The Frances Hodgkins Fellowship
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.
Previous Fellowship recipients since 2008
- Kushana Bush, 2011
- Joanna Langford, 2010
- Eddie Clemens, 2009
- Heather Straka, 2008
All Previous Fellowship recipients
Nick Austin
Frances Hodgkins Fellow 2012
Artist Nick Austin says, “The Hodgkins Fellowship is one of the most generous artists residencies offered in New Zealand, so I'm thrilled and privileged to be the 2012 recipient. I’m looking forward to living in Dunedin and working with no other professional obligations for the year.”
Mr Austin describes his working process as “notational and typically slow” involving a gradual accumulation of ideas and work.
“During my residency I intend to develop a body of art works that will have a formal and poetic relationship to archives as vessels for images and language, referencing time I have spent researching at the Hocken Collections."
A graduate of the Auckland University of Technology and the Elam School of Fine Arts, Mr Austin has exhibited his works frequently in group and solo shows. He recently had work showing at Te Papa and at the Auckland Art Gallery, plus a solo exhibition at Peter McLeavey Gallery in Wellington. He was also a co-founder of the gallery Gambia Castle in Auckland.