Mark Amery
History
- Member for
- 14 years 7 months
Mark Amery has worked as an art critic, writer, editor and broadcaster for many years across the arts and media. He is co-director of public art programme Letting Space, an art consultant has a strong interest in arts development and is the former Director of New Zealand’s playwrights organisation Playmarket. He was part of the curatorial team at City Gallery Wellington.
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Matariki has grown as a contemporary festival, but how can it be more embraced? Mark Amery speaks to four leading arts practitioners on Matariki’s place and potential.
Mark Amery on the role of art in climate change and political ecology at the Dowse
Mark Amery looks at an upsurge in artist studio space in Wellington and the factors that create it.
Mark Amery finds much that still resonates in a touring exhibition of New Zealand cubism
Mark Amery writes on Wayne Youle’s portraits of cultural icons and the politics of representation
Mark Amery on Yona Lee’s In Transit at Te Tuhi and stepping outside the gallery
Do people believe in the importance of a public art collection anymore? They should argues Mark Amery.
Mark Amery gets personal takes from Nina Tonga, Judy Darragh, Cushla Donaldson, Megan Dunn and Ali Bramwell.
Mark Amery on dealing with both public and private senses of loss with work by Peter Black, Steve Braunias, Mary MacPherson, Cathy Tuato’o Ross and Ellen Smith.