Sculpture by Terry Stringer (England, New Zealand)

Terry Stringer was born in Redruth, Cornwall, England in 1946 and migrated to New Zealand in 1952. He graduated from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, School of Fine Arts (Elam) in 1967.

Stringer's sculptures have been exhibited extensively throughout New Zealand and internationally, and he has been the recipient of numerous awards and scholarships, including the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council Scholarship three times. In the 2003 New Year Honours, Stringer was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit, (ONZM) for services to sculpture.

Stringer's work is held in many public and private collections throughout New Zealand, including the Auckland Art Gallery Toi o T?maki, the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhet?, the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, and the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre. He has also completed a number of public commissions, including "The Risen Christ" more... (1999) in Cathedral Square in Christchurch, "Mountain Fountain" outside The Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland, and "The World Grasped" (2006) in Newmarket.

Stringer's sculptures are often described as being "enigmatic" and "ambiguous". They often play with the viewer's perceptions of space and form, and they can be interpreted in multiple ways. Terry Stringer now lives and works at his sculpture park Zealandia in the countryside north of Auckland, and is one of the most important sculptors presently working in New Zealand. less...