JO RICHARDS HOOKER

 

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UP AND COMING EVENTS:       

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My current projects include creating more organic style ceramic work and improving my skillset in glazes and cast glass, as well as paintings continuing more bird and nature themes.

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2023

Group exhibitions KING'S COLLEGE ART SALE, Auckland and  BARADENE ART SHOW, Auckland, expanding supply to more nationwide galleries.

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2022 

Group exhibitions KINGS'S COLLEGE ART SALE, Auckland and  BARADENE ART SHOW, Auckland, Waitakaruru Sculpture

Park "Ruru Project" invited artists commision.

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2021 

Group exhibitions WAITAKARURU SCULPTURE PARK "Stories in the Landscape", KING'S COLLEGE ART SALE

Auckland, BARADENE ART SHOW Auckland, ARTSPOST with RANDOM CONNECTION "Pieces of Eight"

Hamilton.

  

2020

Moved to new studio, Hamilton.

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2019 

Moved to temporary studio, Hamilton, group KING'S COLLEGE ART SALE Auckland.

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2018 

Group exhibitions with collective RANDOM CONNECTION Hamilton, KING'S COLLEGE ART SALE, Auckland, 

OFF-BEAT Bruce McLachlan Gallery & Studio, Hamilton.

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2017 

Solo exhibition OF GLASS AND STONE The Mandarin Tree, Gordonton, group exhibition ART FUSIONS Carmel College, Auckland.

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2016 

Group exhibitions BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL The Little Gallery, Auckland, THE ORIGINAL ART SALE Manukau, WAIHEKE COMMUNITY GALLERY Waiheke Island, 

MACLEANS COLLEGE Auckland.

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                                              2015 

Group exhibitions MAIRANGI ARTS CENTRE Auckland, WAITAKERE ARTS Auckland, WINTER ART MARKET Auckland, 

MACLEANS COLLEGE ART SALE Auckland, THE ORIGINAL ART SALE Manukau, Tutor for MATAMATA SCULPTURE

SYMPOSIUM workshop.

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2014 

Group exhibition "BoysToys" at Lightwave Gallery, Mount Maunganui, THE ORIGINAL ART SALE Manukau,

invited Artist for WHAKAOTIRANGI Public Art Sculpture Proposal Hamilton, Co-Winner PEOPLES CHOICE AWARD

Matamata Symposium, MATAMATA SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM Matamata

2013 

Group exhibitions invited artist SALVATION ARMY HAMILTON, invited artist THAMES CULTURAL CENTRE Thames, 

WAITAKERE ART & SCULPTURE AWARDS Auckland, FRANKLIN ARTS FESTIVAL Auckland, FINALIST invited Artists

Public  Art Sculpture Award for Sapper Moore-Jones Hamilton, Tutor Clay workshop WAIKATO PLAYCENTRE

ASSOCIATION Hamilton, WAIKATO DIOCESAN ART EXHIBITION Hamilton, THE GREAT ART SALE at the Lake

House Auckland, WAITAKARURU SCULPTURE PARK "Winter Colection", THE ORIGINAL ART SALE Manukau,

Tutor Creative Paint experience RAINBOWS Early Childhood Education Centre, ART ON MAIN  Tirau, MATAMATA

SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM, WAITAKARURU SCULPTURE PARK  "Summer"
 

2012 

Group exhibitions RANDOM CONNECTION, WAITAKARURU SCULPTURE PARK "Winter Collection", Member of artist collective ART ON MAIN  Tirau, MATAMATA SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM, Tutor for Creative Paint experience AUTISM NZ.
 

2011 

Group exhibitions RANDOM CONNECTION Hamilton, ART ATTACK, MORRINSVILLE ARTS FESTIVAL Mike Ryan Law and Mitre 10, Formed art collective RANDOM CONNECTION and group exhibition ART EnQ Hamilton, AWARD for Service & Contribution to NZ Childrens Art ICAF & NZCAHF New Zealand, THE ORIGINAL ART SALE Auckland, WAITAKARURU SCULPTURE PARK "Escape", Finalist ENVIRONMENTAL ART PHOTOGRAPHY CHALLENGE with  colleague Soenke Dwenger Hamilton, MATAMATA SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM Matamata, began to offer ART COURSES for adults.

2010

Group exhibitions WAIKATO SOCIETY OF ARTS "Members", ART ON THE MOVE, guest exhibitor in support of ORINI

SCHOOL Art Auction, WAIKATO SOCIETY OF ARTS "Creativity Squared", WAIKATO WINTER SHOW exhibitor,
MATAMATA SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM, began to offer ART COURSES for children.

 

2008 

Joint exhibition ARTSPOST with Karin Barr, MATAMATA SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM

2007 

Group exhibitions WAITAKARURU SCULPTURE PARK, MATAMATA SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM

2006 

Group exhibitions WAITAKARURU SCULPTURE PARK, Article in EAST WAIKATO COUNTRY

2003 

Participant and group exhibition and auction MATAMATA SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM