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1960 - 4 October,
born in New Zealand. Marian Fountain has lived and worked in
Auckland, London, Rome and Paris
1979-1982 -
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture and design, Elam School
of Fine Arts, University of Auckland
1985-1986 - Scuola della Medaglia, Rome Mint, Italy
SOLO
EXHIBITIONS
1983-1986 - 'New Bronze Age’, New Vision Gallery,
Auckland, NZ
1986 - Galeria Schneider, Rome
1987 - KROK-O-DIL Gallery, London
- Gallery Marilyn Morris Fine Art, Washington DC,
USA
1988 - Aberhart North Gallery, Auckland, NZ
1989 - CSA Gallery, Christchurch, NZ
1990 - Museo Archeologico e Numismatico, Milano
- National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh. Medal
cabinet
1993 - 'Métamorphose’, NZ Embassy, Paris
- Fursteburg Gallery, Paris, with works by Salvador
Dali
1994 - Soirée Métamorphosante’, 100 sculptures, 1000 guests,
La Villette, Paris
- Limehouse Gallery, Christmas Show, London
1995 - Muse and Mother’, York Museum, 80 medals
- Aberhart North Gallery, Auckland, NZ
1996 - Le Lys Gallery, Ile St Louis, Paris
1997 -‘Life Forms’, Simmons Gallery, London
1997 - Château de Châtelperron, France
1998 - Foyer of NZ Embassy, London
1999 - ‘Laboratoire Vital’, Galerie W, Montmartre, Paris
2001 - ‘Retour aux Sources’, Hotel Millennium, Paris
- Judith Anderson Gallery, Auckland, NZ
GROUP
EXHIBITIONS
1981
- The National Exhibition, Crafts Council, Wellington, NZ
1981-1983 - Various group exhibitions in NZ
1985-1998 - Bi-annual FIDEM congress (Fédération
Internationale de la Médaille)
Stockholm, Colorado, Helsinki, London, Budapest,
Switzerland,The Hague
1985-1997 - Collective exhibitions of Britihsh Art Medal
Society
1988 -
`Cento anni di storia d’Italia attraverso Monete e Medaglie
della Zecca del Stato’, Milano - Manchester Academy of Fine
Arts Open Exhibition
1989-1991 - Collective exhibitions with the Medallions
Group, NZ
1991 -
Robertson Retrospective,Sargeant Gallery, NZ
- Gillingham Open Art Exhibition,
England
- Exposition d’Art Contemporain, Espace
Glauser, Paris
1992 - Varosi
Gallery, Nyireyhaza, Hungary
1993 -
Musée Adzac, Paris
1994-1995 -`Tree Association’ exhibitions, Paris, London,
New York
1995 -
Art in the Hand Gallery, Florida, USA
- Exhibition with Karen Cole, London
- Public auction of jewellery, Backstage,
Paris
1995-1996 - Exhibitions with group `Barde la Lézarde’,
Paris
1996 - Press Museum, Istanbul
- 20th Century Art Fair, Piano Nobile
Gallery, London
1997 - `Fountain,Kahn,Routier’ Lipworth Committee,
Paris
- Europart 1997, Geneva,`Decorare’
stand
1998 - Work at Galerie Mouvances, Place des Vosges,
Paris
2000 - ‘Les Picnicarts’ Exhibition in atelier, 2Oth
of every month
2000-2001 - Ateliers Portes Ouvertes, 10th
arrondissement, Paris
AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES
1981 - AHI Crown Crystal Award for design
of goblets
1984 - Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council Major Travel
Grant
1990 - Residency at the National Gallery of Modern
Art,Edinburgh, Scotland
- Prix de Sculpture, first prize, French
Mint
1992 - 16th symposium, Nyireghaza, Hungary
1993 - Sculpture symposium (stone carving) Czech
Republic
- Lipworth Committee 1993 Sculpture Prize
1995 - International Art Symposium, Kvols, Denmark
1996 - International Art Symposium, Gokçeada, Turkey
1998 - International Art symposium, Bornholm,
Denmark
COMMISSIONS
1983 - `Sundial’ for Medical School,
University of Auckland
- Two commemorative portrait plaques for
former directors,
Elam School of Fine Arts, Auckland
1985-1990 - Medals for BAMS
1986 - Medal for La Monnaie de Paris
1988 - Prize and commemorative medals for XIVth
Commonwealth games,
Auckland, NZ
1989 - Plaque for the tomb of aviatrix Jean Batten,
Palma Cemetery, Mallorca.
Commissioned by NZ Govt
1991 - Abel Tasman Commemorative Plaque, first
European sighting of NZ
1992 - Bronze gate for dog cemetery of Ferne Estate,
Wiltshire, England
1993 - 50 medals for Glauser International, Paris
- Bronze fixtures for Château de
Châtelperron, France
- Commemorative medal for liberation of Le
Quesnoy, 1918,
commissioned by NZ Government
- Hotplates for Conran Shop
1995 - Gold jewellery for private collector,
produced by Arthus Bertrand, Paris
1997 - Letterbox, Château de Châtelperron
1998 - 50 medals for Glauser International,
construction company of the
Centre Culturel Tjibaou (Renzo Piano), New Caledonia
2000 - Cutlery for medieval folly in Wiltshire,
England
2001 - Medal for Franco-British Lawyers’ Society
WORKING EXPERIENCE
1981-1983 - Acquired experience in techniques of
bronze casting at `Artworks
Foundry’, Auckland, NZ
1984 - Worked at Red Bronze Studio Ltd, London
1984-1985 - Design consultant for David Shaw Silverware,
London
1990-1993 - Plaster model work for Tower Mint, London
- Designer for Thomas Fattorini, Birmingham
1991-1993 - Engraver and designer for Arthus Bertrand, Paris
1991-1994 - Experimental work, Girebronze Foundry, Paris
1997-2001 - Cultural Classes for Artdecojeunes, Ville de
Paris
1997-1998 - Cultural Classes, Châtelperron, France
ACQUISITIONS
- British Museum, London
- Smithsonian Museum, Washington DC
- Auckland Museum, NZ
- York Museum
- Goldsmiths, London
- Private collections
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