The Frances Hodgkins Fellowship at The Forrester

The Frances Hodgkins Fellowship was established by the University of Otago Council in 1962 to aid and encourage painters, sculptors and multi-media artists, while at the same time associating them with the life of the University and fostering an interest in the Arts within the University. It was named after Dunedin-born Frances Hodgkins, one of New Zealand’s most distinguished painters.

The annual, 12-month Fellowship provides a studio/office space and not less than the minimum salary of a full-time university lecturer. It is open to artists who are normally resident in New Zealand and who, in the opinion of the Selection Committee, have executed work that demonstrates their talent, and would benefit from holding the Fellowship.

The Dunedin Public Art Gallery and Hocken Library Uare Taoka o Hākena, University of Otago have recently collaborated to present Undreamed of … 50 Years of the Frances Hodgkins Fellowship, an anniversary exhibition about the fellowship.

The Forrester Gallery collection has a representation of work by 11 fellows to date; Derek Ball, Ralph Hotere, Marilynn Webb, Jeffrey Harris, Grahame Sydney, Joanna Paul, Michael Armstrong, Julia Morison, Nicola Jackson, Seraphine Pick & Ben Cauchi. Works will be on display at the gallery from Saturday 25 February - Sunday 26 March.

Image credit: Kakanui, Michael Armstrong, 2007. Collection of the Forrester Gallery.

 

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Forrester Gallery