CV and Bio
b. 1971, Upper Hutt, Aotearoa New Zealand | Lives in Upper Hutt, Aotearoa New Zealand
Solo exhibitions
2020 | Connecting During Lockdown | Whirinaki Art and Entertainment Centre, Upper Hutt, NZ
2018 | Sand in the Apricot Jam (conclusion of the tour, showing the final piece from this show where it first started) | Whirinaki Art and Entertainment Centre, Upper Hutt
2018 | A Home Away From Home | WHMilbank Gallery, Whanganui, NZ
2018 | A Home Away from Home | Aratoi, Masterton, NZ
2018 | Sand in the Apricot Jam | St Patricks College, Silverstream, NZ
2017 | Sand in the Apricot Jam | Museum of Rishion LeZion, Israel (October 2017 – May 2018) Opened by Rt Hon Dame Patsy Reddy Governor General of New Zealand as part of the WW1 centenary commemorations in Israel
2017 | Once Upon a Time (exhibition at the conclusion of the Marsden Artist Residency) | National Portrait Gallery, Wellington, NZ (June)
2017 | Sand in the Apricot Jam | Waikato Museum, Hamilton, NZ (March – June)
2016 | Sand in the Apricot Jam | National Army Museum, Waiouru, NZ (May – August)
2015 | Retold (Grimm Project) | Toi Poneke, Wellington, NZ (August) and Lakehouse Arts Centre, Auckland, NZ (November)
2014 | Sand in the Apricot Jam | Whirinaki Art and Entertainment Centre, Upper Hutt, NZ (July – September)
Selected group exhibitions
2022 | Finalist – Wellington Regional Art Review | Whirinaki Art and Entertainment Centre, Upper Hutt, NZ
2018 | Finalist – Wellington Regional Art Review | Whirinaki Art and Entertainment Centre, Upper Hutt, NZ
2016 | Finalist – Wellington Regional Art Review | Whirinaki Art and Entertainment Centre, Upper Hutt, NZ
2016 | Finalist – Parkin Drawing Prize | Wellington, NZ
2016 | Finalist – Molly Morpeth Canaday Award | Whakatane, NZ
2013 | MFA and MDes exhibition | Massey University, Wellington, NZ
2012 | Finalist – The Wellington Art Review | Expressions Art and Entertainment Centre, Upper Hutt, NZ
2012 | Finalist – Cliftons Art Prize | Cliftons, Wellington, NZ
2012 | Selected exhibitor at the opening of the new CoCA building, Te Ara Hihiko | Massey University, Wellington, NZ
2011 | Graduate exhibition | Massey University, Wellington, NZ
2010 | NZ Art Show | Wellington, NZ
2010 | Moments of Motherhood and Abstracted Visions Exhibition (joint exhibition with Shivaun Hogan) | Square Edge, Palmerston North, NZ
Winter Exhibition | Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington, NZ
2007 |Fab Wai Art Exhibition | Caterton Exhibition Centre, Carterton, NZ
2006 |3 on Show Exhibition (joint exhibition with Shivaun Hogan and Susan Samuels) | Archibalds the Art Place, Upper Hutt, NZ
Finalist – Adam Portrait Award | National Portrait Gallery, Wellington, NZ
Finalist – Park Lane Charity Exhibition and Auction | Auckland, NZ
2004 | Affordable Arts Show 2004 | Wellington, NZ
Qualifications
2013 | Master of Fine Arts | Massey University, Wellington, NZ
2011 | Post Graduate Diploma in Fine Arts | Massey University, Wellington, NZ
1995 | Bachelor of Design (Visual Communications Design) | Victoria University/Wellington Polytechnic, NZ
Awards
2016 | Peoples Choice Award | Wellington Regional Art Review, Wellington, NZ
Artist residencies
2018 | NZ Pacific Studio (Anzac Fellowship Residency), Mt Bruce, NZ
2017 |Samuel Marsden Collegiate College,Wellington, NZ
2014 | Expressions Whirinaki Art and Entertainment Centre, Upper Hutt, NZ
Teaching
2021 | Drawing tutor, Toi Whakaari, Wellington, NZ
2019 |Teaching Drawing and Illustration, Hangzhou Vocational & Technical College, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Provence, China
2019-2021 | Drawing and Illustration Tutor, Community Education Centre, Wellington, NZ
2014 – 2017 | Senior visiting tutor teaching drawing and painting, College of Creative Arts, School of Art, at Massey University, Wellington NZ
2013 | Visiting tutor teaching drawing and painting, College of Creative Arts, School of Art, at Massey University, Wellington NZ
Articles & reviews
2018 | Review on ‘A Home Away from Home’ , NZ Herald, 7 November
2018 | ‘Whanganui WW1 Nurses Honoured‘, Whanganui Chronicle, 27 October
2018 | Television interview on Seven Sharp on ‘Your art our rooms’ – QT Museum hotel Wellington,
2017 | ‘Rebecca paints Granddad proud’ on ‘Sand in the Apricot Jam’ going to Israel |RSA Review Spring 2017 edition,
2017 | ‘Artist tells fairytales on canvasses’ | Independent Herald, 14 June
2016 | ‘Rebecca Holden is going places’ | Stuff Entertainment, 13 December
2015 | ‘Exhibition honoured those who served at Gallipoli’ on ‘Sand in the Apricot Jam’ | Last post First Light – The Hutt Valley ANZAC Story,
2015 | ‘Fairy-tale inspired performance marks Toi Poneke’s 10th Birthday‘ | City Arts Panui, Wellington City Council,
2014 | ‘Nod to Soldier and Steed’ on ‘Sand in the Apricot Jam’ | The Leader, Upper Hutt,
Speaking engagements & interviews
2020 | Judge for the Wellington Regional Art review | Whirinaki Art and Entertainment Centre, Upper Hutt, NZ
2018 | Artist talk on ‘Sand in the Apricot Jam’ and ‘A Home Away from Home’ | Masterton library, NZ, for armistice day
2018 | TV interview about QT Hotel Art for your rooms
2018 | Artist talk on ‘Sand in the Apricot Jam’ | Plimmerton Rotary, NZ
2017 |Radio interview with Jess Mulligan about taking ‘Sand in the Apricot Jam’ to Israel | Radio NZ National
2017 | Artist talk on ‘Sand in the Apricot Jam’ | Waikato Museum, NZ
2016 | Artist talk on ‘Sand in the Apricot Jam’ | Nation Army Museum, NZ
2015 | Radio interivew about ‘Retold’ | Caffeine and Aspirin show, Radio Active 88.6 FM, NZ
2014 | Radio interview about my practice | Hutt Radio 106.1 FM, NZ
2014| Artist talk on ‘Sand in the Apricot Jam’ | Expressions Whirinaki Art and Entertainment Centre, Upper Hutt, NZ
2013 | Presentation of my MFA research at The Arts in Society conference in Budapest, Hungary –June 2013. The paper presented was titled “Distant painterly perspectives: war, atrocites and the suffering of others”
Publications
Sand in the Apricot Jam exhibition catalogue (Digital copy available on request)
‘Sand in the Apricot Jam & A Home Away from Home’, self published book at the end of the exhibition period