Fe29, Dunedin, NZ
2010: Remote Control, Artis Gallery, Auckland, NZ
2005 and 07: NZ Embassy, Paris
2006: Pacifiques, Galerie d’Art d’Ailleurs d’Aujourd’hui, Paris
2006: Senate, Paris
2005: Judith Anderson Gallery, Edmiston Duke Gallery, NZ
2003: La Terre Se Souvient, Le Quesnoy
2001: Retour aux Sources, Hotel Millennium, Paris and Judith Anderson Gallery, N
Group Exhibitions. Since 2010:
Biannual FIDEM Congress exhibitions (Fédération Internationale de la Médaille)
New Zealand: With the NZ Medal Group (MANZ), Artis Gallery, Auckland, Fe29 Gallery, Dunedin
London: Baroni Gallery, Sladmore Gallery, Sunny Art Centre
Paris : Galerie Derniers Jours, 19 Paul Fort, Galerie La Gouge et Le Pinceau, Moaroom, NZ Embassy, Bibliothèque de Cyrano de Bergerac, Clichy Sous Bois
Commissions. A selection:
2019: La Porte, 3m x 2m bronze door for private home, 3bis rue d’Orchampt, Montmartre, 75018
2017: Monument ‘The Earth Remembers’, H3,5m in bronze, Centenary of the Battle of Arras
2009: 5 installations of bas reliefs, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
2002: La Porte, 3m x 2m bronze door for private home in Montmartre
1993-97: Letterbox and 25 door handles for Château de Chatelperron, France
Before 1991: Tomb of Jean Batten in Majorca, NZ Government
Abel Tasman Commemorative relief, Christchurch NZ
Commemorative reliefs, Elam School of Fine Arts, Auckland NZ
Sundial, School of Medicine, University ofAuckland NZ
26 medal commissions. A selection:
1988-2015: Coin designs for : Royal Mint UK, NZ Treasury and Australian Mint
UK: Friends of Birmingham Museum Medal
Franco-Britanniques Lawyers Association Medal
British Army Intelligence Best Recruit Medal
France : L’Entente Cordiale Centenary Medal
75th and 100th Anniversaries, Liberation of Le Quesnoy 1918 Medals
Gift Medals for construction of: Le Centre Culturel Tjibaou in New Caledonia, and Club Med in Tahiti
Hinetitama Medal , Paris Mint. Sculpture Prize 1990, Paris Mint.
NZ: Humanities Aronui Medal (Royal Society of NZ)
Jones Medal for mathematical research (Royal Society of NZ)
America’s Cup prize Medals 2003
XIVth Commonwealth Games prize Medals, Auckland NZ
Teaching: L’Ecole des Arts Plastiques, Mantes la Jolie, France
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris
Chateau de Chatelperon, France
National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh
Residencies: Denmark, Turkey, Czech Republic, Hungary
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