Roberta Thornley
Roberta Thornley (born 1985) is a New Zealand photographer. Her work is in the permanent collections of Christchurch Art Gallery and the Sarjeant Gallery.
Roberta Thornley
- Born
- 1985
- Birthplace
- Auckland
- Known for
- photography
- Education
- Elam School of Fine Arts
- Awards
- Marti Friedlander Photographic Award 2017
- Nationality
- New Zealand
- Occupation
- photographer
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• Born — 1985 • Birthplace — Auckland • Known for — photography • Education — Elam School of Fine Arts • Awards — Marti Friedlander Photographic Award 2017
Biography
Biography
Thornley is a graduate of the Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland. In 2014 she received a residency at Tylee Cottage with the Sarjeant Gallery, and spent five months there the following year. Her work is included in collections such as the Real Art Roadshow, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetu and the Sarjeant Gallery.
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
• A Serious Girl, Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua, Whanganui, 27 May 2017 – 20 August 2017 • A Serious Girl, Tim Melville Gallery, Auckland, 28 August 2017 – 30 September 2017
Life and career
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Life and career
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1985
Roberta Thornley born at Auckland.
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- “Roberta Thornley”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Awards
• 2017: Marti Friedlander Photographic Award • 2011: Auckland Festival of Photography Annual Commission
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- 1.Young adult fictions. New Zealand Geographic.
- 2.Crying my Mother's Tears (Meme). christchurchartgallery.org.nz.
- 3.Baker, Kriselle. Roberta Thornley - A Photographic Portfolio. Art New Zealand (134). Winter 2010.
- 4.Roberta Thornley Arts Foundation Marti Friedlander Photographic…. Arts Foundation.
- 5.Roberta Thornley: A Serious Girl – Sarjeant Gallery Whanganui.
- 6.Real Art Charitable Trust. Real Art Roadshow : the book. 2009. 978-0-473-15294-9.
- 7.Creative Local Auckland Photographers & Photographic Artists Exhibiting Photography at Visual Arts Events, Detail. www.photographyfestival.org.nz.
- 8.Douglas, Jessica. In-between Years: A Review of ‘A Serious Girl’. The Pantograph Punch. 28 June 2017.
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